Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
5 Questions: Joost van den Bergh
17 February 2020Joost van den Bergh deals from St James’s, London, and exhibits at fair such as the 'Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair' and the 'Open Art Fair' as well as taking part in 'Asian Art in London'.
Exhibition staged in London by American dealer focuses on new wave of avant-garde photographic works
17 February 2020Dealer Michael Shapiro’s exhibition of Modernist photography showcases works capturing a fundamental shift in style.
Pritchard enlarges showroom in Welsh market town
17 February 2020Drew Pritchard is enlarging his showroom in the Welsh market town of Conwy. The first set of works are set to last about six to eight weeks, and the shop will be closed from February 21-March 25.
Ahmet opens new shop in Cecil Court
17 February 2020Fine European porcelain specialist Serhat Ahmet has opened a new shop in London’s Cecil Court after more than five years in Grays Antique Centre.
The web shop window: Victorian walnut davenport
17 February 2020Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Robert Young sells personal folk art creation as business vacates design studio
15 February 2020Dealer Robert Young is taking bids on a work of folk art of his own creation.
Ingres portrait among sales at latest Master Drawings New York
13 February 2020A portrait by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780-1867) was among the sales at the latest staging of Master Drawings New York.
Bruton antiques event put on hold as decorative fairs’ dates clash
12 February 2020The annual Bruton Decorative Antiques Fair is cancelled this year due to a dates clash.
Bomberg buoyant at London Art Fair
10 February 2020Among several paintings by David Bomberg (1890-1957) that Beaux Arts London sold at London Art Fair (LAF) was an oil, 'Portrait of Dinora' (1952), offered for £70,000.
Thinking caps on for Mayfair Antiques & Fine Art Fair
10 February 2020The Mayfair Antiques & Fine Art Fair is a destination for many dealers and collectors, but some exhibitors noticed a cautious approach from buyers at its most recent staging.
Rugs and carpets move on up at latest staging of London fair
10 February 2020The latest staging of The London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair was marked by strong sales of carpets and fewer big-ticket sales, according to organiser and exhibitor Aaron Nejad.
French celebration of the US at latest The Winter Show
10 February 2020Across the pond in New York, the trade kicked off the year with the major international fair The Winter Show.
Battersea fair provides a boost in dry January
10 February 2020January has become a month of abstinence but bountiful fairs provided a welcome break.
Well connected for a second time: Connect fair wraps up strong sales
10 February 2020'Connect: London’s Independent Art Fair' wrapped up its second edition earlier this month, staking its place in the calendar of early fairs around the capital with rising sales and evolving strategies for organisation and selling.
The web shop window: tortoiseshell creamware puzzle jug
10 February 2020Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Daum takes a woodland stroll
10 February 2020Solo Antiques offers a selection of French Daum landscape cameo glass pieces at Stonyhurst College Antiques & Fine Art Fair this month.
Chinese dressing table joins early sales at Chester decorative and antiques fair
07 February 2020Susannah Midwinter of Midwinter Antiques was among the exhibitors opening for business at The Chester Decorative Antiques & Art Fair this morning.
International Autograph Auctions in liquidation
03 February 2020International Autograph Auctions Ltd has ceased trading and is being placed in voluntary liquidation.
Super-realist paintings on show in Cecil Court
03 February 2020This acrylic on canvas, 8 Duncan Terrace (1977), by artist Graham Dean is on offer at Darnley Fine Art.
5 Questions: book dealer Dr Jörn Günther
03 February 2020Rare book dealer Dr Jörn Günther of Switzerland specialises in manuscripts, miniatures, and rare early printed books from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.