Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
New York Antique Ceramics Fair offers transatlantic treats
13 January 2020A creamware American-market jug probably made in Liverpool, c.1800, is offered by Pennsylvania dealership Earle D Vandekar of Knightsbridge at the New York Antique Ceramics Fair.
Drawings are streets ahead
13 January 2020A view from the steps of the 42nd Street New York Public Library completed in 1915 by US artist Jules André Smith is among the highlights at Master Drawings New York.
The web shop window: A gold repoussé sewing etui
13 January 2020Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Antiques play ‘Quinneys’ staged in Durham as part of Year of the Dealer project
09 January 2020The classic antiques dealer play ‘Quinneys’ returns to the stage this year more than a century after its first staging.
Shane Warne raises money to fight Australian bushfires with auction of ‘baggy green’ cap
08 January 2020Australian cricket star Shane Warne has put his ‘baggy green’ Test cap up for auction to raise money for the bushfire appeal.
5 Questions: Vivien Hilton of Moonstruck Experience
06 January 2020South African dealer Vivien Hilton of Moonstruck Experience is among the exhibitors at the upcoming Mayfair Antiques & Fine Art Fair.
Mayfair event aims to drum up trade
06 January 2020Table with striking shape is one highlight of the first major London antiques fair of 2020
The web shop window: Rare English edition of Petrus Plancius' map of the Spice Islands
06 January 2020Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Ten outstanding dealer sales made in 2019: Part II
28 December 2019In our second of a two-part series, take a look at some of the most unusual and wonderful objects that dealers sold this year.
Ten outstanding dealer sales made in 2019: Part I
27 December 2019In our first of a two-part series, take a look at some of the most unusual and wonderful objects that dealers sold this year.
UK dealers trot out horse related offerings perfect for Boxing Day
26 December 2019Beyond the busy schedule of races, Boxing Day is traditionally associated with horses.
New Olympic record breaker
23 December 2019A copy of the 1892 Olympic Manifesto made an auction record for sports memorabilia when it was hammered down for $7.5m (£5.73m).
Hey big lender - options for collectors
23 December 2019Building your collection can involve a lot of thought along with the time and money involved, but it is also worth spending a while thinking about how to share it.
Prepare to be bowled over in Yorks
23 December 2019The first event of the year for Galloway Antiques Fairs is its local event in Harrogate.
Dad’s Army put into the picture
23 December 2019Way before the TV comedy series artist Gilbert Spencer was depicting the Home Guard.
Asian art stands out in Cotswolds
23 December 2019The Chinese carved wooden statue pictured below is one of the offerings at the January Cotswolds Decorative Antiques & Art Fair, where the selection of Asian art is set to be wide and varied.
Collections management: "Even if you only have three works of art, you’re still a collector"
23 December 2019Georgia Powell launched her collections management company CURA in September 2019 with her business partner Liza Shapiro.
They said what!? Reactions as the number of missing stone troughs rises and more from the art and antiques market
22 December 2019Should fair vetters see themselves as the bad guys? Find out what one fair organiser said in our weekly roundup of quotes from the art and antiques trade.
Star Wars memorabilia stars at auction: Five recent saleroom highlights
19 December 2019Star Wars has always made money. Even with lacklustre reviews its newest instalment, released today, is likely to clean up at the box office this season. The memorabilia attached to the 42-year-old franchise is also enduringly popular, revolutionising the toy industry and remaining a subject of interest for many collectors.