Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
Ann Lee Warner made an impact with a stellar chinoiserie cabinet
24 April 2026Female artists and makers are well represented at this year’s Petworth Park Antiques & Fine Art Fair. Of particular note is Ann Lee Warner, about whom little is known, but whose name appears on a lacquer cabinet offered by Reindeer Antiques.
Golden opportunity to buy a work marking Magna Carta anniversary
24 April 2026Peter Harrington Rare Books presents a selection of British treasures fit to delight a US audience at the New York Antiquarian Book Fair.
Prolific John Piper in demand in galleries and at auction
17 April 2026Despite a recent work on paper auction record, the artist’s works remain relatively affordable according to specialists
Nansen’s book travelled to South Pole with Amundsen
17 April 2026Arch Books of Richmond, southwest London, recently sold the personal expedition copy of Fridtjof Nansen’s Fram over Polhavet [Farthest North] (1897), owned and signed by fellow Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen (1872-1928).
Record price shows another Rossetti could be on the rise
17 April 2026Lucy Madox Brown Rossetti (1843-94) was linked to two of the most famous artistic families of the 19th century.
Why artist Joseph Southall chose to go to work on an egg
17 April 2026Joseph Southall’s (1861-1944) picture Cymon and Iphigenia was probably made with the help of the artist’s chickens.
Manhattan’s Schoelkopf Gallery focus on collector Robert A Ellison
17 April 2026Collector Robert A Ellison was obsessively acquisitive.
The best genre art generates big prices
17 April 2026A strong result for a 19th century genre picture was achieved for the Italian artist Vittorio Reggianini (1858-1939) at Tennants (24% buyer’s premium) of Leyburn, North Yorkshire.
Ben Nicholson was proud of his primitive taste
17 April 2026A fragment of a Cycladic figure once owned by Ben Nicholson (1894-1982) is the lynchpin of an exhibition held by two dealers: Willoughby Gerrish and Elliot Davies.
Bumper selection of jewellery on offer at Birmingham event
10 April 2026A remarkable assortment of jewellery is on offer at this spring’s Classic Antique Fairs.
LAPADA fair bookings on the rise
10 April 2026LAPADA has confirmed details and early exhibitor names for its autumn fair.
National Army Museum acquires Victorian study from Cecil Court dealer
31 March 2026London dealer Darnley Fine Art of Cecil Court has sold a study of Henry Nelson O’Neil’s picture Eastward Ho! to The National Army Museum.
Tudor portraits provide timeless qualities of style and substance
27 March 2026Specialist Philip Mould describes the appeal of art from the era ahead of his Elizabethan showcase
Be a BAFTA winner without even having to put in a performance
27 March 2026Would you rather a blue or a bronze BAFTA? Even if you haven’t made a stand-out screen performance this year – and even if you didn’t know a blue BAFTA was an option – they could still be yours.
Chinese art firm shuts its London gallery but duo will carry on operating in the trade
27 March 2026Priestley & Ferraro closed the doors to its London gallery permanently on March 23 and ceased trading on March 31.
Descheemaeker the dealmaker
20 March 2026Whether it’s at a hotel, a restaurant or even in a car, he secures sales without an actual fair presence
We are taking a break from TEFAF Maastricht for a year but will be back
20 March 2026Galerie Bel Etage of Vienna took a year off exhibiting at TEFAF Maastricht, opting to put out a catalogue, Masterpieces 2026.
Studiolo announces second staging
19 March 2026The second edition of the London fair Studiolo has been announced.
Come rain or shine, city or country, peepshow gives glimpse of the UK
13 March 2026This seven-panel peepshow, an elaborate advertising campaign for Shell Oil, is offered for $2850 by Philip Salmon & Company at the Ephemera Society of America’s annual fair.
Cotswolds showcase comes to London for the second time
13 March 2026Second CADA Fair held in the capital also acts as a advert for the region