Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
Eight dealer catalogues to peruse this autumn
13 November 2026A focus on highlights from the latest line-ups of intriguing items on offer from dealers
Parading into a London show
13 November 2026This picture from c.1804 of Prince Sulaiman Jah in Procession from Deccan, Hyderabad, and attributed to Venkatchellam, is painted in opaque pigments and gold on paper.
On the table in Birmingham
13 November 2026Walton House Antiques brings a small 18th century mahogany Pembroke table on tapered legs with a single drawer to the next edition of Classic Antique Fairs, offered for £975 among its assortment of furniture, clocks, glass and works of art.
Oxfordshire gallery showcases storage solutions for collectors, 18th and 19th century style
30 October 2026Oxfordshire gallery turns spotlight not on objects as such for once but on where and how they were kept
Making moves and taking over: latest gallery news
30 October 2026Frances Allitt and Laura Chesters report on business developments in Paris, London and Dorset
Grind designs for coffee drinkers on display at Harrogate fair
30 October 2026An early wooden coffee grinder is among the items on offer at The Harrogate Decorative, Antiques and Fine Art Fair.
Sim Fine Art's annual Holding the Line exhibition returns for 16th show
23 October 2026Sim Fine Art’s annual catalogue Holding the Line devoted to British war art is now in its 16th year.
Show and sell: Seven dealer highlights from Asian Art in London
23 October 2026Highlights of what dealers taking part in Asian Art in London (October 29 to November 10) have to offer, from Company school sunbirds to a Sikh chakrum
Cornish antiques and vintage dealer gets on board as Cotswolds newcomer
23 October 2026The Cotswolds Decorative, Antiques & Art Fair welcomes new and returning exhibitors this autumn.
US buyer snaps up marvellous manga
02 October 2026Scottish book dealership Carter Rare Books has sold a collection of nearly 30 Japanese manga valued at around £100,000.
Gallery draws inspiration from 280 years of trade
02 October 2026Gladwell & Patterson marks its 280th anniversary with an exhibition at its new London premises in Burlington Arcade, Mayfair.
Chester ready for the off at racecourse venue
02 October 2026This 19th century Italian demilune neo-classical painted console table is one of a pair offered by Antilia Arts at The Cheshire Decorative, Antiques & Art Fair.
Lochhead brings pictures and sculptures from across Europe for symbolic show
02 October 2026London dealer Stuart Lochhead hosts an exhibition on Symbolism this autumn, bringing together pictures and sculptures from across Europe to demonstrate the movement’s breadth.
Trois Crayons puts down a US marker
02 October 2026Innovative art fair recently launched at London gallery expands to American cities for the first time
Influential gallery owner Kasmin becomes the focus of attention
25 September 2026London gallery owner John Kasmin is closely linked to British art of the late 20th century.
Constructivist artist Marlow Moss in focus in St James’s show
18 September 2026An unconventional creator who influenced Mondrian finally gets her moment in the limelight with a new London show.
Portland Gallery St James celebrates 40th anniversary
18 September 2026Portland Gallery of St James’s, London, holds an exhibition of all its artists to celebrate its 40th anniversary.
Nelson’s command notebook of HMS Bellerophon on offer
18 September 2026Arch Rare Books & Antique Prints offers a command notebook chronicling Admiral Nelson’s command of the HMS Bellerophon in 1799.
Museum sales for ceramics specialist E&H Manners
18 September 2026E&H Manners has made two sales to London museums.
Watercolour and drawings exhibition: Spherical Lear, it would appear, and many other big names
11 September 2026Edward Lear (1812-88), the Victorian artist and author probably best known for penning 'The Owl and the Pussycat', started drawing himself as ‘perfectly spherical’ in 1860.