Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
Watercolour portrait of ‘the three Brontë sisters’ takes top estimate at JP Humbert Auctioneers
18 July 2017Northamptonshire auctioneers JP Humbert has sold a painting that it says could be a portrait of the Brontë sisters by Edwin Landseer.
Maggs Bros exhibition of Waugh’s illustrations includes plague-inspired Christmas card
17 July 2017Evelyn Waugh (1903-66) came back into the spotlight earlier this year with the release of a new BBC adaptation of his 1928 book Decline and Fall, the satirical story of a young man’s expulsion from Oxford and subsequent adventures.
Catching the goose at London Art Week
17 July 2017Among the eye-catching pieces sold during London Art Week (June 30-July 7) was this reversible games board made in the late 16th or early 17th century in the northern province of Portuguese India, probably Bombay.
Olympia fair review – A stalwart in uncertain times
17 July 2017The 'Art & Antiques Fair Olympia', the 45-year-old staple of the London summer calendar, finished its most recent run (June 25-July 1) to subdued reports.
Haughtons hold show and seminar
17 July 2017Two events organised by Brian and Anna Haughton featured among the busy programme of London events in June.
5 Questions: Charlotte Roper of Plaza Jewellery
17 July 2017Charlotte Roper – “strictly a champagne girl” – started Plaza Jewellery in the mid 1980s. She specialises in French and European jewellery with a particular focus on pieces from the 1940s-‘60s. Her upcoming fairs include the Cotswolds Decorative Fair.
Mayfair galleries team up with Royal Academy
17 July 2017Mayfair Art Weekend (which was held from June 30-July 2) may not be the time to make major sales but remains an opportunity to raise the profile of commercial galleries in the area.
Penman goes back to school
17 July 2017Penman Fairs holds its second annual fair at Burford School in Oxfordshire from July 29-30.
Dealers show college class in Edinburgh
17 July 2017The July 28-30 antiques and fine art fair at George Watson’s College in Edinburgh brings 35 dealers from across the UK to stand in the foyer and assembly hall of this 18th century building.
Shop talk – Gutlin Clocks
17 July 2017In our continuing series looking through the keyhole of ‘bricks and mortar’ shops, ATG talks to Mark Coxhead. He works at Gutlin Clocks, a 22-year-old father and son family business specialising in buying, selling and repairing antique clocks.
They said what?! The week (10-16 July) in quotes from the art and antiques world
16 July 2017In our weekend series, Antiques Trade Gazette brings you a selection of quotes from dealers, auctioneers, collectors and others. This week we look a standout sales and ancient art.
Could Brexit boost the UK art market? Programme announced for 2017 Art Business Conference
14 July 2017The programme for the fourth edition of the Art Business Conference, held in London, includes a session examining the opportunities Brexit could offer the British art industry.
Vivien Leigh’s copy of ‘Gone with the Wind’ comes up for auction at Sotheby’s
12 July 2017The identity of Vivien Leigh is inextricably linked with her role in the 1939 epic film Gone with the Wind where she played the wilful heroine Scarlett O’Hara.
New appointment to help Phillips develop the ‘strongest contemporary department in the business’
11 July 2017Jean-Paul Engelen of Phillips has been appointed deputy chairman, Americas.
Birds and the boys are the facts of life in Edinburgh
10 July 2017The Fine Art Society in Edinburgh’s next pair of exhibitions from July 21-August 28 features works of the birds and the boys.
Two appointments to Fine Art Society's board of directors
10 July 2017Rowena Morgan-Cox and Sara Terzi have been appointed to the board of directors of The Fine Art Society (London and Edinburgh).
Antiques for Everyone tests market atmosphere to see what’s hot and what’s not
10 July 2017The Antiques for Everyone fair is dubbed by the organiser as “a barometer for what’s in vogue with collectors, interior decorators and furnishers”. So what are dealers to do when pressure for their offerings slackens?
Contemporary art complements range of Cotswolds furniture
10 July 2017Original House, a Cotswolds dealership that specialises in industrial furniture, antique painted French furniture and unique interior objects, has branched out into contemporary art.
Evolution of a book business
10 July 2017Charles Darwin’s great-great-grandson has opened an antiquarian bookshop in the headquarters of an online used books business.
5 Questions: Paul Kembery of Kembery Antique Clocks
10 July 2017Paul Kembery of Kembery Antique Clocks in the West Country is a regular exhibitor at Antiques for Everyone and will stand at the upcoming edition.