Latest News Articles by Stewart Cumiskey
Preview: Treasure House Fair 2025
23 June 2025The third edition of Treasure House Fair carries on the long tradition of summer events in London, with a selection of highlights to savour
‘We meet great people and we have a great team around us’
16 June 2025The latest family generation to run Galerie Steinitz talks to ATG about the business and a landmark auction
Two centuries of British works take over two whole floors of Ongpin’s gallery
16 June 2025Stephen Ongpin Fine Art is hosting a much-anticipated exhibition for the summer: 'Two Centuries of British Drawings, Watercolours and Oil Sketches'. The show boasts over 60 works, including JMW Turner and Johann Heinrich Füssli.
Highlights unveiled for the London Map Fair
03 June 2025The London Map Fair (June 7-8) at the Royal Geographical Society brings together around 40 of the leading national and international antiquarian map dealers, as well as hundreds of visiting dealers, collectors, curators and map aficionados.
Five questions with art dealer Xander Haveron-Jones
02 June 2025Based between London and Oxfordshire, Haveron Fine Art operates as an online-only gallery with in-person viewings available upon request. Xander Haveron-Jones is the proprietor.
Harrogate fair lines up a Loiseau among attractions
02 June 2025Cooper Events is about to oversee its second visit to Harrogate in 2025: The Pavilions of Harrogate Decorative, Antiques & Art Fair from June 13-15.
Firsts book fair organiser delighted by the number of international buyers
02 June 2025Event generates decent sales and a lively atmosphere during a busy weekend overall for collectors and dealers
First UK solo show of post-war Hungarian artist
26 May 2025Karl Stengel's debut solo UK show marks 100 years since the artist's birth
Popular Battersea fair performing well against economic headwinds
26 May 2025There’s no denying that we live in uncertain times. The impact of recent financial turmoil has hit dealers and collectors alike.
London Underground enamel map is a rare survivor from 1915
26 May 2025A very early enamel map of the London Underground will be unveiled at a specialist fair next month.
Clouds lift TEFAF NY thanks to a French design classic
26 May 2025Guy De Rougemont’s 'Nuage' (Cloud) coffee table was among the striking examples of modern design sold at the latest 'TEFAF New York' held from May 9-13 (with an invitation-only preview on May 8).
Five questions with Dawn Albinger of Archives Fine Books
26 May 2025Archives Fine Books was established in 1985, but since 2008 has been the baby of owners Hamish Alcorn and Dawn Albinger (Dawn is interviewed here).
Firsts reports sales of over £4.7m
22 May 2025It was a bumper weekend for collectors and dealers of antiquarian books with Firsts and the London Rare & Antiquarian Book Fair both gracing the capital.
Gallery celebrates women artists of the 20th century
20 May 2025Modern British Gallery are hosting an online exhibition titled 'Women Only – 60 Pictures Celebrating Women Artists'.
Falcon flies high with TEFAF NY newcomer
19 May 2025TEFAF New York boasted an 11% rise in attendance from last year despite challenging times.
Art specialist targets growth
12 May 2025It’s not just the Firsts book fair this year that has a focus on a plants theme
Former Christie’s expert launches own rare books firm
12 May 2025Julian Wilson has set up his own independent antiquarian book-selling business in south London.
Cecil Court: the long and ‘idiosyncratic' history of this London hub for booksellers
12 May 2025We take a closer look at the ‘idiosyncratic mixture of independent businesses’ established in this charming book and map-selling hub in central London
Fairs: London’s May book bonanza
12 May 2025Our look ahead at fairs coming up in the capital, including the Firsts and PBFA events held a short hop apart on the same weekend
A selection of highlights from London's summer book and map fairs
09 May 2025This year, the 'London Rare & Antiquarian Book Fair' will be held on May 17-18 at the ILEC Conference Centre.