Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
Shop talk – Focus on the Past
25 March 2017In the continuing series looking through the keyhole of ‘bricks and mortar’ shops in 2017, ATG talks to Alison Roylance, owner of Focus on the Past antiques centre, Clifton Village, Bristol.
X-rays lead to ‘new’ Old Masters
25 March 2017This image is one of the pieces featured in LEAD, an ongoing exhibition of the photographs of Alejandro Guijarro at the London gallery Tristan Hoare.
British pocket watches to feature in sale of local man’s collection at The Canterbury Auction Galleries
24 March 2017An 18th century gold-coloured pocket watch is among the lots expected to lead one collection in The Canterbury Auction Galleries’ upcoming auction.
Statue of modern golf grip inventor comes up for auction at Bonhams in Los Angeles
23 March 2017A cold-painted bronze of amateur golfing champion John Laidlay is among the pieces appearing at Bonhams' upcoming auction in Los Angeles next week.
Masterpiece exhibitor list reflects high turnover as 28 depart and 26 join
23 March 2017The list of dealers exhibiting at Masterpiece London this year shows a comparatively high turnover with 28 dealers who exhibited last year not appearing in this week’s announcement.
Rolls-Royce owned by The Who musician and Chariots of Fire composer comes up for auction
22 March 2017A 1965 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III DHC ‘Chinese Eye’ with a musical pedigree comes under the hammer at H&H Classics next week.
Charity shop find bought for 50p gets £8000 estimate for Christie’s South Kensington auction
21 March 2017A 50p charity shop find has been identified a Harold C. Harvey (1874-1941) portrait and given a £8000 high estimate at Christie’s South Kensington sale tomorrow.
Limited edition signed copy of ‘The Wind in the Willows’ among treasures on offer at The Edinburgh Book Fair
18 March 2017A signed limited edition copy of ‘The Wind in the Willows’ is among the books on offer at the upcoming Edinburgh Book Fair.
New faces join rebranded Chiswick firm
18 March 2017London Auctions in Chiswick has hired a handful of new staff and is launching its first specialist sale this month.
Cotswolds hears call of the wild
18 March 2017Dealers’ fair pays tribute to conservation and art and antiques inspired by the natural world
What closure of CSK means for dealers, London and the regions
18 March 2017Much will depend on what the plan is for King Street and for the firm’s online-only sales (a growing but small fragment of the Christie’s business totalling £49.8m last year).
ILAB launches mentoring programme for new and young antiquarian book dealers
17 March 2017The International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) has launched a mentoring programme to help encourage the next generation of book dealers.
TEFAF Maastricht 2017: Highlights and high points
17 March 2017The second week of Maastricht’s TEFAF is usually quieter than the first but a consistent trickle of visitors continued to pass through the fair into the final days.
A King’s Road Trip – 10 images from Chelsea Antiques Fair and BADA 2017
16 March 2017With many dealers based in and around Chelsea’s King’s Road, this area of west London is a common haunt for members of the art and antiques trade. But mid-March is arguably the busiest time of the year for business here when both The British Antiques Dealers Association (BADA) and Penman Fairs stage their annual events. This year BADA 2017 and The Chelsea Antiques Fair run simultaneously, each closing on March 19. Yesterday, ATG took a walk down the King’s Road to look around the stands and view the objects on offer at both fairs.
Stubbs painting rediscovered after “one of the biggest deaccessioning blunders”
14 March 2017A painting by George Stubbs previously believed to be a copy will be offered by The Parker Gallery at BADA 2017 opening in Chelsea this week.
Sim Fine Art sells domestic painting of lazy Sunday to London's Geffrye Museum
13 March 2017Sim Fine Art has made its second sale to a major London institution in two years with the sale of a painting the Geffrye Museum.
They said what?! The week (5- 12 March) in quotes from the art and antiques world
12 March 2017Members of the trade had plenty to say this week in response to news about Christie’s South Kensington, The Budget and TEFAF Maastricht. Read some of their most memorable reactions in ATG’s weekly roundup of quotes below.
Barn find unmoved for 30 years emerges for Lord Harlech sale at Bonhams
11 March 2017A 1936 Lagonda Rapier barn find will be among the lots at the Bonhams sale of the new Lord Harlech’s family collection.
Rebrand boosts BADA fair
11 March 2017Veteran trade body’s flagship event is a good opportunity to test the latest look
OBJECT LESSON
11 March 2017Why restrict yourself? Fair organisers are encouraging a mix-and-match approach, and the eclectic style that Peter and Leonora Petrou are contributing to the rebranded BADA 2017 could make an ideal fit, as Frances Allitt finds out