Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
Visitors go for porcelain and ceramics at summer edition of Birmingham fair
03 August 2018Porcelain, pottery and ceramics were among the best-sellers at the most recent edition of ‘Art & Antiques for Everyone’, which took place at Birmingham’s NEC last month.
Dealer launches passport project to identify Martin Brothers Birds
02 August 2018A Gloucestershire pottery dealer has launched a line of individual passports for Martin Brothers’ pottery “Wally Birds” to help owners record the histories of these widely coveted objects.
They said what?! The week (23-29 July) in quotes from the art and antiques market
29 July 2018Far from wilting in the heat of recent days, auctioneers announced standout results this week. Meanwhile dealers made major international decisions and online portals cranked up the pressure on one another. Below, read our roundup of top quotes from the past seven days.
Sue Ede purchases Matford Antiques & Collectors Fair
27 July 2018The Matford Antiques & Collectors Fair in Exeter has been acquired by Sue Ede, director of the Bath and Bruton Decorative Antiques Fairs and organiser of the Giant Shepton Flea Market.
Indo-Portuguese tray stars at Chorley’s country house auction with items from the former home of Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts
26 July 2018An Indo-Portuguese mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell tray surpassed expectations to become the top lot at Chorley’s two-day country house sale (buyer’s premium 24%) in Gloucestershire this week.
Seeing space: Astronomical anniversaries celebrated in Scottish exhibition as collection of Neil Armstrong goes under the hammer
25 July 2018Two major shifts took place in the way humans visualise space in 1968, now 50 years ago, and Ingleby Gallery Edinburgh is marking the pair of anniversaries with a show featuring past and present depictions of the cosmos.
Dealer’s online exhibition focuses on art and the aftermath of World War One
24 July 2018John Moody’s portrait of a widow, painted 10 years after her husband was killed in 1917, is part of Liss Llewellyn Fine Art’s online selling exhibition World War One and its Aftermath.
Online dealers’ platform scraps commission for sellers in a bid for “more transparent marketplace”
24 July 2018The Kairos Collective, an online dealing platform for antique and designer furniture, has stopped charging commission on every sale as part of a major change in its trading model.
No antiques exemption for knife shipping
23 July 2018An update to the offensive weapons bill (2017-19) could have a negative impact on the shipping of antique swords and knives.
5 Questions: J&J Rawlin
23 July 2018James and Jessica Rawlin of J&J Rawlin specialise in Modern British art and contemporary British ceramics. They are based in rural Suffolk. Here, James talks about their business and how they started it.
London show offers vintage photos of works from Rodin's studio
23 July 2018Collaboration between photography and sculpture specialists is both the theme and the method behind Huxley-Parlour’s exhibition 'Auguste Rodin: The Photographs'.
Daum winter vase in summer
23 July 2018This Daum cameo and enamel vase decorated with a winter landscape from c.1900 is one of the pieces offered on the stand of Solo Antiques at the next Galloway Antiques Fair, where it is priced at £5950.
They said what?! The week (16-22 July) in quotes from the art and antiques world
22 July 2018This week includes a couple of British favourites – ‘Wuthering Heights’ and the Battle of Waterloo. Both are celebrated in our quotes of the week today. Also find comments on Blockchain and art collecting on a budget.
New fine art and collections insurance product announce following AXA’s acquisition of XL
19 July 2018A new art and luxury insurance division has been formed as a result of AXA’s acquisition of XL Group.
Can’t you hear me bidding? Rolling Stones legend Charlie Watts’ former home has items going under the hammer in Gloucestershire
19 July 2018You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might find you get one of the objects from a former home of Charlie Watts, the legendary Rolling Stones drummer.
Dealer-led art fair to launch at Mall Galleries
16 July 2018‘Affordable mid-point fair’ will open in January to encourage face-to-face trade
The Masterpiece mix – cross-collecting is key to winning format
16 July 2018During 'Masterpiece London', Zoe Karafylakis Sperling of Hauser & Wirth, the international modern and contemporary art gallery, reflected that the event made for a change from the gallery’s typical large, frenetic, contemporary art fairs.
Matisse prints on sale en masse
16 July 2018Highlights from dealer Bernard Jacobson’s huge collection of prints by Henri Matisse (1869-1954) are currently on offer at his London gallery.
5 Questions: Jackie King
16 July 2018Jackie King is an art consultant with a background working in Old Masters for dealers including Silvano Lodi and Brian Koetser. She lives and works in London.
Welsh artist emerges out of fog
16 July 2018'Peu à Peu Sortant de la Brume', a 1969 screenprint by Ceri Richards (1903-71) is part of the annual summer show at Oriel Tegfryn in Anglesey.