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Newcomers to LAPADA event endorse fairs as vital sales channel

01 September 2025

A notable group of newcomers joining the LAPADA Berkeley Square Fair next month underlines the important part that fairs still play in the success of antiques dealers.

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Antiques grace elegant room sets in dealers' tie-up

01 September 2025

Brownrigg, a furniture and decorative dealer in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, is partnering with Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler of Pimlico Road.

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Panoramic romantic rural scenes produced as a pair stay together for sale

01 September 2025

A pair of panoramic oil on canvas landscapes by French artist Raymond Thibésart (1874-1963) makes for a stand-out item at fine art dealership Gladwell & Patterson’s next exhibition, Treasures.

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Koopman jewellery strong enough to ‘go it alone’

01 September 2025

Koopman Rare Art’s jewellery division is to show on its own in a debut fair appearance.

Etc Fairs finds new venue in Bloomsbury

01 September 2025

Among the logistical challenges many fair organisers face is the scheduling and sometimes rescheduling of dates at their chosen venues.

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Modern British art on offer at Chelsea fair includes painting that hints at a turbulent relationship

01 September 2025

On John Swarbrooke Fine Art’s stand at British Art Fair this month is a relic of a long yet turbulent friendship between two 20th century artists.

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Crane Kalman Gallery’s Lowry links

01 September 2025

Joining 'British Art Fair' this year is Crane Kalman Gallery of Knightsbridge, which offers a selection of paintings and works on paper by LS Lowry, who had a longstanding connection with the firm.

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London auction offers medals and flying gear of RAF hero who was part of Great Escape plot

29 August 2025

Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s Medals and Militaria Auction on September 17 features a collection of items from Squadron Leader Peter Cairns, who took part in the Great Escape breakout plot during the Second World War.

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Mills make a good vintage venue

25 August 2025

Another day, another pop-up for So Last Century Fairs, which is trying out a new vintage market in London on Saturday, September 6.

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Edward VII drawing gets stamp of approval from bidders

22 August 2025

If this small portrait of Edward VII looks a bit like a postage stamp, that’s no surprise.

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How an empty market hall became a vibrant Covent Garden art venue

21 August 2025

Jubilee Market in Covent Garden is marking a half-century in business.

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Police appeal to recover stolen gold jewellery from south London home 

19 August 2025

Gold jewellery that had belonged to a family in south London for generations was stolen in a burglary while the residents were still at home.

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Forum Auctions splits from Dreweatts and Gurr Johns

18 August 2025

Books and works on paper specialist Forum Auctions has split from Dreweatts and parent company Gurr Johns.

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Look beyond the Buffet signature

18 August 2025

London exhibition aims to showcase the diversity and technical skill of an often derided French artist

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Furniture to the taste of 18th century aristocrats

18 August 2025

A George III bonheur du jour offered for sale at Roseberys (26/25/20% buyer’s premium) in south London provided a fascinating window onto the collecting tastes of the British aristocracy in the 18th century.

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Hopes for London’s W2 to become an ‘art postcode’

18 August 2025

3812 Gallery, a Modern and Contemporary Chinese firm founded in Hong Kong, is launching a new outpost in London this autumn.

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Moore and Chadwick matched up in Mayfair

18 August 2025

Henry Moore and Lynn Chadwick occupy the top tier of Modern British sculptors, each with an artistic output that was both highly individual and instantly recognisable.

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Plea for museums to raise £6m to keep nautical chart archive in the UK

14 August 2025

A British maritime chart collection spanning 200 years has been temporarily blocked from export to give UK museums the chance to raise funds to keep it in the country.

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Bermondsey Antiques Market attracts new investment and marks special anniversary

13 August 2025

Bermondsey Antiques Market is celebrating a new investment from Bermondsey Square Community Fund.

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Venetian museum buys Canal views of the Italian city from London dealership

11 August 2025

Two 18th century scenes of Venice by Bernardo Canal (1664-1744) have been sold to the Italian museum Gallerie dell’Accademia di Venezia by London dealership Brun Fine Art for a six-figure sum.

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