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The Art of Collecting Art Deco & Art Nouveau Sculpture and Glass, with David Hickmet

In some ways Art Deco is an elusive movement. Arising, partially, from Cubism and a reaction against the…

Monopoly – the great game at 90, whose origins showed we’re all capitalists at heart

  A new set of Royal Mail postage stamps just issued celebrates 90 years since the board game…

A Family Affair

Having dealt in antiques for over half a century, Butchoff remains a family concern, offering an ever-changing collection,…

Wealth reports point the way for the art market in addressing the next generations

  Many of the leading brands associated with wealth produce annual reports to assess trends and predict where…

Five minutes with Laura Ford, President of the Royal Society of Sculptors

  You hold several public roles, including the Presidency of the Royal Society of Sculptors. What challenges do…

Dulwich Picture Gallery prepares to unveil its £5 million revamp as it brings art outside as well as in the building

The ArtPlay Pavilion is a key part of the Dulwich Picture Gallery’s £5 million upgrade due to be…

Rare Barbara Hepworth Sculpture to stay in UK after successful £3.8 million campaign

The Hepworth Wakefield is celebrating the successful £3.8 million fund-raising appeal to keep an important Barbara Hepworth sculpture in…

LAPADA’s Berkeley Square Fair to Host Koopman Rare Art for the First Time

For the very first time, Koopman Rare Art, one of the world’s leading dealers specialising in antique silver,…

The Art of Pictures, with David M. Mason

David M. Mason is the fourth generation an art dealing family that has been in business for over…

Prepare to welcome Classic Art London, a summer feast of art and connoisseurship

In December, when London Art Week announced that it was closing after a decade of bringing beautiful pictures…

The beginning of Art Deco

When the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts opened in Paris on April 28, 1925, the French government…

LAPADA Berkeley Square Fair announces landmark partnership with Haute Jewels, elevating London’s 2025 fair calendar

This year the LAPADA Berkeley Square Fair has developed an exclusive partnership with Haute Jewels, the world-renowned collective…

Just in time for Halloween: Berkeley Square's Most Haunted House

The first thing you notice about 50 Berkeley Square is the blue plaque to George Canning (1770-1827), our…

The three ages of dealing at LAPADA –  bringing new life to the past for the future

Celebrating the best of art and antiques in the creative surroundings of LAPADA’s Berkeley Square Fair is with…

A Rare 19th Century Woolwork from Wakelin & Linfield

Mike Wakelin and Helen Linfield have been in business as a partnership within the Antiques Trade since 1982,…

Lydia Forte Joins the Selection Committee - A Conversation on Family, Hospitality, and Timeless Design

Lydia Forte, Group Director of Food & Beverage at Rocco Forte Hotels, brings a wealth of experience and…

Stephanie Barba Mendoza's Showstopping Design for the 2024 Berkeley Square Collective

A standout feature of the fair, the Berkeley Square Collective stand will once again impress visitors with a…

A Focus on the Function of Portrait Miniatures: Compton Verney’s The Reflected Self: Portrait Miniatures, 1550-1850

This September, an ambitious new major exhibition of portrait miniatures has opened at Warwickshire country house and gallery,…

Exciting New Exhibitors at the Fair

This year's LAPADA Fair is set to make history as it welcomes a larger-than-ever group of new exhibitors…

Fromental Transforms the Fair Marquee with AR Enhanced Design

Fromental, celebrated for its luxurious hand-painted wallpapers, will transform the marquee at this year’s Berkeley Square Fair, wrapping…