Welcome to the Antique Dealers Project Blog.
The Blog focuses on the history of antique dealing in the 19th, 20th & 21st centuries, primarily in Britain. The Blog developed out of an AHRC-funded research project ‘Antique Dealers: the British Antique Trade in the 20th Century, a cultural geography based at the University of Leeds. Antique Dealers started in September 2013 and ran for 32 months, concluding in April 2016. A further AHRC-funded project ‘Sold! The Year of the Dealer‘ followed in 2019, running until 2023.
The research project is continuing at the University of Leeds and there is now a dedicated website showcasing the wide range of initiatives that continue to evolve in the project – see Antique Dealers – University of Leeds. We have the help of a small army of volunteers who constantly assist and facilitate the project. If you would like to be involved in the project or have information on the history of antique dealing please do email us at antiquedealers@leeds.ac.uk
Dr Mark Westgarth (Project Lead)
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