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The near-total ban on the trade in antique ivory in the UK promised three years ago is just a matter of weeks away from enforcement.

Since the outbreak of the pandemic many LAPADA members turned their attention to the web, says the trade association’s CEO Freya Simms.

Society of London Art Dealers' new director general outlines his plans amid many challenges

BADA Week returns this year from October 3-9 along with the BADA Art Prize for emerging Contemporary artists.

On the night of May 21, 1985, a postpunk art collective staged an anti-establishment protest on the galleries of Mayfair’s Cork Street.

This spring the Cotswold Art & Antiques Dealers’ Association (CADA) launches Cotswolds Curated, a week of exhibitions by members around the area.

The article ‘Doing the bidding of the Amazon generation’ (ATG No 2524), stated that the Society of Fine Art Auctioneers (SOFAA) expects its members to produce a printed catalogue for specialist sales.

Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.

Buying online took off in the trade last year with one notable example being The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA) which launched its monthly online back-to-back book fairs in April.

A group of antique snuff boxes has been recovered after a theft more than 40 years ago.

Online dealer portal 1stDibs has launched a new way of selling via its website.

A previously unknown bill for furnishings supplied by Thomas Chippendale (1718-79) has been bought at auction on behalf of The Chippendale Society (TCS).

The British Antique Dealers’ Association celebrated the completion of its first BADA Week events programme at a drinks reception held at the Tomasso gallery in St James’s, London, on Friday, October 15.