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Charles Saumarez Smith: Seeing the bigger picture

30 May 2017

Dr Charles Saumarez Smith explains how and why the Royal Academy will help promote the London art market this summer.

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Marble bust of Trajan at Chiswick Auctions

30 May 2017

Bloodthirsty, ruthless and mad – Roman emperors have often been perceived as highly unsavoury individuals.

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Masterpiece: facts and objects

30 May 2017

Six years on, the most glamorous of the London summer fairs is going from strength to strength

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Pink and red at Richard Green exhibition

30 May 2017

Samuel John Peploe’s (1871-1935) 'Still life of pink & red roses in a Chinese vase' is among the works in Richard Green’s ongoing exhibition devoted to the celebrated Scottish Colourist.

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Shopping for ceramics

30 May 2017

Ceramics items on offer in London this summer from auction houses and dealers.

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Shopping for fine art

30 May 2017

Fine art on offer in London this summer at auction houses and dealers.

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Leaving it late is just what fair organiser Adams wants

30 May 2017

Matthew Adams has announced that he has been able to fit in an extra date in June for his monthly Sunday antiques fairs held at the Royal Horticultural Halls in London’s SW1.

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Walkabout in W8: About the decorators

30 May 2017

Meet the three decorators ATG took on its tour of Kensington Church Street to meet dealers.

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Summer night in W8

30 May 2017

London’s Kensington Church Street will host a summer open evening on June 21 to coincide with the summer season when a number of collectors and shoppers visit the capital.

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Shopping for jewellery and silver

30 May 2017

Jewellery and silver items on offer in London this summer from auction houses and dealers.

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London Map Fair attracts international and domestic exhibitors

30 May 2017

The annual London Map Fair unites the classic and the quirky of cartographic history under one roof as a host of international dealers show up for what organisers boast is the world’s largest event of its kind.

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Russian artist’s horse sense

30 May 2017

An exhibition by Russian artist Damir Krivenko celebrates classical art in contemporary painting.

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Maggs makes its new move

30 May 2017

The builders were still applying the finishing touches to book dealership Maggs Bros’ new premises in London’s Bedford Square on the morning before the shop was officially opened with a party on May 23.

Antiques Trade Gazette’s London Summer Capital of Art

Celebrating the best of London’s art and antiques trade

26 May 2017

The capital’s summer season is the focus for Antiques Trade Gazette’s latest supplement.

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Why I love London – Rosanna Ranieri, Richard E Grant and Prosper & Martine Assouline

26 May 2017

The city’s summer season attracts visitors from many walks in life. Here we talk to some high-profile fans of what London has to offer

Stephen Fry at Maggs Bros

Book dealer Maggs opens doors of new premises in London’s Bedford Square

24 May 2017

Stephen Fry and Dan Cruickshank were among the guests who turned up to last night’s party at Maggs Bros to open the book dealer’s new premises in London’s Bedford Square.

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Car boot sale £10 diamond ring could fetch £350,000 at auction

22 May 2017

A ring bought at a car boot sale for £10 in the 1980s has been estimated at £250,000-350,000 and is heading to a Sotheby’s auction.

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Soviet WW2 air ace medals soar to £120,000 in London sale

22 May 2017

Lot 1234 made it count for London auction house Dix Noonan Webb despite lurking towards the back of an extensive two-day sale.

Books

ABA ‘Olympia’ fair will move to Battersea

22 May 2017

Next month’s 'London International Antiquarian Book Fair' at the National Hall, Olympia on June 1-3 will be the last held at the West Kensington venue.

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Book fairs turning the page

22 May 2017

Coming up in early June are the two stalwart fairs of the London antiquarian book trade: 'The London International Antiquarian Book Fair', hosted by the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association (ABA), and 'The London International Premier Fair', hosted by the Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA).

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