Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
5 Questions: David Bownes
22 May 2017David Bownes is the former head of collections at the London Transport Museum and director of collections at the National Army Museum. After a few years of building a collection mainly of British posters, he made the move from curating to selling with the launch of his Twentieth Century Posters website in January 2016.
Osborne Samuel exhibition makes a romantic gesture
22 May 2017John Minton’s 1940 painting 'Landscape with Figures' is among the pieces included in Osborne Samuel’s exhibition 'The Romantic Impulse: British Neo-Romantic Artists at Home & Abroad 1935-1959'.
New chapter in the life of a bookcase back in Harrogate
22 May 2017Cooper Events’ next outing is The Pavilions of Harrogate Antiques & Fine Art Fair in North Yorkshire, from June 2-4.
Auction records for Dunbar and Garwood at Cheffins' latest Art & Design sale
16 May 2017A keen buyer at Cheffins’ Art & Design sale helped set two auction records for British artists Eileen Lucy ‘Tirzah’ Garwood and Evelyn Dunbar.
Imperfect Jiaqing vase surpasses expectations to lead Sworders’ Asian art sale
15 May 2017A Chinese Jiaqing (1795-1820) vase led Sworders’ recent Asian art sale with a five-figure result despite imperfect condition.
Star of the show as Dunbar sets ‘staggering’ record in Cambridge
15 May 2017A painting by British artist Evelyn Dunbar (1906- 60) set a record price at auction for the artist at Cheffins’ Art & Design sale on May 11.
Religion and ritual: Two collections of Indian Company School paintings go on show at Francesca Galloway
15 May 2017An exhibition of Company School painting takes place at Francesca Galloway’s space in Dover Street from May 22-July 7.
5 Questions: Narissa Mather
15 May 2017Narissa Mather is a dealer as well as a designer and silversmith, working at antiquesbydesign in Leek, Staffordshire.
Roger Mayne photos a first at new Bernard Quaritch
15 May 2017The first photography exhibition to take place at Bernard Quaritch’s South Audley Street location is Roger Mayne – London & Paris.
Shot, framed and hung: Photo London fair returns to Somerset House for third year
15 May 2017Capital gears up for fairs which put it in the frame for dealing in both contemporary and older
The London Photograph Fair: Special Edition seeks to attract a bigger buyer base
15 May 2017The London Photograph Fair: Special Edition runs from May 20-21 and is a smaller, artsier version of the organisation’s quarterly fairs.
Peter Joyce works snapped up at Jenna Burlingham show
15 May 2017Twentieth century British art specialist Jenna Burlingham returned to Gallery 8 Duke Street earlier this month for an exhibition of works by the contemporary artist Peter Joyce.
They said what?! The week (8-14 May) in quotes from the art and antiques world
14 May 2017In its weekend series, Antiques Trade Gazette brings you a selection of quotes from dealers, auctioneers, collectors and others from across the market.
Bonhams makes first art fair appearance at inaugural event
12 May 2017Bonhams makes its first ever art fair appearance at a new event in Cheltenham today.
WATCH: Birmingham antique jewellery gallery hit by theft
11 May 2017Thieves made away with £600,000 of antiques during a raid on a gallery in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter.
Osborne Samuel moves to new space in Mayfair
11 May 2017Modern and contemporary art specialist Osborne Samuel will open a new space in Mayfair this month with an exhibition of British Neo-Romantic painting.
Fifty-stone ‘calf’ hoofs it along to Robert Young’s gallery
08 May 2017The time has come for the second of Robert Young Antiques’ three annual events. The Exhibition of Antiques Folk Art is the only one to take place in the dealer’s Battersea gallery and this year runs from May 11-20.
Keeping the special relationship: Transatlantic duo launch London gallery in a shining example of UK and US harmony
08 May 2017A week before their new joint space opens, dealers Charles Wallrock and David Brooker stand in the shell of their gallery sipping cups of tea, admiring the fresh paint job and speculating on how long it will take to lay the carpet.
Get wise to Edward Lear artworks at London dealer's exhibition
08 May 2017Before the poet Edward Lear sent the owl and the pussycat out to sea in a beautiful pea green boat in his 1867 poem, he combined them in this c.1846 watercolour.
5 Questions: Church Street dealer Daniel Levy
08 May 2017Daniel Levy opened his gallery, Daniel Raphael, in Church Street, Marylebone, earlier this year. The contemporary art gallery features the works of emerging and established artists. In the future he plans to increase his involvement in the fair scene.