Dealers' Diary

Andy Shield is co-founder of Brave Fine Art which focuses on European artworks, researching the stories behind their creation.

A roundup of news and events from around the trade

Ahead of home front exhibition dealer says the war transformed often mundane art styles

Expecting to collect a bureau advertised on marketplace Gumtree, a dealer spotted two 18th century Venetian scenes leaning against a wall in the home he visited.

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

Oxfordshire dealership Witney Antiques’ latest exhibition features early example of band samplers.

Welsh gallery holds exhibition on the Welsh artist hot on the heels of a show about his sister

Though largely unknown on the market today, British artist Gerald Marks (1921-2018), the subject of a show at Abbott and Holder, had a colourful life. For a long time that colour was red.

Brijitte Dreyfus runs Mandrake Petworth, offering art, books and furniture.

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

This snowy scene by Suffolk artist Thomas Smythe (1825-1907) features in English and Continental Antiques’ winter exhibition in Eye.

The works of Modern British artist Mary Fedden (1915-2012) are accessible and have a wide appeal. Despite a spike in her prices following her death, these days they are relatively affordable too.

Old Master and a string of heavy hitters boost an encouraging event despite challenging times

Natalie Smith owns Woodbridge Antiques in Suffolk and specialises in silver and jewellery.

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

An exhibition of pictures comes to the next 'Winter Art & Antiques Fair Olympia' from an unexpected source: the auctioneer in antique woodworking tools David Stanley.

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

This English watercolour of a Chelsea Pensioner c.1900, priced at £500, is among the offerings at the Christmas 2022 exhibition held jointly by former business partners Malcolm Innes and Anthony Woodd.

Solo Antiques brings a Daum glass and silver absinthe or opera muff flask to the next Scone Palace Antiques & Fine Art Fair in Perth.

As well as working in marketing for various major fairs and dealers, Duncan Phillips of Somerset deals in his own right, specialising in 19th and 20th century watercolours and studio ceramics