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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Premier Fairs launches Penshurst event

09 June 2025

Midlands-based Richard Burtonshaw, organiser of glass and ceramic fairs under the banner Premier Fairs, is moving south for the second of his three events this year.

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‘Running soap opera’ of Church Street ready to entertain buyers

09 June 2025

The annual extravaganza in north London features 40 visiting traders as well as the regular shops and centre

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Petworth art and antiques fair's feel good factor

09 June 2025

Traders give positive feedback for an event that consistently gets the summer season off to a good start

Room for a collector

Art and antiques dealers from Treasure House Fair are part of latest WOW!house installation

05 June 2025

Ten art and antiques dealers have loaned art and objects to this year’s WOW!house in Chelsea.

Micromosaic

Midlands antiques dealer sells micromosaic to Houston museum

05 June 2025

Sutton Coldfield dealer Thomas Coulborn & Sons has sold another artwork to a US museum following a major art fair.

The Plan for the Colonies

Highlights unveiled for the London Map Fair

03 June 2025

The London Map Fair (June 7-8) at the Royal Geographical Society brings together around 40 of the leading national and international antiquarian map dealers, as well as hundreds of visiting dealers, collectors, curators and map aficionados.

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Five questions with art dealer Xander Haveron-Jones

02 June 2025

Based between London and Oxfordshire, Haveron Fine Art operates as an online-only gallery with in-person viewings available upon request. Xander Haveron-Jones is the proprietor.

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Harrogate fair lines up a Loiseau among attractions

02 June 2025

Cooper Events is about to oversee its second visit to Harrogate in 2025: The Pavilions of Harrogate Decorative, Antiques & Art Fair from June 13-15.

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Follow the Petworth path

02 June 2025

Art and antiques trail will be launched in the picturesque West Sussex town with a view to being a regular fixture

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Community cornerstone: antiques and vintage shop opened by dealers in Scotland

02 June 2025

Dealers Douglas and Brett Coupar-Fleming have spent the past year renovating a former department store in the seaside town of Leven on the east coast of Scotland.

Firsts at the Saatchi Gallery

Firsts book fair organiser delighted by the number of international buyers

02 June 2025

Event generates decent sales and a lively atmosphere during a busy weekend overall for collectors and dealers

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Gloucester antiques centre’s historic home given a makeover

02 June 2025

A medieval timber-framed townhouse that hosts the Gloucester Antiques Centre has recently been restored by heritage specialists.

Laurence Mitchell

After decades of dealing I’m retiring to a healthy space

02 June 2025

Recently, I decided to retire from the antiques trade, though I remain connected – much like Peter Cameron said in a recent issue of ATG: “true antiques dealers don’t truly leave the trade". I still subscribe to Antiques Trade Gazette and occasionally consider online purchases.

Freya Simms

Former LAPADA CEO joins Gloucestershire antiques and interiors firm as managing director 

30 May 2025

Freya Simms, the former chief executive of dealer association LAPADA, is joining businessman Toby Lorford to help grow his Gloucestershire based antiques and interiors firm.

The Winter Art & Antiques Fair

Dealers fear downgrading at next Winter Olympia fair

26 May 2025

Dealers have voiced their concern at changes to the next staging of The Winter Art & Antiques Fair at Olympia.

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Popular Battersea fair performing well against economic headwinds

26 May 2025

There’s no denying that we live in uncertain times. The impact of recent financial turmoil has hit dealers and collectors alike.

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London Underground enamel map is a rare survivor from 1915

26 May 2025

A very early enamel map of the London Underground will be unveiled at a specialist fair next month.

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Clouds lift TEFAF NY thanks to a French design classic

26 May 2025

Guy De Rougemont’s 'Nuage' (Cloud) coffee table was among the striking examples of modern design sold at the latest 'TEFAF New York' held from May 9-13 (with an invitation-only preview on May 8).

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Obituary: Irish dealer and collector George Stacpoole

26 May 2025

A legend in the world of antiques left this mortal coil on the May 10. George Stacpoole was one of the founders in 1964 and long-term president of the Irish Antiques Dealers Association (IADA).

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ATG letter: It’s been a pleasure, Peter

26 May 2025

All too often kind words are expressed about someone only when one learns of their sad demise.

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