Obituaries (print edition)
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Obituary: Mary Yapp of The Albany Gallery
14 October 2024It is with great sadness we inform you that Mary Yapp, former owner of The Albany Gallery, died peacefully on September 10 aged 96.
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Obituary: antiques dealer Robert Jackson Whitfield (1941-2024)
30 September 2024Family and friends regretfully announce the death of Robert Jackson Whitfield aged 82 (born 10 October 1941, died 2 September 2024)
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Obituary: Furniture dealer David Pettifer (1930-2024)
30 September 2024The antique furniture world has lost one of its great characters and senior statesmen in David Pettifer who died on 30th August aged 94.
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Obituary: antiques dealer Paul Lorimer Gifford Nash
27 August 2024We regret to announce the death of Paul Lorimer Gifford Nash (July 27, 1941-June 28, 2024).
Obituary: Portobello Road antiques dealer John Odgers
12 August 2024John Odgers passed away peacefully on July 13 aged 82.
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Obituary: Kensington Church Street dealer Gretchen Andersen
22 July 2024'Let all the world say / What they will / Speak of me / As you find'
Obituary: Annie Hammersley (Ann Bernfeld)
15 July 2024Ann Hammersley passed away peacefully on June 23, 2024.
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Obituary: Michael Curl
15 July 2024ATG was saddened to receive news of our crossword compiler Michael Curl’s sudden passing, aged 77. There will be no summer crossword in the next issue. We know how much readers enjoyed putting their wits against Michael’s twice-yearly compositions. His daughter Rachel pays tribute to him below.
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Obituary: Horologist Derek Roberts
03 June 2024Derek Roberts, who has died aged 93, was an antiquarian horologist, author and dealer, who brought the modern world into a previously somewhat rarified business.
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Obituary: Sir John Boardman (1927-2024)
03 June 2024Sir John Boardman OBE FBA Hon RA, Emeritus Lincoln Professor of Classical Art and Archaeology at the University of Oxford and an Honorary Fellow of the Magdalene College Cambridge for 40 years, was not just the pre-eminent scholar of Archaeology and Ancient Greece, he also proved to be a remarkable friend to the antiquities trade and collecting.
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Obituary: Auctioneer Bruce Fearn (1939-2024)
20 May 2024February saw the sad death of Bruce Fearn, FRICS, FSVA and former head of Neales Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers in Nottingham and Derby.
Memorial service – David William Fuller
06 May 2024David William Fuller died peacefully at home on March 8, 2024.
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Obituary – Ronald Benjamin (1927-2024)
06 May 2024Many regular readers of the ATG would recall Ronald Benjamin’s reminiscences about his singular life and career which appeared in May last year (Letters, ATG No 2591).
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Obituary: furniture restorer Michael Barrington
29 April 2024Michael Barrington was the driving force behind the British Antique Furniture Restorers’ Association (BAFRA) since he was elected its chairman in 1994 and then chief executive officer until 2014.
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Obituary: Ceramics dealer Rod Jellicoe
22 April 2024We first met Rod over 40 years ago when we both dabbled in the flea markets of the North West. Rod was forming his business from tiny seeds and we were trying to make a little profit to feed our habit (collecting pots!).
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Dealer Colnaghi pays tribute to former owner Lord Rothschild
18 March 2024London art dealership Colnaghi pays tribute to its former owner, Lord Rothschild, who died on February 26 (see Obituary, ATG No 2633).
Obituary: Mark Hayter (1952-2023)
11 March 2024Mark Hayter was a part of the Chenil Galleries success story in Chelsea of the early 80s, specialising mostly in Art Nouveau and Art Deco with wife Myrna and colleague Tony Coakley.
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Obituary: Jacob Rothschild (1936-2024)
04 March 2024Financier and patron of the arts and collector, Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild (1936-2024), died on February 26, aged 87.
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Ceramics dealer Rod Jellicoe dies aged 70
26 February 2024London porcelain dealer Rod Jellicoe died on February 4 aged 70.
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Obituary: Book dealer Gerald William Mosdell (1935-2024)
26 February 2024Friends, family, customers and booksellers from across the UK gathered in Colwyn Bay on February 12 to say their last goodbyes to Gerry Mosdell.
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