Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
An invitation to look at Ernst
16 September 2019'La horde de barbares' (1934) by Surrealist painter Max Ernst (1891-1976) is offered in an exhibition dedicated to the German artist at M&L Fine Art.
The web shop window: a watercolour of soldiers by Claud Lovat Fraser
16 September 2019Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Eclectic sales at London’s 12th tribal gathering
16 September 2019A Madonna and Child sculpture from 19th century Luba culture in the Democratic Republic of Congo was among the sales at Tribal Art London, where the theme was Mother, Muse and Maker.
They said what!? BADA responds to questions over the sale of its antiques fair and more from the art and antiques market
15 September 2019It’s not about the money for members of the art and antiques trade this week. Instead, they had a few words to say about thieves, partners and like-minded individuals
TEFAF New York Fall adds collaborative element for fourth edition as exhibitor line up is announced
10 September 2019Old Master dealer Colnaghi and antiquities specialist Cahn are among exhibitors participating in series of curated booth collaborations debuting at the fourth edition of TEFAF New York Fall.
BADA sells its London fair
09 September 2019The British Antique Dealers’ Association has sold a majority stake in its annual fair to “make it sustainable for the future”.
Latest sales at London’s tribal gathering
09 September 2019Dealer Ian Shaw sold this Tutsi shield, made of lightweight wood with natural pigment and offered for £13,000, to an interior designer from Denmark at last week’s 'Tribal Art London' fair.
5 Questions with Aeneas Bastian
09 September 2019Aeneas Bastian is director of Bastian gallery in Berlin and London. It was founded by his parents, Céline and Heiner, in 1989 and expanded to Mayfair earlier this year.
Galloway features punch bowl at Duncombe Park Fair
09 September 2019A large Georgian silver punch bowl made in 1824 (below) is available to buy from Highland Antiques of Aberdeen for £2450 at the next Galloway fair.
The web shop window: Last Men of the Revolution
09 September 2019Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
PAD London: The prime design destination
09 September 2019This Mayfair event provides an eclectic selection for professionals and public alike
Art comes out of the shadows with Waddington Custot Caulfield show
09 September 2019'Evening Paper' by Patrick Caulfield (1936-2005) is included at Waddington Custot’s exhibition on the Modern British artist starting this month.
Down Under: Special report from the AAADA Sydney fair
09 September 2019A pair of Wedgwood kangaroo figures brought to the recent AAADA Antiques & Art Fair Sydney by The Antique Guild proved appropriately attractive to buyers.
They said what!? The changing profile of art and antiques buyers and more from the art and antiques market
08 September 2019In a week where “an unusual move” might have described the protection of an extinct species or the sale of Sotheby’s (but didn’t), find out what was said in our quotes roundup.
Goldsmith’s Fair talk addresses the technical side of collecting
07 September 2019Budding collectors can listen to expert advice at the Goldsmith’s Fair.
Caroline Penman puts retirement on hold to run next year's Chelsea Antiques Fair
02 September 2019Fair organiser Caroline Penman has abandoned her plan for retirement and will take on the running of the next Chelsea Antiques Fair – but at a reduced length.
Art week aims to promote Stow supercenter
02 September 2019An exhibition of 18th and 19th century Indian mica pictures is a stand-out offering at a new arts festival in the Cotswolds.
Turquoise tempter at Arley Hall
02 September 2019This 1940s Jaeger-LeCoutre Triple Calendar 273175 Mechanical watch is offered for £4200 at the next Arley Hall Antiques & Fine Art Fair.
Fair sets sights on science
02 September 2019Dealer Peter Delehar brings an example of a pioneering protractor to the second edition of the Antique Scientific Instrument Fair.
Wings and wheels speed into Suffolk
02 September 2019A 1935 oil on canvas of a Bugatti and Alfa Romeo speeding along a track is offered for £1550 during English and Continental Antique’s next 'Wings and Wheels' exhibition.