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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Autumn art and antiques selling exhibitions around the UK

29 October 2025

From illustrations to 18th century furniture and Asian ceramics to post-war modern British art, here is a round up of exhibitions by art and antiques dealers in the UK this season.

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‘I threw in the shipping… not sure that was wise’

27 October 2025

Above the heads of The Decorative Fair in Battersea Park were 16 dealers specialising in a range of ethnographic, Oceanic, African, Asian, indigenous and folk art.

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Italian coffee pots at Midcentury Modern Fair

27 October 2025

A dealer who specialises in vintage coffee pots will be among newcomers at the upcoming biannual event at Dulwich College in south London.

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Battersea Decorative fair: Strong collar to pound exchange rate

27 October 2025

How better to start a review of sales at the dog-friendly Decorative Fair than a quick canine picture selection?

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Obituary: Antiques dealer James Francis Brett (1943-2025)

27 October 2025

James Brett was an antiques dealer of international repute specialising in the finest English and European antique furniture, sculpture and metal work.

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Asian Art in London 2025 – maps

27 October 2025

The 28th edition of Asian Art in London takes place from October 27-November 6

‘He rapidly became one of my best customers and closest friends’

27 October 2025

One day in early 1975 a dealer from Norwich came into my shop in Harrogate for the first time and, although he did not buy on that occasion, that introduction would lead to a 50-year friendship that has been ended by the death of James Brett from Alzheimer’s Disease.

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Album, posters and much more at ephemera fair

27 October 2025

Pictured here is the autographed sketch and signature, of Alfred Maltby (1842-1901), an English actor and costume designer, which features in a 19th century album containing signatures of the acting, literary and musical greats of the day.

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Centre closes in Northampton but owners launch antiques shop

27 October 2025

Couple start new venture just a month after previous business shuts down

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Which one gets your vote? This year's Asian Art in London award nominees revealed

27 October 2025

The annual Asian Art in London festival celebrates outstanding examples of art and antiques offered by auction houses and dealers.

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Young guns aim to succeed in the art and antiques world

27 October 2025

Concerns of not enough fresh faces coming into the trade seem misplaced

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I never imagined where decoupage would take us

27 October 2025

Brenda Nassarian recounts her career in the antiques trade.

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Traders who answered a call to arms

27 October 2025

How do you end up selling antique weapons and can you do it full-time to make a living? From swords and sabres to pistols and machine guns, we spoke to six arms dealers who attended the International Birmingham Antique Arms & Militaria Fair in September to find out how they got into the trade and how their business is faring

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Asian Art: Strength and excellence as cream of the crop comes to the capital

27 October 2025

Asian Art in London (AAL), the umbrella event that brings together dealers and auction houses in the common aim of promoting the UK’s capital as a market centre for Asian works of art, returns for its 28th edition.

James Brett: ‘Legend of the trade’

27 October 2025

It’s no exaggeration to describe James as a legend of the antiques trade.

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Rediscovered Cardinal Wolsey coat of arms on display in London ahead of sale 

24 October 2025

An oak and polychrome carving of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey's coat of arms has been rediscovered following research by St James’ art dealer Simon Dickinson.

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Antiques dealer Drew Pritchard plans new Cotswold showroom

22 October 2025

Drew Pritchard is poised to join the Cotswold antiques hub of Tetbury.

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Penn in focus in Paris

20 October 2025

Images by American photographer Irving Penn (1917-2009), who worked with Vogue for more than six decades and is credited with turning fashion photography into an art form, are among the highlights at the latest Paris Photo.

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Dickinson’s Victorian sketches in Jermyn Street gallery

20 October 2025

Original works for under £100? Dickinson offers just that in its latest show 'Sir Francis Grant: A Society Sketchbook'.

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Harrington gets into the travel business

20 October 2025

It’s a busy time for Peter Harrington. Hot on the heels of opening its Upper East Side gallery in New York, the rare book dealership is launching a loan exhibition on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein's monster and a new catalogue.

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