Dealers

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

This may – or may not – be of interest but I thought that readers might wish to share some of their own experiences in the antiques trade and that this is the place to do it. Here is mine.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

A new shop, a recently-opened antiques centre and long-established fair turn the spotlight to the Northeast

“Whoever made this thought of everything.”

Modern British art dealer Jenna Burlingham Gallery is hosting a selling exhibition from the estate of artist William Scott (1913-89).