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Trade now consider options after UK’s top fair is scrapped

06 July 2009

NEWS that the Grosvenor House Art & Antiques Fair had been scrapped sent shockwaves through the trade last week – but that soon gave way to a determination that the event must be revived in some form.

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Dealer unveils Gainsborough sleeper

06 July 2009

SLEEPER spotter Philip Mould has unveiled his latest discovery – an early Thomas Gainsborough landscape of Ipswich painted in the mid to late 1740s.

Bearnes take over Bonhams’ Honiton rooms

06 July 2009

THE Exeter-based firm Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood are to take over Bonhams’ saleroom in Honiton in January 2010.

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Mughal ivory bought online at £24,000

06 July 2009

BRINGING out the bidders in Banbury, this Indian Mughal carved ivory khandjar handle sold for £24,000 at Holloways' latest sale.

Dreweatts mark 250th anniversary

06 July 2009

TO celebrate their 250th anniversary this year, Dreweatts are offering free online bidding for their upcoming sales on July 14-15, at the firm’s flagship premises at Donnington Priory Salerooms.

Time to move under canvas?

06 July 2009

IRONICALLY, in its 75th and sadly final staging last month, the Grosvenor House Art & Antiques Fair reaffirmed its status as unquestionably the UK's flagship antiques event.

Grosvenor House Fair scrapped

01 July 2009

JUST after what was generally agreed to be a very successful 75th anniversary staging, the Grosvenor House Art and Antiques Fair has been scrapped as no longer economically viable.