Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt

Antiques business targets new buyers’ base with modern strategies
18 May 2018A new online antique business is targeting a newer modern market, presenting its stock as part of a lifestyle brand.

“Scotland’s photo album” saved for the nation at a price of £1m
17 May 2018A collection of photographs capturing a century of Scottish history has been saved for the nation at a price tag of £1m.

Leading lot from local artist: Lynn Chadwick bronze draws early interest at Gloucestershire auction
16 May 2018A bronze sculpture by Lynn Chadwick (1914-2003) was one of the top lots at a Gloucestershire auction earlier this week.

Birmingham fair broadens its weekend appeal
14 May 2018'Antiques for Everyone' held in Birmingham’s NEC is targeting new and returning exhibitors with a two-day weekend option.

Fresh chapter in the books story as ABA fair aims to expand its appeal with a new title and location
14 May 2018Boasting a new name and venue, the ABA’s annual book fair seems poised to expand its reach to a wider range of clients while retaining its strong exhibitor base.

Fair offers work which was key to French prose
14 May 2018Likely to be the rarest and most expensive book available at the PBFA’s 'London Antiquarian Book Fair' is a copy of 'Caractères' by the French philosopher and satirist Jean de La Bruyère.

Piper and his pleasing decay
14 May 2018A 1940 painting of Valle Crucis Abbey is one of the key pictures in Bohun Gallery’s exhibition 'John Piper: A Very English Artist'.

Whitford creates a Caziel rhythm
14 May 2018Previously unseen paintings by Caziel (1906-88) go on show at Whitford Fine Art this week.

Party at the palace
14 May 2018The Cotswolds Art and Antiques’ Dealers Association celebrated its 40th anniversary at its annual Blenheim Palace fair last month.

Table is very pretty in pink
14 May 2018This c.1680 pink painted century Swedish table was among the sales at the recent Decorative Antiques and Textiles Fair.

Dealer launches summer samurai expo in the Netherlands
08 May 2018A Japanese art and antiques event focusing on the history of the samurai launches in Utrecht this summer.

Antiques guide launches for Derbyshire and South Yorkshire
07 May 2018A new guide to antiques venues in the Peak District, Derbyshire and South Yorkshire has launched.

5 Questions: Marc Murray of Sylvia Powell Decorative Arts
07 May 2018Marc Murray of Sylvia Powell Decorative Arts is standing at The Petworth Park Antiques & Fine Art Fair from May 11-13. The dealership was established in the 1980s and specialises in art pottery by artists such as Jean Cocteau, Picasso and William De Morgan.

Cheshire clock at Arley Hall Antiques and Fine Art Fair
07 May 2018An eight-day longcase clock is a stand-out item of local interest at the upcoming Arley Hall Antiques and Fine Art Fair.

Railroad views steaming into London Photograph Fair Special Edition
07 May 2018An unusual collection of more than 300 blue-toned cyanotypes showing American railroads in the early 1900s is on offer at the third annual London Photograph Fair Special Edition (May 19-20).

Photo London involves 108 exhibitors offering images from very early days to contemporary works
07 May 2018Four years in, Photo London is growing and has many of the marks of remaining a popular and respected fair for dealers in both historic and contemporary photography.

Art world’s female movers and shakers in the picture
07 May 2018Fashion, photography and the art world’s most powerful women...

Richard Green double for Seago and west Cornwall
07 May 2018Richard Green takes full advantage of its two New Bond Street galleries this month with a pair of exhibitions, both focusing on 20th century painting.

They said what?! The week (30 April – 6 May) in quotes from the art and antiques world
06 May 2018What makes a great dog painting in the eyes of a 21st century collector? A picture specialist addressed the question with ATG this week. Also, read the reaction to the new leader of a major trade body, artefacts were returned to their home countries and an auctioneer held a major country house sale.