Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
Dealer demonstrates his own art skills
04 December 2017A collection of paintings on show at contemporary art gallery Daniel Raphael offers a glimpse into the life of a well-known dealer.
They said what?! The week (27 November – December 3) in quotes from the art and antiques world
03 December 2017In our weekend series, Antiques Trade Gazette brings you a selection of quotes from dealers, auctioneers, collectors and others. This week, Masterpiece London gets set for growth and Rolex sets a new record in an electrifying sale at Fellows.
Derby porcelain show drums up buyers’ attention at winter edition of ‘Antiques for Everyone’ in Birmingham
01 December 2017The final 2017 edition of the ‘Antiques for Everyone’ fair (November 23-26) had particularly good results in porcelain.
Offer Waterman features William Turnbull at Art Basel Miami debut
01 December 2017London post-war and contemporary art gallery Offer Waterman is offering a selection of works by British modernist William Turnbull (1922-2012) for its inaugural appearance at Art Basel Miami Beach.
Fellows sets house record for watch with £110,000 Rolex – view sale video
29 November 2017Fellows Auctioneers has set a new house record for a price achieved by a watch with the sale of a vintage Rolex.
Former Bonhams employees team up to open new dealership in 16th century Scottish house
28 November 2017Two former members of auction house Bonhams have teamed up to open a new dealership in Dumfriesshire.
Pick of the Week: Nicholson looks good in yellow
27 November 2017A William Nicholson (1872-1949) portrait drew admirers at Thomas R Callan (17.5% buyer’s premium) on November 19 as it was hammered down for £150,000.
Shop talk – Emporium Antiques Centre in Lewes
27 November 2017In our continuing series looking through the keyhole of ‘bricks and mortar’ shops in 2017, ATG talks to Michele Doyle from the East Sussex antiques centre.
5 Questions: D Kevin Smith of Windsor House Antiques
27 November 2017D Kevin Smith launched Windsor House Antiques in Leeds in 1957. It is now based in Barnwell Manor in Peterborough by appointment and also trades from its website.
Artist Stanley Anderson records the rural artisans
27 November 2017The artist Stanley Anderson (1884-1966) was a perennial sceptic of 20th century ‘progress’. An engraver, etcher and watercolour painter, he started working in line engraving in the 1920s when it was an outmoded and almost extinct form of graphic output.
North London gallery shows Arts & Crafts furniture alongside later works to encourage combinations
27 November 2017For its annual winter show, 'In Situ', The Millinery Works gallery in Islington shows off the diversity of its offerings while celebrating the Arts & Crafts furniture in which it has long specialised.
Birds painted in New York fly to the UK for winter
27 November 2017The Albemarle Street gallery Connaught Brown rounds out the year with an annual winter exhibition.
An American in Britain: T Allen Lawson has first UK exhibition at Jonathan Cooper
23 November 2017Thanksgiving, the US national holiday and harvest festival, remains a slightly inscrutable occasion for many Brits.
Founding father invention is reason to give thanks
23 November 2017Benjamin Franklin (1706-90) was a famous polymath and inventor as well as being one of the founding fathers of the United States.
BADA teams up with logistics software provider to help dealers tackle key customs challenges
20 November 2017The British Antique Dealers’ Association (BADA) has teamed up with Descartes Systems Group to help members manage interactions with Customs Authorities.
Why team is theme for London Art Week
20 November 2017Inaugural winter art week involves series of joint ventures with dealers outside the initiative.
Go bumper to bumper at the Bohun Gallery
20 November 2017Among the many prints by Julian Trevelyan (1910-88) included in Bohun Gallery’s ‘Travels’: An exhibition of etchings is Avenue of the Americas (pictured above).
Modern Scots and rock ‘n’ roll line-up for Edinburgh art exhibition
20 November 2017For its final pair of exhibitions this year, The Fine Art Society in Edinburgh is staging Modern Scottish Paintings, 1940-85 and John Byrne Rock ‘n’ Roll from November 24-December 23.
5 Questions: Mark Jarrold of Vavasseur
20 November 2017Mark Jarrold of Vavasseur discusses the appeal of barometers, the need for new fairs and his love of strong coffee.
Angels fly ahead of the furniture pack in Suffolk
20 November 2017The second of Suffolk House Antiques’ two annual exhibitions has yet to kick off officially – Christmas Selling Exhibition 2017 runs from December 2-23 and showcases an array of early furniture and works of art in the Yoxford gallery. Even so, with the catalogue up online, sales have already started.