Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
London International Premier Fair - one of the best opportunities to meet dealers and collectors
22 May 2017The London International Premier Fair (June 2-3) is the flagship book fair of the Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA).
Interview with dealer Gordon Reece on the tribal art market
22 May 2017The Fine Art Society’s exhibition Gordon Reece: The Art of Collecting runs from May 23-June 16. It has been curated by Reece and presents African sculpture and artefacts from the former dealer’s collection alongside the FAS’s own 20th century art and design.
Tide powers Scottish show
22 May 2017Coming up next at The Fine Art Society in Edinburgh is the exhibition Between Tides: Scotland’s Working Culture of the Sea.
5 Questions: David Bownes
22 May 2017David Bownes is the former head of collections at the London Transport Museum and director of collections at the National Army Museum. After a few years of building a collection mainly of British posters, he made the move from curating to selling with the launch of his Twentieth Century Posters website in January 2016.
Osborne Samuel exhibition makes a romantic gesture
22 May 2017John Minton’s 1940 painting 'Landscape with Figures' is among the pieces included in Osborne Samuel’s exhibition 'The Romantic Impulse: British Neo-Romantic Artists at Home & Abroad 1935-1959'.
New chapter in the life of a bookcase back in Harrogate
22 May 2017Cooper Events’ next outing is The Pavilions of Harrogate Antiques & Fine Art Fair in North Yorkshire, from June 2-4.
Auction records for Dunbar and Garwood at Cheffins' latest Art & Design sale
16 May 2017A keen buyer at Cheffins’ Art & Design sale helped set two auction records for British artists Eileen Lucy ‘Tirzah’ Garwood and Evelyn Dunbar.
Imperfect Jiaqing vase surpasses expectations to lead Sworders’ Asian art sale
15 May 2017A Chinese Jiaqing (1795-1820) vase led Sworders’ recent Asian art sale with a five-figure result despite imperfect condition.
Star of the show as Dunbar sets ‘staggering’ record in Cambridge
15 May 2017A painting by British artist Evelyn Dunbar (1906- 60) set a record price at auction for the artist at Cheffins’ Art & Design sale on May 11.
Religion and ritual: Two collections of Indian Company School paintings go on show at Francesca Galloway
15 May 2017An exhibition of Company School painting takes place at Francesca Galloway’s space in Dover Street from May 22-July 7.
5 Questions: Narissa Mather
15 May 2017Narissa Mather is a dealer as well as a designer and silversmith, working at antiquesbydesign in Leek, Staffordshire.
Roger Mayne photos a first at new Bernard Quaritch
15 May 2017The first photography exhibition to take place at Bernard Quaritch’s South Audley Street location is Roger Mayne – London & Paris.
Shot, framed and hung: Photo London fair returns to Somerset House for third year
15 May 2017Capital gears up for fairs which put it in the frame for dealing in both contemporary and older
The London Photograph Fair: Special Edition seeks to attract a bigger buyer base
15 May 2017The London Photograph Fair: Special Edition runs from May 20-21 and is a smaller, artsier version of the organisation’s quarterly fairs.
Peter Joyce works snapped up at Jenna Burlingham show
15 May 2017Twentieth century British art specialist Jenna Burlingham returned to Gallery 8 Duke Street earlier this month for an exhibition of works by the contemporary artist Peter Joyce.
They said what?! The week (8-14 May) in quotes from the art and antiques world
14 May 2017In its weekend series, Antiques Trade Gazette brings you a selection of quotes from dealers, auctioneers, collectors and others from across the market.
Bonhams makes first art fair appearance at inaugural event
12 May 2017Bonhams makes its first ever art fair appearance at a new event in Cheltenham today.
WATCH: Birmingham antique jewellery gallery hit by theft
11 May 2017Thieves made away with £600,000 of antiques during a raid on a gallery in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter.
Osborne Samuel moves to new space in Mayfair
11 May 2017Modern and contemporary art specialist Osborne Samuel will open a new space in Mayfair this month with an exhibition of British Neo-Romantic painting.
Fifty-stone ‘calf’ hoofs it along to Robert Young’s gallery
08 May 2017The time has come for the second of Robert Young Antiques’ three annual events. The Exhibition of Antiques Folk Art is the only one to take place in the dealer’s Battersea gallery and this year runs from May 11-20.