Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
Dealers going their own way
29 April 2024In some cases, having a business passed on is a dream come true. Deep stock and a respected name can make the prospect of carrying a firm forward into the next generation a tempting proposition. But it can also feel like golden handcuffs.
Lowell Libson and Jonny Yarker – a very public partnership
29 April 2024In 2018, British watercolours and drawings specialist Lowell Libson made the unusual move of adding a name, that of Jonny Yarker, to that of his self-titled business.
Bowman Sculpture – a family affair
29 April 2024Many dealers who put a succession plan in place choose family. In the best cases, it brings in a highly trusted member of the next generation who has long been familiar with the business and is personally invested in its success and longevity.
Edinburgh New Town art event returns for second staging
26 April 2024NT Art Month celebrates the city’s independent galleries
New Messums gallery to aid Lowestoft regeneration
22 April 2024Messums, the modern and contemporary art dealership in London and Wiltshire, plans to open a new premises in the east of England next spring.
Show celebrates five decades of sumptuous costume jewellery
22 April 2024An Oscar de la Renta orange flower vintage necklace offered for £385 is one of the highlights of an exhibition celebrating five decades of costume jewellery held at The Design Gallery.
Nicholson women showcased at Crane Kalman
22 April 2024William and Ben have to step aside as gallery exhibition recognises a long-running artistic dynasty
Eye on an Object: dominoes made by Napoleonic prisoners-of-war
22 April 2024Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Five questions with tribal art specialist Ian Shaw
22 April 2024Ian Shaw is a specialist in tribal art and his recent projects include enhancing the gallery room of his Glasgow premises.
Probably best not to use this bowl to enjoy drinking wine
22 April 2024Among the clutch of new exhibitors at the spring Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair in Battersea is Mary Cooke Antiques, specialist in silver, whose key items include a George IV silver gilt table bowl.
Year starts with a Modern British bang according to London gallery
19 April 2024Portland Gallery’s regular look at 20th century art includes its own actions and observations on the wider market
Pop up vintage shop disguised as supermarket comes to Soho
18 April 2024Online retailer Merchant & Found spent five years planning a new 'pop up' shop called The Vintage Supermarket.
Fairs boss buys into brand recognition
15 April 2024John Andrews, director of Classic Antique Fairs, has bought two domain names related to the old event Art & Antiques for Everyone.
Five questions with Bob Aibel of Moderne
15 April 2024Bob Aibel is founder of Moderne, one of the exhibitors at the Philadelphia Show
Tribal fair unveils its online version
15 April 2024An early 20th century carving by Lagos pastor and artist Thomas Ona of a district commissioner is among the works available at this month’s Tribal Art Fair online.
Eye on an object: French sculptor's terracotta model
15 April 2024Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Pippin work pops in to the 62nd Philadelphia Show
15 April 2024Horace Pippin (1888-1946), a self-taught black US artist known for images of the First World War, biblical scenes and images of racial segregation, features at 'The Philadelphia Show' this year where his 1944 still-life 'The Love Note' is offered by M Hanks Gallery for $250,000.
Hoppen takes a fresh view of Japan
15 April 2024'Okashi', the Japanese term for anything strange, unusual or deliberately humorous, defines the array of pieces on display at Michael Hoppen’s first exhibition held in its new premises in Holland Park, west London.
Augustus John: genius wasted or fulfilled?
15 April 2024The jury is still out on the Welsh artist, the main subject of a new London exhibition
Classic Antique Fairs buys Art and Antiques for Everyone web domains
12 April 2024Growing fair brand seeks to preserve reputation of NEC fair