Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
Police appeal for witnesses following theft at Congleton antiques centre
02 April 2024Valuable silver and jewellery lost after smash-and-grab in Cheshire
Five questions with Scottish art dealer Malcolm Innes
01 April 2024Though officially retired for many years, dealer Malcolm Innes continues to trade, focusing on Scottish landscape, sporting and military art.
Dealer news in brief including Shapero Modern's latest show on Helen Frankenthaler
01 April 2024A roundup of news and events from around the trade
Hennell’s wartime agricultural scenes in focus at dealer’s first online sale
01 April 2024In his first online sale, dealer Andrew Sim of Sim Fine Art features a series of Second World War pictures of the ‘Food War’ on the home front.
Range of highlights spotted in the Cotswolds
01 April 2024A pair of Second World War Japanese binoculars are among the highlights at the Cotswolds Decorative Antiques & Art Fair where the dealer offering them, Jeroen Markies Art Deco, is part of a group of newcomers.
Eye on an Object: Toleware candelabra and planter
01 April 2024Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Work by Modern Italian master included in Art Basel Hong Kong sales
29 March 2024Contemporary giant includes some Modern offerings including several recent sales from a London gallery.
UK dealers announce series of sales to overseas museums
25 March 2024Several pictures and one leatherwork portrait have recently gone to institutions in the US and France.
BAFTA awards accepted for American fair
25 March 2024Norfolk dealer Voewood Rare Books will offer two prototype BAFTA awards at a US book fair where the UK is well represented this year.
Artist’s still-life paintings snapped up at auction as museum wing opens in her honour
22 March 2024The life and work of Austrian-British artist Marie-Louise von Motesiczky feature at Olympia Auctions and Amersham Museum
London Gallery Weekend announces new partnership and expanded curator bursary fund
19 March 2024More than 130 galleries will participate in the fourth edition of the event
More highlights from TEFAF Maastricht include seven-figure successes
18 March 2024Further high-ticket sales from this year’s TEFAF Maastricht have been announced.
Little fair launches aiming at lots of appeal
18 March 2024A new boutique art fair launches in London this spring.
Trend setters: Are interior design influencers all hype or helping the market?
18 March 2024Are influencers driving this market or is it just hype? We talk to dealers to find out what is really in demand and why.
Eye on an object: George IV mahogany box
18 March 2024Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Burr wood furniture is back in the groove
18 March 2024According to a recent Financial Times article, “burr wood furniture has its groove back”. Burr wood furniture has hardly been out of fashion – used in 16th century onwards in fine furniture it had a resurgence at least twice in the 20th century. But dealers note it is having its time in the sun again.
Smaller lamps making a bigger impact
18 March 2024Are you a ‘big light’ fan or foe? According to various social media posts and newspaper articles last year, there is a move away from the ‘big light’ (in part due to Tik Tok influencers decreeing so) to lamps.
Albert Amor offers second slice of British couple’s ceramics collection
18 March 2024Part two of the Creed Collection, a group of top Plymouth and Bristol pieces amassed by a British couple over 25 years, is on offer at London dealership Albert Amor.
Five questions with Natalie Macgowan-Spencer
18 March 2024Natalie Macgowan-Spencer trades as Vintage Stockroom at Alfies Antique Market in London and specialises in Americana and advertising as well as vintage clothing and memorabilia.
Ceri Richards' costermongers add colour to London show
18 March 2024Street traders or costermongers of 1930s-40s London star in Browse & Darby’s current show on Welsh artist Ceri Richards (1903-71).