Dealers

Dealers come in all shapes and forms, from small sole-traders to powerhouse galleries. Both play an integral role in the art and antiques market.

They often specialise in a given fields such as jewellery, ceramics, paintings, Asian art or coins but there are also plenty of general dealers operating across different categories.

London Underground Railways Underground, Electric Railways Company Of London (UERL), 1909. Courtesy Of The Map House

History of London Underground mapped out in exhibition

26 September 2024

Despite the success of London Underground's map, Harry Beck’s contribution was largely forgotten for decades. A new exhibition celebrates his place in design history

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Five works to see at the British Art Fair

25 September 2024

Enjoyed by over 12,000 visitors a year, the British Art Fair hosts over 80 of the UK’s leading dealers. Here are some highlights to look out for.

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Retiring dealer puts career collection up for auction

24 September 2024

Newcastle-based saleroom Anderson & Garland is holding an auction of the Graham Smith Antiques collection following his decision to retire from the industry.

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Classic Kemp-Welch artwork reunited with its preliminary sketches after museum’s purchase

23 September 2024

A landmark painting by renowned equine artist Lucy Kemp-Welch (1869-1958) has been reunited with the sketches she made to create the work thanks to a museum purchase from a dealer.

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Pope’s ‘planet pottery’ finds space to be loved

23 September 2024

Founders Antiques is an online business which specialises in English period furniture, art and 20th century design. Proprietor Steve Foulkes was contacted by the family of the potter, Isabella Pope, who died in the 1990s.

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Poole Pottery plates take their place at popular event

23 September 2024

One of the most popular fairs in the Grandma’s Attic seven-venue portfolio across southern England is in Woking.

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Biennale in Florence attracts British dealers

23 September 2024

Prestigious Italian fair includes UK firms among the strong international contingent attending this year

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Arthur Swallow's Yorkshire event: Buyers who ‘know what they like’

23 September 2024

Traders taking part in North Yorkshire high-end outdoor fair say their customers are sharp and considered

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Five questions with rug dealer Michael Hezaveh

23 September 2024

Michael Hezaveh of Oriental Rug Shop has an extensive showroom and warehouse in Sheffield, with over 8000 items in stock. The dealer will be at Northern Antiques Fair held in Tennants’ Garden Rooms in Leyburn, North Yorkshire, from September 26-29.

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Horti organiser full of happiness

23 September 2024

Victoria event’s early September edition was one of the busiest that Matthew Adams has ever held

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Dolphin Arcade dealers in shock at eviction notice

20 September 2024

Once world-famous for its array of antique dealers, Portobello Road loses yet another historic arcade

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Rare set of Victorian snowflake prints among highlights at the Toronto Antiquarian Book Fair

18 September 2024

The Toronto Toronto Antiquarian Book Fair is a literary magnet for collectors, librarians, archivists, scholars, academics and dealers.

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Museum given jewellery by dealer Wartski

16 September 2024

London dealership Wartski has donated a collection of jewellery made by the Arts & Crafts silversmith Frederick Partridge to the Ditchling Museum of Art and Craft.

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Make dairy diary date

16 September 2024

Myrtle’s Courtyard on the 2000-acre Hampton Estate, near Farnham in Surrey, is a cluster of Victorian buildings, originally the Hampton dairy farm and milking parlour, which is now used for events.

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Coins: Numismatics trade looks ahead to flagship London fair

16 September 2024

Coinex, the most important event on the British calendar for many serious coin collectors, opens at the Biltmore Hotel in Mayfair on September 27-28.

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Five questions with book dealer Oliver Bayliss

16 September 2024

Oliver Bayliss is the proprietor of Bayliss Rare Books and tells ATG about paying attention to detail and a rare militaria find.

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Longstanding gallery establishes new Lincs

16 September 2024

Gladwell & Patterson is a fine art gallery with an extraordinary 275-year history.

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Auctioneer turned fair organiser announces locations for two new events

16 September 2024

An auctioneer who relocated to the West Country after working at a London saleroom for eight years has launched two antiques fairs.

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Brothers’ business boosted by TV show

16 September 2024

A dealer and restorer since he was 16, Henry Vaughan has two of the largest shops at Hudson’s Homes & Antiques near Stratford-upon-Avon.

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Event shows it’s grand up north

16 September 2024

Venerable fair that has been running since 1951 is still a very popular choice and boasts a devoted following

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