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.

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Rountree Tryon gallery returns to the city from Sussex

15 September 2025

Fine art dealership Rountree Tryon is returning to St James’s, London, its home for many years, after a stint in Petworth.

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Pals team up for Art Deco dealing in Woking

15 September 2025

Visitors will be packing the aisles at Grandma’s Attic’s antiques and collectors’ fair at Woking Leisure Centre on Sunday, October 5, where among the 160 confirmed stallholders, 30-plus are selling specifically Art Deco and Nouveau plus Mid-century stock.

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Surreal sensations go on show

15 September 2025

A gold pendant, Tête aux Seins, by Max Ernst is one of the artist-made jewels starring at Louisa Guinness Gallery’s Surrealist Jewels 101 show.

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Art and antiques dealers take part in fundraising events to keep Society of Antiquaries of London at Burlington House

12 September 2025

Society of Antiquaries of London, a membership group for historians and archaeologists, is fundraising to stay in its historic home at Burlington House in central London.

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Chronometer used on HMS Beagle voyage with Charles Darwin given export bar

10 September 2025

A pocket chronometer known to be on board HMS Beagle when Charles Darwin sailed on the ship’s second voyage from 1831-36 is subject to a temporary export bar in the hope of keeping it in the UK.

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British Museum buys pair of Gainsborough Dupont sketches from dealer Karen Taylor

08 September 2025

Art dealer Karen Taylor has sold two oil sketches by Gainsborough Dupont (1754-97) to the British Museum.

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New dealer launches in central London as Orpheus enters the gallery world

08 September 2025

Owner of Apollo Art auction house launches antiquities specialist firm in London’s Marylebone

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European postcard dealers descend on Surrey

08 September 2025

“We’ve had a good year,” said Clive Baker, organiser of the biannual two-day South of England Postcard Fair run on behalf of the Postcard Traders Associatiom (PTA).

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Ed Butcher in King’s Road move

08 September 2025

Mid-century specialist Ed Butcher has opened a new shop at 281 King’s Road, Chelsea.

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Obituary: clock dealer David Gibson

08 September 2025

Renowned clock specialist David Gibson has died this May, aged 72.

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Frink mosaic stands out in Ken Bolan sale

08 September 2025

Ken Bolan, the retired King’s Road, Chelsea, dealer, is having a second post-retirement auction.

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US fair aims for a more inclusive approach

08 September 2025

New York fair 'Salon Art + Design' is making some tweaks behind the scenes as the brand expands.

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Taylor Swift shock revelation… famous engagement ring used to be something else

08 September 2025

When American Footballer Travis Kelce proposed last month in a flower-bedecked arbour to singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, much of the press focus was on the heritage and rarity of the ring.

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FAB Paris hopes to take advantage of new date in a ‘wonderful month for the arts’

08 September 2025

For its fourth edition, 'FAB Paris', the premier French art fair that unites 'Biennale des Antiquaires' and 'Fine Arts Paris', brings a wealth of top exhibitors, special exhibitions and a new date.

Grantham brocante back in play

08 September 2025

With its expansive lawns, walled garden and riverside meadow, the Grade I-listed Grantham House, a townhouse hidden away in the centre of the Lincolnshire place of the same name, is the perfect spot for an antiques event.

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Rediscovered 16th century portrait miniature with links to Shakespeare sells for six-figure sum

05 September 2025

A rediscovered miniature by Nicholas Hilliard, believed to depict Shakespeare’s muse Henry Wriothesley, the 3rd Earl of Southampton (1573-1624), has sold for a six-figure sum.

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Newcomers to LAPADA event endorse fairs as vital sales channel

01 September 2025

A notable group of newcomers joining the LAPADA Berkeley Square Fair next month underlines the important part that fairs still play in the success of antiques dealers.

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The £1.2m Baird Casket finds a UK home in private collection and stars in new book

01 September 2025

A 14th century French gothic ivory casket or coffret that was completely unknown to the public until shortly before its sale at auction in 2021 has emerged in a UK private collection and is now also the subject of a new book.

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Antiques grace elegant room sets in dealers' tie-up

01 September 2025

Brownrigg, a furniture and decorative dealer in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, is partnering with Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler of Pimlico Road.

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Panoramic romantic rural scenes produced as a pair stay together for sale

01 September 2025

A pair of panoramic oil on canvas landscapes by French artist Raymond Thibésart (1874-1963) makes for a stand-out item at fine art dealership Gladwell & Patterson’s next exhibition, Treasures.

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