Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
Shop talk: The Merchant of Inverness
08 January 2018In our continuing series looking through the keyhole of ‘bricks and mortar’ shops in 2018, ATG talks to Moira Meldrum of family business The Merchant.
5 Questions: Christopher Howe
08 January 2018As well as dealing in antique furniture, Christopher Howe creates his own designs and has furnished works for institutions such as The National Gallery and Sir John Soane’s Museum.
Silk part of rough and smooth East End art
08 January 2018Abbott and Holder kicks off 2018 with an exhibition celebrating the art of London’s East End.
Niche fair in Amsterdam covers Samurai armour
08 January 2018A selective one-day 'Samurai Armor Fair' launches next month in Amsterdam.
They said what?! The week (1-7 January) in quotes from the art and antiques world
07 January 2018In our first weekly roundup of 2018, Antiques Trade Gazette brings you a selection of quotes from dealers, auctioneers, collectors and others.
ADFL’s Ingrid Nilson and dealer David Hickmet weigh in on the opening day of the Mayfair Antiques & Fine Art Fair - VIDEO
05 January 2018The first major London antiques fair of the year launched yesterday in Mayfair.
Mixed-media masterpieces from the 19th century travel from Rome to the US via London Art Week
03 January 2018Two large yet delicate examples of needle painting were among the stand-out sales during the recent inaugural winter edition of London Art Week Winter.
Two C’s Antiques Fairs takes on and expands London Ceramics Fair
02 January 2018Two C’s Antiques Fairs has taken over the management of the January London Ceramics Fair, which has been renamed the Kensington Glass and Ceramics Fair.
Rupert Wace sells ancient Babylonian rarity in ‘London Art Week’ show
02 January 2018A Babylonian brick with a stamped inscription was among the sales dealership Rupert Wace Ancient Art made as part of its December exhibition Dizygotica.
Harrogate is first of 15 Galloway events in 2018
02 January 2018Galloway Antiques Fairs starts its year with a comparatively new event as it makes its second annual appearance at The Majestic Hotel in Harrogate from January 5-7.
Sidewalk slate and rubble sculptures stride up to London show
02 January 2018Sculptor Boaz Vaadia (1951-2016) was an Israel-born artist who worked in New York in the second half of the 20th century.
Green Knight prints gallop into Cardiff exhibition
02 January 2018Welsh artist Clive Hicks-Jenkins’ recent series of screen-prints are a fitting subject for a January exhibition.
5 Questions: Peter Wells of Form & Function in Brighton
02 January 2018Peter Wells trades as Form & Function in Brighton. He stands at The London Art Antiques & Interiors Fair at ExCeL London (January 12-14).
Richard Green shows an affordable fifty
02 January 2018Multi-million buys may be out of reach but five-figure quality is on offer at top London gallery Richard Green.
They said what?! The week (23-30 December) in quotes from the art and antiques world
30 December 2017In our weekend series, Antiques Trade Gazette brings you a selection of quotes from dealers, auctioneers, collectors and others. For this festive edition it’s clothes that mean cash in the attic and modern British sculpture shines.
A sparkling year: a look back at some of ATG’s top jewellery stories from 2017
29 December 2017Among the popular stories on antiquestradegazette.com this year were those concerning jewellery. From car boot finds to an emperor’s gift, these stories illustrate the power of jewels in the market – and the imagination.
Life and work of English designer and illustrator Enid Marx celebrated in monograph and exhibition
27 December 2017Lund Humphries is publishing the first monograph on the work of Enid Marx (1902-89) to coincide with a non-commercial exhibition at House of Illustration.
Calling all craftspeople - West Dean College opens applications for summer festival
27 December 2017Despite the wintery weather, West Dean College is looking forward to the summer months as it calls exhibitors and demonstrators to apply for its Arts and Craft Festival.
Former Bonhams vice president joins dealership Dickinson
19 December 2017William O’Reilly has joined Dickinson in New York.
TEFAF conservation and restoration grants go to Museu Nacional de Art Antiga and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
18 December 2017The executive committee of The European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF) has awarded a total of €50,000 to the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga (MNAA), Portugal, and the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), Boston, US.