Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
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.
The grand reopening pushed back to June 15 for auction houses and antiques shops in England
01 June 2020Date for English trade premises to accept visitors again is now set and Covid-19 safety measures planned
Dealers Online: 23 books, maps and works on paper available from dealers' websites
01 June 2020Our selection of books, maps and works on paper available to view and buy from dealers online.
Visions of East Anglia – and Venice – at selling exhibition
01 June 2020This pastel of Venice by Leonard Squirrell (1893-1979) forms part of an online exhibition that features him and two other contemporaries also from Suffolk, Harry Becker (1865-1928) and George Thomas Rope (1846-1929).
Georges Folmer’s online retrospective
01 June 2020'Composition bleue' (1940-42), an oil by French artist Georges Folmer (1895-1977), is on offer at Waterhouse & Dodd’s online retrospective 'Il n’y a pas de hasard en Art'.
The Welsh stick chair: Turning the pages on a vernacular classic
01 June 2020Welsh furniture and folk art dealers Tim and Betsan Bowen have released 'The Welsh Stick Chair – A Visual Record' as a resource for collectors and designers.
No place like home: Holly Johnson opens showroom in Knutsford
01 June 2020As antiques businesses prepare to reopen across the country, Holly Johnson Antiques is set to launch a new showroom in Knutsford, Cheshire.
London Art Week prepares for record participation this summer
30 May 2020London Art Week is set to have record participation this summer as it launches an altered, online-focused format.
LAPADA Fair postponed over continuing coronavirus concerns
29 May 2020LAPADA has postponed its annual September fair in the wake of continued uncertainty over the coronavirus pandemic.
Dealers Online: ATG's selection of 39 books, maps and works on paper available from dealers' websites
26 May 2020The annual 'Rare Books London' schedule of events is cancelled this year due to COVID-19, but plenty of book dealers are still doing business.