Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
Collector Interview: Eyes of the world are on this special collection of maps
20 November 2023For Helen Sunderland-Cohen collecting is a family business. The Sunderland Collection was launched by her father, and several years ago she came on board.
Back in Birmingham for a new NEC fair
20 November 2023Dealers hail return to Midlands venue a year after closure of popular Antiques for Everyone events
Greek textiles wow on Pall Mall
20 November 2023A near pair of Rhodian bed curtains were among the highlight sales at Oliver Forge & Brendan Lynch’s recent exhibition 'Four Rivers from Eden: Works of Art and Paintings from the Islamic & Indian World'.
5 Questions with Oliver Brooke-Walder
20 November 2023Oliver Brooke-Walder deals in art from the 16th century to the present in London.
Interiors: Put on a road show
13 November 2023The dealer ‘hub’ of Lillie Road is renowned among interior designers but now is the time to spread the word
Price helped by ‘voice beyond the grave’
13 November 2023A first edition, first impression presentation of WB Yeats’ first book, Mosada (1886), was among the standout sales at the Boston Antiquarian Book Fair.
5 Questions with dealer Paul Martin of Robin Martin Antiques
13 November 2023Paul Martin runs Robin Martin Antiques of Notting Hill, London
Suffolk House Antiques – going out with a bang
13 November 2023Andrew Singleton of Suffolk House Antiques is having his final selling exhibition in his shop in Yoxford from November 18-December 23.
Dealer news in brief including the BADA Friends Prize
13 November 2023A round up of news across art and antiques dealers
Art and antiques dealers gear up for a busy festive period
13 November 2023ATG takes a look at some of the many dealer exhibitions being staged in the run-up to Christmas
First come, first served: Antiquities specialist Charles Ede's latest show
13 November 2023Antiquities specialist Charles Ede releases its online Christmas catalogue at noon on November 15.
Aldeburgh's Thompsons Gallery hosts latest Christmas exhibition
13 November 2023Thompsons Gallery, Aldeburgh, opens its Christmas exhibition, one of the leading events of its yearly calendar, on December 2.
Dealers full of praise for Frieze Masters after success of 2023 event
06 November 2023Exhibitors have reported excellent results at Frieze Masters, confirming the event’s status as the UK’s top high-end art and antiques fair.
Roman marble sold in 1961 auction resurfaces in Italy headless… but the head could be in UK
06 November 2023In 1961 when Christie’s auctioned off items from the Wilton House Collection, the catalogue included a full-page image of a monumental Roman marble.
Organiser aims to deliver for dealers at Harrogate fair
06 November 2023Several personal items grace The Pavilions of Harrogate Decorative Antiques & Fine Art Fair, Cooper Events’ final outing of the year and its third to that venue.
Frieze Masters racks up the sales
06 November 2023Eleventh edition of the London event now widened in scope includes an impressive array of big results
The web shop window: A 'frozen moment' piece of pop art
06 November 2023Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
5 Questions with carpet dealer Christopher Legge
30 October 2023Christopher Legge of Legge Carpets is among the exhibitors at the Cotswold Art & Antiques Dealers’ Association Fair. He specialises in high-quality handmade carpet and textiles especially tribal weavings from Iran and central Asia.
A week to remember: a trio of antiques festivals by BADA, CADA and Cooper Events
30 October 2023Annual events held by trade associations CADA and BADA overlap to offer plenty of choice
The web shop window: A Grand Tour collection of plaster casts
30 October 2023Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.