Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
Dealer exhibitions: It’s the final countdown to 2023
28 November 2022The high-spending end of the year is a particularly busy time for art and antiques dealers
5 Questions: Andy Shield of Brave Fine Art
28 November 2022Andy Shield is co-founder of Brave Fine Art which focuses on European artworks, researching the stories behind their creation.
LAPADA fair to make 2023 comeback
21 November 2022The LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair in Berkeley Square, London, will return next year.
To be or not to be a portrait of the Bard, that is the question surrounding this £10m work
21 November 2022A 1608 portrait by Robert Peake (c.1551-1619) long believed to depict William Shakespeare (1564-1616) has gone on the market for £10m.
Pick of the week: Buyer secures a strongbox at last
21 November 2022An elaborate 17th century burr walnut coffre-fort (or strongbox) has been sold by Alexander George Antiques.
TEFAF Maastricht Showcase expands
21 November 2022TEFAF Maastricht is expanding its Showcase section to include 10 galleries next year.
Dealer news in brief including treen in demand at Collins Antiques
21 November 2022A roundup of news and events from around the trade
British wartime pictures: Tragic times brought inspiration
21 November 2022Ahead of home front exhibition dealer says the war transformed often mundane art styles
The web shop window: 1920s 'barber’s shop' oak chair
21 November 2022Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Super sampler selection in Oxfordshire
21 November 2022Oxfordshire dealership Witney Antiques’ latest exhibition features early example of band samplers.
Augustus John exhibition follows sister Gwen's at Cardiff gallery
14 November 2022Welsh gallery holds exhibition on the Welsh artist hot on the heels of a show about his sister
Abbott and Holder holds show dedicated to artist Gerald Marks
14 November 2022Though largely unknown on the market today, British artist Gerald Marks (1921-2018), the subject of a show at Abbott and Holder, had a colourful life. For a long time that colour was red.
5 Questions: Petworth dealer Brijitte Dreyfus
14 November 2022Brijitte Dreyfus runs Mandrake Petworth, offering art, books and furniture.
The web shop window: an Anglo-Japanese style cabinet
14 November 2022Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
East Anglian works feature at Suffolk dealer's winter exhibition
14 November 2022This snowy scene by Suffolk artist Thomas Smythe (1825-1907) features in English and Continental Antiques’ winter exhibition in Eye.
Dealer roundup: 300 frames on offer in West London, attendance up at IFPDA Print Fair plus other recent news from the trade
12 November 2022More than 300 antique and modern frames are on offer from Charles Daggett Gallery this month. This is an annual event and comes with the territory of Daggett’s job.
Olympia takes Flight as fair opens in challenging climate
07 November 2022Sales were hard won at times during the opening days of the Winter Art & Antiques Fair Olympia.
Portland Gallery stages Fedden exhibition for new and old collectors
07 November 2022The works of Modern British artist Mary Fedden (1915-2012) are accessible and have a wide appeal. Despite a spike in her prices following her death, these days they are relatively affordable too.
Mid-range sales of practical Georgian furniture among sales at Winter Olympia
07 November 2022One of the best places to find furniture from across the ages this autumn was the 'Winter Art & Antiques Fair Olympia'.
In a new era for the art market Masters star at Frieze
07 November 2022Old Master and a string of heavy hitters boost an encouraging event despite challenging times