Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
Debut summer exhibition so warmly received it could be a regular fixture
07 July 2025E&H Manners, the Kensington Church Street ceramics specialist of more than 30 years, tried something new this year: a summer exhibition.
Bookseller reveals purchase of Sendak’s Blake first editions
07 July 2025London rare book dealership Peter Harrington has revealed that it placed the top bid on the first editions of William Blake’s 'Songs of Innocence' (1789) and 'Songs of Experience' (1794) at Christie’s Maurice Sendak auction last month.
Time for an open weekend at clock dealer's
07 July 2025A Louis XIV Boulle bracket clock c.1712 features in Olde Time Antique Clocks’ open weekend this month.
Natural History Museum’s new dinosaur specimen acquired from London dealer David Aaron
04 July 2025London’s Natural History Museum has acquired a newly identified dinosaur specimen from Mayfair dealership David Aaron.
Cork Street galleries team up with group exhibition to celebrate 100 years
04 July 2025The galleries on Cork Street in Mayfair, London, have joined forces on a multi-part exhibition running all year.
PAD London announces early details of next edition
03 July 2025Participants have been announced for this year’s PAD London.
Drury showcase celebrates sculptor and his influences
30 June 2025This terracotta sculpture, 'The Triumph of Silenus', is among the highlights at Willoughby Gerrish’s exhibition 'Alfred Drury and the New Sculpture Movement'.
Several firms placed in the frame
30 June 2025Spotlight on specialist traders, a fresh online offering, the creation of new styles and revitalising antique items
Albert Amor doubles up for summer shows
30 June 2025Two ceramics collections are under the spotlight at Albert Amor this summer.
Studiolo offers ‘the best of a fair in a single day’ as it launches in London
23 June 2025A new one-day multi-dealer venture opens in central London this week.
Talking about our generation: the new numismatists and philatelists
23 June 2025Three of the youngest members of Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s prove that a love of antiques and auction house work is alive and well in the next generation
Dealer delights this summer
23 June 2025A wide range of dealer exhibitions are on offer to brighten up this summer even further. Here is a selection
Dealers hold antiquities showcases this summer
23 June 2025London is host to two stand-out antiquities exhibitions.
Serhat Ahmet’s summer ceramics show
23 June 2025The summer exhibition from European porcelain specialist Serhat Ahmet runs at his Cecil Court, London, gallery until June 28.
Victor Pasmore representation
23 June 2025Hazlitt Holland Hibbert has announced that it will represent the estate of Modern British artist Victor Pasmore (1908-88) along with Frankie Rossi Art (both based in Bury Street, St James’s).
Our new show on Broadway
23 June 2025Lennox and Sue Cato tell us why they are making a move from Kent to the Cotswolds
FAB Paris poised to kick off autumn season with new dates and host of special events
20 June 2025Back with a new spot in the calendar, highlights of FAB Paris include a cross-collecting exhibition between six dealerships and a showcase of 18th century decorative arts.
‘Keep calm’ say experts as dealer Ojiri goes to jail
16 June 2025The art and antiques trade has been urged to keep up with regulations but “not to panic” after the imprisonment of a dealer for violating anti-money laundering legislation.
Harry Moore-Gwyn show pays tribute to ‘Artists of Fame and Promise’
11 June 2025London dealer Harry Moore-Gwyn’s summer exhibition features 65 works by 20th century artists both well known and lesser known names.
Next Haughton seminar focuses on artistic exchange
10 June 2025The Haughton International Seminar returns this year with a focus on invention and imitation.