Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
From an antiques centre: The centre of attention
11 April 2022Antiques centres provide a treasure trove of objects from a wide array of dealers all under one roof and make a good destination for a trip that any antiques or vintage lover will enjoy.
Will Ramsay adds British Art Fair to worldwide line-up
04 April 2022The British Art Fair has been bought by Ramsay Fairs.
5 Questions: Rebecca Scott of Witney Antiques
04 April 2022Rebecca Scott runs Witney Antiques, which is one of the businesses taking part in this week’s 'Cotswolds Curated' event.
Colnaghi’s Renaissance showcase includes bust by Donatello
04 April 2022Old Masters dealership Colnaghi is collaborating with Direzione regionale Musei Veneto and Venetian Heritage on an exhibition of Renaissance sculptures to coincide with the 59th Venice Biennale.
Rome gallery makes Bourbon drawing sale to Hamburg museum
04 April 2022Antonacci Lapiccirella Fine Art of Rome has sold a pencil drawing depicting Maria Luisa de Bourbon to The Hamburger Kunsthalle.
Stand prices rise for shorter TEFAF fair
21 March 2022Exhibitors at the trade showpiece TEFAF Maastricht will pay significantly more for their stands this summer despite the fair being smaller and shorter than in previous years.
Clarion brings down prices for summer at the Olympia Grand
21 March 2022The Art & Antiques Fair Olympia returns for its first in-person summer event in two years – at lower prices than before the pandemic.
Cataloguing the best in London and beyond
21 March 2022A round-up of current catalogues from folk-art at the rescheduled Winter Show to the Mellor-Cobham collection of English porcelain at Albert Amor
5 Questions: vintage fashion dealer Carol Walker
21 March 2022Carol Walker of Carol Walker Antiques/Frocks and Fripperys specialises in vintage clothes.
5 Questions with Rosey Ford of Serendipity Antiques
14 March 2022Rosey Ford of Serendipity Antiques specialises in 18th century furniture, especially four poster beds, extending dining tables, large sets of chairs and “just about anything you can think of”.
International fairs on the rise again as the shadow of the pandemic fades
14 March 2022Old Masters dealers on the international fairs circuit have a robust range of exhibiting options ahead, despite nearly two years of pandemic-related disruption.
Rediscovered Galizia still-life bears fruit for Colnaghi
14 March 2022A rediscovered still-life by mannerist artist Fede Galizia (1578-1630) is among the highlights at Colnaghi’s exhibition 'Forbidden Fruit: Female Still Life'.
Between Poland and London: The immigrant artist who made his name in Wales
14 March 2022An ink drawing titled 'Four Miners' is among the works featured at Thompson’s Galleries, Aldeburgh, in an exhibition on Josef Herman (1911-2000).
Single owner collection of Weatherill watercolours stars in Harrogate
14 March 2022When dealer Ian Walker was a child, his father gave him £5, which he promptly spent on a small, signed watercolour by Yorkshire artist George Weatherill (1810-90) he found in a Whitby antiques shop.
Young at art: Meet the dealers under 30 who specialise in Old Masters
14 March 2022Buy low, sell high: one of the most basic rules of dealing. For young dealers breaking into the Old Masters market, however, it can be a challenge, writes Frances Allitt.
Dealer news in brief including Ukrainian aid efforts and a portrait miniature reattribution
14 March 2022A roundup of news and events from around the trade
Bath Decorative Fair celebrates spring with return to former spot in the calendar
14 March 2022Traders look forward to fairs such as Bath after numerous challenges of sourcing new items
Ukraine crisis funds raised by art and antiques market
10 March 2022Dealers, fairs organisers and auction houses are using the proceeds of sales to raise money to aid victims of the Ukrainian crisis.
The Open Art Fair organiser plans for return
07 March 2022The organiser of The Open Art Fair (TOAF) in Chelsea vows the event will return next year.
Dealer offers Nelson portrait from Boydell’s 500-guinea prize
07 March 2022A painting of the Battle of Trafalgar containing “one of the most important portraits of Nelson on the market in years” will be on offer in Chelsea.