Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
Estorick Erté collection on offer
06 November 2017Erté (1892-1990) was an artist and designer whose works influenced fashion, film and theatre throughout the 20th century.
5 Questions: Gilleasbuig Ferguson
06 November 2017Gilleasbuig Ferguson Rare Books trades from the Isle of Skye and is a member of the ABA, PBFA and ILAB.
Moving in the right direction: thinking about premises
06 November 2017Dealers often find themselves adapting and it isn’t just taste, fashion and buyers that change. Expiring leases, life changes and new opportunities mean that they are often on the move. Here, ATG takes a look at some of the dealers that have recently taken up new premises (or are planning to do so) around the UK and beyond.
Galleries show a conscience
06 November 2017The work of non-combatant artists in wartime is covered in two separate exhibitions...
Scone Palace fair: a down to Perth occasion
06 November 2017Running from November 10-12 on the outskirts of Perth, The Scone Palace Antiques & Fine Art Fair hosts many Scottish dealers. Among them, Carse Antiques brings a selection of furniture and fellow specialists Cathedral Antiques as well as Hilary Farquharson, who will offer antiquarian books.
They said what?! The week (Oct 30 – Nov 5) in quotes from the art and antiques world
05 November 2017It's another edition of ATG's weekly quotes round up. This week, dealers, auctioneers and other members of the trade spoke on ivory, antiquities and up-to-date connoisseurship.
The Winter Art & Antiques Fair Olympia to cease in current format from 2018
02 November 2017The Winter Art & Antiques Fair Olympia will cease running in its present set-up following the current edition, which ends this Sunday.
Rediscovered Constable landscape offered at Sotheby’s Old Masters sale
01 November 2017A recently rediscovered landscape by British painter John Constable (1776-1837) will go under the hammer at Sotheby’s next month.
Extra day for Summer Olympia as fair joins forces with garden and interiors festival
31 October 2017Dates announced for the 46th annual Art & Antiques Fair Olympia 2018 reveal it will have an extended run.
TEFAF backs tribal gathering for 2018 edition
30 October 2017TEFAF Maastricht has added ‘TEFAF Tribal’ as a new category to its 2018 edition in a move that points to the ongoing strength of the tribal art market.
Two 20th century giants go under the hammer next month at Sotheby’s New York
30 October 2017Paintings by two of the 20th century’s most celebrated artists come fresh to the market next month at Sotheby’s New York.
Shop talk – Patrick Sandberg Antiques
30 October 2017In our continuing series looking through the keyhole of ‘bricks and mortar’ shops in 2017, ATG talks to Patrick Sandberg, owner of the eponymous shop specialising in English furniture and works of art. Sandberg is one of the dealers exhibiting at the Winter Art & Antiques Fair Olympia (October 31-November 5).
5 Questions: Cornelia Perquin of Precious Flora
30 October 2017Cornelia Perquin of Precious Flora deals in floral vintage and antique jewellery. She stands at art and antique shows as well as floral events. Her next event is the 'Winter Art & Antiques Fair Olympia'.
Early works aid understanding of Albert Irvin
30 October 2017Albert Irvin (1922-2015) is known as one of the few UK artists to work in abstract expressionism and his paintings are popular among collectors and the public.
Battersea belters from decorative and beyond
30 October 2017The third and final Decorative Antiques and Textiles Fair of 2017 produced some significant sales in decorative furniture and beyond. Many pieces ticketed for five-figure sums found buyers during the event’s six-day run (October 3-8).
Shows mean Bomberg is firmly back in fashion
30 October 2017“I was astonished by the group, both in terms of their individual quality and how cohesive the collection was,” says Waterhouse & Dodd’s Jamie Anderson, who earlier this year went to see a private collection of works by David Bomberg (1890-1957).
Exhibition reveals why Oxfordshire dealers love the ‘shady’ side of classic English furniture
30 October 2017'50 Shades of Brown – By George We’ve Got It!', the exhibition at WR Harvey Antiques from November 4-12, might be less titillating than its near-namesake novel – but no matter.
Life’s a beach for a Mod Brit artist
30 October 2017Austin Desmond Fine Art, the Modern British gallery across from London’s British Museum, is currently showing 'Keith Vaughan: On Pagham Beach, Photographs and Collages from the 1930s' (until December 8).
They said what?! The week (23 - 29 October) in quotes from the art and antiques world
29 October 2017It's another edition of ATG's weekly quotes round up and this week we cover reactions to a new CITES report, a charity auction for Gainsborough and tales told about Mozart.
Henry Moore’s ‘Old Flo’ returns to London’s East End after 20 years
28 October 2017Henry Moore’s 1957 sculpture ‘Draped Seated Woman’ has returned to Tower Hamlets after 20 years in Yorkshire.