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Classic Art London starts next week!

Running from 22 June to 3 July, Classic Art London celebrates classic art of all periods. Leading dealers in the traditional heartland of London’s art market will stage important selling exhibitions of museum-quality old and modern masterworks. It also features a talks and events series that is both academic and entertaining.

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A mother-of-pearl pilgrim flask, from the collection of BADA member Amir Mohtashemi Ltd.

This mother-of-pearl flask was made in 17th-century Gujarat, likely for the Deccani market. Boat-shaped, the flask features a flared, trumpet-shaped neck, a tubular spout to one side, and it stands on a brass splayed foot. Possibly double-spouted in origin, it lacks its original dome-shaped cover, which was probably linked and secured to the rim of the neck with a loop chain. In addition to the foot and spout, the metal fittings include bands on the edges of the vessel to secure the mother-of-pearl plaques, a collar on the base of the neck and on its rim, and two loops flanking the neck for suspension, likely by two loop chains.

Gujarat, India, 17th century.
Mother-of-pearl and brass.
13 cm high, 13.5 cm wide.

Head over to Amir Mohtashemi Ltd’s page on bada.org to browse more of their stock – link in bio.

The Paschal Light by Glyn Warren Philpot RA (1884 – 1937), from the collection of BADA member Strachan Fine Art.

Looking upwards from the base of the Paschal Candle (the Light of Christ) towards the priests celebrating Mass at the altar beyond, Philpot uses the drama he had absorbed from Spanish art and paints with the intense involvement of a convert to the Roman Catholic church. The rising cloud of incense caught in a shaft of sunlight conjures up the cavernous interior of a great church.

Glyn Philpot was one of the leading British artists of the early 20th century. Initially known as a society portraitist, his work later became more personal and experimental, exploring a wider range of subjects and a more modern approach to painting.

The Paschal Light, 1912
Oil on canvas
30 x 25 ins., 76.2 x 63.5 cms.
Inscribed with the artist’s name and the title on a label on the reverse.

Karen Taylor Fine Art will present an exhibition of forty works by British women artists from 1780 to 1950 at 8 Duke Street, St James’s, London SW1Y, as part of Classic Art London (25 June - 5 July). Many of the works have been recently rediscovered and reattributed. Classic Art London

While the difficulties confronted by women artists are becoming better known, it must not be forgotten that women were not admitted to the Schools of London’s Royal Academy of Arts until the 1860s and remained excluded from its figure drawing classes until the 1890s.

Married British women were not allowed to own property until 1870, including any profits from their work. Consequently, they frequently inhabited the domestic sphere, as reflected in the subjects of many of the drawings in this catalogue.

Dr Rachel Sloan of the Courtauld Gallery will give a talk about British women artists at the gallery at 8 Duke Street, St James’s, on Monday 29 June at 5pm. To attend, please contact Karen Taylor by email at [email protected]

An early Victorian gilt-bronze mounted, marquetry-inlaid grand bureau plat or library table, from the collection of BADA member Adrian Alan. Adrian Alan Antiques

The marquetry top comprises pen-engraved fruitwood, walnut, sycamore, olive and yew wood, within an undulating palmwood and ebony surround. The gilt-bronze surround is cast with shells and scrolls.

The frieze is decorated with marquetry, the front and back with a recessed central drawer flanked on each side by a drawer with scrolled handles held by rococo figural busts. The drawers have birchwood linings. The bombé sides are decorated with marquetry. The whole is raised on cabriole legs headed by gilt-bronze cartouches with foliate-entwined chutes terminating in scrolled sabots.

Attributed to Town & Emanuel for Edward Holmes Baldock.
Inscribed in ink to the carcass: ‘Moreaux 72’.
The gilt-bronze variously stamped ‘O’.
England, circa 1830/1840.
The earlier marquetry is German, 16th century.

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We are delighted to welcome our latest BADA member, Elliot Davies Fine Art. .art

Founded in 2018, Elliot Davies Fine Art is a leading dealer specialising in European sculpture and antiquities, based in the city of York. They have exhibited at leading art fairs such as Frieze Masters and have sold a number of major works to international museums and important private collectors.

Elliot has published widely and recently authored the Ömer Koç collection of British art, one of the finest and most extensive collections to have been assembled in recent decades.

Head over to Elliot Davies Fine Art’s website to read more – link in their bio.

From the BADA Friends Director:

On Monday 29 June, BADA picture dealer Karen Taylor will be in discussion with Dr Rachel Sloan from The Courtauld Gallery on the topic of Rediscovering and Representing Women Artists.

They will discuss the work of Harriet Lister (1751–1821) and other women artists featured in Karen’s current exhibition. The event will take place at 5pm at 8 Duke Street, St James’s, London SW1Y.

The exhibition, which features forty works by British women artists from 1780 to 1950, runs from 25 June to 5 July and forms part of Classic Art London 2026. Many of the paintings on show have been recently rediscovered and reattributed, with an illustrated catalogue available.

This promises to be an engaging and enlightening evening. Tickets are limited. To attend, please direct message the BADA Friends.

www.classicartlondon.uk

Laura Bordignon Antiques is delighted to present their 2026 Summer Exhibition Catalogue for the Treasure House Fair, featuring an outstanding selection of Japanese metalwork, lacquer, silk textiles, silver and cloisonné enamels that celebrate the remarkable artistry of Japan’s Meiji (1868–1912) and Taishō (1912–1926) eras. Laura Bordignon

Head over to Laura Bordignon Antiques’ website via the link in their bio to view the digital catalogue.

This vintage diamond, turquoise and lapis lazuli link bracelet has been chosen as Hancocks London’s Jewel of the Month for June. 💎

Dating to circa 1970, the articulated link bracelet, by Italian jeweller Illario, is designed as a highly flexible 18ct yellow gold brick link, with a repeating geometric pattern of diamonds, turquoise and lapis lazuli.

The bracelet bears the maker’s mark for Illario, the Italian workshop founded in 1920 by three brothers, Carlo, Vincenzo and Luigi Illario, whose reputation for innovative goldsmithing techniques brought them to the attention of some of Italy’s most distinguished jewellery houses. Among them, notably, was Bulgari, who recognised the quality of their craftsmanship.

Head over to Hancocks’ page on bada.org to browse more of their stock - link in bio.

BADA Member Freya Mitton is hosting a summer exhibition, “Flock: A Collection of Birds in Modern British Art”, at her gallery in Mason’s Yard, London. 🦜

The exhibition runs until 17 June 2026. Plan your visit!

6 Mason’s Yard
Duke Street
St James’s
London SW1Y 6BU

Open Monday-Friday, 11am to 6pm.

Contact [email protected] for further information.