About
About the gallery
Originally established in 1910, the gallery rose to prominence in the ‘20s when Soleiman Haroon (1890-1976) opened a second showroom in Alexandria, Egypt. In 1980 the gallery relocated to London, and Soleiman’s youngest son, David Aaron, opened his own gallery on Berkeley Square in 1998. David Aaron Ltd is now managed by the third and fourth generations of the Aaron family, with a showroom located at 25A Berkeley Square. The gallery specialises in Classical Greek and Roman, Egyptian, Near Eastern, and Islamic works of art, as well as important items of natural history, such as authentic large-scale dinosaur fossils. The gallery annually exhibits at highly vetted international art fairs (including Tefaf, Masterpiece, Frieze Masters, Frieze Seoul, Fine Art Asia, Guardian Fine Art, among others) and over the past century has played an instrumental role in helping major museums and private collections acquire and research important antiquities. Notable sales have been made to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, J. Paul Getty Museum, Louvre Abu Dhabi, The Aga Khan Museum, David Collection of Islamic Art, Miho Museum, Glyptothek Munich, Yorkshire Museum, and Corning Museum, to name a few. The gallery is also a member of IADAA (International Association of Dealers in Ancient Art) and ADA (Antiquities Dealers’ Association).
History
History
1910
The gallery is formerly established by Soleiman Haroon in Isfahan, Iran, dealing exclusively in Persian and Islamic works of art.
History
1922
Soleiman Haroon begins travelling extensively throughout the Middle East and Europe to source artworks. This photograph captures Soleiman, pictured left, in front of the Great Pyramid of Giza during a trip in Egypt in July 1922, a few months before Howard Carter's landmark discovery of Tutankhamun's Tomb leading to unprecedented interest in ancient Egyptian artworks.
History
Late 1920s
Soleiman expands the business, establishing an outpost in Alexandria, Egypt to service his expanding clientele, including Farouk I, King of Egypt.
History
1950
The gallery relocates to Tehran and becomes a meeting point for artists, diplomats, collectors and institutions, welcoming clients including Pablo Picasso, Henri de Malrome, and J. Paul Getty among many other artists and dignitaries during this period.
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1981
Two of Soleiman’s sons, David and Manoucher, relocate the business to Bruton Street in Mayfair, London, under the name Aaron Gallery. The business establishes a reputation for presenting respected exhibitions, talks and lectures on Persian and Islamic art.
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1997
David establishes his own dealership, David Aaron Ltd, and relocates to 22 Berkeley Square, Mayfair, previously the offices of Reader’s Digest magazine, and undertaking a full remodelling of the space. The business continues to specialise in Persian and Islamic art while also expanding its focus to Classical Greek and Roman, and ancient Egyptian pieces.
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2017
The gallery starts regularly exhibiting at local and international art fairs, presenting at Masterpiece in London for the first time.
History
2022
The gallery moves into a new showroom, designed by Enrico Galliani from Crawford and Gray Architects, located at 25A Berkley Square, Mayfair.
David Aaron Ltd begins exhibiting important pieces of natural history including authentic dinosaur fossils. The gallery is one of the first dealers to exhibit a complete dinosaur fossil at an international art fair, at Frieze Masters.
David Aaron Ltd begins exhibiting important pieces of natural history including authentic dinosaur fossils. The gallery is one of the first dealers to exhibit a complete dinosaur fossil at an international art fair, at Frieze Masters.
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