Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
Surrealist exhibition in London brings together giants of the movement
26 February 2018Olivier Malingue launched his eponymous New Bond Street gallery in 2016 and has devoted its business to bringing older pieces into contemporary frameworks.
Galloway Antiques Fair stages next event at Scone Palace
26 February 2018Galloway Antiques Fair’s next event takes place at Scone Palace, the Georgian Gothic historic house near Perth in Scotland.
TEFAF Art Symposium focuses on 'Collecting in the 21st century'
26 February 2018The TEFAF Art Symposium 2018 will focus on collecting in the 21st century.
Marino Marini starts at Robilant + Voena exhibition
26 February 2018Over a period of four decades, from the 1930s-‘60s, the Italian artist Marino Marini (1901-80) returned again and again to the subject of horse and rider.
They said what?! The week (19-25 February, 2018) in quotes from the art and antiques world
25 February 2018In our weekend series, Antiques Trade Gazette brings you a selection of quotes from dealers, auctioneers, collectors and others. This week we cover evolution in rare book fairs and busts that tick all the boxes.
Police investigating £100,000 burglary from Harrogate antiques shop
23 February 2018Police are investigating the theft of more than £100,000 worth of stock taken from a Harrogate antiques shop.
Sir David Attenborough will open the ABA Rare Book Fair in new Battersea venue
22 February 2018The ABA Rare Book Fair will be opened by Sir David Attenborough this year as it launches in its new Battersea venue.
Key Cornwall landscapes by Peter Lanyon star in Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert exhibition – video
21 February 2018Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert’s current exhibition features the art of Modern British artist Peter Lanyon (1918-64).
Good boy, good buy: Terrier portrait tops sale at Batemans Auctioneers
19 February 2018Among the leading sellers at Batemans’ recent auction was this portrait of a small terrier.
Sotheby’s second erotic sale topped by sensual painting of mythological lovers
19 February 2018Sotheby’s second annual sale of erotic art last week totalled £3.7m, falling somewhat short of expectations and last year’s results.
Burdon takes on presidency of international booksellers
19 February 2018Australian bookseller Sally Burdon has been elected president of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB). She succeeds Gonzalo F Pontes who was president from 2016-18.
Battersea Decorative in state of constant evolution
19 February 2018Look around at any edition of the Decorative Antiques and Textiles Fair and there will be dealers hastily rehanging and restocking empty spaces on their stands.
Text education lessons in the US with Les Enluminures exhibition
19 February 2018Vernacular texts from the Middle Ages might be rarer than their Latin equivalents but their accounts of medieval society and history can offer modern readers a clearer window to the past.
Olympia location with a house and a garden
19 February 2018With several months to go before the next edition of The Art & Antiques Fair Olympia opens, fair director Mary Claire Boyd says that 2018’s event will feature a different format from past years and anticipates around 30,000 visitors to attend the revamped event.
Gone with the wind? No, off to Haynes Fine Art
19 February 2018Tony Haynes of Haynes Fine Art is preparing to show a room-set from the collection of Vivien Leigh at his London gallery next month – but not to sell it.
5 Questions: Janice Kehoe of Solo Antiques
19 February 2018Janice Kehoe of Solo Antiques will next stand at Antiques Dealers Fair Limited’s (ADFL) Art Antiques Cheshire event (February 23-25). She specialises in Art Nouveau and Art Deco sculpture and glass as well as Arts & Crafts.
They said what?! The week (Feb 12-18, 2018) in quotes from the art and antiques world
18 February 2018In our weekend series, Antiques Trade Gazette brings you a selection of quotes from dealers, auctioneers, collectors and others. This week we cover classic cars your parents had - or hoped for.
Symposium about the care of art at sea launches targeting superyacht owners
17 February 2018A new symposium tackles the issue of how best to care for fine art on superyachts.
Chinese New Year ushers in the Year of the Dog: Check out these five dog-related antiques and artworks
16 February 2018Today marks Chinese New Year, heralding the year of the dog. Those born in the year of the dog are said to be loyal, honest, just and popular in social circles.
Penman Antiques Fairs launches new event at Windsor
15 February 2018Penman Antiques Fairs is launching a new antiques fair in Windsor, its first new event for two years.