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.

The late Matthew Higham.

Obituary: furniture dealer Matthew Higham (1946-2026)

26 June 2026

In Matthew, the trade has lost a great spinner of yarns, his accounts of deals and encounters, of meals with the gypsies in Romania and bar room brawls have left many spellbound.

An Art Deco lamp

Expect ‘great fun and serious buyers’

26 June 2026

As Premier Fairs, Richard Burtonshaw organises two glass and decorative fairs in the UK.

The entrance to the grounds at the Décor fair.

Sun, sales, and a stunning new location make Sanctum Fairs’ Décor event a deserved success

26 June 2026

Sanctum Fairs held its annual event at a new Henley venue, Stonor Park.

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BADA dips toe into Rutland for the first time

26 June 2026

A new venue for an art and antiques fair is a big bet.

Philip Mould and Fiona Bruce

Fake or Fortune? returns to screens in July with new series

24 June 2026

The BBC show presented by art dealer Philip Mould and broadcaster Fiona Bruce will launch the first episode in a new series on Thursday, July 16.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)

Dealers lose Ivory Act exemption appeals in a ‘laborious and very costly’ process

19 June 2026

The impact of the Ivory Act continues to be felt across the antiques trade as another dealer lost an appeal against the government this month.

Ismael Israel Mengs

Mengs self-portrait emerges ready for Classic Art London

19 June 2026

A rediscovered self-portrait by a famed Saxon Court enamel miniaturist will be on display for the first time since 1912 at Classic Art London.

Love Fairs event

Let there be lights at showground

19 June 2026

One of the big antiques love-ins that dominate Love Fairs’ portfolio is the antiques and collectors’ two-day Detling fairs .

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House proud: a commercial and cultural event in the heart of London

19 June 2026

Treasure House Fair offers a roster of top dealers, a major Surrealist loan exhibition and an organiser who believes the fair is ushering in a new generation of trade

Harry and Katie Wright

Couple create a real brouhaha

19 June 2026

Edinburgh shop owners started with restoration

Go East Vintage flea market

Vintage fuels your happiness

19 June 2026

“You can’t buy happiness but you can buy vintage and that’s kind of the same thing.”

A shark mural

Yes, that really is a 26ft shark on the wall

19 June 2026

Dealer, artist and former Christie’s director Tom Rooth is combining a studio tour with hospitality this summer.

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Open season: A selection of 10 dealer exhibitions this summer

19 June 2026

The summer selling season is upon us and many galleries have assembled some compelling reasons for you to browse and buy

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Less is more: the fair with just three works per dealer

19 June 2026

Studiolo returns for its second London edition with just three works per dealer. It’s the setting that does the heavy lifting: the Cloisters and College Garden at Westminster Abbey

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‘A place people feel good in': Interview with Bennie Gray on antique market's anniversary

19 June 2026

Alfies Antique Market on London’s Church Street is set to celebrate its 50th anniversary on July 9. Founder Bennie Gray, who also launched Grays Antique Market, tells ATG about his five decades in charge.

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A classic act: festival of exhibitions returns for second staging

19 June 2026

Dealers hold selling exhibitions, talks and tours during the second staging of this London showcase

Antiques Trade Gazette issue no. 2745

London prints gallery can tempt you to make deals on wheels

19 June 2026

The appearance of a British ‘Dandy Horse’ bicycle c.1819 at Lewes saleroom Gorringe’s in May, which featured in Pick of the Week in ATG No 2745, sparked Grosvenor Prints in London to write in.

Antiques dealer in her shop

Museums and dealers come together to launch latest project promoting the history of the antiques trade

16 June 2026

The launch of 57 films bringing together 50 antiques, 40 dealers and five museums is the latest part of ‘SOLD! The Year of the Dealer' project.

The BADA Art & Antiques Fair Rutland

BADA makes Rutland debut with its first ever fair outside of London

12 June 2026

The great and the good of Rutland and its surrounding counties descended on the Rutland Hall Hotel for three days of fine art, antiques and design.

Portrait of Pierre Louis Alexandre

Dealer Charles Ede sells portrait of black sitter by woman artist to Canadian museum

12 June 2026

One of only two known portraits of a black sitter by a woman artist in the late 19th century has been acquired by a Canadian museum from a London dealer.

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