Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
The web shop window: Ice bucket by Piero Fornasetti
15 July 2019Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Cream of the Cornish art scene
15 July 2019Patrick Heron’s screenprint 'January 1973: 12 1973' is among the offerings at Belgrave St Ives’ summer exhibition of Modern art.
Buyers go large at an encouraging Olympia
15 July 2019A 2m-wide early 1950s sofa offered for £7000 on the stand of The Modern Warehouse was one of the larger objects attracting buyers at the latest 'Art & Antiques Fair Olympia'.
Interview: Casting light on bicycle lamps
15 July 2019Peter Card’s fascination with this niche area stretches to the joy of extensive research
5 Questions: Denys Wilcox of The Court Gallery
15 July 2019Denys Wilcox of The Court Gallery specialises in British and French art from 1880 to the late 20th century with an emphasis on English Post-Impressionism and the Paris School. He recently published 'The Art of Doris Hatt'.
They said what!? Christie’s responds to Egypt’s challenge over Tutankhamun sculpture sale and more in quotes from the art and antiques market
14 July 2019From the Beatles to Boris Becker, plenty of auctions have sparked comment in recent days. Read what members of the art and antiques trade had to say in our weekly quotes roundup.
Fellows and the Handbag Clinic team up ahead of designer sale
13 July 2019Fellows has teamed up with the Handbag Clinic for its Designer Collection sale next week, giving its clients 15% off the restorer’s services.
Giant boots go under the hammer in Cumbrian auction 12 years after Antiques Roadshow appearance
11 July 2019Two giant right boots, made as a marketing gimmick to advertise a Lancashire shoe shop, will be offered at 1818 Auctioneers next month.
Rise of the fair for dealers revealed in latest SLAD survey
09 July 2019More dealers than ever are flocking to fairs, according to the recent Society of London Art Dealers (SLAD) members survey.
Zoffany drawing and Chelsea mug shine in London Art Week
08 July 2019A black and white chalk on paper drawing of Jupiter and Antiope by Johan Zoffany (1733-1810) was among the highlight sales during London Art Week (LAW).
The web shop window: Victorian hall stand
08 July 2019Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Figure stars on Birmingham stage at Art & Antiques for Everyone
08 July 2019Depiction of actor is one of the more traditional offerings at fair set to broaden its horizons.
Postcards showcase at Birmingham event
08 July 2019The Postcard Traders Association stages a special loan show of classic and collectable postcards during Art & Antiques For Everyone (July 18-21 at the NEC, Birmingham).
5 Questions: David Hornik-Unger
08 July 2019David Hornik-Unger trades as Deco Dave, a specialist in Art Deco lighting and other items from the period. He is among the exhibitors at Art & Antiques for Everyone.
Dealer serves up a loan to tea exhibition
08 July 2019A Henry Clay polychrome tea caddy, c.1785, in the manner of Robert Adam is among the pieces lent by dealer Mark Goodger of Hampton Antiques to be featured in Compton Verney Art Gallery’s exhibition A Tea Journey: From the mountains to the table.
Algernon Newton view of Regents Canal offered by Abbott and Holder
08 July 2019Abbott and Holder offers this 1940 oil on canvas of Regents Canal, Paddington, as part of a large, single-owner collection on offer in the Bloomsbury gallery.
They said what!? Lovejoy’s return to screen hailed and more in quotes from the art and antiques market
07 July 2019Would you say antiques rather than humans are god-like? If so, you’re in good company. Read what else members of the art and antiques trade had to say this week with our regular quotes roundup.
The ILAB Breslauer Prize for Bibliography gets £25,000 boost
04 July 2019The Breslauer Prize for Bibliography, organised by the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), has received an additional endowment of $25,000.
Victoria Beckham features Fontana in tie-up with gallery Robilant + Voena
02 July 2019Victoria Beckham has launched a new collaboration with the London art market, installing artworks from Mayfair’s Robilant + Voena in the nearby premises of her fashion business.
Apollo 11 moon landing log offered in huge sale commemorating 50th anniversary of NASA mission
02 July 2019Decades after its journey to the moon, the Apollo 11 Timeline Book is going under the hammer at Christie’s New York in a special space exploration sale.