Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
A bevy of bovines: Huge collection of silver cow creamers offered by Mark Littler
18 August 2017Weighing a collective 25kg with 448 legs and 224 ears, a collection of 112 solid silver cow creamers is currently on the market from Mark Littler.
Mysterious Iron Age find unearthed in the Peak District offered at Hansons
18 August 2017A mysterious 2000-year-old relic found in the Derbyshire Peak District by a local metal detectorist goes under the hammer at Hansons Auctioneers next week.
Royal children’s clothes and dolls go under the hammer in East Sussex
17 August 2017Fascination with the royal family has been fuelled even further recently by the release of Netflix series The Crown which takes an intimate look at the public and private life of Queen Elizabeth II.
“I am Jack the Ripper”: Victorian postcard linked to the Whitechapel killings offered at auction
16 August 2017A postcard linked to the Jack the Ripper murders will go under the hammer this October.
Rolls-Royce used by Princess Diana goes under the hammer at Auctions America
14 August 2017A 1987 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur I used in the past by Princess Diana is included in Auctions America’s upcoming sale in Auburn, Indiana (August 31-September 3).
Going underground to celebrate the Summer of Love
14 August 2017A new book, The British Underground Press of the Sixties, marks the birth of the countercultural press and all the music, fashion and controversy it represented.
5 Questions - Gonzalo Fernandez Pontes of Pontes Maps
14 August 2017Gonzalo Fernandez Pontes became the president of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), an international body with 1800 affiliates, in 2016. He undertakes his duties alongside running his shop, Pontes Maps, which opened in Madrid in 1991.
BADA unveils debut ‘bespoke’ fair exhibitors
14 August 2017A complete list of exhibitors standing at the British Antique Dealers’ Association’s (BADA) inaugural collectors’ event has been announced.
Mr Benn’s adventure in a London gallery
14 August 2017Mr Benn is already the hero of his own series of illustrated children’s books and a 13-episode BBC animated programme. In his 50th year, however, there are displays of renewed interest in this adventurous everyman.
They said what?! The week (7-13 August) in quotes from the art and antiques world
13 August 2017In our weekend series, Antiques Trade Gazette brings you a selection of quotes from the voices of the art and antiques market.
Christmas cards signed by The Queen sell at Moore Allen and Innocent
12 August 2017A collection of Christmas cards documenting the Royal Family over the decades took a total of £1530 at auction last week.
Dragon-draped furniture at Dawson’s Auctioneers linked to the collection of famous London dealers
11 August 2017Charles Tooth founded the gallery Arthur Tooth & Sons for his son in 1842. The London firm would go on to specialise particularly in photogravures of Pre-Raphaelite paintings and became a major presence in the art market, counting Henry Clay Frick among its clients.
How to start an art collection: Tips from the directors of the Affordable Art Fair
09 August 2017The next Affordable Art Fair (AAF) takes place in Bristol and runs from September 8-10. It features more than 50 exhibitors offering works by living artists priced from £100-6000.
New antiques and decorative fair to launch in Kensington
07 August 2017A new London fair is planned to take place in Kensington next March. The Kensington & Chelsea Decorative, Art & Antiques Fair has been organised by Daniel Cotton, who currently runs the Little Chelsea Antiques Fair.
5 Questions - Fuchsia Voremberg of Maggs Bros
07 August 2017Fuchsia Voremberg works in the travel department at rare books and manuscripts specialist Maggs Bros in London
Shop talk – Phoenix Antiques
07 August 2017In our continuing series looking through the keyhole of ‘bricks and mortar’ shops, ATG talks to Sara Hughes, who opened Phoenix Antiques in Petworth in December 2008.
Old Master specialist Theo goes on Caribbean getaway
07 August 2017Decamping from the Big Smoke of London to the sunny beaches of a Caribbean island might sound like a happy daydream or at best, a holiday. But for Old Master specialist Theo Johns, relocating to the Dominican Republic represents a business strategy as well as a life change.
They said what?! The week (31 July - 6 August) in quotes from the art and antiques world
06 August 2017In our weekend series, Antiques Trade Gazette brings you a selection of quotes from dealers, auctioneers, collectors and others.
Bowman Sculpture sells British work to American university
05 August 2017London gallery Bowman Sculpture has a sold an Emily Young sculpture to the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, US.
Acreman Antiques holds inaugural sale in centre with Pitchers & Associates Auctioneers
04 August 2017A Dorset antiques centre holds its first auction tomorrow.