Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
Applications open for museums’ print fair acquisitions prize
31 January 2017UK museums and galleries have the chance to add to this print collection this year with the help of an award at the London Original Print Fair (LOPF).
They said what?! The week (23-29 January) in quotes from the art and antiques world
29 January 2017Another installment of the weekend series where Antiques Trade Gazette brings you a selection of recent quotes from around the trade. This week, we tackled the important questions: Can London hold its place in the market? And how many books does a man really need?
Daniel Crouch launches in New York with Burns Night celebration
29 January 2017Daniel Crouch Rare Books opened launched its New York City premises on Wednesday with a Burns Night celebration.
Special forces capture attention
28 January 2017Dedicated event lines up dealers with talks and a display of museum-quality watercolours
A sneak peek at Rare Books London as ABA takes stand in BADA 2017
27 January 2017The Antiquarian Booksellers Association will participate in its first BADA fair as it gears up for its summer festival of old and rare books later this year.
Ten shots from the winter Battersea Decorative fair
26 January 2017The Winter Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair opened on Tuesday to queues of shoppers who came ready to buy. Of the 145 exhibitors at the Battersea fair, several reported sell-out first days. Below is a selection of shots from around the fair. The fair continues until January 29.
Dealer helps Scottish museum piece together Egyptian treasure
25 January 2017Antiquities specialist Charles Ede has revealed its role in helping National Museums Scotland complete one of the Egyptian treasures in its collection.
London’s Scottish art showcase launches on Burns Night week
24 January 2017Panter and Hall’s annual show of Scottish art opens the day after Burns Night this week in London.
They said what?! The week (16-22 Jan) in quotes from the art and antiques world
22 January 2017In our weekend series, Antiques Trade Gazette brings you a selection of quotes from dealers, auctioneers, collectors and others. This week we cover broken vases, Beatrix Potter and Brexit strategy.
Harrogate fair assumes new name and directorship
21 January 2017THE long-standing Harrogate Antique and Fine Art Fair has undergone a shake-up following the sale of its parent company by owners David and Louise Walker.
Battersea powers double event
21 January 2017Different and distinctive fairs generate interest by running at the same time and venue
Bath Decorative Antiques Fair and BathVA team up for one-day style tour
19 January 2017The Bath Decorative Antiques Fair has teamed up with Bath Vintage & Antiques Market (BathVA) to host a tour of both events.
New director announced in relaunch of historic Harrogate antiques fair
19 January 2017Ingrid Nilson of Antiques Dealer Fairs Limited (ADFL) has been appointed director of the long-standing Harrogate Antique and Fine Art Fair.
Slideshow: 14 shots from IACF's opening day at Ardingly
18 January 2017The first of the 2017 Ardingly fairs run by the International Antiques and Collectors Fair (IACF) opened yesterday on a chilly morning at the South of England Showground. The fair, which can host up to 1700 dealers, brings in stallholders and buyers from around the world. Yesterday was acknowledged to be a quieter fair but a number of stallholders saw a brisk trade. Below is a selection of snaps from ATG’s visit to day one.
Exhibition at Shapero Modern showcases illustrations for Seamus Heaney’s Aeneid translation
16 January 2017An exhibition of illustrations for Nobel-prize winning poet Seamus Heaney’s translation of the Aeneid opens this month at Shapero Modern in London.
Three projects awarded TEFAF Museum Restoration Fund for 2017
16 January 2017The Musée Rodin and the Detroit Institute of Arts have been awarded the TEFAF Museum Restoration Fund for conservation.
Fear allayed over Sunbury Antiques Market despite Kempton Park redevelopment plan
16 January 2017Supporters of Sunbury Antiques Market took to Twitter to vent their concerns about the future of the market in the face of Kempton Park’s proposed redevelopment.
They said what?! The week (9-15 January) in quotes from the art and antiques world
15 January 2017In our weekend series, Antiques Trade Gazette brings you a selection of recent quotes from around the trade. This week, it was all about kidnap, Cromwell and Kempton Park.
AFE London launches at ExCeL London
13 January 2017Antiques For Everyone’s sister fair 'AFE London Art Antiques Interiors Fair' kicked off today at ExCeL London. More than 100 dealers have taken stands at the new event which runs until January 15. Here ATG features seven shots from around the stands.
“Works of art”: British police truncheons to star in Hansons’ auction
13 January 2017“Beautifully gilded”, “hand painted”, “much sought after”. Perhaps not words that are commonly applied to police batons, but this is how auctioneer Charles Hanson described the collection of British truncheons coming up for auction this month.