Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
Dad’s Army put into the picture
23 December 2019Way before the TV comedy series artist Gilbert Spencer was depicting the Home Guard.
Hey big lender - options for collectors
23 December 2019Building your collection can involve a lot of thought along with the time and money involved, but it is also worth spending a while thinking about how to share it.
Prepare to be bowled over in Yorks
23 December 2019The first event of the year for Galloway Antiques Fairs is its local event in Harrogate.
Asian art stands out in Cotswolds
23 December 2019The Chinese carved wooden statue pictured below is one of the offerings at the January Cotswolds Decorative Antiques & Art Fair, where the selection of Asian art is set to be wide and varied.
They said what!? Reactions as the number of missing stone troughs rises and more from the art and antiques market
22 December 2019Should fair vetters see themselves as the bad guys? Find out what one fair organiser said in our weekly roundup of quotes from the art and antiques trade.
Star Wars memorabilia stars at auction: Five recent saleroom highlights
19 December 2019Star Wars has always made money. Even with lacklustre reviews its newest instalment, released today, is likely to clean up at the box office this season. The memorabilia attached to the 42-year-old franchise is also enduringly popular, revolutionising the toy industry and remaining a subject of interest for many collectors.
Victorian carol singing engraving after Rossetti offered in London Christmas exhibition
18 December 2019An engraving of A Christmas Carol after Dante Gabriel Charles Rossetti (1828-82) is on offer at The Maas Gallery’s Christmas exhibition.
Seasonal good cheer for BADA specialists after strong sales
16 December 2019Two leading BADA members have reported strong sales to close out the year.
Gotcha: artist finds winning style
16 December 2019Exhibition shows how painter’s shift from realism to Pre-Raphaelite fantasies paid off.
The web shop window: Armoury of St James’s equestrian figure
16 December 2019Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
‘I don’t think dealers ever retire’ - Grosvenor Prints at 40
16 December 2019Grosvenor Prints celebrated its 40th anniversary in Covent Garden this month.
From natural subjects to Nativity and Christmas tree
16 December 2019There is still time to buy art before the end of the year, and many galleries and dealerships host dedicated Christmas shows. Though prices range, here is a selection of works available across the UK for under £5000.
Have your say: London dealership offers two antique ballot boxes
11 December 2019With the election looming, Armoury of St James’s offers the chance to look back at polling history with two ballot boxes.
Trio of works sold by West Midlands dealer go to major museums
10 December 2019This 19th century Jamaican inlaid table by Ralph Turnbull was one of several pieces that Thomas Coulborn & Sons sold to major museums this year.
Olympia fair to run over two weekends for 2020
09 December 2019The next staging of the venerable Art & Antiques Fair Olympia will run longer to incorporate two weekends.
Warm reception for Mengs and Cantagalli on London’s winter stage
09 December 2019An autograph painting by German artist Anton Raphael Mengs (1728-79) was one of the stand-out sales during London Art Week (LAW).
Galleries get a move on: seven latest dealer developments
09 December 2019Rumours of the death of shops are wide of the mark judging by the latest news of developments in the sector. Here is a selection of gallery moves and initiatives, starting with a new base for a business founded in 1884.
‘Less is more’ idea drives new selling and buying website
09 December 2019A new website founded by two dealers aims to offer a “user-friendly” hub for buying and selling art and antiques.
The web shop window: George III reverse glass painting
09 December 2019Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.