Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
Captain Scarlet doll, Napoleon’s signature, and other art and antiques to buy in the East of England next week
18 February 2019A 1967 doll from the classic show 'Captain Scarlet and the Mysterions' is among the art and antiques going under the hammer in the East of England next week.
Scottish Colourist with a world view
18 February 2019'Portrait of a Woman in a Hat' by the Scottish Colourist John Duncan Fergusson (1874-1961) is among the 71 drawings and watercolours currently on show at Mayfair art gallery Browse & Darby.
5 Questions: Mark Murray
18 February 2019Mark Murray of Mark Murray Fine Paintings is currently holding his Winter Exhibition at his East 63rd Street gallery, New York.
Collector interview: Cold War propaganda is book buyer's hot topic
18 February 2019In the latest of our occasional series of collector interviews, we talk to Musa Igrek, who won the ABA Book Collecting Prize 2018 for his assemblage of secretly funded government-sponsored works during the Cold War.
Chessboard checks into Bath fair in a selection of toys and games
18 February 2019A selection of toys and games at the Bath Decorative Antiques Fair proves that antique playthings have their place as both decorative items and collectors’ pieces.
They said what!? The week in quotes from the art and antiques market including a dissatisfied buyer and a dealer with flair
17 February 2019From dissatisfied clients, to Valentine’s Day purchases and new logos, read what members of the art and antiques trade had to say this week.
New York gallery offers wide selection of Japanese prints in moving out sale
15 February 2019A wide selection of Japanese prints from the 17th-21st centuries are on offer in New York next month as a leading Japanese art gallery prepares to enter its new premises.
Furniture takes centre stage at annual Cotswolds event
14 February 2019A William and Mary period oyster veneered laburnum and chest of drawers is among the huge selection of furniture on offer in the Cotswolds next week.
TEFAF Maastricht hosts virtual reality tour of 470-year-old Amsterdam map and four other fair highlights
14 February 2019TEFAF Maastricht returns this year with a virtual reality exhibition set to transform the way a 16th century map of Amsterdam is experienced.
Olympia London to be transformed in £1bn project as planning permission is granted
13 February 2019A £1bn plan to revamp Olympia London, including the home of the venerable Art & Antiques Fair Olympia, has been approved by planners.
William Powell Frith’s painting of Oscar Wilde at the Royal Academy goes on offer for the first time in over a century at St James’s gallery
12 February 2019'The Private View at the Royal Academy, 1881', a scene of influential Victorians at an exhibition painted by William Powell Frith (1819-1909), is on offer from St James’s dealer Martin Beisly for a price in the region of £10m.
Shakespeare’s Globe and ABA partner for June fair
11 February 2019The Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association (ABA) has joined forces with Shakespeare’s Globe as its charity partner for the next edition of its June flagship fair.
Seven fabulous fans going under the hammer this month
11 February 2019With many fans going under the hammer in the coming weeks it is an ideal time to get more familiar with this market where examples can range in price from a few pounds to the high five figures.
5 Questions: Jim Dickinson
11 February 2019Map dealer Jim Dickinson next stands at Art Antiques Cheshire (February 22-24)
‘Lost’ large Victor Pasmore mural looms back into view
11 February 2019A huge linen mural by Victor Pasmore (1908-88) which until recently was believed to be lost serves as the centrepiece of Marlborough Fine Art’s next exhibition.
The CADA face of the fair
11 February 2019Every year, a female portrait is chosen as the ‘Face of the Fair’ at CADA (see main story for fair details).
US buyers fly into Battersea fair
11 February 2019A 1976 secretaire by Bernt Rosen was one of the highlight sales at last month’s Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair in Battersea where US buyers jostled with locals to bag the best objects.
Cheshire fair smooths the way to romantic buys
11 February 2019An ancient Greek lekythos, which would have been used to smear perfumed oil on a woman’s skin before marriage, is one of the highlights at Art Antiques Cheshire.
Chinese Year of the Pig provides theme for Cotswolds trade association fair
11 February 2019English pottery specialist John Howard is among the many dealers featuring pig-related pieces at the next Cotswolds Art and Antiques Dealers’ Association (CADA) Fair.
They said what!? The week in quotes from the art and antiques market including the reaction to a mysterious Old Master
10 February 2019This week Christie's chief executive officer talked about being "confident" despite "challenging" conditions. Read the whole quote and more of what was said around the art and antiques trade with our quotes of the week.