Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
Text education lessons in the US with Les Enluminures exhibition
19 February 2018Vernacular texts from the Middle Ages might be rarer than their Latin equivalents but their accounts of medieval society and history can offer modern readers a clearer window to the past.
Gone with the wind? No, off to Haynes Fine Art
19 February 2018Tony Haynes of Haynes Fine Art is preparing to show a room-set from the collection of Vivien Leigh at his London gallery next month – but not to sell it.
They said what?! The week (Feb 12-18, 2018) in quotes from the art and antiques world
18 February 2018In our weekend series, Antiques Trade Gazette brings you a selection of quotes from dealers, auctioneers, collectors and others. This week we cover classic cars your parents had - or hoped for.
Symposium about the care of art at sea launches targeting superyacht owners
17 February 2018A new symposium tackles the issue of how best to care for fine art on superyachts.
Chinese New Year ushers in the Year of the Dog: Check out these five dog-related antiques and artworks
16 February 2018Today marks Chinese New Year, heralding the year of the dog. Those born in the year of the dog are said to be loyal, honest, just and popular in social circles.
Penman Antiques Fairs launches new event at Windsor
15 February 2018Penman Antiques Fairs is launching a new antiques fair in Windsor, its first new event for two years.
Degas and Rodin: an odd couple that fit together perfectly at dealer's show
12 February 2018Their backgrounds might have made them strange bedfellows: Edgar Degas (1834-1917), the lawyer turned publicity-shy painter and printmaker, and Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), the sculptor from a working-class background who achieved fame with his large, often controversial works.
Shop talk: Arundel Eccentrics
12 February 2018In our series looking through the keyhole of ‘bricks and mortar’ shops, ATG talks to Brenda Nassarian of English and French decorative interiors business Arundel Eccentrics. When and why did you open the shop?
Philip Mould stages show featuring modern milliner
12 February 2018Milliner Victoria Grant is known for her high-society hats, worn by the likes of Kate Moss, Beyoncé and Carla Delevigne. But in an exhibition of her works at Old Master dealer Philip Mould’s gallery, society faces are on, not under, the hats.
Map of the very Big Apple sold at $250,000
12 February 2018Daniel Crouch Rare Books sold this huge 25ft (7.6m) wide ‘Atlas of the City of New York – Borough of Manhattan’ map at the Winter Antiques Show last month.
5 Questions: Derek Johns
12 February 2018Old Master specialist Derek Johns became a director of Sotheby’s in 1968 and head of its Old Master paintings department in 1974. He became an independent art dealer in 1981. He now deals from Bury Street after many years on Duke Street.
Cheshire event with location, location, location
12 February 2018Art Antiques Cheshire, the annual fair at The Mere Golf Resort & Spa, is now in its seventh year.
Table set for second Cowdray
12 February 2018Galloway Antiques Fairs returns for its second edition at the Midhurst stately home Cowdray House this year.
'Collect 2018': a fair at London’s Saatchi Gallery mixing the old with the new
12 February 2018Collect 2018 is a fair offering a wealth of contemporary craft, but this year it also takes a look back to leading craftspeople of the 20th century.
Barns-Graham at Bohun
12 February 2018Wilhelmina Barns-Graham described making her late work, a colourful and energetic collection, as ‘letting rip’.
Marine painting stars at Chorley’s Country House auction
09 February 2018A painting of Men-o’-War in Portsmouth Harbour was among the leading lots at Chorley’s Country House sale.
Still-lifes and heroes: the Works on Paper Fair has third edition at Royal Geographical Society
07 February 2018The Works on Paper Fair ended its third run at the Royal Geographical Society on Sunday.
‘20/21 Fair’ to be renamed as British Art Fair and moves to Saatchi Gallery under new ownership
05 February 2018The 20/21 British Art Fair will take place in Saatchi Gallery this year with an expanded timeline and the new name of British Art Fair following its sale to new owners.
Erotic art through the ages: Take a peek as Sotheby’s steams up with sensual art
05 February 2018Does sex still sell?
Fair races into Chester
05 February 2018The year is well under way for Penman Fairs as it gears up for The Chester Antiques Fair.