Premises and Property

“We want art and antiques galleries to know that this area is now affordable," says dealer S Franses after High Court victory

After 10 years based at London’s Old Spitalfields Market, Phil Taylor Cool Stuff is moving west to the antiques hub of Lillie Road in Fulham.

Photography specialist the Michael Hoppen Gallery is relocating from Jubilee Place in Chelsea, its home of 37 years.

With a lack of fairs during the pandemic and fewer scheduled in the near future, picture dealer Jeremy Green has taken the plunge and returned to running a physical gallery after 15 years of running his dealership from home and standing at fairs.

Art hub Cromwell Place has received approval from HMRC to operate an official Customs warehouse.

Mayfair art gallery Lowell Libson & Jonny Yarker has relocated to new premises on Clifford Street.

Antiques shops and centres, auction houses and outdoor markets will welcome customers back to their premises in England and Wales this week.

Tapestry and textiles specialist S Franses is to face its landlord in court for the fourth time next month.

The future of The London Silver Vaults on Chancery Lane is secure thanks to a new landlord but long-time resident Koopman Rare Art is leaving for Mayfair.

With so much talk of fairs cancelled, auctions postponed and dealer activity constrained, it makes a change to feature the opening of a new gallery.