Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
Mayfair art showcase blends it like Beckham
25 June 2018Uniting galleries, auction houses, artists and one of London’s venerable art institutions – and even Victoria Beckham – Mayfair Art Weekend returns this summer.
Hail César: sculptor in spotlight
25 June 2018More than 50 works by the French modern sculptor César (1921-98) are on display in the artist’s home city of Marseille.
5 Questions: Madeleine Perridge of Kallos Gallery
25 June 2018Madeleine Perridge is gallery director at Kallos Gallery, which specialises in art of the ancient world and stands at Masterpiece London for the first time this summer.
New clients boost Petworth Park Antiques Fair
25 June 2018A c.1715 Queen Anne burr walnut secretaire kneehole desk was among the highlight sales at the recent 'Petworth Park Antiques Fair'.
Brush in one hand, ice axe in the other
25 June 2018William Mitchell of John Mitchell Fine Paintings has published a monograph on the life and work of the artist Gabriel Loppé (1825-1913).
They said what?! The week (18-24 June) in quotes from the art and antiques world
24 June 2018What’s a 10 hour taxi ride to a man who thinks he’s found a Ming dish? Why was the tragic marble visage of Queen Victoria worth more than £1m to the Fitzwilliam Museum? How to get the Antique Scientific Instrument Fair back on track? Trade members mull over these questions and more in our quotes of the week.
A day at the fair: some top spots around Olympia as the summer antiques event opens its doors
20 June 2018The Art & Antiques Fair Olympia opened this morning with around 150 dealers exhibiting as a large standalone section in the House & Garden Festival.
Photos from the collection of advertising legend Paul Arden go on offer in Sussex
19 June 2018Advertising legend Paul Arden (1940-2008), the mastermind behind some of Saatchi & Saatchi’s best-known campaigns, is commemorated in a photography exhibition in Petworth this month.
Winter Olympia given fresh hope with new format
19 June 2018Clarion Events has offered officially to run the November edition of Winter Art & Antiques Fair Olympia in a new format this winter.
Chippendale-period pieces on offer in Peterborough as dealership celebrates 60 years
18 June 2018Windsor House Antiques is joining in the celebrations around Thomas Chippendale’s (1718-79) tercentenary and its own 60th anniversary offering a number of pieces from the furniture maker’s day.
Works on paper fair bows out after three decades
18 June 2018The Works on Paper Fair has ceased running after more than 30 years – a reflection of a contracting market, dealers say.
Rediscovered: Canova’s ‘Giorgione’ hoax for sale at London Art Week
18 June 2018A painting created by Antonio Canova (1757-1822) as an 18th century art world prank has been rediscovered after more than 200 years.
Whistler’s ‘ravishing’ book on a plate
18 June 2018In 1930, Jonathan Swift’s 18th century satirical book Gulliver’s Travels was republished by Cresset Press with a suite of illustrations by the British artist Rex Whistler (1905-44).
Chinese art dealer on the move
18 June 2018Chinese art specialist Priestley & Ferraro has moved to a new location in St James’s. The new address is 3 Bury Street, not far from 17 King Street where it had been located since 1996.
A traditional British picture show that is Taylor made
18 June 2018Karen Taylor Fine Art returns to Illustrationcupboard Gallery for a second summer show, bringing a selection of British 18th and 19th century paintings and drawings this month.
Masterpiece: a fair growing in size and in confidence
18 June 2018Exhibitor numbers at Masterpiece rise to 160 as trade prepares for summer showcase.
Bawden interest ‘higher now than it’s ever been’
18 June 2018In a selling show at south London’s Morley College dealer Neil Jennings celebrates the work of Edward Bawden (1903-89).
5 Questions: Paul Peacock of Peacock's Finest
18 June 2018Paul and Alex Peacock started trading four years ago and opened a showroom in Pimlico earlier this month. They are exhibiting at The Art & Antiques Fair Olympia from June 20-27. Below, Paul discusses the pair’s transformation from collectors to dealers.
They said what?! The week (June 11-17, 2018) in quotes from the art and antiques world
17 June 2018The London summer season is only days away, but don’t think that the market sleeps until then. This week the ABA celebrated a strong book fair in a new location, a new Canova came to light and a German auctioneer reflected on an outstanding Danish designer. All that and more below.
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ABA Fair’s move to Battersea results in invigorated event
15 June 2018The ABA Rare Book Fair London’s move to Battersea Evolution was marked by a 20% increase in visitor numbers last month, fulfilling organisers’ hopes for an invigorated event at the trendier location.