Dealers' Diary


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Museum sales for ceramics specialist E&H Manners

18 September 2026

E&H Manners has made two sales to London museums.

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Watercolour and drawings exhibition: Spherical Lear, it would appear, and many other big names

11 September 2026

Edward Lear (1812-88), the Victorian artist and author probably best known for penning 'The Owl and the Pussycat', started drawing himself as ‘perfectly spherical’ in 1860.

The Old Cairo Market

Orientalist show includes rare glimpse of museum works

11 September 2026

Visions of the Orient is a selling show staged by Darnley Fine Art but also includes rarely seen loaned works from Rochdale’s museum that have been in storage for many years.

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Studio potters Lucy Rie and Hans Coper reunited in Mayfair show

11 September 2026

London gallery holds the first joint exhibition of works by ‘titans of the ceramic scene’ for 30 years

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Autumn beckons: A selection of upcoming fairs

04 September 2026

A look at the bumper season of fairs as dealers rouse themselves from holiday slumbers – including events in London, Yorkshire, Buxton, Paris and Florence

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Fairs back for meet and greet opportunities

04 September 2026

Events returning after the usual summer shutdown give a chance for the personal touch.

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Miniatures move on from niche

28 August 2026

Demand for the distinctive portraits is rising among new and younger collectors, says specialist

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‘Face painting well performed’

28 August 2026

Among the major dealers in portrait miniatures are Elle Shushan and Philip Mould & Company.

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Keep your eye out for a fascinating look at the history

28 August 2026

For all their diminutive scale, the term ‘portrait miniature’ originally had nothing to do with size.

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Interview with Runjeet Singh: ‘I’ve always liked to challenge myself’

21 August 2026

Runjeet Singh is an Indian and Islamic art dealer. A collector first, he began dealing in antiques in 2014 and then opened a British Asian Contemporary art gallery this April in Royal Leamington Spa. The gallery operates alongside his antiques-focused dealership. Here he tells ATG all about his business

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Bath Book Fair: Beautiful city, bountiful business

21 August 2026

Joint ABA and PBFA books fair in Bath praised as ideal for meeting customers and fellow traders

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Biccy and nookie: a taste of the upcoming Petersfield Antiques Fair

14 August 2026

If you would like to take a look at a copulating couple in the bushes then The Petersfield Antiques Fair is a good place to start.

Clare Jameson

‘Prices for the best are getting higher... a strong nerve and a good client list are vital’

14 August 2026

Clare Jameson founded her firm Potterton Books more than 45 years ago.

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Exceptional – but all at prices under £1000

14 August 2026

Petworth’s Ottocento has opened its summer exhibition featuring artworks from across the 19th and 20th century spectrum all priced at under £1000.

Alexander ‘Sandy’ Rich

Dealers' collection of the Glorious Peace of 1814 comes to auction

14 August 2026

Dealer about to sell his collection at auction explains his fascination with events a year before Waterloo

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Experienced duo find that having the key to unlock access to secret doors is the source of success

14 August 2026

For many new businesses, the emphasis is on new technology and the digital world.

Rountree Tryon

New gallery for London art dealer and international hires across auction houses

13 August 2026

The latest updates from the world of art and antiques includes Rountree Tryon expanding in St James's and new hires at Rago/Wright, Freeman's and Sotheby's

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Rug extends Blackadder coverage

07 August 2026

Textiles maintain relationship between Edinburgh studios and the Mod Brit artist even after her death

One of the earliest X-Rays

Cotswolds Deco: a fair with the X factor

05 August 2026

A magic lantern slide showing one of Britain’s earliest X-ray images is among the more unusual items heading to this summer’s Cotswolds Decorative, Antiques & Art Fair.

Dealer Mark Burlton

Ten questions with dealer Mark Burlton

24 July 2026

Mark Burlton is a new antiques and collectables dealer from south-west London. He was previously a retail-focused international property adviser and ran Cross Border Retail.

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