Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
Slice of life from rustic to refined at the Bruton Decorative Antiques Fair
07 October 2019Somerset fair features more than 50 dealers with theme of ‘antiques in a contemporary home’.
They said what!? The rarity of country house sales today and more from the art and antiques market
06 October 2019Devolving parliament, evolving prices and resolving deals are covered in our weekly quotes roundup from the art and antiques trade.
Dealer sells Gell portrait to British Museum
30 September 2019London and Petworth dealer Timothy Langston Fine Art & Antiques has sold a portrait of the Regency period antiquarian Sir William Gell (1777-1836) to the British Museum.
Fine Art Asia: Pavilion plays host to dealers
30 September 2019Masterpiece London regulars attend Hong Kong event despite civic unrest
Glyphic arts return to the cutting edge
30 September 2019Interest in glyphic art, which reached its collecting apogee during the Grand Tour collecting, is resurgent once more.
Chester fair will offer wider range of objects
30 September 2019A 120 million-year-old fossilised ammonite is among the selection of decorative items on offer at the Chester fair following a change in ownership and focus.
Take Pryde: Daniel Katz Gallery hails Mod Brit artist
30 September 2019Mayfair show features 12 ‘seminal masterpieces’ first collected by Scottish baroness
The web shop window: Alabaster bust of Napoleon
30 September 2019Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
5 Questions: Simon Wingett of Burton Antiques
30 September 2019Simon Wingett of Burton Antiques is among the exhibitors at Harrogate’s Northern Antiques Fair (October 3-6) and describes his stock as “an eclectic country house mix”.
Artisan stories: Four cases of contemporary art and craft supported by the antiques trade
24 September 2019Auction houses Bonhams and Sworders, dealer association BADA, and the Goldsmith Company have all supported craftspeople and artists in new initiatives this autumn.
BADA set to hold meeting over fair sale
23 September 2019The British Antique Dealers’ Association (BADA) is to hold a meeting for members on October 1 to discuss the sale of its fair and other concerns raised recently.
Harrogate’s Northern Antiques Fair tradition for quality
23 September 2019The Northern Antiques Fair, run in association with the British Antiques Dealers’ Association (BADA), takes place during Frieze Week, meaning buyers can snap up top objects in North Yorkshire as well as London in early autumn.
Quartet of pastels depicting forgotten moment of war effort offered at British Art Fair
23 September 2019A group of First World War pastels depicting members of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps harvesting peat moss for use in field dressings are typical of the variety collectors will find at the 'British Art Fair' (BAF).
Dürer’s art lessons for Frieze Masters fair
23 September 2019Rare book dealer brings early 16th century Sammelband to eighth edition of Frieze Masters.
The web shop window: c.1930 Chadburns weather station
23 September 2019Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
5 Questions: Christopher Jones
23 September 2019Christopher Jones specialises in 18th, 19th and 20th century decorative antiques, furniture, lighting and porcelain. He next stands at the Decorative Antiques and Textiles Fair in Battersea from October 1-6.
They said what!? The future of fairs and more from the art and antiques market
22 September 2019As fairs changed dates, venue and ownership this week, members of the art and antiques trade spoke out.
Battersea decorative fair changes spring dates
19 September 2019Next year’s spring Decorative Antiques and Textiles Fair has moved from April to May.
Draw Art Fair sold to duo behind British Art Fair and Fair for Saatchi
17 September 2019Robert and Johnny Sandelson, owners of British Art Fair and FairforSaatchi, have bought London’s Draw Art Fair.
BADA dealers call for EGM over fair sale
16 September 2019Members of the British Antique Dealers’ Association (BADA) have called for an extraordinary general meeting as some dealers reacted with anger and confusion at news that the association’s flagship London fair had been sold.