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Close friends Prunella Clough and Keith Vaughan are focus of London dealer's show

21 August 2024

A forthcoming exhibition explores the rich legacy of Prunella Clough and Keith Vaughan who broke with the conventions of post-war Britain

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Export bar placed on Alan Turing’s unpublished Second World War papers

20 August 2024

A remarkable archive of newly discovered scientific papers by the mathematician and computer scientist Alan Turing and his collaborator Donald Bayley has been temporarily blocked from export.

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Manuscript copy of Leonardo da Vinci treatise tops third Brooker sale

19 August 2024

Treatise about painting was a unique version among pre-publication copies thanks to the drawings

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Dealer Liss Llewellyn creates a window into world of Great Bardfield

19 August 2024

This summer Liss Llewellyn is hosting an intriguing online show called 'Long Live Great Bardfield'.

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Five questions with dealer and fair organiser Darren Hudson

19 August 2024

Darren Hudson is the proprietor of Hudson Antiques. For the last eight years he has been organiser of the thrice-yearly Decorative Fair in Battersea Park. The next starts on October 1.

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Venetian dreams and Irish charm in artist's new show

17 August 2024

British painter Alan Cotton has the Royal seal of approval and a new show at Messum's highlights his skill for capturing the fading sun in choice locations

After the Audience by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema

Christie’s brokers sale of Alma-Tadema from Isabel Goldsmith’s collection to The National Gallery

16 August 2024

The National Gallery in London has acquired a major work by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836-1912) from the collection of Isabel Goldsmith.

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Mayfair gallery highlights Modern British art rarities

15 August 2024

A photo of a Hollywood legend by Francis Bacon's drinking sidekick to a radical lithograph inspired by Charlotte Brontë are highlights of this summer show.

Harold Cohen AARON drawing

Example of early AI art in demand at Chiswick Auctions

14 August 2024

As with most other areas of life, it remains difficult to say at present whether artificial intelligence will end up having a transformational effect on the art market or not.

Obituary: Portobello Road antiques dealer John Odgers

12 August 2024

John Odgers passed away peacefully on July 13 aged 82.

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Five questions with costume and luggage dealer Leslie Verrinder

12 August 2024

Leslie Verrinder started with an accessories stall in Camden but is now a happy fixture in Alfies Antique Market on Church Street, north-west London.

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Find bargains and a beer at So Last Century's new market in Gipsy Hill

12 August 2024

Alan Old of So Last Century has started a new antiques market at the Gipsy Hill Brewery’s Taproom, near Crystal Palace in south London.

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Roll up, roll up for an auction extravaganza of fairground memorabilia

10 August 2024

All the fun of the fair comes to Bonhams New Bond Street with a sale featuring an array of vintage and antique fairground figures and carvings, ride seats shaped as animals, games and posters.

Henry Orlik painting

Surrealist star wows London after 50-year absence

09 August 2024

Henry Orlik was celebrated alongside Salvador Dali and René Magritte before he withdrew from the art world. A new show at Winsor Birch is bringing him back into the spotlight

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JRR Tolkien letter taking a swipe at Conan Doyle sells for £20,000

08 August 2024

Opinionated and philosophical missives to friends and first editions from the Lord of the Rings cycle are available through Bayliss Rare Books

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Rare book dealer Shapero moves premises in London

07 August 2024

Shapero Rare Books has recently commandeered an audacious move from their previous Bond Street store to a newly developed, dazzling landmark building.

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King's Road dealer Guinevere Antiques to close after 61 years

06 August 2024

Frequented by A-list stars, home builders and collectors, Guinevere Antiques pioneered trends and enchanted the public with dramatic window displays

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London dealer Peter Harrington marks an anniversary and a new chapter

05 August 2024

Last month, Peter Harrington hosted a party to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the opening of their flagship location in Mayfair.

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Street view and galleon at sea surface in same south London sale

05 August 2024

In a fortuitous coincidence, two Old Master drawings linked to leading Netherlandish painters emerged in the same auction at Roseberys (26/25/20% buyer’s premium) in south London.

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Schøyen sale: oldest known book in private hands finds new owner

05 August 2024

Codex stands out as some of the world’s most important manuscripts come to auction in London

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