Premises and Property

Property news for the art and antiques industry covering relocations, property disputes and dealers and auction houses opening new premises.


Sotheby's Breuer Building in New York

Sotheby’s to open Breuer Building premises ahead of flagship New York sales

21 August 2025

Auction house Sotheby’s has announced the opening date of its New York headquarters at the Breuer Building.

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Norfolk firm expands to Petworth

18 August 2025

Established Norfolk dealership Pearse Lukies Antiques is expanding into West Sussex with a shop in Petworth.

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Hopes for London’s W2 to become an ‘art postcode’

18 August 2025

3812 Gallery, a Modern and Contemporary Chinese firm founded in Hong Kong, is launching a new outpost in London this autumn.

Bermondsey Antiques Market

Bermondsey Antiques Market attracts new investment and marks special anniversary

13 August 2025

Bermondsey Antiques Market is celebrating a new investment from Bermondsey Square Community Fund.

Portobello Road Market

Portobello Road terrorist prevention traffic restrictions hamper antiques dealers’ trade

08 August 2025

New traffic restrictions on Portobello Road have affected the trade of the antiques dealers in shops and stalls along the famous west London street.

Olympia

Photo London to be first artworld event held at newly refurbished Olympia

10 July 2025

The newly redeveloped Olympia, set to be unveiled later this year after a £1.3bn makeover, will host 'Photo London' in May 2026.

Movers June 25

Relocations and new gallery openings are among the latest Movers & Shakers

25 June 2025

The latest news from around auction houses, dealers and conservation specialists

Robin Starr

Bonhams Skinner settles in at ‘better Boston location’

23 June 2025

Bonhams Skinner has moved to a new location in Boston’s Back Bay neighbourhood.

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Plenty of comings and goings at the Cecil Court art and books hub

23 June 2025

Changes are afoot in the art and book dealing hub Cecil Court this summer.

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Our new show on Broadway

23 June 2025

Lennox and Sue Cato tell us why they are making a move from Kent to the Cotswolds

Moorcroft premises

Founder's family buys back Moorcroft pottery and vows to return production to original site

16 June 2025

The stricken Moorcroft pottery business will have a member of the founder's family involved with the firm for the first time in nearly 20 years.

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Dealer seeking a mooring in Cornwall

09 June 2025

Seafaring man-turned dealer in nauticalia, Robin Langford is searching for reasonably priced shop premises near St Ives where he deals online as Clipper Maritime.

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.

V&A East Storehouse

New V&A site opens with chance to order and view more than 600,000 items

29 May 2025

The huge V&A East Storehouse opens this weekend giving the chance to view many of its items and objects for the first time.

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Former Christie’s expert launches own rare books firm

12 May 2025

Julian Wilson has set up his own independent antiquarian book-selling business in south London.

NEDI 2688 Baggotts Henry And Gunna

Cotswolds dealer keeps it in the family

04 April 2025

Baggott Antiques have been a Stow-on-the-Wold staple since the 1970s and are having a sale to celebrate moving premises.

Galerie Wittmann Antiquités

Family business opens new gallery in Paris

20 February 2025

Located in the heart of the Paris Left Bank, Galerie Wittmann Antiquités will exhibit works from Antiquity to the early 20th century

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Sotheran’s moves to London's Cecil Court antiques hub

20 January 2025

Sotheran’s, the longest-established rare book dealer in the world, has announced it will be relocating later this year to new premises in Charing Cross Road and Cecil Court.

Hansons Cornwall

Hansons moves into Cornwall taking over Barbara Kirk’s former saleroom

18 December 2024

Auction house Hansons has expanded to Cornwall after taking over the premises run by Barbara Kirk until her recent retirement.

1818 Auctioneers

1818 Auctioneers doubles in size with second saleroom

04 December 2024

The expansion is a vote of confidence to the method of timed sales

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