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.

Kerry Attwood

Pop-ups prove popular

25 September 2026

The Old Cinema antiques centre in Chiswick has had a big success this year with its month-long pop-up events.

Dealers' cooperative in former department store

25 September 2026

The Durham Antiques Cooperative was formerly a department store in the former mining community of Sherburn Hill, just outside the city.

York book fair

Bound for success: book fair posts record take

25 September 2026

Dealers report brisk business at York event in everything from religious texts to rave posters.

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DalÍ works given Notting Hill showcase

25 September 2026

Sculptures and original works on paper by Salvador Dalí (1904-89) have been collated by Clarendon Fine Art for its show Salvador Dalí & The Modern Masters (until September 28).

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Question time with dealer and fair organiser Victoria Rogers

25 September 2026

Victoria Rogers, whose career spans more than two decades across art, antiques and interior design runs her dealership Rogers-Forghani alongside organising the annual Tribal Art London fair

Amanda Perry and Kay Davies

Wilton event wows visitors twice a year

25 September 2026

Decoratives dealers Kay Davies and Amanda Perry are the new organisers of the biannual Wilton Decorative & Vintage Fair.

LAPADA fair

New names sign up for LAPADA Fair this autumn

24 September 2026

A raft of new and returning dealers have signed up for this autumn’s LAPADA Fair in Berkeley Square.

Marlow Moss artwork

Constructivist artist Marlow Moss in focus in St James’s show

18 September 2026

An unconventional creator who influenced Mondrian finally gets her moment in the limelight with a new London show.

Great discoveries in a Winchester Nutshell

18 September 2026

The organisers of an antiques market that is set to be revived in Winchester are looking to attract more traders.

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Portland Gallery St James celebrates 40th anniversary

18 September 2026

Portland Gallery of St James’s, London, holds an exhibition of all its artists to celebrate its 40th anniversary.

Elephant in the centre

18 September 2026

Another newcomer to the rising popularity of antiques fairs held in garden centres is Elephant Promotions.

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The Lille Braderie: Mussels and more

18 September 2026

Former Christie’s and Sotheby’s generalist John Hudson* travelled to Braderie De Lille, the annual event on the first weekend in September. Here he shares his daytrip diary and experiences

Ralph Steadman artwork

Ralph Steadman’s first selling exhibition in 30 years to be held in London

18 September 2026

The first selling exhibition of original artworks by the artist and writer Ralph Steadman (b.1936) in 30 years will open in London this autumn.

Dealer Jeroen Markies in his stand at the fair

‘A nice boutique event with its own particular client base’

18 September 2026

Dealers delighted by good sales across all categories at latest Petersfield fair

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Nelson’s command notebook of HMS Bellerophon on offer

18 September 2026

Arch Rare Books & Antique Prints offers a command notebook chronicling Admiral Nelson’s command of the HMS Bellerophon in 1799.

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Liberty Oriental Carpets makes new home in Petworth

18 September 2026

Liberty Oriental Carpets has relocated to Petworth after decades in the famed Liberty department store in central London.

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Museum sales for ceramics specialist E&H Manners

18 September 2026

E&H Manners has made two sales to London museums.

Simon Spero

Obituary: ceramics dealer Simon Spero (1943–2026)

18 September 2026

Simon Spero’s childhood was spent in the Home Counties.

Chiswick Auctions staff

Movers & Shakers: A new opening at Petworth and latest hires in the auction world

16 September 2026

Our latest round up of moves and appointments includes updates from dealers and auction houses

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As Luck would have it…

11 September 2026

The maps of 19th century cartographer, mapmaker and publisher John Tallis are described on the website of antiquarian map dealership Tooley Adams, a firm set up in 1982 selling original worldwide printed maps from the 15th to the 19th centuries, as “the last of the lavishly decorated and ornamental maps, considered to be works of art as well as geographically accurate”.

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