Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
5 Questions with Andy Maule
07 August 2023Andy Maule is among the exhibitors at The Cotswolds Decorative, Antiques & Art Fair in Westonbirt School, Tetbury, (August 11-13).
Rugs under the spotlight in new book
07 August 2023New York rugs dealer Jason Nazmiyal has released a new book on the art and history of rugs.
Dealer calls on trade and public to aid recovery of stolen Asian art
27 July 2023JAN Fine Art has asked that the art and antiques trade be aware of two thefts made at its Kensington Church Street, London, premises.
5 Questions with Carolina Valdés Vignoli
24 July 2023Carolina Valdés Vignoli of Carol Tresor concentrates on collectors’ pieces of mineralogical interest and shipwreck pottery. She is preparing an exhibition of minerals in September at the LAPADA fair in Mayfair.
Howzat: British Library nets rare cricket book from dealer
17 July 2023An early book on cricket from the library of commentator John Arlott has been acquired for the British Library from London dealership Peter Harrington.
Lachenal carries on family design tradition
17 July 2023London-based French antiques dealer Dorian Caffot de Fawes offers furniture, pictures and other objects from 1920-70.
Very early printed work to be found down south
17 July 2023'Antipodum, nobis, incognita': how a great southern land is labelled (“the Antipodes unknown to us”) in one of the first mentions in print.
5 Questions with jewellery and art dealer David Horton
17 July 2023David Horton specialises in fine jewellery and British and international art from the 19th to the 20th century.
Super shows in Scotland star wonder women
17 July 2023Blackadder, Ramshaw and Manz under the spotlight at single Edinburgh gallery’s trio of exhibitions
Harry and Lou Epstein in the mix at The Design Gallery
17 July 2023The Epstein family produced some of Britain’s leading examples of Art Deco furniture.
Game on for LAPADA partnership
17 July 2023'The Farm, Isle of Skye', a 1973 watercolour and pencil on paper by John Nash (1893-1977) is among the highlights at LAPADA’s Pavilion at The Game Fair.
Impressive Chiparus figure with palm and arms aloft
17 July 2023Femme à la Palme, c.1925, by Demetre Chiparus (1886-1947), the Romanian Art Deco sculptor, is an imposing example of his distinct style.
The web shop window: French mantle clock at Patrick Moorhead
17 July 2023Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Chermayeff console table was created for Waring & Gillows
17 July 2023Jeroen Markies is a specialist in all things Art Deco, offering a range of furniture, sculpture, glass and lighting.
Deco style starts to make an impact
17 July 2023Janice Kehoe of Solo Antiques specialises in Art Nouveau and Art Deco sculpture and glass as well as Arts & Crafts pieces.
On an art and antiques Treasure trail in Chelsea
10 July 2023New summer art fair to fill the void left by Masterpiece gains promising feedback from exhibitors.
5 Questions with art dealer Tanya Baxter
10 July 2023Tanya Baxter specialises in Modern British, Post-Modern and Contemporary art and is among those exhibiting at this year’s LAPADA Berkeley Square Fair (September 27-October 1).
Grand Dauphin relief sculpture emerges at last
03 July 2023A relief sculpture by Antoine Coysevox (1640-1720) which has been identified as depicting Louis, Grand Dauphin, is on the market for £1.5m.
The web shop window: First edition of seminal work that prompted Arts & Crafts movement
03 July 2023Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Big names of British abstract art feature in colourful exhibitions this summer
03 July 2023Colour is at the core of Zuleika Gallery’s latest exhibition, one of several to focus on British abstract art this summer.