Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
Kempton antiques market heads return of keynote fairs
22 June 2020Sunbury Antiques Market is coming back with force next month, reopening with three, rather than the usual two, monthly events at Kempton Park Racecourse.
5 Questions: Simon Beattie
22 June 2020Simon Beattie specialises in European cultural history, with interests in cross-cultural material and the history of decorated paper. He is also the founder of Facebook group We Love Endpapers, which has 5000 members.
Tribal focus on the trade and travel impact
22 June 2020A ceremonial woman’s apron from Geelvink Bay, West Papua, Indonesia, is one of the highlights in a new event staged by Tribal Art London (TAL).
The web shop window: Coalport porcelain clock
22 June 2020Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
London Art Week gets intimate after lockdown
22 June 2020Unofficial theme of event this year reflects a few months cooped up at home
Hepworth and Moore united in exhibition
22 June 2020The weighty three-dimensional forms for which Henry Moore (1898-1986) is best known are the subject of his 1940s lithograph, Sculptural Objects, offered in an exhibition at Eames Fine Art.
Tribal fair Parcours des Mondes set to go ahead in September subject to permission from authorities
20 June 2020Parcours des Mondes has confirmed it will open for its 19th year this fall pending necessary approval.
Olympia set to return in November offering the art and antiques trade a boost
17 June 2020Dealers and organisers are looking forward to Winter Olympia on the date that the summer fair would have opened.
Kempton Park antiques market to return next month
17 June 2020After months of lockdown, Sunbury Antiques Market is reopening at Kempton Park Racecourse with a bumper schedule of three events planned for July.
Kiwi calls on British dealers to be optimistic about opening
15 June 2020Auckland gallery says it has been doing well despite lockdown as UK firms relaunch
The web shop window: a French Empire mahogany sofa table
15 June 2020Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
5 Questions: dealer David Gilbert
15 June 2020David Gilbert runs Driffold Gallery in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands.
A colossal coat of arms offered at the Masterpiece online fair
15 June 2020This 18th century monumental royal coat of arms by John Steell is offered by Wick Antiques in its second edition of 'Britain and the High Seas' at 'Masterpiece', held online this year.
Quiet moment in conflict at art exhibition
15 June 2020This placid picture 'At the Billet’s Open Window, San Severo' depicts a moment of quiet in the midst of war.
First edition of Mary Shelley’s 'The Last Man' offered in dealer's latest catalogue
15 June 2020A rare first edition of the first fully realised post-apocalyptic tale is on offer in Peter Harrington’s inaugural fantasy and science-fiction catalogue, 'In Other Worlds'.
Safety first as dealers get set to resume indoor trading and fairs prepare to restart
08 June 2020Dealers, fair organisers and antiques centre managers are preparing to return to business with a mixture of enthusiasm and caution.
Dealers Online: ATG's selection of 14 objects available from dealers' websites
08 June 2020Our selection of 14 objects to view and buy from dealers online.
June 15: not a moment too soon
08 June 2020Despite the difficult challenges, dealers are delighted to open their doors once again
Purchases fit for royalty at Kensington Church Street's summer showcase
08 June 2020After months of lockdown, one’s home may no longer be feeling like one’s castle. However, that situation is easily remedied thanks to the Kensington Church Street Art & Antiques Dealers Association’s Virtual Summer Showcase, which takes ‘fit for royalty’ as its theme.
David Hockney print stars among early sales at first online IFPDA Fine Art Print Fair
02 June 2020Results from an online prints fair prove that sales continue at online events.