Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
Print fair lands on the Strand
16 May 2022A 1645 etching of an African boy by Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77) is part of a collection of more than 200 works by the Bohemian artist on offer from Daniel Crouch Rare Books at the London Original Print Fair (LOPF).
Artist Luard back in the saddle
16 May 2022Exhibition devoted to skilled ‘old-fashioned’ painter reveals a particular interest in horses
Fair review: Welcome back to Chelsea
16 May 2022But Brexit red tape is the talk of the trade as favourite fair returns to Old Town Hall
5 Questions: antique furniture and art specialist Marcus Salter
16 May 2022Marcus Salter runs Cheeky Highlander in Inverness, dealing in antique furniture and art.
5 Questions: antique rugs and carpets specialist Jason Nazmiyal
09 May 2022Jason Nazmiyal is the founder of Nazmiyal Collection in New York and specialises in turn-of-the-century antique and vintage rugs and carpets.
Duo helped to revive golden age Japanese ceramics
09 May 2022The Bizen ware of Kaneshige Tōyō (1896-1967) and the Hagi ware of Miwa Kyūwa (1895-1981) star at 'Branching Out', an exhibition at Joan B Mirviss of New York.
Whistler fashion statement at Philip Mould exhibition
09 May 2022Philip Mould’s exhibition 'A Brush with Fashion: 500 Years of Male Portraiture' includes this 1869 portrait of James Whistler, the American Gilded Age painter, by Walter Greaves (1846- 1930).
Dealer news in brief including change of ownership at Portland Gallery
09 May 2022A round-up of news and events from around the trade.
Royal commemorative items could be crowning glories at Petworth fair
09 May 2022Among the stand-out items at 'The Petworth Park Antiques & Fine Art Fair' are two Regency glass crown scent bottles made for the coronation of King George IV.
The web shop window: Edwardian leather suitcases
09 May 2022Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
No hiding the attractions of Buxton’s 56th edition
09 May 2022First-time exhibitor William Cook Antiques brings a pair of early 19th century gilded Japanese screens to the 56th Annual Buxton Antiques Fair.
Covid and data drive ticketing changes at fairs
02 May 2022Dealers and fairgoers are having to come to terms with widespread changes in the ticketing of fairs.
Keep an eye on the return of this London event
02 May 2022An Attic black-figure vessel decorated with a striking pair of eyes to the outside is among the highlights at the second physical staging of Eye of the Collector.
The web shop window: 1940s railway sign
02 May 2022Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
5 Questions: Andrea Colapinto of 900 Art & Design
02 May 2022Andrea Colapinto runs 900 Art & Design with his brother Michele, specialising in Scandinavian and Italian Modern art and design.
Haughtons' seminar back in physical form
02 May 2022The Haughtons are celebrating 40 years of fairs, exhibitions and events with a two-day seminar this summer.
Battersea Decorative fair to showcase Ukrainian art
02 May 2022Decorative fair exhibitor puts his post-Soviet works on hold for a different dedicated focus
Homage to Hockney
25 April 2022Rob Fisher painted 'Splash Test One' specially for inclusion in the exhibition Splash: Ode to Hockney.
TEFAF New York back in the groove two years later
25 April 2022With heroic bearing, patrician features and draped fabric fit for a Roman emperor, an iron bust by Kehinde Wiley exemplifies the spirit of TEFAF New York.
Jim Moir fits the bill
25 April 2022This painting of a blackbird is one of a flock of avian paintings featured at Grosvenor Gallery’s show See them Richards? It features the work of Jim Moir (b.1959) – more familiar to most as the comedian Vic Reeves (his stage name).