Dealers' Diary

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.

Involved in the art industry since he was 16, Steven Beale opened Trinity House Paintings in the Cotswolds village of Broadway in 2006.

One of the largest selling exhibitions in recent years of 18th century Plymouth and Bristol porcelain is under way at London gallery Albert Amor in Bury Street.

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.

Organisers of the Art & Antiques for Everyone (AAfE) fair have announced it will return this winter to its venue at the NEC in Birmingham from November 25-28.

The first edition under fresh management impressed both exhibitors and visitors alike

Over six days, collectors and institutions gathered virtually for TEFAF Online 2021 to peruse the high-end offerings of more than 250 international galleries.

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

This mahogany inlaid bijouterie oval table by Victorian maker Edwards & Roberts is part of a large selection of antiques making their way to Cheshire this month.

Dynamic and gestural, this vast 5ft 6in x 11ft 3in (1.67 x 3.45m) oil on canvas, below, was painted by Gillian Ayres (1930-2018) during the 1980s.

Waddington Custot is one of the latest galleries to celebrate the work of pioneering 20th century women.

Ian Grutchfield is venue director of Hadleigh Old School, a new art space in Suffolk.

Coinciding with the new (and long-awaited) release of James Bond film 'No Time To Die', Bloomsbury gallery Abbott and Holder is holding an exhibition of original drawings made for the serialisation of Ian Fleming’s novels in the 'Daily Express'.

Following two years of enforced online activity only, art fair makes its long-awaited return

To mark its 130th year in business, long-running antiques and decorative arts specialist John Bly has launched a new venture.

‘Polite’ and ‘charming’ are the top characteristics for a successful vetter, according to veteran committee member Richard Falkiner.

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

With the UN Climate Change Conference 2021 (COP26) on the horizon, rare books specialist Peter Harrington is using Frieze Masters to launch an ambitious new collection of books and original manuscripts charting the history of climate change and environmentalism.

Unexpected, unusual and often overseen objects are the stock in trade of art gallery Oliver Hoare.

King’s Cross on an ordinary, busy afternoon in March is the subject of this 1998 work by the late Leon Kossoff (1926-2019).