Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
Cooper Events’ Chester Fair returns this autumn
02 August 2022The Chester Decorative Antiques & Art Fair returns this autumn a year and a month after its last staging.
Year of the Dealer organiser Mark Westgarth joins BADA Prize judges
28 July 2022More big names from the art and antiques world have joined the judging panel for the BADA Prize.
Strong sales at TEFAF and Masterpiece despite a dates clash
25 July 2022Sales abounded at TEFAF Maastricht and Masterpiece London this summer.
Fair reports: Two good or was it too much?
25 July 2022Special report on Masterpiece and TEFAF Maastricht – both held in summer this year
To be or not to be at both fairs, that was the question
25 July 2022When a new client with an interest in Roman marbles visited Charles Ede at TEFAF, they liked what they saw but thought they would come back.
TEFAF Maastricht returns – but not in March
25 July 2022A portrait of a boy with a white cravat by Michaelina Wautier (1604- 89) was among the highlight sales at TEFAF Maastricht.
Hockney stars at Thirsk Hall this summer
18 July 2022Accessible art is the aim of North Yorkshire dealer who hopes to enthuse a younger crowd
Art dealer influenced by social media
18 July 2022This is one of the pictures offered in Stow Art House’s one-man show featuring British artist Tim Woolcock (b.1952).
James I oak chest with big plus of lining paper
18 July 2022A small James I oak chest lined with original block-printed lining paper incorporating the Royal Arms within the Garter is on offer at the Suffolk House Antiques summer exhibition.
Chelsea exhibition tells tale of grape expectations
18 July 2022A cheery Retail Fruit Trade Federation 1930s poster promoting healthy breakfast food features in AntikBar’s summer exhibition The visual Impact of Nourishment in Vintage Posters.
The web shop window: gothic pitch pine bookcase
18 July 2022Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
5 Questions: Sally Honey of Opus Antiques
18 July 2022Sally Honey runs Opus Antiques trading mostly online but also at events such as Art and Antiques for Everyone (next running in November).
Olympia fair proves to be a golden oldie
11 July 2022Return of the physical event underlines continued value of doing business the traditional way
The web shop window: a 19th century portrait of a smuggler
11 July 2022Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
A robbery but also robust results as TEFAF kicks off
04 July 2022Thieves hit TEFAF Maastricht last week, entering the venue and smashing a jewellery case on the stand of London’s Symbolic & Chase.
Triple helping of St Ives treats
04 July 2022Exhibitions in London, Cornwall and Edinburgh cover artists who worked in the town
An ideal business if you love pottery
04 July 2022Lovers of Blue & White, the antique printed British pottery dealership of that name, is available to acquire as its owners prepare to retire.
5 Questions: David Hall of Hall Fine Art
04 July 2022David Hall opened Hall Fine Art in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, with his father last year.
Dealer news in brief including a David Bomberg self-portrait on offer
04 July 2022A round-up of news and events from around the trade.
The web shop window: Danish drop-leaf table
04 July 2022Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.