Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
Dealer news in brief including a gallery lending a 'hoax' Old Master to a Venice exhibition
05 December 2022A roundup of news and events from around the trade
The web shop window: walnut desk chair
05 December 2022Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Frances Hodgkins highlights in New Zealand exhibition
05 December 2022The latest catalogue from Jonathan Grant Gallery in New Zealand includes 'Pergola', a c.1936 gouache on paper by Frances Hodgkins (1869-1947).
Plan B sounds like a great option
05 December 2022A gallery offering Old Masters and antiques as well as Contemporary art is opening in Brooklyn, New York City.
Visit Antwerp to view godly goods
05 December 2022This head of Buddha Sakyamuni from Thailand, c.1500, is among the offerings from Marcel Nies’ latest show and catalogue on Asian sculpture.
5 Questions: book dealer Oliver Bayliss
05 December 2022Oliver Bayliss runs Bayliss Rare Books offering contemporary classics, original movie posters and more.
A new dealership and auction house hires – a round-up of recruitment news
01 December 2022The latest Movers & Shakers update from across the world of art and antiques.
Arts & Crafts Cooper goblet spotted by dealer at auction
28 November 2022An Arts & Crafts goblet soared over estimate last week to land in the stock of dealer Anthony Bernbaum of The Peartree Collection, who recognised it as the work of John Paul Cooper (1869-1933).
Dealer exhibitions: It’s the final countdown to 2023
28 November 2022The high-spending end of the year is a particularly busy time for art and antiques dealers
5 Questions: Andy Shield of Brave Fine Art
28 November 2022Andy Shield is co-founder of Brave Fine Art which focuses on European artworks, researching the stories behind their creation.
The web shop window: An early watch dating from c.1640
28 November 2022Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
A taste of Olympia: Buteux sauceboat buy
28 November 2022A silver sauceboat made in London, 1731, a scarce remaining work by Huguenot female maker Elizabeth Buteux, was one of the highlight sales at the recent Winter Art & Antiques Olympia Fair.
Merchant takes BADA role
28 November 2022The BADA Friends has appointed Nicholas Merchant as new northern regional ambassador.
LAPADA fair to make 2023 comeback
21 November 2022The LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair in Berkeley Square, London, will return next year.
To be or not to be a portrait of the Bard, that is the question surrounding this £10m work
21 November 2022A 1608 portrait by Robert Peake (c.1551-1619) long believed to depict William Shakespeare (1564-1616) has gone on the market for £10m.
Pick of the week: Buyer secures a strongbox at last
21 November 2022An elaborate 17th century burr walnut coffre-fort (or strongbox) has been sold by Alexander George Antiques.
TEFAF Maastricht Showcase expands
21 November 2022TEFAF Maastricht is expanding its Showcase section to include 10 galleries next year.
British wartime pictures: Tragic times brought inspiration
21 November 2022Ahead of home front exhibition dealer says the war transformed often mundane art styles
Super sampler selection in Oxfordshire
21 November 2022Oxfordshire dealership Witney Antiques’ latest exhibition features early example of band samplers.
The web shop window: 1920s 'barber’s shop' oak chair
21 November 2022Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.