Dealers

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.

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.

Exhibitors selling to other traders, alongside decorators and private buyers, is a key feature of The Decorative Fair in Battersea.

Stephanie Castell and Ben Cooper, of Two C’s Antique Fairs, are coming down the straight for their antiques fair in Shropshire on Saturday July 11 and Sunday July 12.

Cherish Vintage is staging brocante events in Kent and across two sites in Midhurst this summer

Each June, a familiar circuit of selling exhibitions draws collectors, dealers and specialists in porcelain and ceramics to London.

Key events for dealers in and collectors of antique and vintage textiles are the Textile Society’s two annual events: one in Manchester on Sunday, June 14, with 60 dealers and the other in London in October.

A call for help in ATG enabled a dealer and author to track down a missing picture for her soon-to be published book on artist Gladys Hynes (1888-1958).

It was with great interest that I read about the Inchiquin Emerald that is currently for sale with Hancocks (News Digest, ATG 2745).

Two fairs have been launched with 40-50 traders at each taking advantage

If the weather’s good you can’t beat the atmosphere at an agricultural county show which will often include antiques and vintage spots.

Spontaneous purchases and new clients contribute to a successful three-day run at Petworth