Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
TV comedian Vic Reeves exhibits 200 pictures at London’s Grosvenor Gallery
22 September 2018TV comedian Vic Reeves has a double life as artist Jim Moir and a collection of his drawings is available now at London’s Grosvenor Gallery.
Seven Highlights at Fine Art Asia 2018
21 September 2018Fine Art Asia, the annual Hong Kong event, features art and antiques offered by dealers from both the west and the east.
West Coast collection of Chinese export: Michael Cohen's largest ever catalogue
21 September 2018Courtesy of a single-owner collection from California, Chinese export porcelain dealership Cohen & Cohen presents its largest ever catalogue at this year’s Asian Art in London. Michael Cohen speaks to ATG about the so-called Golden Gate Collection...
Galerie Meyer alerts trade to missing Oceanic object
19 September 2018A coconut shell spoon has gone missing from Galerie Meyer, a specialist in Oceanic and Eskimo art in Paris.
A new antiques and interior shop comes to Brackley as dealer and designer join forces
18 September 2018Newlyweds Rob and Annabel Black have joined forces on a new art and interiors shop in Brackley, Northamptonshire.
'The North American Indian' goes under the hammer at New York auction house where similar volume set a record in 2012
17 September 2018An early photography book chronicling the lives and customs of Native American tribes is expected to reach $1.5m when it goes under the hammer in New York City next month.
5 Questions: Nicholas Bagshawe
17 September 2018Nicholas Bagshawe of Bagshawe Fine Art founded his business in 1979. He specialises in British painting of the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries.
Cultural exchanges: Dutch East India Company Kangxi vases from US collection underline TEFAF appeal
17 September 2018A pair of Kangxi double gourd porcelain vases available at TEFAF New York Fall typify not only the quality on offer at the event but are also testament to its cross-cultural nature.
Gloves fit the bill as best of the LAPADA fair objects
17 September 2018A pair of early 17th century gloves slipped into a top spot at the LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair last week.
British Art Fair changes could help ensure bright future for collecting field
17 September 2018The British Art Fair is an annual feeding ground for collectors of modern and post-war British art. This year’s staging of the 30-year-old event, which runs from September 20-23, marks a new chapter for the fair as it moves to London’s Saatchi Gallery.
Prints of the legendary 47 ronin feature in New York exhibition
17 September 2018A series of woodblock prints by the Japanese artist Kuniyoshi (1798-1861) portrays the 47 ronin, a group of ferociously loyal samurai who famously avenged their master’s death.
They said what?! The week (10-16 September, 2018) in quotes from the art and antiques market
16 September 2018Bank notes, the Bee Gees and dealer Robert Barley were all in the news this week. Read what people said about each topic around the arts and antiques market over the last seven days.
From £1.15 to £65,000: Egyptian sarcophagus mask once in the Pitt Rivers collection comes to TEFAF New York
14 September 2018An Egyptian sarcophagus mask of a woman dating back nearly 3000 years is on offer at next month’s TEFAF New York.
Pre-Raphaelite sculpture of famed Victorian politician goes under the hammer at Chorley’s
14 September 2018A sculpture of Sir John Simeon, 3rd Baronet, a British politician who befriended many of the leading artists of his day, goes under the hammer in Gloucestershire next week.
Four portraits by Thomas Gainsborough sell from Hungerford antiques centre ahead of 25th anniversary celebrations
13 September 2018Four portraits by Thomas Gainsborough sold recently at Great Grooms, a Hungerford antiques centre.
Frida Kahlo, Edward Hopper and Fernand Léger star among six highlights at the Fine Art Print Fair
13 September 2018The Fine Art Print Fair hosts 27 international dealers offering Old Master to contemporary prints in a range of styles and subjects.
Adam Partridge Antiques Hunting Weekend takes in Dorking
13 September 2018Adam Partridge hosts an Antiques Hunting Weekend at Dorking this Saturday and Sunday, including a visit to The Dorking Halls Antiques Fair.
Bentley Boys wheel into Suffolk vintage travel exhibition
10 September 2018Racing round the banking at Brooklands in Surrey, Sir Tim Birkin is shown to dramatic effect in this oil painting by Dion Pears, below.
Gallery transforms Transylvanian folk scene
10 September 2018Romanians, Hungarians, Saxons, Roma and Russians have all historically lived in the area in central Romania known as Transylvania. Each group had its own distinct culture, but after years of living side-by-side these ‘families’ drew inspiration from one another.
5 Questions: Mel Caswell
10 September 2018Dealer Mel Caswell, based in Bristol, specialises in Japanese art and unusual objects.