Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
Circus lit up London fair venue nearly a century before artworks
02 January 2024Picture on exhibitor’s stand depicts an equestrian act when Islington's Business Design Centre hosted agricultural shows
The web shop window: temperance movement Staffordshire figures
02 January 2024Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Review of the year 2023: The good and the bad in a changing landscape
18 December 2023Although the year began with a string of gloomy announcements about fairs closing, much more positive news followed as fresh events sprang up across the country
Sculpture of a juvenile T-rex skeleton goes on show in Berkeley Square
14 December 2023A bronze statue created through 3D scanning the skeleton of a juvenile T-rex has been installed in London by antiquities specialist David Aaron.
5 Questions: Roo Irvine of Kilcreggan Antiques
11 December 2023Roo Irvine of Kilcreggan Antiques specialises in jewellery, silver and decorative items with a particular bent for Georgian glass, art glass and mourning jewellery. She appears on BBC’s Antiques Road Trip and Bargain Hunt.
The web shop window: Aesthetic Movement fireplace
11 December 2023Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Chagall’s love of colour and life shines through at London dealer's show
11 December 2023It is the final months of the major exhibition of Marc Chagall (1887- 1985) works at Alon Zakaim, where visitors can expect to see lovers floating through the sky with the occasional goat in the tradition of many of the artist’s most recognisable works.
Original Lalique jewellery designs go on show
11 December 2023A design for a swan-shaped pendant suspended by a gracefully curved neck and bearing a scene of two more swans is among the highlights at an exhibition on the drawings and sketches of René Lalique (1860-1945).
Pelerin’s source of enlightenment
11 December 2023Astronomical manuscript for sale includes illustrations by scientist who was in fact an insurance broker
LAPADA moves flagship fair to later in the autumn season
07 December 2023LAPADA is moving the dates of its Berkely Square fair.
Newly identified Mary Beale portrait sold to Boston museum
04 December 2023Dealer Peter Harrison has sold a recently reidentified portrait by 17th century painter Mary Beale (1633-99) to the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
5 Questions with Christina Jansen of The Scottish Gallery
04 December 2023Christina Jansen is managing director of The Scottish Gallery in Edinburgh, which was established in 1842. She started in the applied arts department before working her way up to run the gallery in 2016. On show at the gallery now are several Contemporary exhibitions running until December 23 including The Miniaturist Gallery (more below) and a selection of pictures by Victoria Crowe.
The web shop window: A portrait miniature of Emperor Joseph II
04 December 2023Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Scottish scene stars in selection of Modern British pictures in Petworth
04 December 2023'Landscape and Figures' by Archibald McGlashan (1888-1980) is among the highlights at Ottocento’s Modern British art exhibition.
Gallery brings out the colourful side of the Middle Ages
04 December 2023From 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' to 'The Last Duel', films nearly always depict the Middle Ages as dark, dingy and beset by bad weather.
Indulge your wanderlust with two travel poster exhibitions
04 December 2023London poster specialist stages two shows – one held in an embassy
Specialist promotes folk art of the future
27 November 2023Antiques-dealer-turned-artist Tom Hickman is the focus of this winter’s exhibition at Robert Young.
Sculpture dealer goes back to Victorian values
27 November 2023Sculpture dealer Willoughby Gerrish is using London Art Week (LAW) as a chance to launch another branch of his business.
Tan takes deserved break
27 November 2023Dr Leng Tan is retiring after 22 years working at Simon Ray, a specialist in Indian & Islamic works of art.
The web shop window: Picture of four ‘gossiping’ hats
27 November 2023Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.