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21 February 2022Our special focus on the online marketplaces now available to support business
Helping hands for online
21 February 2022Keeping multiple sites up to date can be crucial for sales, but also very time consuming. Companies such as Ronati help dealers keep their online presence up to date.
5 Questions: Rebecca and Jonny Ralfe
21 February 2022LAPADA members Rebecca and Jonny Ralfe founded Ralfes Yard five years ago in south Somerset.
5 Questions: Modern and Contemporary dealer Henry Saywell
14 February 2022Henry Saywell deals in mid to late 20th century to Contemporary works of art and furniture with an emphasis on paintings and sculpture.
Armchair Art Fair: 530 artworks to view at your leisure
14 February 2022British painter Edward Angelo Goodall (1819-1908) is remembered for his travel scenes, but this year’s Armchair Art Fair includes a view closer to home: St Paul’s Cathedral from the Thames.
Demand for garden items is the surprise as Battersea Decorative gets back into action
14 February 2022January in London – and the days of garden parties and al fresco dining seem a long way off. Yet at the latest Decorative Antiques and Textiles Fair, outdoor items experienced strong demand.
New summer dates for London Art Week
07 February 2022London Art Week (LAW) has announced that it will take place this summer from July 3-8.
The web shop window: 1930s dining table set
07 February 2022Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
5 Questions: pottery dealer John Howard
07 February 2022Here we speak to dealer John Howard who specialises in British pottery.
London exhibition shines spotlight on Finnish designer Paavo Tynell through detailed room sets
07 February 2022The earliest work in Modernity’s exhibition on Paavo Tynell (1890-1973) is a 1930s ceiling lamp (model 1926).
It’s Scottish bloom time at Panter & Hall
07 February 2022Marigolds by Alexander Galt (1913-2000) is among the pictures on offer in Panter & Hall’s The Scottish Show 2022.
Cotswold dealership Houlston offers carvings from late dealer Jonathan Horne's collection
07 February 2022A 20-piece group of early carved sculpture is on offer from Cotswold dealership Houlston.
Dealer Houlston marks election to BADA with collection of former chairman Jonathan Horne
31 January 2022This family group of four polychromed limewood kneeling figures, made in England c.1610-30, is to go on offer with Cotswolds dealership Houlston.
Online initiatives are here to stay, says LAPADA
31 January 2022Since the outbreak of the pandemic many LAPADA members turned their attention to the web, says the trade association’s CEO Freya Simms.
New SLAD director Paul Hewitt aims for steady but sure approach to trade challenges
31 January 2022Society of London Art Dealers' new director general outlines his plans amid many challenges
BADA prepares for a busy 2022
31 January 2022BADA Week returns this year from October 3-9 along with the BADA Art Prize for emerging Contemporary artists.
Exhibition focuses on 1980s gallery's attack
31 January 2022On the night of May 21, 1985, a postpunk art collective staged an anti-establishment protest on the galleries of Mayfair’s Cork Street.
Dealer uncovers Countess of Carnarvon in Portugal
24 January 2022Found covered in grime in a Portuguese auction house, a three quarter-length portrait of a dark-haired lady by Dutch artist Willem Wissing (1655-1709) has been restored to its former glory by a Belgian dealership and the identity of its sitter revealed as a British aristocrat.
Dealer news in brief including the return of London Gallery Weekend
24 January 2022A round up of the latest dealer news
5 Questions: watch specialist Leslie Fleischman
24 January 2022Leslie Fleischman runs Vintage Watch Room London, which specialises in 20th century watches marketed as ‘both affordable and stylish’.