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A round-up of news from the previous seven days, including IACF postponing its Runway Monday event at Newark and the next Ardingly Antiques Market. /print-edition/2021/february/2480/news-digest/news-in-brief-including-the-postponement-of-two-iacf-fairs/

It is not every day that an auctioneer sells an aircraft hangar. Especially not one which plays such a fascinating part in aviation history as the structure offered by Gloucestershire saleroom Dominic Winter. /news/2018/whole-historic-aircraft-hangar-with-flight-pioneer-avro-connection-sells-in-gloucestershire-auction/

When Freya Simms presented at a European art market conference in late January, forecasting what dealers should expect in 2021, the LAPADA chief executive illustrated her slides with an image of someone dragging a ball of red tape up the hill. /print-edition/2021/march/2482/dealers-diary/the-brexit-effect-dealers-learning-to-live-with-complicated-new-trading-rules-for-the-vital-eu-market/

A RUGBY-tackling mystery hero and a life-size pottery Great Dane helped scupper a daylight smash-and-grab raid targeting a rhino horn libation cup. /news/2012/the-robber-the-rhino-horn-and-the-pottery-great-dane/

Blenheim St to Bond St UK: PHILLIPS’ London headquarters are to be transformed as part of a long-term strategic plan to take the company’s core business up-market. /news/1999/phillips-plans-centre-on-a-move-up-market/

The UK art and antiques trade is hastening its efforts to provide a sense of business as usual during unusual times after the UK government requested all ‘non-essential’ firms to close their premises to the public. /print-edition/2020/april/2436/news/coronavirus-trade-tested-by-lockdown/

Given the government’s strict guidelines on social distancing, what delivery options can art and antiques buyers use during the lockdown period? /print-edition/2020/april/2437/news/the-situation-evolves-but-safe-delivery-options-are-available/

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including news of a Salvador Dalí from 1937 selling for £7m at a Bonhams auction. /print-edition/2020/october/2465/news-digest/news-in-brief-including-a-salvador-dalí-surrealist-artwork-selling-at-bonhams/

Buyers were out in force early at the 'Petworth Park Antiques and Fine Art Fair', with sales taking place in the first few minutes. /print-edition/2024/june/2646/fair-report/great-location-and-traditional-buyers-why-it-pays-to-arrive-early-at-petworth-park/

Chicago auction house Potter & Potter (20% buyer’s premium) is conjuring up quite a reputation for its magic memorabilia sales. /print-edition/2018/september/2358/international/chicago-auction-held-by-magical-memorabilia-specialist-saleroom-conjures-up-enchanting-stories/

If the work of the best modern and contemporary artists is typically confined to a small coterie of London auctioneers, then the same cannot be said of the best modern and contemporary ceramics. /print-edition/2018/october/2362/feature/studio-pottery-uk-regional-salerooms-are-filling-a-market-gap/

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including the Cotswolds Art & Antiques Dealers’ Association (CADA) fair looking for a new home. /print-edition/2019/april/2386/news-digest/news-in-brief-including-the-cotswolds-art-antiques-dealers-association-fair-looking-for-a-new-home/

The 'Art & Antiques Fair Olympia', the 45-year-old staple of the London summer calendar, finished its most recent run (June 25-July 1) to subdued reports. /print-edition/2017/july/2301/dealer-s-diary/olympia-fair-review-a-stalwart-in-uncertain-times/

Mary Hossack Decorative Antiques was among the many exhibitors enjoying a successful trade day at the recent Bath Decorative Antiques Fair, selling a 20th birdcage modelled on the Sacré Coeur for £1300 among many other items. /print-edition/2022/april/2539/dealers-diary/fair-report-trade-day-at-bath-was-buzzing/

Top selling items at The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair in Battersea included a large bronze sculpture. /print-edition/2021/october/2514/dealers-diary/bronze-stands-out-at-battersea-fair/

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including changes at Bedale, North Yorkshire saleroom Elstob & Elstob. /print-edition/2023/may/2593/news-digest/news-in-brief-including-elstob-elstob-rebranding/

Usually overshadowed by the art that lies within, it is often forgotten that frames themselves can be a fundamental part of the overall value. /print-edition/2022/october/2561/feature/in-the-frame/

How do you end up selling antique weapons and can you do it full-time to make a living? From swords and sabres to pistols and machine guns, we spoke to six arms dealers who attended the International Birmingham Antique Arms & Militaria Fair in September to find out how they got into the trade and how their business is faring /print-edition/2025/november/2716/dealers-diary/traders-who-answered-a-call-to-arms/