Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
Traditional ‘POP’ art: dealing duo stage show of portraits and objects from the past in Knightsbridge
19 June 2017Forget Michael Jackson and Madonna: this summer Timothy Millett and Claudia Hill are the king and queen of pop. Taking into account, that is, the title of their upcoming exhibition, 'POP: Portraits and Objects from the Past'.
Paris exhibition focuses on André Maire’s take on ‘cultural’ Vietnam
19 June 2017A selection of drawings by the French painter-explorer André Maire (1898-1984) comes to the Dumonteil Gallery in Paris for the exhibition Indochina, Meeting Men and Gods.
5 Questions: Barbara Chalk of Rare and Antique Books
19 June 2017Barbara Chalk runs Rare and Antique Books, an online book dealership, with her husband Robert.
London Art Week shines the summer spotlight on galleries
19 June 2017London Art Week kicks off a host of events on June 30. Based in Mayfair and St James’s, LAW brings together more than 40 galleries as well as three auction houses in a celebration of historic painting, sculpture and drawing.
Fame & promise at Bohun Gallery
19 June 2017In its ongoing exhibition, the Bohun Gallery includes emerging artists alongside leaders in the British art market such as Elisabeth Frink, John Piper and Mary Fedden.
Shop talk: Rippingales Antiques and Collectables
19 June 2017In our continuing series looking through the keyhole of ‘bricks and mortar’ shops in 2017, ATG talks to Paula Rippingale Mills, who runs Rippingales Antiques and Collectables in Suffolk.
They said what?! The week (12-18 June) in quotes from the art and antiques world
18 June 2017In our weekend series, Antiques Trade Gazette brings you a selection of quotes from dealers, auctioneers, collectors and others. This week we cover shipping, shopping and shaping up to a changing government.
William Morris Gallery launches fundraising campaign to celebrate the life and works of May Morris
16 June 2017The William Morris Gallery launched a crowdfunding campaign this week to promote the work of the artist’s daughter, May Morris (1862-1938).
Rare Charles Rennie Mackintosh watercolour achieves top price at Lyon & Turnbull Scottish art auction
15 June 2017A rare watercolour by Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928) took £52,000 at last night’s sale at Lyon & Turnbull.
Folk art dealer stages Renaissance show for Edinburgh festival
14 June 2017A London folk art dealer will stage a show about the artist Albrecht Durer (1471 – 1528) at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August.
New exhibitors to stand at 2017 LAPADA fair
13 June 2017The LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair hosts 11 first-time exhibitors this year.
Exhibitor list for PAD London reveals 11 newcomers and increased design emphasis
12 June 2017The 11th edition of PAD London hosts 67 galleries including 11 newcomers.
Olympia fair draws out designs for life
12 June 2017Sue Norman is a practised hand at The Art & Antiques Fair Olympia (June 26-July 2). As an exhibitor at this west London event for 36 uninterrupted years, she knows the show well, is familiar with the crowd it attracts and approaches it strategically.
Dealers join forces on Cotswolds campaign
12 June 2017Manfred Schotten and Christopher Clarke Antiques join forces this summer for their regular Cotswolds exhibition which takes place every second year.
Soapbox: do smaller and more select fairs make better business sense?
12 June 2017BADA has just unveiled plans for a smaller fair, BADA Collection at the Lanesborough, to launch in October (ATG No 2295). So here we ask: do smaller, more select fairs make better business sense?
Emporium is added to Asian art empire
12 June 2017Asian art dealer Gerald Davison has taken a selling space in The Emporium in Berkshire, which he plans to run as well as his current space at Acreman St Antiques & Interiors.
Frost creates warm atmosphere
12 June 2017Boats, breasts and bright colours are key features in the exuberant works of Terry Frost (1915-2003).
Q&A with Olympia returner James Brett
12 June 2017Norwich dealer James Brett vowed to continue dealing when he sold 300 pieces of stock at a Sworders sale in 2010. He has been good to his word and this year returns to Olympia for the first time in seven years. ATG spoke to Brett about his business and the wider market.
5 Questions: Matt Dixon of TallBoy Unique Interiors
12 June 2017Matt Dixon of TallBoy Unique Interiors, specialises in a mix of taxidermy, architectural salvage, religious artefacts and other items. He will stand at the upcoming Salvo 2017 (June 23-25).
Harry Moore-Gwyn offers Sir George Clausen works on paper at Olympia
12 June 2017Harry Moore-Gwyn Fine Art brings a selection of 20 works on paper by English artist Sir George Clausen (1852-1944) to mark the 45th anniversary of The Art & Antiques Fair Olympia.