Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt

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UK supplies most new exhibitors to TEFAF New York

06 February 2026

TEFAF New York has announced the line-up at its next edition, which includes 10 newcomers among 88 exhibitors.

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Virtual reality helps to picture purchases in place

06 February 2026

Edinburgh furniture specialist Georgian Antiques is using virtual reality to address the importance of interior design to its clients.

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Neo-Romantic art show nods back to 1987 event

06 February 2026

Beauty, unease and nostalgia marked the works of the British Neo- Romantic artists.

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Bugatti, Hoffman and Dunand deliver serious quality

06 February 2026

Opened in 2024, Sceners Gallery of Paris uses a distinctive vocabulary to promote top examples of historic and contemporary design.

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Take your pick of princely taste as Mayfair gallery hosts intriguing new exhibition

06 February 2026

The huge changes that Florentine art underwent in the 15th century are illustrated by two pictures in Robilant + Voena’s latest exhibition in London: an altarpiece by Neri di Bicci (1419-91) and a Madonna and Child by his pupil Francesco Botticini (1446-97).

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A thing of beauty on offer in Harrogate

30 January 2026

A picture of a carriage horse by a once nearly forgotten animal painter is one of the stand-out offerings at the Pavilions of Harrogate Decorative, Antiques & Art Fair.

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Treasure House hosts British surrealist exhibition from Southampton City Art Gallery

29 January 2026

Treasure House Fair has partnered with Southampton City Art Gallery to host a special exhibition on British surrealism running during the fair's fourth staging this summer.

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London specialist takes Nordic works to New York showcase

23 January 2026

Swedish artists are especially prominent in show staged by first-time exhibitor at Master Drawings

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Modern art specialist stages show of works by Jean Lurçat and Breon O’Casey

23 January 2026

The art world descends on New York in the closing days of January. The Winter Show, Master Drawings New York, and a number of sales at the major auction houses make the season de rigeur for major collectors.

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UK dealers commit to New York: highlights at The Winter Show this month

21 January 2026

Despite its New York City setting, The Winter Show draws a clutch of UK dealers every year.

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Portrait attributed to Rubens to be unveiled at BRAFA

14 January 2026

A sketch believed to be the work of Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), and which contains a distinctive second face, is to be offered at BRAFA this month.

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Sumatran ship banner sails in to London rug and textile fair

09 January 2026

It is rare to find a well-preserved example of a 19th century 'palepai'.

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Exhibitor notches up 55th year at New York show

09 January 2026

Several exhibitors at this month’s edition of The Winter Show in New York have more than 40 years’ experience exhibiting at the fair.

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Battleship design: Folk art creation underlines the variety available at The Decorative Fair

09 January 2026

One standout offering at The Decorative Fair this month unites two pieces of early 20th century technology: the dreadnought battleship and the mass production of the crisp.

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Extensive Oscar Wilde collection to go under the hammer

07 January 2026

A huge single-owner collection of Oscar Wilde letters, books and portraits is going under the hammer at Bonhams next month.

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Christmas cheer from art and antiques dealers this festive season

23 December 2025

Many dealers mark the closing days of the year with a specially curated holiday edit.

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Shepard pooh-poohed the idea

19 December 2025

Illustrator famous for helping to bring alive the beloved bear preferred his other commissions

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Mayfair antiquities dealer Kallos Gallery closes its doors after more than a decade 

11 December 2025

Antiquities specialist Kallos Gallery is closing after 12 years as its founder is switching his interest to new projects.

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Raft of rare book fairs return for 2026

09 December 2025

The PBFA has announced that the three new rare book fairs it launched earlier this year will continue next year as part of a full calendar of events.

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Scottish artist who imagined South American scenery goes on show in St James’s art gallery

08 December 2025

An oil of a scarlet ibis by Philip Reinagle (1749-1833) is among the works starring at Rafael Valls this month.