Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
Brazilian curator grant and new exhibitors feature at Frieze Masters
22 August 2025This year’s edition of Frieze Masters features a number of collaborations and several new exhibitors.
Exeter museum acquires Anglo Saxon coin with first mention of city's name
21 August 2025An Anglo-Saxon silver penny with the first recorded use of the name ‘Exeter’ has been acquired by that city’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery.
Masters join the mix at Frieze Seoul
21 August 2025A selection of European galleries join the Masters section at Frieze Seoul as the fair returns for its four edition from September 3-6.
Look beyond the Buffet signature
18 August 2025London exhibition aims to showcase the diversity and technical skill of an often derided French artist
Hopes for London’s W2 to become an ‘art postcode’
18 August 20253812 Gallery, a Modern and Contemporary Chinese firm founded in Hong Kong, is launching a new outpost in London this autumn.
Moore and Chadwick matched up in Mayfair
18 August 2025Henry Moore and Lynn Chadwick occupy the top tier of Modern British sculptors, each with an artistic output that was both highly individual and instantly recognisable.
Charitable donations among news and updates in BADA Friends' latest newsletter
15 August 2025BADA Friends are supporting two charitable efforts according to the organisation’s second digital newsletter.
Freeman’s Hindman holds auction to benefit the charity of The Winter Show
14 August 2025The Hampton’s Design Edit, a timed online auction from US auction house Freeman’s Hindman, is underway, raising money for East Side House.
Dundas Street galleries bring their A-game for Edinburgh in August
12 August 2025Dealerships on Edinburgh’s historic Dundas Street are staging shows to coincide with the Fringe festival.
Venetian museum buys Canal views of the Italian city from London dealership
11 August 2025Two 18th century scenes of Venice by Bernardo Canal (1664-1744) have been sold to the Italian museum Gallerie dell’Accademia di Venezia by London dealership Brun Fine Art for a six-figure sum.
A fair price or not: the pros and cons of admission costs discussed
11 August 2025How do art and antiques events set their entry charges and why? ATG asks the experts
Hancocks works with Sarah Harris in special focus on engagement rings
04 August 2025Jeweller Hancocks London has teamed up with style expert Sarah Harris for a digital series focusing on engagement rings.
Datelines and name changes: 40 years of The Decorative Fair
04 August 2025The Decorative Fair marks its 40th anniversary this autumn.
Immerse yourself in John Miller’s art
04 August 2025Image of room with indoor swimming pool is set to star in second auction staged by Messum’s
Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s launches National Collectors’ Day
29 July 2025A London auction house is launching a new day honouring collectors
BADA Prize call for submission as fifth edition announced
22 July 2025‘Antiques of tomorrow’ celebrated in contemporary art award
Timely sales as Treasure House looks to put down roots
21 July 2025With a trio of leading dealers bringing the best of British horology, the Treasure House Fair has become a focus for the clock trade, just as Grosvenor House and Masterpiece were before it.
Ex-auction specialists champion traditional art in august St James’s
21 July 2025Winsor Birch set out in the spring to put together a collection of exceptional works from three centuries of British art. It appears it succeeded.
Needlework collection of former Mallett chief goes to museum in £363,000 deal
14 July 2025An extensive needlework collection built up over 40 years by dealer Lanto Synge has been donated to Ulster Museum in Belfast.
LAPADA Pavilion no longer part of The Game Fair
14 July 2025LAPADA dealers will not take part in this summer’s 'The Game Fair'.