Obituaries (print edition)

Ronnie Wootton was a stalwart of the architectural salvage and reclaimed building material trade from the 1980s, prior to which he was a producer of period lanterns for lamposts and other hardware.

It is with great sadness that we report the sudden death of Robin Kern at the age of 86.

Keys Auctioneers and Valuers [of Aylsham, Norfolk] is sad to announce the death of Andrew Lindsay-Bullock, who was head of books at the firm until he stepped down due to ill health in 2023.

It is with great sadness that I must report the recent death of my good friend Leon Jones who traded as Mitre House Antiques.

We are sad to announce the death of the well-known flamboyant antiques dealer and artist Léonard Lassalle, member of the BADA.

It is with great sadness we inform you that Mary Yapp, former owner of The Albany Gallery, died peacefully on September 10 aged 96.

Family and friends regretfully announce the death of Robert Jackson Whitfield aged 82 (born 10 October 1941, died 2 September 2024)

The antique furniture world has lost one of its great characters and senior statesmen in David Pettifer who died on 30th August aged 94.

We regret to announce the death of Paul Lorimer Gifford Nash (July 27, 1941-June 28, 2024).

John Odgers passed away peacefully on July 13 aged 82.

'Let all the world say / What they will / Speak of me / As you find'

Ann Hammersley passed away peacefully on June 23, 2024.

ATG was saddened to receive news of our crossword compiler Michael Curl’s sudden passing, aged 77. There will be no summer crossword in the next issue. We know how much readers enjoyed putting their wits against Michael’s twice-yearly compositions. His daughter Rachel pays tribute to him below.

Derek Roberts, who has died aged 93, was an antiquarian horologist, author and dealer, who brought the modern world into a previously somewhat rarified business.

Sir John Boardman OBE FBA Hon RA, Emeritus Lincoln Professor of Classical Art and Archaeology at the University of Oxford and an Honorary Fellow of the Magdalene College Cambridge for 40 years, was not just the pre-eminent scholar of Archaeology and Ancient Greece, he also proved to be a remarkable friend to the antiquities trade and collecting.

February saw the sad death of Bruce Fearn, FRICS, FSVA and former head of Neales Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers in Nottingham and Derby.

David William Fuller died peacefully at home on March 8, 2024.

Many regular readers of the ATG would recall Ronald Benjamin’s reminiscences about his singular life and career which appeared in May last year (Letters, ATG No 2591).

Michael Barrington was the driving force behind the British Antique Furniture Restorers’ Association (BAFRA) since he was elected its chairman in 1994 and then chief executive officer until 2014.

We first met Rod over 40 years ago when we both dabbled in the flea markets of the North West. Rod was forming his business from tiny seeds and we were trying to make a little profit to feed our habit (collecting pots!).