Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
Welsh bathed in success as the China Trade shines at Fine Art Asia art fair
14 October 2019A Qianlong period export plaque decorated after a scene by Louis-Marin Bonnet (1736-93) was among the Fine Art Asia highlight sales.
A welcome addition to Portobello antiques district
14 October 2019For the first time in more than a decade a new antiques shop has opened on Westbourne Grove, close to the famed antiques district Portobello Road.
TEFAF New York Fall widens timeline for fourth edition
14 October 2019Booth collaborations at TEFAF New York Fall encourage cross-collecting by visitors
5 Questions with Jayne Brady
14 October 2019Jayne Brady runs vintage antiques shop Piglets Vintage in Bedminster, Bristol.
The web shop window: Spanish copper lustre bowl
14 October 2019Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
On the scent of silver at Marlborough College Fair
14 October 2019A hardstone inlaid scent bottle, c.1905, by Joseph Cook & Son of Birmingham, is among the wide selection of silver available at the next Marlborough College Antiques & Fine Art Fair.
They said what!? Museum acquisitions, recent rediscoveries and more from the art and antiques market
13 October 2019In this week’s quotes roundup from the art and antiques trade we look at auction competitions, Welsh national treasures and more.
Re-discovered Bronzino painting acquired by Getty Museum
10 October 2019The Getty Museum in Los Angeles has purchased two works of Italian art: a painting of The Virgin and Child by Agnolo Bronzino (1503-72) and a pair of marble sculptures of The Annunciation by Giovanni di Balduccio (c.1290-1339).
Soaked and shabby world map revealed to be by John Speed makes more than five times high estimate
09 October 2019A 17th century map by John Speed (1552-1629) sold at a Woolley & Wallis auction last week after being dumped in a wet, broken frame at a London charity shop.
Trio of early Far Eastern photography lots top Gloucestershire auction
07 October 2019Three lots by pioneering Scottish travel photographer John Thomson (1837-1921) led a sale of 19th and 20th century photography at the Dominic Winter auction last week.
Strong art sales at LAPADA Fair
07 October 2019Among a series of strong art sales reported from the recent LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair was an 18th century portrait of a lady offered by Jeremy Astfalck of The Old Corkscrew.
The web shop window: Ming dynasty ceramic storage cupboard
07 October 2019Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Latest moves in the UK and US dealer world
07 October 2019From new businesses to anniversaries, here is a review of some recent dealer initiatives and changes.
Towering sale during the recent London fairs
07 October 2019An oil on panel of The Tower of Babel, 1604, by Abel Grimmer (1570-1618/19), offered at £1.35m by Johnny Van Haeften was one of the stand-out sales during last week’s host of London art and antique trade events.
5 Questions with Meg Andrews
07 October 2019Meg Andrews deals in antique dress and textiles and is a consultant to the Heritage Lottery and museums. She promotes textiles as hangings for interiors.
Slice of life from rustic to refined at the Bruton Decorative Antiques Fair
07 October 2019Somerset fair features more than 50 dealers with theme of ‘antiques in a contemporary home’.
They said what!? The rarity of country house sales today and more from the art and antiques market
06 October 2019Devolving parliament, evolving prices and resolving deals are covered in our weekly quotes roundup from the art and antiques trade.
Dealer sells Gell portrait to British Museum
30 September 2019London and Petworth dealer Timothy Langston Fine Art & Antiques has sold a portrait of the Regency period antiquarian Sir William Gell (1777-1836) to the British Museum.
Fine Art Asia: Pavilion plays host to dealers
30 September 2019Masterpiece London regulars attend Hong Kong event despite civic unrest
Glyphic arts return to the cutting edge
30 September 2019Interest in glyphic art, which reached its collecting apogee during the Grand Tour collecting, is resurgent once more.