Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
London show features the works of impasto master Bram Bogart
25 September 2017Vigo Gallery will feature an exhibition of the works by Dutch-born Belgian artist Bram Bogart (1921-2012) at Frieze Masters (October 5-8) and at its gallery at Dering Street, London (October 11-November 11).
They said what?! The week (18-24 September) in quotes from the art and antiques world
24 September 2017In our weekend series, Antiques Trade Gazette brings you a selection of quotes from dealers, auctioneers and others. This week we celebrate 40 year of Antiques Roadshow – and the British stiff upper lip.
Pop art exhibition ushers in new era for refurbished Newcastle art gallery
23 September 2017The Hatton Gallery at Newcastle University will re-open next month following a 20-month redevelopment.
Steaming ahead: model trains and railwayana included in Bonhams’ sale of the Bothwell Collection
22 September 2017More than 150 lots of railway interest are included in the upcoming sale of the Bothwell Collection at Bonham’s.
Log book with Dam Busters link sells in Staffordshire
22 September 2017A flying logbook, which sold in Staffordshire, is the latest in a recent flurry of militaria lots related to the Dam Busters raid.
5 Questions uncut: Jane Houldsworth of Flying Colours
22 September 2017Jane Houldsworth is director of Flying Colours Gallery and is exhibiting at this week’s LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair (ends September 20). See what else she said when she spoke to ATG about the life of dealer.
‘Stagecoach’ film poster sells for £31,000 at auction in Cardiff
22 September 2017A collection of film posters captured the attention of US bidders at a recent sale in Cardiff.
‘Space Travellers’ watch rockets past estimate to new British timepiece record at Sotheby’s
21 September 2017George Daniels’ (1926-2011) ‘Space Travellers’ watch topped its previous auction record when it sold at Sotheby’s this week for an astronomical £3.2m.
Early rewards and awards at London fairs
18 September 2017Dealers celebrated early successes at the 20/21 British Art Fair and LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair last week.
Shop talk: The House of Rust
18 September 2017In our continuing series looking through the keyhole of ‘bricks and mortar’ shops in 2017, this week ATG talks to Chris Hardie about The House of Rust which opened two years ago. He says: “If it’s quirky, odd or just downright amazingly ‘rusty’, then you’ll probably find it here.”
5 Questions: Jane Houldsworth of Flying Colours
18 September 2017Jane Houldsworth is director of Flying Colours Gallery and is exhibiting at this week’s LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair (ends September 20).
New Glasgow Boy Steven Campbell features in three Scottish art shows
18 September 2017Three gallery shows will focus on Scottish art of the later 20th century.
BADA eyeballs new technology
18 September 2017The British Antique Dealers’ Association (BADA) is developing new technology to enable remote interaction between dealers and clients.
Galloway Antiques Fairs comes to Duncombe Park
18 September 2017This c.1780 portrait of a young girl with a pet dog is among the pieces offered at the upcoming Galloway Antiques Fair at Duncombe Park.
Native painter of Montmartre: Utrillo stars in 'Urban Solitude' exhibition
18 September 2017White-walled shop fronts, spindly trees and anonymous figures populate city scenes that Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955) painted in the early 20th century.
A look ahead to the PAD, BADA and Battersea decorative fairs
18 September 2017At the start of October, London is in for a feeding frenzy as art collectors, curators and member of the trade descend on the city. This year, four major fairs open in the capital in the first week of October offering a huge selection of antiques, fine art, decorative and vintage.
Both alike in dignity: treasures of two Hollywood icons go under the hammer in London
15 September 2017British star of Gone with the Wind Vivien Leigh and Breakfast at Tiffany’s screen legend Aubrey Hepburn are the basis for auctions at Sotheby’s and Christie’s respectively next week.
‘Other things to look at’: Howard Hodgkin’s personal collection goes under the hammer at Sotheby’s
14 September 2017Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017) refused to have his own work hung where he could see it. Though the paintings he created were personal and intimate, he said that he had “absolutely no desire to collect my own work”.
Celebrity art dealer jailed for ‘Thomas Crown’ style thefts
13 September 2017An art dealer has been jailed for the theft of £500,000 worth of paintings.
New auction house holds inaugural sale of sculpture in Oxfordshire
11 September 2017A new auction company holds its first sale next month with a focus on contemporary sculpture.