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  1. Article Wine industry bid to regulate investment

    The failure of wine investment funds to the tune of around £100m in the past four years has prompted the industry to set up a regulatory body to police such ventures. /news/2012/wine-industry-bid-to-regulate-investment/

  2. Article Multi-million pound deal struck in row over Blake watercolours folio

    A secondhand bookshop in Glasgow and two Yorkshire dealers are celebrating a windfall of several million pounds after settling their dispute over the ownership of a lost cache of William Blake watercolours. The folio of 19 illustrations for Robert Blair’s poem, The Grave, one of the most exciting “finds” in art market history, have been sold through London art dealer Libby Howie, acting on behalf of an anonymous collector, for an estimated £4.9m. /news/2003/multi-million-pound-deal-struck-in-row-over-blake-watercolours-folio/

  3. Article John Newgas to quit as LAPADA chief executive

    JOHN Newgas has announced his decision to step down as chief executive of LAPADA, the Association of Art and Antiques Dealers, at the end of December. /news/2003/john-newgas-to-quit-as-lapada-chief-executive/

  4. Article Fine art imports to UK cut by a quarter for 2003: Value of pictures coming from Switzerland drops 63 per cent

    THE latest figures published by Customs and Excise show a large decline in fine art imports to the UK for 2003. /news/2004/fine-art-imports-to-uk-cut-by-a-quarter-for-2003-value-of-pictures-coming-from-switzerland-drops-63-per-cent/

  5. Article Burglar alert as centre owner spots gang ‘casing the joint’

    GREAT Grooms owner James Podger has issued an alert to the Hungerford antiques trade after his premises were ‘cased’ by potential burglars. /news/2010/burglar-alert-as-centre-owner-spots-gang-casing-the-joint/

  6. Article 5 Questions - Alexander Loveday of Loveday Antiques

    Alexander Loveday of Loveday Antiques, which was started by his father David in 1969 in a small north London shop but is now based in a Hertfordshire showroom. /print-edition/2017/august/2305/dealer-s-diary/5-questions-alexander-loveday-of-loveday-antiques/

  7. Article Dealers' association partners with US books portal Biblio for annual fair after dropping AbeBooks

    The Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association has signed up US online marketplace Biblio as chief sponsor of its flagship annual fair on June 7-9. /print-edition/2019/february/2377/news/dealers-association-drops-abebooks-and-partners-with-us-books-portal-biblio-for-annual-fair/

  8. Article Astronomical observation and royal connections lift European horology sales

    Regulators hold their own distinct appeal for collectors who like their aesthetic and are interested in their historic horological function as precision timepieces. /print-edition/2021/september/2507/feature/astronomical-observation-and-royal-connections-lift-european-horology-sales/

  9. Article Birmingham is buzzing: NEC event returns

    Encouraging signs as the big NEC event returns after pandemic-enforced postponement. /print-edition/2021/december/2522/fair-report/birmingham-is-buzzing-nec-event-returns/

  10. Article Join the club for tribal art fans

    Late last year auctioneer and valuer Mark Huddleston received three images of a chief’s staff or pole club along with an ‘is this worth anything’ enquiry. The vendor had inherited it from his family who (by repute) had done Presbyterian missionary work in Polynesia in the 19th century.

  11. Article Auctionata-Paddle 8 - A timeline

    Paddle8 launches in New York. /print-edition/2017/january/2276/news/auctionata-paddle-8-a-timeline/

  12. Article 5 Questions: Michael Wilson of Highland Antiques

    Michael Wilson of Highland Antiques in Aberdeen specialises in rare and collectable antique silver. /print-edition/2019/august/2405/dealers-diary/5-questions-michael-wilson-of-highland-antiques/

  13. Article EBay move closer to retail business model

    Ebay have announced more initiatives to speed their evolution from auction site to online retail environment. /news/2008/ebay-move-closer-to-retail-business-model/

  14. Article Money laundering alert as dealer spots con

    SPECIALIST glass dealer Ron Wheeler is alerting the trade to a possible scam after being approached via email by someone looking for gifts. /news/2007/money-laundering-alert-as-dealer-spots-con/

  15. Article LAPADA need youth, suggests annual survey

    LAPADA are to target young dealers in a membership drive after their latest survey shows hardly any existing members are aged under 35. /news/2005/lapada-need-youth-suggests-annual-survey/

  16. Article Story of a pug called Duke and catching the collecting bug

    As with many collectors and dealers, the antiques passion started in an auction room. As a child, some of Amanda Allinson’s earliest memories are of sitting with her grandma in the County Durham rooms of Addisons Auctioneers in Barnard Castle, the town where she grew up. /print-edition/2017/july/2302/fairs-markets/story-of-a-pug-called-duke-and-catching-the-collecting-bug/

  17. Article Dealer in the swing as he sells 7000 golf clubs to one buyer

    Edinburgh-based dealers Georgian Antiques have pulled off one of their more remarkable sales – 7000 hickory-shafted golf clubs to a Chinese businessman who found them when surfing the internet. /news/2009/dealer-in-the-swing-as-he-sells-7000-golf-clubs-to-one-buyer/

  18. Article 5 Questions: Susannah Lovis

    Susannah Lovis specialises in antiques and vintage jewels at her Burlington Arcade shop in central London where she enjoys “finding the perfect piece for my clients” and being part of their momentous occasions. /print-edition/2017/march/2282/dealer-s-diary/5-questions-susannah-lovis/

  19. Article Best newcomers

    In a fashion-dominated industry, the art and antiques market is in a constant state of flux. There was no shortage of initiatives tried in 2016 – some successful, others less so. Here ATG considers three of the more promising ‘newcomers’ to the art and antiques scene /print-edition/2016/december/2272/review-of-the-year-2016/best-newcomers/

  20. Article Dawson’s makes city move on Hampstead

    Dawson’s Auctioneers & Valuers is expanding into the capital with a new valuation office in north London. /print-edition/2018/february/2327/news/dawson-s-makes-city-move-on-hampstead/