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  1. Article ICollector strike live online bidding deal with EBay

    EBay are to provide the technology for customers to bid live online at sales held by hundreds of auction houses whose catalogues can be scanned on ICollector’s Website. /news/2001/icollector-strike-live-online-bidding-deal-with-ebay/

  2. Article Shop talk – St Martin’s Antiques Centre

    In the continuing series looking through the keyhole of ‘bricks and mortar’ shops in 2017, ATG talks to Lucinda Silcock who runs St Martin’s Antiques Centre in Stamford. /print-edition/2017/april/2288/dealer-s-diary/shop-talk-st-martin-s-antiques-centre/

  3. Article 5 Questions: Jim Dickinson

    Map dealer Jim Dickinson next stands at Art Antiques Cheshire (February 22-24) /print-edition/2019/february/2379/dealers-diary/5-questions-jim-dickinson/

  4. Article Sotheby’s boosted by online and private sales

    Sotheby’s has reported a 16% jump in sales to $6.4bn (£4.8bn) for 2018 – a reward for its focus on growing online and private sales. Profit, or adjusted net income, improved by 5.9% to $128.9m. /print-edition/2019/march/2382/news/sotheby-s-boosted-by-online-and-private-sales/

  5. Article New chapter for Bath book event

    Annual fair held at the city’s Assembly Rooms since 1986 starts afresh in Pavilion venue this July

  6. Article The final mile of packing and shipping

    Delivery of art and antiques is highly competitive as suppliers vie to provide customers with a better, faster experience. But there are still complexities to iron out, not least expectations on cost. /print-edition/2017/june/2297/feature/the-final-mile-of-packing-and-shipping/

  7. Article Compensation for buyer after dealer breaks contract to resell at higher price

    A dealer who agreed a price for a table and then resold it to another party at a higher sum has been told by a judge to pay compensation to his original buyer. /news/2008/compensation-for-buyer-after-dealer-breaks-contract-to-resell-at-higher-price/

  8. Article A newer look at watercolours

    LONDON is especially strong on niche events and specialist fairs do not come much more quintessentially English than The Watercolours and Drawings Fair which will be held for the fourth time at the Park Lane Hotel, Piccadilly, London W1 from January 31 to February 3. /news/2002/a-newer-look-at-watercolours/

  9. Article The dealers’ view at Arthur Swallow Fairs' Lincoln event

    “I’ve sold Jesus Christ… could I interest you in St Patrick?” So asked Martyn Watson of Penrith, Cumbria, stalling out in the Epic Centre and keen to shift his statue of Ireland’s patron saint. /print-edition/2019/april/2388/fairs-markets/the-dealers-view-at-arthur-swallow-fairs-lincoln-event/

  10. Article Mirrors provide reflection at Battersea decorative fair

    Mirrors in a variety of styles and types found new homes at the recent Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair (October 2-7) in Battersea, reinforcing the event as a destination for private buyers and decorators on the hunt for interesting and unusual home furnishings. /print-edition/2018/november/2368/dealers-diary/mirrors-provide-reflection-at-battersea-decorative-fair/

  11. Article Turner’s earliest exhibited painting makes huge return for eagle-eyed vendor

    A ‘lost’ landscape by JMW Turner (1775-1851), thought to be the first oil painting the artist ever exhibited, sold for £1.5m at Sotheby’s latest Old Master evening sale. /news/2025/turner-s-earliest-exhibited-painting-makes-huge-return-for-eagle-eyed-vendor/

  12. Article News In Brief - including auction houses rescheduling sales after heavy snow

    A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including auction houses forced to rescheduled their sales after heavy snow. /print-edition/2018/march/2332/news-digest/news-in-brief-including-auction-houses-rescheduling-sales-after-heavy-snow/

  13. Article News In Brief

    The Victoria and Albert Museum has been awarded Fabergé treasures from the estate of Kenneth Snowman, the well-known specialist of works by the Russian jeweller and former chairman of jewellery dealer Wartski, who died aged 82 in 2002. /print-edition/2017/april/2285/news-digest/news-in-brief/

  14. Article BACA hand out the laurels for 2004 awards

    THE British Antiques and Collectables Award winners have been announced for 2004, making Dreweatt Neate the first firm to win an auction house award twice. /news/2004/baca-hand-out-the-laurels-for-2004-awards/

  15. Article Shop talk – Collinge Antiques

    Llandudno Junction, North Wales /print-edition/2017/february/2278/dealer-s-diary/shop-talk-collinge-antiques/

  16. Article Soapbox

    The big question… /print-edition/2017/february/2277/the-back-page/soapbox/

  17. Article Shop talk - Regent Antiques

    In our continuing series looking through the keyhole of ‘bricks and mortar’ shops, ATG talks to Tino Quaradeghini, who opened Regent Antiques in 1980. /print-edition/2017/august/2305/dealer-s-diary/shop-talk-regent-antiques/

  18. Article 5 Questions: Paul Kembery of Kembery Antique Clocks

    Paul Kembery of Kembery Antique Clocks in the West Country is a regular exhibitor at Antiques for Everyone and will stand at the upcoming edition. /print-edition/2017/july/2300/dealer-s-diary/5-questions-paul-kembery-of-kembery-antique-clocks/

  19. Article How long is it ‘fair and reasonable’ to wait for a bidder to settle a £354,000 bill?

    A legal dispute that explored how long it is ‘fair and reasonable’ to wait for a buyer to pay for a six-figure purchase has concluded. /print-edition/2021/september/2509/news/how-long-is-it-fair-and-reasonable-to-wait-for-a-bidder-to-settle-a-354-000-bill/

  20. Article Magnum force…

    “Everyone’s looking over their shoulder and being careful not to overstock at the moment,” says Stephen Mould of Sotheby’s (10% buyer’s premium), whose June 27-28 single-owner sale of Finest and Rarest Wines The Great Collection nonetheless took £2.4m, the fourth highest total ever achieved for a single-owner wine sale. /news/2001/magnum-force/