Obituaries

The family of Allan George Hare are sad to report that Allan passed away on the evening of June 7, 2025 at the age of 74.

Reg Cooper, the dealer and former fair organiser, has died aged 86.

It is with sadness that I advise the passing of a wonderful person who was also my client, Ray Haradin. He was only 60.

Nicholas Bowlby was a dealer of the old school, a character of great warmth and wit, naturally inquisitive with an eclectic taste that ran from early watercolours to contemporary abstracts.

I was hugely saddened to read of Jane Turner’s recent death in Charles Miller’s thoughtfully crafted obit (ATG No 2694).

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).

Christened Amanda but always known by her middle name, Jane was an unlikely but highly successful picture specialist at Christie’s South Kensington.

I was very sorry to read about the death of ATG's antiquarian books columnist Ian McKay (Obituary, ATG No 2689). He was a good guy and occasional visitor here.

Ian McKay (November 22, 1945-February 19, 2025) was born on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, to Scottish father David McKay and English mother Alice Harland, who met while serving in the RAF during the Second World War. He went to school in Kent.

Ian McKay's colleagues Mark Bridge, Ivan Macquisten and Anne Crane remember the late columnist

ATG remembers a man described as ‘the outstanding scholar/dealer in his field’

The late Nicholas Somers was a man of many parts who enjoyed art and antiques and life in general

Diana Hollis, known to many in the silver and jewellery trade, has died at the age of 81.

Ronnie Wootton was a stalwart of the architectural salvage and reclaimed building material trade from the 1980s, prior to which he was a producer of period lanterns for lamposts and other hardware.

It is with great sadness that we report the sudden death of Robin Kern at the age of 86.

Keys Auctioneers and Valuers [of Aylsham, Norfolk] is sad to announce the death of Andrew Lindsay-Bullock, who was head of books at the firm until he stepped down due to ill health in 2023.

It is with great sadness that I must report the recent death of my good friend Leon Jones who traded as Mitre House Antiques.