Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
The web shop window: George III mahogany writing table
25 April 2022Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
5 Questions: furniture dealer Paul Fitzsimmons
25 April 2022Paul Fitzsimmons of Marhamchurch Antiques specialises in early English furniture and works of art pre- 1700, with a focus on 1500-1650.
Bronze stars in Birmingham’s NEC fair
25 April 2022A 19th century French bronze of a woman in a hat was among the highlight sales at the recent Art & Antiques for Everyone fair at Birmingham’s NEC.
Dealers finalise institutional sales
18 April 2022Several dealerships have completed sales to institutions after the winter showing of London Art Week (LAW).
Tribal fair hosts online spring edition
18 April 2022This wooden Nagaland pipe from north-east India is offered at this month’s Tribal Art Fair online. Available from Shropshire dealership Handbury Tribal Art, it comes from a UK private collection and is priced at €750.
Pull up a chair or two in Cotswolds
18 April 2022A pair of George III period carved giltwood salon armchairs in neoclassical taste, c.1775, are among the highlights at The Cotswolds Decorative Antiques & Art Fair.
Back in focus: Historical photography and photographica in the spotlight at fairs
18 April 2022Two transatlantic spring fairs bring the twin collecting areas of historical photography and photographica into focus in the spring.
The web shop window: Victorian 'canine' cufflinks
18 April 2022Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Your starter for $10,000…
18 April 2022New York dealer’s show includes an attribution challenge with a cash prize on offer
Connect Art Fair re-connects with visitors
18 April 2022This original poster design for a Mediterranean travel poster by British artist Frank Newbould (1887-1951) was among the highlight sales at the recent Connect Art Fair.
5 Questions: glass and ceramics dealer Dave Woodger
18 April 2022Dave Woodger deals primarily on the fairs circuit, particularly the IACF events, specialising in Whitefriars, Worcester and Doulton porcelain.
Peppiatt brings together Downman and Romney
18 April 2022In his next exhibition London dealer Guy Peppiatt focuses on the drawings of John Downman (1750-1824) and George Romney (1734-1802), two contemporaneous British artists who at first glance seem very different.
First timers offered chance at TEFAF
11 April 2022TEFAF Maastricht hosts 19 first-time exhibitors this year plus six new galleries in its Showcase.
5 Questions: Callum Jackson
11 April 2022Callum Jackson founded Jacksons Antique in 2019. He is based in Lincolnshire and recently stood at the Chelsea Antiques Fair.
On Instagram: Scrolling surprise and delight
11 April 2022When Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger founded photo-sharing app Instagram in 2010 they probably did not expect that 12 years later it would have become a platform for selling antiques.
From a dealer portal: Stock selection
11 April 2022Dealer portals provide a handy online view of a selection of stock from a large number of traders. They offer a connection to dealers for both the buyer casually browsing from home and the buyer seeking a specific type of item.
The nation of shopkeepers
11 April 2022Bricks and mortar premises are making a comeback as visitors return to town centres
Dealer news in brief including the rescheduled London Art Fair set to open next week
11 April 2022A round-up of dealer news and events
From a dealer’s shop: Finding that statement item
11 April 2022Art and antiques shops and galleries offer an enjoyable retail experience with a knowledgeable dealer.
The treats of Philadelphia
11 April 2022Pennsylvania dealership HL Chalfant, a specialist in American decorative arts, offers a turned banister back armchair at this year’s Philadelphia Show. The chair itself was made in Pennsylvania, c.1730- 40, and is available for $35,000.