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.

Liberty Oriental Carpets

Liberty’s antique rugs, carpets and textiles offering comes to an end

22 May 2026

The last antique rugs, carpets and textiles concession in a London department store closes this month.

Inchiquin Emerald

Hancocks offers emerald from historic family

22 May 2026

A jewel associated with an ancient Irish family has come on the market in London.

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The interior design loophole: a regulatory wake-up call

22 May 2026

Summary of a panel discussion on the opening day of The Decorative Fair that was moderated by Freya Simms. Compliance expert Rakhi Talwar was in conversation with Toby Lorford, founder of Lorfords Antiques, and Lucy Sear Barlow of interior design firm Barlow & Barlow

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Faces that appear from different eras of history

22 May 2026

Art and antiques dealers have shared their latest finds with Antiques Trade Gazette including a 19th century copy of a Renaissance Madonna, a pair of portraits relating to a Scottish slave owner and a collection from a Second World War RAF bigwig.

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BADA’s big thinking in Rutland

22 May 2026

Smallest historic county in England hosts the dealer association’s first fair outside London

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How three family members followed on after Sargent

22 May 2026

David Messum Fine Art’s latest exhibition features the work of British Impressionist Wilfrid Gabrield de Glehn (1870-1951), his wife Jane Emmet de Glehn (1873-1961) and his cousin Lucien Hector Monod (1867-1957).

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Perridge builds on Bonhams and Kallos experience to start own firm

22 May 2026

Madeleine Perridge may be the recent founder of a self-titled ancient art firm, but she is not the new kid on the block.

A display of decorative antiques

Back for the annual brocante in north Norfolk

22 May 2026

An all-time favourite with dealers in East Anglia is the annual Bayfield Brocante held on parkland beside Bayfield Hall near Holt.

Gloucester Antiques Centre

We’re open to suggestions...

22 May 2026

Gloucester centre wants to hear ideas on how to use space available now restoration has finished

Denver Austin reading ATG no 2743

Time to increase the pocket money?

22 May 2026

Gerard Coles, a decoratives dealer based near Bath, has been in touch about one of his neighbours.

De Jode map

First World War trench maps and a 16th century cordiform world map are among the highlights at the next London Map Fair

21 May 2026

Returning to Royal Geographical Society in Kensington, the London Map Fair is known as the largest antique map fair in Europe.

Egyptian stele

Egyptian stele stars at TEFAF New York

20 May 2026

David Aaron kicked off TEFAF New York with the sale of its star piece, a 3300-year-old Egyptian stele from the reign of Pharaoh Thutmose IV.

Firsts: London’s Rare Book Fair

International buyers boost latest Firsts book fair

20 May 2026

Buyers from overseas helped sales boom at the latest Firsts: London’s Rare Book Fair this month.

Decorative Fair in Battersea Park

Battersea's Decorative Fair celebrates strong opening day sales

15 May 2026

Dealers at the latest The Decorative Fair in Battersea Park were praising the opening day as one of their best.

Earsham Hall Antiques on the outskirts of Bungay

Busy summer ahead in Bungay

15 May 2026

We turn a spotlight on the bustling Suffolk town as a local antiques centre’s flea market is set to expand

Giles Hume of Old Painted Furniture (shown right with father Frank)

Five questions with Giles Hume

15 May 2026

Giles Hume is a dealer who runs Old Painted Furniture and Earsham Hall Antiques in Bungay

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Barye bronze trots off to new owner

15 May 2026

A bronze by Antoine Barye dating from 1860 was among the stand-out sales at the recent staging of Classic Antique Fairs.

Two antiques dealers standing outside their warehouse

Dealer duo decide: ‘We need a bigger warehouse’

15 May 2026

Two antiques dealers who have owned businesses in Henley-on-Thames for many years have launched a bigger version of their joint venture, Warehouse 26.

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Petworth dealer explains why having a gallery is so important to business

15 May 2026

For its summer show this year, Ottocento packs its Petworth gallery with the works of Modern British masters: John Nash, Henry Moore, David Bomberg, Peter Lanyon, Ben Nicholson, and more besides.

Buyers at a car boot sale

A capital idea from car boot organisers

15 May 2026

The organisers of the popular weekly Capital Car Boot Sale at the Pimlico Academy in London are launching a twice-monthly antiques market.

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