Premises and Property

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


Movers & Shakers

Auction house expansions, relocations and hires around the UK and US

01 December 2025

A round up of the latest Movers and Shakers

Wallis and Wallis

East Sussex auction house Wallis & Wallis relaunched by long-standing staff members

24 November 2025

East Sussex auction house Wallis & Wallis has new owners after being with the same family for more than 50 years.

Charles Édouard Delettrez

International hires and expansion – the latest updates from auction houses and advisory firms

20 November 2025

Our latest selection of moves, appointments and industry developments in the world of art and antiques

Long Street Tetbury

Antiques dealer Drew Pritchard plans new Cotswold showroom

22 October 2025

Drew Pritchard is poised to join the Cotswold antiques hub of Tetbury.

Liquidation

Aldridges of Bath goes into liquidation after trading without a client account

13 October 2025

Auction house Aldridges of Bath has gone into liquidation owing more than £377,000.

Eleanor Wolfenden-Orr

Antiques shop owner in Portrush to retire after half century in the trade

13 October 2025

The owner of an antiques shop in a seaside town on Northern Ireland’s north coast is retiring next year and closing her business in May after nearly 50 years in the trade.

William Reese Company New York

Three rare booksellers create New York ‘hub’

06 October 2025

A New York City antiquarian books hub involving three well-known big names has been established, creating something of a Manhattan powerhouse of the trade.

A view inside the new vintage shop Redshed25 on opening day

Former pub and post office in Shropshire becomes vintage and retro shop

06 October 2025

It’s always heartening to hear about the repurposing of old buildings, particularly when they become antiques businesses.

Olympia

Olympia art and antiques fair cancelled after more than 50 years

30 September 2025

The once much-loved antiques fair at Olympia, west London has been cancelled due to a lack of interest from dealers.

George III commode

End of an era as Hyde Park Antiques closes New York gallery

22 September 2025

After 60 years on Broadway, Hyde Park Antiques is closing its gallery and holding a stock clearance sale at Sotheby’s.

Darnley Fine Art

How Darnley decided on Cecil Court as a buzzy base

15 September 2025

Having gone from Newark International Antiques Fair to the West End’s Cecil Court, art and antiques dealer Adrian Pett is now expanding his business into a 1400 sq ft two-floor gallery.

Movers & Shakers

New appointments, shops and premises – a round up across the world of art and antiques

09 September 2025

A new chairman at Fellows and shops opened by dealers feature in the latest Movers & Shakers

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New dealer launches in central London as Orpheus enters the gallery world

08 September 2025

Owner of Apollo Art auction house launches antiquities specialist firm in London’s Marylebone

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Ed Butcher in King’s Road move

08 September 2025

Mid-century specialist Ed Butcher has opened a new shop at 281 King’s Road, Chelsea.

Old Town Hall

Wiltshire auction house Henry Aldridge & Son plots expansion

03 September 2025

Wiltshire auction house Henry Aldridge & Son is expanding, investing a seven-figure sum in its home town of Devizes.

Etc Fairs

Royal National Hotel saves the day for Etc Fairs

28 August 2025

Book and ephemera fairs organiser Etc Fairs’ usual London venue, Holiday Inn in Bloomsbury, is closed until February 2026 for refurbishment.

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.

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