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.

img_46-1.jpg

News in Brief: Dealer exhibitions from Suffolk to Switzerland

17 November 2025

A round up selling exhibitions and dealer news from the UK and Europe

A photo of Stonor Park

Henley event finds a new home

17 November 2025

Biannual fair shifts from riverside site to fresh venue five miles away at a historic country house

img_41-3.jpg

Extensive cartographic archive to leave the UK

17 November 2025

The largest group of cartographic items to come onto the market in years will be granted an export licence.

img_44-3.jpg

LAPADA Berkeley Square Fair: Generational shifts in action

17 November 2025

Younger members of well-known dealer family firms set the pace at the latest LAPADA Berkeley Square Fair

img_67-3.jpg

Obituary: David Ker (1951-2025)

17 November 2025

David Ker, who has died aged 74, was an important and pioneering art dealer and larger-than-life figure, described as one of the most vivid upper-class characters of the last half century.

img_46-8.jpg

Five questions with antique rug specialist Peter Pap

17 November 2025

Peter Pap is a specialist in antique rugs from the 19th century that were exported to the US and Europe from countries such as Persia, Turkey, Afghanistan and southern Russia.

Louise Phillips and Raf El Baz

BADA Art Prize winner revealed

14 November 2025

The British Antique Dealers' Association (BADA) has awarded artist Rafael El Baz its 2025 BADA Art Prize for his work 'Soft Drive'.

Roman glass jar

London dealers sell antique and ancient glass to US museum

12 November 2025

Art and antiquities dealers Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch have sold two glass items to a US museum.

India Phillips

New faces at Phillips and Duke’s are among the latest art and antiques Movers and Shakers

11 November 2025

A round up of hires and anniversaries across auction houses, dealers and fairs

Grand Palais

FAB Paris fair rebrands and welcomes new president

10 November 2025

FAB Paris is rebranding back to one of its original names and has announced a new president.

img_67-6.jpg

Obituary: Watercolours dealer Derek Newman (1956-2025)

10 November 2025

Derek Newman, who died in September this year, was a dealer in English watercolours from Gloucestershire, at first in partnership with his mother Heather and then alone after her death in 2004.

A photo of Vincent Page

High times for Antiques on High

10 November 2025

Operator of five centres across the UK hopes to acquire two more and has ambitious future plans

img_44-4.jpg

North Yorkshire fair bangs the drum for antiques

10 November 2025

Fair held at auction house for five years now has become a stand-out event in the north of England

img_62-6.jpg

Norfolk IACF: ‘The best one I’ve been to in a long time’

10 November 2025

Dealers and visitors are full of praise for East Anglian event under new ownership

img_42-1.jpg

Portrait miniatures make rare public appearance

10 November 2025

A collection of Tudor and Jacobean portrait miniatures rarely seen in public for decades is on show with Philip Mould & Company in Pall Mall ahead of its sale.

img_40-4.jpg

Maps destination decision looms

10 November 2025

Story of major British cartography collection provides a good case study in how export licences operate

René Lalique car mascots

LAPADA fair celebrates Art Deco anniversary

03 November 2025

Art Deco was one of the main themes of LAPADA Berkeley Square Fair this year, with the design movement celebrating 100 years.

img_34-1.jpg

Frieze Masters tests cross examination

03 November 2025

Event now in 13th year encourages dealers and collectors to choose items regardless of period or culture

Gujarat mother-of-pearl charger

Tiger hunt, Gujarat charger and box by Kyoto craftsman take the top honours

03 November 2025

The winners of the Asian Art in London awards were announced at an event held at the V&A in London on October 28.

img_35-4.jpg

London calling: a look at current dealer exhibitions

03 November 2025

A selection of exhibitions taking place in the capital including the latest show at Chris Beetles

News

Categories