Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
Africa, Kent and ‘Tennassee’: Get lost in some of the excellent maps going under the hammer this month
12 January 2019A wide selection of historic cartographic masterpieces goes under the hammer this month.
Chelsea Art Fair cancelled as future remains “doubtful”
11 January 2019The Chelsea Art Fair, which was due to return in April, has been cancelled indefinitely.
Modern British art dealer launches new website for paintings under £2000 to encourage new buyers
10 January 2019Modern British art specialist Liss Llewellyn has divided its business across two buying platforms to help customers search for and find pictures from its 4000 items of stock more easily.
Painting of 19th century ship that encountered sea monsters and pirates sells in the Cotswolds after 40 years off the market
10 January 2019A huge painting of HMS Daedalus by Bristol artist Arthur Wilde Parsons (1854-1931) was a highlight at last week’s Cotswolds Decorative, Antiques & Art Fair where is sold for £12,500.
‘A good way of getting it out there’: quartet of dealers take auction route in early 2019
07 January 2019Four well-known dealerships have teamed up with auction houses for major sales of stock in the early months of the year.
The hand of Winston Churchill rubs shoulders with contemporary art at annual London event
07 January 2019Works by major names in modern art are available in north London this month. The annual London Art Fair might have a contemporary focus, with many of the attending dealerships and surrounding projects concentrating on recent works, but a healthy supply of older 20th century art for buyers is available to snap up from established galleries.
5 Questions: Jamie Anderson of Waterhouse & Dodd
07 January 2019Twentieth century British art specialist Jamie Anderson has worked for 20 years at Waterhouse & Dodd, where he also deals with US and European paintings and sculptures.
Caricatures and paintings by Mexican modern artist star in New York retrospective
02 January 2019Miguel Covarrubias (1904-57), a Mexican illustrator, writer and anthropologist, is celebrated with a retrospective at Throckmorton Fine Art.
Bill Brandt's groundbreaking photography including newly discovered prints celebrated in London show
29 December 2018British photographer Bill Brandt (1904-83) is remembered for his photojournalism and later pictures of distorted nudes, portraits of famous artists and landscapes.
5 Questions: Toby Campbell of Rafael Valls
21 December 2018Toby Campbell of Rafael Valls specialises in Old Master paintings. The gallery, in London’s Duke Street, St James’s, stands annually at TEFAF Maastricht, which next runs from March 16-24, 2019.
On the scent in Harrogate
21 December 2018A rare Sampson Mordan gilt-mounted porcelain scent bottle features at the next Galloway Antiques Fair, which takes place at The Majestic Hotel in Harrogate from January 4-6.
Cocktail theme mixes it up for first Battersea Dec of 2019
21 December 2018The Decorative Antiques and Textiles Fair takes place at Battersea Evolution in the new year, offering a wealth of objects from early oak furniture to fine art to 20th century design.
Specialist textile fair running alongside popular south London event hosts 17 dealers
21 December 2018The 'London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair' (LARTA) is held alongside the 'Decorative Antiques and Textiles Fair' at the beginning of the year.
Dealer Peter Petrou to offer collection of works at Christie’s
20 December 2018The well-known works of art dealer Peter Petrou is offering 150 lots from his eclectic collection at Christie’s in a dedicated sale on January 30.
Bowes Museum celebrates 200 years of the antiques trade
17 December 2018The antiques trade is to be celebrated in the New Year at a museum exhibition in County Durham.
Fine Art Society to auction works at Sotheby's
17 December 2018More than 300 works from The Fine Art Society, which left its New Bond Street home of 142 years in August, will go under the hammer at Sotheby’s next year.
Jingle all the way: Five antique bells to find at UK auctions this week including a Paul Storr table bell
17 December 2018Even without a ship to sail or servants to summon, bells can be beautiful decorative or collectors’ items.
Keen as mustard to buy paintings under £50,000?
17 December 2018An Adventure with Colman’s Mustard by British painter Arthur Wardle (1864-1949), shown below, is among the pictures on offer at Richard Green gallery’s 50 Paintings Under £50,000.
Making hay in Aldeburgh
17 December 2018Thompson’s Gallery in Aldeburgh uses its annual Christmas exhibition to showcase works by historic artists such as John Maclauchlan Milne (1885-1957), whose oil on canvas The Hay Cole (1920), below, is offered for £6750.
5 Questions: Glass dealer Mark West
17 December 2018Mark West deals in 18th, 19th and 20th century glass designed to be used. He will exhibit at The Mayfair Antiques & Fine Art Fair from January 10-13, 2019.