Fine Art Society
Other Business Names:
- Bourne Fine Art
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, Scotland
- Glasgow, City of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, Scotland
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Distribution - retailing
Art, antiques, antiquarian books, etc, auctioneering, dealing & retailing
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Publishing & printing
Engraving inc print making & publishing
Notes:
Established 1876 by a group of businessmen, adopting the structure of a limited company. Initially focused on print selling and publishing. From outset based at 148 New Bond St, shortly after 2000 relocating to Carnaby Street. Has held well over 2,000 buying exhibitions. Sometime branches in Edinburgh and Glasgow. 2004 merged with Bourne Fine Art, Edinburgh. Continues in 2022
Publications:
- 125 Years of Exhibitions at the Fine Art Society by Unknown
- ''Best shop in London'. The Fine Art Society and the Victorian art scene' in S P Casteras & C Denney (eds), Grosvenor Gallery. A palace of art in Victorian England by Faberman, Hilarie
- Fine Art Society Story, 1876-2001 by Unknown
- One Hundred Years of Exhibitions at the Fine Art Society Ltd by Unknown
- Signatures of Scottish Art. Celebrating 140 years of the Fine Art Society by Walsh, Emily
- 'The Fine Art Society and the rise of the solo exhibition' in C Gould & S Mesplede (eds), Marketing Art in the British Isles, 1700 to the Present. A cultural history by De Montfort, Patricia
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Bourne Fine Art
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, Scotland
- Glasgow, City of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, Scotland
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Distribution - retailing Art, antiques, antiquarian books, etc, auctioneering, dealing & retailing
- Publishing & printing Engraving inc print making & publishing
Notes:
Established 1876 by a group of businessmen, adopting the structure of a limited company. Initially focused on print selling and publishing. From outset based at 148 New Bond St, shortly after 2000 relocating to Carnaby Street. Has held well over 2,000 buying exhibitions. Sometime branches in Edinburgh and Glasgow. 2004 merged with Bourne Fine Art, Edinburgh. Continues in 2022Publications:
- 125 Years of Exhibitions at the Fine Art Society by Unknown
- ''Best shop in London'. The Fine Art Society and the Victorian art scene' in S P Casteras & C Denney (eds), Grosvenor Gallery. A palace of art in Victorian England by Faberman, Hilarie
- Fine Art Society Story, 1876-2001 by Unknown
- One Hundred Years of Exhibitions at the Fine Art Society Ltd by Unknown
- Signatures of Scottish Art. Celebrating 140 years of the Fine Art Society by Walsh, Emily
- 'The Fine Art Society and the rise of the solo exhibition' in C Gould & S Mesplede (eds), Marketing Art in the British Isles, 1700 to the Present. A cultural history by De Montfort, Patricia