Organisations

Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.

Buying online took off in the trade last year with one notable example being The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA) which launched its monthly online back-to-back book fairs in April.

A group of antique snuff boxes has been recovered after a theft more than 40 years ago.

Online dealer portal 1stDibs has launched a new way of selling via its website.

A previously unknown bill for furnishings supplied by Thomas Chippendale (1718-79) has been bought at auction on behalf of The Chippendale Society (TCS).

The British Antique Dealers’ Association celebrated the completion of its first BADA Week events programme at a drinks reception held at the Tomasso gallery in St James’s, London, on Friday, October 15.

The British Antique Dealers’ Association (BADA) has appointed Lord Carrington of Fulham as honorary president.

Grand venues can work wonders for fair organisers helping to get punters through the door while providing an ideal backdrop for dealers to showcase their stock.

After 18 months, Etc Fairs in London has reinstated its themed fairs – starting with the 'Bloomsbury Photograph Fair' which will run concurrently with the book fair starting on Sunday, October 10.

Encompassing mezzotints from the court of George III, gentleman’s library objects and furniture by master craftsmen of the Belle Époque period in Paris, BADA members are gearing up for a week-long series of gallery-based shows, talks and tours.

A renewed plea for eight Anglo-Saxon brooches still missing following a theft in 1995 has been issued after the recovery of one of the group.

The final consultation on the Ivory Act has been launched ahead of the near-total ivory ban coming into force in spring 2022.