Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
Chester fair will offer wider range of objects
30 September 2019A 120 million-year-old fossilised ammonite is among the selection of decorative items on offer at the Chester fair following a change in ownership and focus.
Take Pryde: Daniel Katz Gallery hails Mod Brit artist
30 September 2019Mayfair show features 12 ‘seminal masterpieces’ first collected by Scottish baroness
The web shop window: Alabaster bust of Napoleon
30 September 2019Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
5 Questions: Simon Wingett of Burton Antiques
30 September 2019Simon Wingett of Burton Antiques is among the exhibitors at Harrogate’s Northern Antiques Fair (October 3-6) and describes his stock as “an eclectic country house mix”.
Artisan stories: Four cases of contemporary art and craft supported by the antiques trade
24 September 2019Auction houses Bonhams and Sworders, dealer association BADA, and the Goldsmith Company have all supported craftspeople and artists in new initiatives this autumn.
BADA set to hold meeting over fair sale
23 September 2019The British Antique Dealers’ Association (BADA) is to hold a meeting for members on October 1 to discuss the sale of its fair and other concerns raised recently.
Harrogate’s Northern Antiques Fair tradition for quality
23 September 2019The Northern Antiques Fair, run in association with the British Antiques Dealers’ Association (BADA), takes place during Frieze Week, meaning buyers can snap up top objects in North Yorkshire as well as London in early autumn.
Quartet of pastels depicting forgotten moment of war effort offered at British Art Fair
23 September 2019A group of First World War pastels depicting members of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps harvesting peat moss for use in field dressings are typical of the variety collectors will find at the 'British Art Fair' (BAF).
Dürer’s art lessons for Frieze Masters fair
23 September 2019Rare book dealer brings early 16th century Sammelband to eighth edition of Frieze Masters.
The web shop window: c.1930 Chadburns weather station
23 September 2019Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
5 Questions: Christopher Jones
23 September 2019Christopher Jones specialises in 18th, 19th and 20th century decorative antiques, furniture, lighting and porcelain. He next stands at the Decorative Antiques and Textiles Fair in Battersea from October 1-6.
They said what!? The future of fairs and more from the art and antiques market
22 September 2019As fairs changed dates, venue and ownership this week, members of the art and antiques trade spoke out.
Battersea decorative fair changes spring dates
19 September 2019Next year’s spring Decorative Antiques and Textiles Fair has moved from April to May.
Draw Art Fair sold to duo behind British Art Fair and Fair for Saatchi
17 September 2019Robert and Johnny Sandelson, owners of British Art Fair and FairforSaatchi, have bought London’s Draw Art Fair.
BADA dealers call for EGM over fair sale
16 September 2019Members of the British Antique Dealers’ Association (BADA) have called for an extraordinary general meeting as some dealers reacted with anger and confusion at news that the association’s flagship London fair had been sold.
Apter Fredericks ‘more flexible’ after closing Fulham Road shop
16 September 2019English furniture dealership Apter Fredericks has closed the doors of its Fulham Road gallery after 73 years and will now focus its efforts online and at fairs.
Top Marks for the start of LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair with early sales
16 September 2019A set of 12 silver plates by Gilbert Marks, offered by The Peartree Collection, were among the stand-out sales from the opening hours of the LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair.
5 Questions: Will Fisher of Jamb
16 September 2019Will Fisher runs Jamb on London’s Pimlico Road where he deals in antique and reproduction fireplaces and lighting.
Art dealer Bill Clark marks 20 years with Northern art
16 September 2019Marking 20 years in business, Clark Art is holding a show featuring works by some of the key artists it has championed across two decades.
Battersea's Decorative fair celebrates the Bauhaus
16 September 2019The centenary of the influential design school provides a theme for the final Battersea Park fair of 2019