Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
5 Questions with jewellery specialist Sandy White
10 April 2023Sandy White runs Sandy’s Vintage Charms specialising in charms dating from the Victorian period through to the 1980s.
New fair exhibitor list revealed for The Treasure House Fair
03 April 2023The Treasure House Fair, the new June event in Chelsea, has released its initial exhibitor list.
Early view of Landseer at work is rediscovered
03 April 2023An early picture of Victorian artist Sir Edwin Landseer (1802-73) working with his animal subjects has been reidentified by Belgravia dealership Bagshawe Fine Art.
The web shop window: French Art Deco clock
03 April 2023Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Millennials and museums flock to TEFAF Maastricht
03 April 2023Dealers at the Dutch art and antiques fair noticed a welcome trend of more eclectic tastes among younger buyers
Gallery celebrates Sayed Raza with exhibition and catalogue launch
03 April 2023Grosvenor Gallery is holding an exhibition of works by Indian Modernist Sayed Raza (1922-2016) to coincide with the release of the second volume of the artist’s catalogue raisonné and his retrospective at the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
St Ives gallery celebrates local artists in annual show
03 April 2023'Trees' by Karl Weschke is among the pictures featured in Belgrave St Ives’ annual exhibition on the Cornish seaside town and Modern British art.
5 Questions with Julian Hartnoll
03 April 2023Julian Hartnoll, who describes himself as a ‘Fine Artmonger’ has been trading since 1968.
Younger buyers boost TEFAF
03 April 2023Dealers at TEFAF Maastricht welcomed a batch of younger buyers during the most recent staging.
Massive collection of Second World War pictures recall dealers' boyhood
03 April 2023A personal collection of Second World War pictures compiled by dealer John Noott over more than 40 years is on display at the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum.
Darwin granddaughter’s art skills evolved into engraving
03 April 2023The very first wood engraving by Gwen Raverat (1885-1957) is this 1909 work, 'The Knight of the Burning Pestle'.
Christopher Bishop takes over Master Drawings New York and new board appointed
27 March 2023Master Drawings New York (MDNY) has a new owner, advisory board and partnership.
The web shop window: an Uzbek dowry embroidery
27 March 2023Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Marlborough lion gem leads New York exhibition
27 March 2023Les Enluminures’ next New York exhibition comprises a single well-documented Italian gem.
Art reunited: two pairs of historical coincidences brought together at TEFAF
27 March 2023A still-life and the vessel it depicts showed up at the same Maastricht fair unexpectedly this year, as did a painting and its study
London Original Print Fair looks to the future at 38
27 March 2023Specialist print fair has constantly evolved but remains at heart a celebration of these works on paper
5 Questions with Tanya Bielschowsky
27 March 2023Tanya Bielschowsky is a recent addition to Alfies Antique Market, who previously stood at Hampstead Antique Emporium, which has closed.
Dealers news in brief including the retirement of Welsh dealer Martin Tinney
27 March 2023A roundup of news and events from across the trade.
New fair launched at NEC to fill the Birmingham void
20 March 2023A new fair will launch at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in April next year.
Offbeat Paul Nash image stars in Piano Nobile’s works on paper exhibition
20 March 2023'Harbour and Room' (1931), a watercolour and pencil on paper by Paul Nash (1889-1946), is included in Piano Nobile’s latest works on paper exhibition.