Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
TEFAF Maastricht Showcase expands
21 November 2022TEFAF Maastricht is expanding its Showcase section to include 10 galleries next year.
Dealer news in brief including treen in demand at Collins Antiques
21 November 2022A roundup of news and events from around the trade
British wartime pictures: Tragic times brought inspiration
21 November 2022Ahead of home front exhibition dealer says the war transformed often mundane art styles
The web shop window: 1920s 'barber’s shop' oak chair
21 November 2022Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Super sampler selection in Oxfordshire
21 November 2022Oxfordshire dealership Witney Antiques’ latest exhibition features early example of band samplers.
Augustus John exhibition follows sister Gwen's at Cardiff gallery
14 November 2022Welsh gallery holds exhibition on the Welsh artist hot on the heels of a show about his sister
Abbott and Holder holds show dedicated to artist Gerald Marks
14 November 2022Though largely unknown on the market today, British artist Gerald Marks (1921-2018), the subject of a show at Abbott and Holder, had a colourful life. For a long time that colour was red.
5 Questions: Petworth dealer Brijitte Dreyfus
14 November 2022Brijitte Dreyfus runs Mandrake Petworth, offering art, books and furniture.
The web shop window: an Anglo-Japanese style cabinet
14 November 2022Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
East Anglian works feature at Suffolk dealer's winter exhibition
14 November 2022This snowy scene by Suffolk artist Thomas Smythe (1825-1907) features in English and Continental Antiques’ winter exhibition in Eye.
Dealer roundup: 300 frames on offer in West London, attendance up at IFPDA Print Fair plus other recent news from the trade
12 November 2022More than 300 antique and modern frames are on offer from Charles Daggett Gallery this month. This is an annual event and comes with the territory of Daggett’s job.
Olympia takes Flight as fair opens in challenging climate
07 November 2022Sales were hard won at times during the opening days of the Winter Art & Antiques Fair Olympia.
Portland Gallery stages Fedden exhibition for new and old collectors
07 November 2022The works of Modern British artist Mary Fedden (1915-2012) are accessible and have a wide appeal. Despite a spike in her prices following her death, these days they are relatively affordable too.
Mid-range sales of practical Georgian furniture among sales at Winter Olympia
07 November 2022One of the best places to find furniture from across the ages this autumn was the 'Winter Art & Antiques Fair Olympia'.
In a new era for the art market Masters star at Frieze
07 November 2022Old Master and a string of heavy hitters boost an encouraging event despite challenging times
Portrait miniatures: Hammer highlights and previews from auctions and dealers
07 November 2022A round up of portrait miniatures appearing at auction and offered by dealers.
5 Questions: silver and jewellery specialist Natalie Smith
07 November 2022Natalie Smith owns Woodbridge Antiques in Suffolk and specialises in silver and jewellery.
Portrait miniatures: The ‘indomitable spirit’ of Sarah Biffin
07 November 2022The market presence of Sarah Biffin (1784-1850), a portrait miniaturist born without hands, arms and legs, has been rising over the past few years.
Portrait miniatures: It’s a small world
07 November 2022Despite being buffeted by the vagaries of fashion and now the modern crusade against antique ivory, portrait miniatures have managed to keep a keen collecting base.
The web shop window: A Bow figure of Juno with an eagle
07 November 2022Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.