Press cuttings about closure of John Sparks Ltd, Michael Gillingham, and the Chinese art market

Press cutting: 'How a dealer fought his way back after a call from the bank closed his business' from 'Antiques Trade Gazette, August 1992 (1 piece) Press cutting: 'Hammer blow on Antiques Road' from 'The Evening Standard', 8 September 1992, on collapse of John Sparks Ltd and other antiques dealers...

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Order number: JSP, Box 49
Date(s) of creation: 1992-1997
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: JSP, Box 49
Summary: Press cutting: 'How a dealer fought his way back after a call from the bank closed his business' from 'Antiques Trade Gazette, August 1992 (1 piece) Press cutting: 'Hammer blow on Antiques Road' from 'The Evening Standard', 8 September 1992, on collapse of John Sparks Ltd and other antiques dealers from Mount Street. Press cutting: 'When the Bank pulls the plug' from 'The Daily Telegraph', 1992, an interview with Gillingham re collapse of John Sparks Ltd, dealer in Chinese art (1 piece) Press cutting: 'Kay Kleinfeldt' from unknown publication, 1992 - obituary of Dorris Marie ('Kay') Kleinfeldt, antique dealer (1 piece) Press cutting: 'Mayfair art dealer calls in receiver' from unknown publication 8 January 1993 on collapse of Bluetts, art dealer. Press cutting: 'The Bond Street Bubble' from 'Evening Standard', March 1993, on collapse of antiques dealerships, including John Sparks Ltd (2 pieces) Press cutting: 'Time Travellers' from Art & Auction' (magazine), June 1993 on enthusiasts for vintage accessories and clothing, including comments by Gillingham (4 pieces) Press cutting: 'Can China Bring Imperial Porcelains Home?'/ by Michael Gillingham from 'Tresors' (magazine), Autumn 1994 (3 pieces). Press cutting from 'sister wendy beckeet on The International Ceramics Fair and Seminar' from 'Hot Tickets' (magazine), 12 June 1997 (1 piece) Press cutting: 'East and West Coast Art Fairs, 1997' from unknown publication on 'The Winter Antiques Show' at the Seventh Regiment Armoury, New York (USA) 17th-26th January 1997 attended by Gillingham and Alastair Sampson Antiques. (1 piece). Press cutting: 'Many Happy Returns' from unknown publication (1997) about the return of Gillingham to 128 Mount Street with Alastair Sampson Antiques. Photocopy of press cutting 'Yanked Out' from 'The Times' (undated) on the 'International Asian Art Fair' with a mention of Gillingham's attendance (1 piece).
Extent: 1 folder
Access status: Open
Language: English
Format: Archive