Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
Royal Warrant provides sweet reward for Rountree Tryon
09 April 2018Rountree Tryon Galleries and director James Rountree have been granted a Royal Warrant by Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh.
5 Questions with David Harvey
09 April 2018David Harvey has been running WR Harvey & Co (Antiques) since he took it over from its founder, his father Walter. The business has had locations in London’s Chalk Farm and Old Bond Street. Specialising in English antique furniture, Harvey now works from a showroom in Witney, Oxfordshire and stands next at the CADA fair.
Next Galloway Fair comes to Duncombe Park
09 April 2018Duncombe Park Antiques & Fine Art Fair attracts dealers to the beautiful town of Helmsley, North Yorkshire, twice a year.
They said what?! The week (2-8 April, 2018) in quotes from the art and antiques world
08 April 2018In a week that began with Defra's unveiling of a ban on the UK trade of ivory, including antique ivory but with narrow exemptions, Antiques Trade Gazette brings you a selection of quotes from dealers, auctioneers, collectors and others.
Masterpiece London unveils larger fair for 2018 with exhibitor list
04 April 2018This year’s Masterpiece London features a new layout as it brings together a host of UK and international exhibitors for its ninth edition.
Early highlights for London Art Week revealed
04 April 2018It may only be April but dealers and collectors across the UK and beyond are already turning their minds to the busy days of summer.
North Nguni headrest takes more than 10 times estimate at Edinburgh auction
03 April 2018An African headrest soared past its upper estimate to take £65,000 at a recent Edinburgh auction.
5 Questions: Guy Peppiatt
02 April 2018Guy Peppiatt specialises in 18th and 19th century British watercolours and drawings and is based in Mason’s Yard, St James’s.
BADA fair: play the long game as visitors take a more considered approach
02 April 2018Slow and steady. That, dealers reported, was the general course of sales at the recent British Antique Dealers’ Association (BADA) fair.
Panter & Hall stage Alberto Morrocco show
02 April 2018Panter & Hall holds an exhibition of the works of Alberto Morrocco (1917-1998) in its Pall Mall gallery this month.
British artist Alan Davie is back in the spotlight
02 April 2018During the later decades of the 20th century, post-war British artist Alan Davie (1920-2014) fell into relative obscurity. However, recent months have been eventful for the painter’s legacy.
Beryl Cook cat in Cotswolds
02 April 2018The first Cotswolds Decorative, Antiques & Art Fair of the year comes to Westonbirt School this month. Running from April 13-15, the 29-year-old event hosts 43 dealers (fully booked), particularly those from around the west of England.
They said what?! The week (26 March – 1 April, 2018) in quotes from the art and antiques world
01 April 2018In our weekend series, Antiques Trade Gazette brings you a selection of quotes from dealers, auctioneers, collectors and others.
Complete set of Beatles autographs auctioned in the Cotswolds
29 March 2018A set of Beatles autographs goes under the hammer in the Cotswolds next month.
Banned Georgian sex manual sells for 30 times estimate in Derbyshire
28 March 2018A once-banned Georgian manual containing the ‘secrets of sex’ flew past its estimate in a Derbyshire auction yesterday.
Dealer Ronald Phillips offers 35 key objects in Chippendale selling exhibition at London gallery and Masterpiece this summer
26 March 2018Ronald Phillips will host an exhibition of Chippendale furniture at its Bruton Street gallery and at Masterpiece London to mark the tercentenary of his birth.
Dealer shows special First World War commemorative pottery display at Antiques for Everyone fair
26 March 2018Bac To Basic Antiques brings a special display of First World War commemorative pottery to this edition of the Antiques for Everyone fair.
Long-standing fair opens special section to offer a lower-cost chance to make sales
26 March 2018The venerable Antiques for Everyone (AfE) fair is still open to change in its 33rd year. The next edition runs from April 5-8 at Birmingham’s NEC, hosting around 200 dealers who offer items to fit a variety of tastes, functions and wallets.
5 Questions: Julian Eade
26 March 2018Julian Eade deals in antique pottery and porcelain. He specialises in Doulton, particularly artist-signed pieces, as well as Royal Worcester, Minton, Coalport and other factories. He stands at the upcoming edition of Antiques for Everyone.
Trio based Down South make fresh moves
26 March 2018Gallery openings have declined steadily during the last decade, according to the recent The Art Market 2018 report. In 2017, it says, around 87% fewer new galleries were established than in 2007. But that’s only part of the story.