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.

London's Treasure House Fair

Opening night sales heat up Chelsea's Treasure House Fair

27 June 2025

Early sales in the first hours of Treasure House Fair heated up the third edition of the Chelsea fair.

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National Trust buys 'lost' Victorian silver centrepiece discovered by London dealer

26 June 2025

A Victorian silver centrepiece sculpted by Alfred Brown for Hunt & Roskell has returned to its ancestral home after more than 120 years.

White marble sculpture

Newcomers sign up for latest LAPADA art and antiques fair

26 June 2025

LAPADA Berkeley Square Fair is returning on October 28-November 2.

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Spotlight: 250 years of JMW Turner

23 June 2025

Many works by the great British artist are now owned by institutions but smaller paintings and sketches are common sights at salerooms

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Arthur Swallow Fairs celebrates 30 years in the antiques trade

23 June 2025

Fairs organiser run by the Burgoin family started with a single event but now operates at several venues

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In with the Old as vintage booms

23 June 2025

Alan Old of So Last Century fairs launched his first vintage and retro fair at Beckenham Place Mansion in south London 10 years ago.

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Ten works to see at Classic Art London

23 June 2025

It may be a new name in the summer calendar, but this inaugural initiative is building on a firm foundation of previous ‘collegial’ events encompassing an array of selling exhibitions

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Plenty of comings and goings at the Cecil Court art and books hub

23 June 2025

Changes are afoot in the art and book dealing hub Cecil Court this summer.

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Dealer delights this summer

23 June 2025

A wide range of dealer exhibitions are on offer to brighten up this summer even further. Here is a selection

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Dealers hold antiquities showcases this summer

23 June 2025

London is host to two stand-out antiquities exhibitions.

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Preview: Treasure House Fair 2025

23 June 2025

The third edition of Treasure House Fair carries on the long tradition of summer events in London, with a selection of highlights to savour

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Serhat Ahmet’s summer ceramics show

23 June 2025

The summer exhibition from European porcelain specialist Serhat Ahmet runs at his Cecil Court, London, gallery until June 28.

Victor Pasmore representation

23 June 2025

Hazlitt Holland Hibbert has announced that it will represent the estate of Modern British artist Victor Pasmore (1908-88) along with Frankie Rossi Art (both based in Bury Street, St James’s).

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Our new show on Broadway

23 June 2025

Lennox and Sue Cato tell us why they are making a move from Kent to the Cotswolds

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FAB Paris poised to kick off autumn season with new dates and host of special events

20 June 2025

Back with a new spot in the calendar, highlights of FAB Paris include a cross-collecting exhibition between six dealerships and a showcase of 18th century decorative arts.

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CINOA issues rallying cry for the art trade to unite

19 June 2025

The new president of CINOA has issued a call for unity across the cultural sector in response to “increasingly restrictive legislation affecting the global art and antiques trade”.

Oghenochuko Ojiri

‘Keep calm’ say experts as dealer Ojiri goes to jail

16 June 2025

The art and antiques trade has been urged to keep up with regulations but “not to panic” after the imprisonment of a dealer for violating anti-money laundering legislation.

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‘We meet great people and we have a great team around us’

16 June 2025

The latest family generation to run Galerie Steinitz talks to ATG about the business and a landmark auction

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Two centuries of British works take over two whole floors of Ongpin’s gallery

16 June 2025

Stephen 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.

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Camden Passage pic plea

16 June 2025

I hope I can raise awareness to start a fundraising campaign to restore a photo on the wall in the Camden Passage area of Islington.

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