Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
Pick of the Week: Eyewitness view of Dunkirk evacuation
18 December 2017It may be strange and surreal, but John Spencer-Churchill’s (1909-92) landscape panorama of the evacuation of Dunkirk is the only depiction of the event known to have been painted by an eyewitness.
Back to a bigger Buxton as antiques fair returns to octagonal home
18 December 2017The annual Buxton Antiques Fair returns to its former home following the completion of building works at its venue.
January fair is a bit of ‘me time’
18 December 2017For some it starts with a fireworks display. For others, a kiss at midnight. But for some London fair-goers, the New Year proper begins in the ballroom of the London Marriott Hotel, Grosvenor Square, with the annual Mayfair Antiques & Fine Art Fair.
5 Questions: Helen Sutcliffe of Sutcliffe Galleries
18 December 2017Helen Sutcliffe runs the premises of Sutcliffe Galleries in Harrogate. The family-run business has been trading for more than six decades and specialises in paintings from the 18th century to the present day.
They said what?! The week (December 11-17) in quotes from the art and antiques world
17 December 2017In our weekend series, Antiques Trade Gazette brings you a selection of quotes from dealers, auctioneers, collectors and others.
Book on “re-established” artist Winifred Knights takes top art history prize
15 December 2017The artist Winifred Knights (1899-1947) was once all but forgotten but a recent book about her life and work has won this year’s William MB Berger Prize for British Art History.
BADA Friends helps fund training for next generation British ceramicist
12 December 2017The BADA Friends have ‘adopted’ a young ceramics student who is among the first intake of new ceramics programme.
Queen Victoria’s piano rediscovered in Oxfordshire church and is linked to Schumann love affair
11 December 2017A piano owned by Queen Victoria is on offer at dealership Sherwood Phoenix after being rediscovered in an Oxfordshire church.
Shop talk – Timeless Furniture
11 December 2017In our continuing series looking through the keyhole of ‘bricks and mortar’ shops in 2017, ATG talks to Nathan Ve-Ly of Timeless Furniture.
5 Questions: Angela Hardy of Burlington
11 December 2017Angela Hardy is the owner of Burlington, specialising in 19th and 20th century British and European paintings. She next exhibits at ADFL’s Mayfair Antiques & Fine Art Fair (January 4-7).
Splendour is court in the act at London dealer's show
11 December 2017Robilant + Voena’s show, 'Splendour and Magnificence: Art from the European Courts', features 25 Old Master paintings, sculptures and works of decorative art.
Belgrave hopes for a boost from busy time
11 December 2017Modern and contemporary art gallery Belgrave St Ives is in the midst of its annual winter show, offering prints, drawings and three-dimensional works in its two adjacent Cornwall shops.
Gavel falls on Bloomsbury Auctions
11 December 2017Update (July 2019): auctions resumed at Bloomsbury in 2018 following Gurr Johns' purchase of Dreweatts and Bloomsbury in 2017. In February 2019 it expanded the number of sales at its London office at 16-17 Pall Mall. The original story is below.
Depository of good dealer ideas
11 December 2017Large complex in south London provides showrooms and storage instead of shopfronts...
They said what?! The week (4-10 December) in quotes from the art and antiques world
10 December 2017In our weekend series, Antiques Trade Gazette brings you a selection of quotes from dealers, auctioneers, collectors and others. This week, metal-detecting gets a boost and ‘Salvator Mundi’ heads to Abu Dhabi.
Charity Christmas event at Digger & Mojo features Marc Allum of BBC’s ‘Antiques Roadshow’
08 December 2017Digger & Mojo’s annual Christmas event takes place tomorrow at its Wiltshire showroom.
Bloomsbury Auctions holds final sale
08 December 2017Update (July 2019): auctions resumed at Bloomsbury in 2018 following Gurr Johns' purchase of Dreweatts and Bloomsbury in 2017. In February 2019 it expanded the number of sales at its London office at 16-17 Pall Mall. The original story is below.
Chilean Surrealist painter Roberto Matta stars at Robilant + Voena’s Art Basel Miami Beach stand
07 December 2017Among those standing at this week’s Art Basel Miami Beach, which opens to the public today, is London gallery Robilant + Voena, offering a collection of paintings by Roberto Matta.
Furniture crossover culture – Exhibition looks at how japanning combined eastern design with British craftsmanship
04 December 2017During the 17th century, European craftsmen were captivated by lacquer ware imported from Asia.
Dealer demonstrates his own art skills
04 December 2017A collection of paintings on show at contemporary art gallery Daniel Raphael offers a glimpse into the life of a well-known dealer.