Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
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.
Olympia: a spirited showing
27 November 2023Among the highlight sales reported at the Art & Antiques Fair Olympia was a Japanese bronze of a carp.
Book features the best of Barton
27 November 2023Dealer Miles Barton is looking back over 20 years of selling portraits with a book featuring some of his best discoveries and an exhibition of more examples.
Clocks show in East Sussex: Would you Adam and Eve it…
27 November 2023An automaton brass dial longcase clock by Richard Comber of Lewes (1742-1824) is one of the highlights at an exhibition in the clockmaker’s hometown devoted to Adam and Eve.
Ancient and modern works united at Forge and Lynch
27 November 2023Archaic and Contemporary works are often considered suitable bedfellows in the world of modern collecting, and buyers may find both at Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch’s next exhibition.
Dealer says stumpwork panel ‘of outstanding cultural significance’
20 November 2023A dealer who bought a piece of 17th century stumpwork at the Robert Kime sale believes it may hold more significance for the history of race and gender than initially understood.
Collector Interview: Eyes of the world are on this special collection of maps
20 November 2023For Helen Sunderland-Cohen collecting is a family business. The Sunderland Collection was launched by her father, and several years ago she came on board.
5 Questions with Oliver Brooke-Walder
20 November 2023Oliver Brooke-Walder deals in art from the 16th century to the present in London.
Greek textiles wow on Pall Mall
20 November 2023A near pair of Rhodian bed curtains were among the highlight sales at Oliver Forge & Brendan Lynch’s recent exhibition 'Four Rivers from Eden: Works of Art and Paintings from the Islamic & Indian World'.
Miniatures shine in Emma Rutherford's show
20 November 2023Emma Rutherford, the portrait miniature specialist formerly of Philip Mould who went solo earlier this year, is holding her second pop-up exhibition this week.
Back in Birmingham for a new NEC fair
20 November 2023Dealers hail return to Midlands venue a year after closure of popular Antiques for Everyone events
Dealer news in brief including the BADA Friends Prize
13 November 2023A round up of news across art and antiques dealers
Price helped by ‘voice beyond the grave’
13 November 2023A first edition, first impression presentation of WB Yeats’ first book, Mosada (1886), was among the standout sales at the Boston Antiquarian Book Fair.
First come, first served: Antiquities specialist Charles Ede's latest show
13 November 2023Antiquities specialist Charles Ede releases its online Christmas catalogue at noon on November 15.
Aldeburgh's Thompsons Gallery hosts latest Christmas exhibition
13 November 2023Thompsons Gallery, Aldeburgh, opens its Christmas exhibition, one of the leading events of its yearly calendar, on December 2.
Suffolk House Antiques – going out with a bang
13 November 2023Andrew Singleton of Suffolk House Antiques is having his final selling exhibition in his shop in Yoxford from November 18-December 23.
Art and antiques dealers gear up for a busy festive period
13 November 2023ATG takes a look at some of the many dealer exhibitions being staged in the run-up to Christmas
Interiors: Put on a road show
13 November 2023The dealer ‘hub’ of Lillie Road is renowned among interior designers but now is the time to spread the word
5 Questions with dealer Paul Martin of Robin Martin Antiques
13 November 2023Paul Martin runs Robin Martin Antiques of Notting Hill, London
Dealers full of praise for Frieze Masters after success of 2023 event
06 November 2023Exhibitors have reported excellent results at Frieze Masters, confirming the event’s status as the UK’s top high-end art and antiques fair.