Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
Ben Nicholson was proud of his primitive taste
17 April 2026A fragment of a Cycladic figure once owned by Ben Nicholson (1894-1982) is the lynchpin of an exhibition held by two dealers: Willoughby Gerrish and Elliot Davies.
Bumper selection of jewellery on offer at Birmingham event
10 April 2026A remarkable assortment of jewellery is on offer at this spring’s Classic Antique Fairs.
LAPADA fair bookings on the rise
10 April 2026LAPADA has confirmed details and early exhibitor names for its autumn fair.
National Army Museum acquires Victorian study from Cecil Court dealer
31 March 2026London dealer Darnley Fine Art of Cecil Court has sold a study of Henry Nelson O’Neil’s picture Eastward Ho! to The National Army Museum.
Tudor portraits provide timeless qualities of style and substance
27 March 2026Specialist Philip Mould describes the appeal of art from the era ahead of his Elizabethan showcase
Be a BAFTA winner without even having to put in a performance
27 March 2026Would you rather a blue or a bronze BAFTA? Even if you haven’t made a stand-out screen performance this year – and even if you didn’t know a blue BAFTA was an option – they could still be yours.
Chinese art firm shuts its London gallery but duo will carry on operating in the trade
27 March 2026Priestley & Ferraro closed the doors to its London gallery permanently on March 23 and ceased trading on March 31.
Descheemaeker the dealmaker
20 March 2026Whether it’s at a hotel, a restaurant or even in a car, he secures sales without an actual fair presence
We are taking a break from TEFAF Maastricht for a year but will be back
20 March 2026Galerie Bel Etage of Vienna took a year off exhibiting at TEFAF Maastricht, opting to put out a catalogue, Masterpieces 2026.
Studiolo announces second staging
19 March 2026The second edition of the London fair Studiolo has been announced.
Come rain or shine, city or country, peepshow gives glimpse of the UK
13 March 2026This seven-panel peepshow, an elaborate advertising campaign for Shell Oil, is offered for $2850 by Philip Salmon & Company at the Ephemera Society of America’s annual fair.
Cotswolds showcase comes to London for the second time
13 March 2026Second CADA Fair held in the capital also acts as a advert for the region
John Hitchens retrospective brings out works surprising even to a dealer friend and neighbour
13 March 2026Modern and Contemporary dealer Elspeth Bray of Moncrieff-Bray took a gamble recently.
Dealer William Mitchell: I still have Matterhorn on my mind
06 March 2026Dealer and mountaineer is fascinated by both the peak in real life and in a Doré depiction of first ascent
Focus on the 'first wave' of modern Japanese ceramicists at Asia Week New York
06 March 2026Joan B Mirviss uses Asia Week New York to launch its spring exhibition Six Celestials, featuring works by modern artists who laid the groundwork for contemporary Japanese clay work.
Petworth gallery stages show of bright and bold Boaba works
06 March 2026Romanian artist Nafir Boaba (1929-2006) is represented in several works at the exhibition European Visions.
The TEFAF view from a dealer: Stuart Lochhead gives his take on the huge selling event
20 February 2026Stuart Lochhead, the London specialist in European sculpture, sells big and fast at TEFAF Maastricht.
Eight highlights on offer at TEFAF Maastricht as fair gets ready to welcome new exhibitors
20 February 2026Firms from the UK and as far away as USA, Mexico and Japan make debuts
Collections of watercolours, Asian art and more showcased in dealer catalogues
19 February 2026Recent dealer catalogues include a Japanese Edo period mask, a private collection of British watercolours and a first edition of Pride and Prejudice.
Art Stable in Dorset hosts father and daughter art exhibition
13 February 2026Art Stable in Dorset is holding a pair of simultaneous exhibitions on Humphrey Jennings (1907-50) and his daughter Charlotte.