Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
Tom Gerrard’s Welsh jewels
02 October 2017'Anglesey Landscape IV' is one of around 30 works included in Tom Gerrard’s (1923-76) upcoming retrospective at Oriel Tegfryn Gallery in Menai Bridge (October 20-November 12).
Shop talk – Bridgnorth Antique Centre
02 October 2017In our continuing series looking through the keyhole of ‘bricks and mortar’ shops in 2017, ATG talks to Nigel Bate who opened Bridgnorth Antique Centre earlier this year.
Trade gears up for Chippendale anniversary
02 October 2017Dealers in English furniture are putting their weight behind events in 2018 marking the life of Britain’s most famous furniture maker, designer and entrepreneur, Thomas Chippendale (1718-79).
They said what?! The week (25 Sep – 1 Oct) in quotes from the art and antiques world
01 October 2017In our weekend series, Antiques Trade Gazette brings you a selection of quotes from dealers, auctioneers, collectors and others. This week it's Chippendale, Chester and cheeky cartoons.
London trade members battle it out at Art Loss Register pub quiz
29 September 2017More than 60 attendees competed in teams at The Art Loss Register pub quiz on Wednesday night.
Collection of ‘Playboy’ cartoons feature at upcoming Kent auction
29 September 2017Following the news of Hugh Hefner’s death yesterday, many tributes have revived the classic joke about “reading Playboy for the articles”.
Laugh longest: 18th century satirical print offered at upcoming Chester Antiques Show
28 September 2017An Oxfordshire antiques dealer will offer a rare and unusual piece of political satire at the upcoming Chester Antiques Show (October 12-15).
BADA networking event unites next generation
27 September 2017A group of young trade members gathered on Kensington Church Street yesterday for an evening of networking.
The next generation of Asian art dealers
27 September 2017They have big, wise shoes to fill but Asian art gallery managers of a younger vintage are determined to make their mark, as ATG finds out...
Younger buyers and five figure sales mark “turning point” for Tribal Art London
26 September 2017This Ivory Coast Ligbi mask was one of the highlight sales at the recent edition of Tribal Art London.
Dealers gather for ADFL fair in Surrey
25 September 2017Away from Frieze Masters, the next event held by The Antiques Dealers Fair Limited offers a more affordable selection of art and antiques outside of central London.
Richard Green holds exhibition of historic British fashion portraits
25 September 2017It’s a busy season for Richard Green. Fresh from the 20/21 British Art Fair and the Paris Biennale, the Mayfair dealership will also appear at Frieze Masters and TEFAF New York Fall.
5 Questions: Stephen Welbourne
25 September 2017Stephen Welbourne, a specialist in 18th-20th century British art for the past 30 years, will stand at the upcoming Esher Hall Antiques & Fine Art Fair by ADFL.
World Paper Money Fair highlights ever-changing history of currency
25 September 2017Earlier this month the new £10 note featuring Jane Austen hit many of the country’s cash dispensers.
TEFAF returns for a second Fall
25 September 2017For some of the more than 90 exhibitors standing at the second TEFAF New York Fall (October 28-November 1), it is just one in a flurry of international fairs that now mark the autumn calendar.
Exhibition of John Linnell opens in Mason's Yard
25 September 2017English painter and engraver John Linnell (1792-1882) created portraits, religious works and sweeping views of the English countryside.
Frieze Masters returns to London for sixth year in Regent's Park
25 September 2017Elegant and relevant. It might be a difficult balance to strike, but that is what Frieze Masters aims for at its annual London fair.
London show features the works of impasto master Bram Bogart
25 September 2017Vigo Gallery will feature an exhibition of the works by Dutch-born Belgian artist Bram Bogart (1921-2012) at Frieze Masters (October 5-8) and at its gallery at Dering Street, London (October 11-November 11).
They said what?! The week (18-24 September) in quotes from the art and antiques world
24 September 2017In our weekend series, Antiques Trade Gazette brings you a selection of quotes from dealers, auctioneers and others. This week we celebrate 40 year of Antiques Roadshow – and the British stiff upper lip.
Pop art exhibition ushers in new era for refurbished Newcastle art gallery
23 September 2017The Hatton Gallery at Newcastle University will re-open next month following a 20-month redevelopment.