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The summer season is upon us, and the art market has risen to the occasion. There is plenty to see, plenty to buy and plenty to look forward to.

“You can’t buy happiness but you can buy vintage and that’s kind of the same thing.”

The summer selling season is upon us and many galleries have assembled some compelling reasons for you to browse and buy

Studiolo returns for its second London edition with just three works per dealer. It’s the setting that does the heavy lifting: the Cloisters and College Garden at Westminster Abbey

Alfies Antique Market on London’s Church Street is set to celebrate its 50th anniversary on July 9. Founder Bennie Gray, who also launched Grays Antique Market, tells ATG about his five decades in charge.

Dealers hold selling exhibitions, talks and tours during the second staging of this London showcase

The art produced by the British wartime prime minister was sniffed at and snubbed by critics for many years while being welcomed by dealers and auctioneers. But a new exhibition at The Wallace Collection underlines how his paintings are gradually gaining a serious status

What is considered the first coin made in platinum was among the highlights of the second tranche of British coins from the so-called Traveller collection.

One of only two known portraits of a black sitter by a woman artist in the late 19th century has been acquired by a Canadian museum from a London dealer.

Exhibitors selling to other traders, alongside decorators and private buyers, is a key feature of The Decorative Fair in Battersea.

Motor Launch 397 was one of about 500 of these 37-ton boats built by Elco during the First World War and was heavily involved with the 1918 raids on the German-held ports of Ostend and Zeebrugge.

“The Russians opened fire on our right, on our left, and then in front...

The Spink (20% buyer’s premium) sale on April 23 that included the Rorke’s Drift medal awarded to ‘Ammunition Smith’ (see News, ATG No 2742) also featured several other notable lots.

Each June, a familiar circuit of selling exhibitions draws collectors, dealers and specialists in porcelain and ceramics to London.