Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
Two stolen paintings return to Italy after 22 years
07 June 2016Two large Old Master paintings worth up to €180,000 (£123,530) have been returned to Italy 22 years after they were stolen.
Sewell collection expected to bring £2m at Christie’s
03 June 2016Brian Sewell’s art collection will come up for auction at Christie’s in September, it was announced today.
Vase and painting reunited for Scottish auction
03 June 2016A Wedgwood vase and the painting that depicts it have been reunited for the upcoming sale of the Wood collection at Lyon & Turnbull’s Edinburgh saleroom.
Boningtons to hold first regional sale of Churchill paintings
01 June 2016Boningtons Auctioneers will become the first regional auction house to offer original works by Winston Churchill at a sale in July.
David Zwirner Gallery wins ‘open’ battle to represent Albers Foundation
01 June 2016The David Zwirner Gallery has been appointed worldwide representative for selling works from the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, after a competitive, open competition between four galleries.
Ming stem cup takes £3.68m at Lyon & Turnbull's inaugural sale in Asia
31 May 2016A Ming stem cup sold at Lyon & Turnbull’s debut auction in Hong Kong today for £3.68m (HK$41,560,000) including buyer’s premium.
BADA and ABA will ‘work towards closer cooperation’
27 May 2016The British Antique Dealers’ Association (BADA) and the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA) have announced plans to create a ‘memorandum of understanding’ between the two venerable trade bodies.
Rolex sets record at regional sale
26 May 2016A rare Rolex Submariner took a record £160,000 plus buyer’s premium at a Gardiner Houlgate sale in Wiltshire on May 25.
BADA members to voice trade history
26 May 2016The British Antique Dealers Association (BADA) is launching ‘BADA Voices,’ an oral history of the trade as the first of their 2018 centenary initiatives.
Blue diamond sets new auction record
19 May 2016The Oppenheimer Blue diamond set the world record for any jewel sold at auction at Christie’s Geneva yesterday.
Olympia to showcase new talent in June
12 May 2016For the first time at a major UK event, next month’s summer Olympia is giving five ‘new’ dealerships the chance to experience an international fair.
Talk at Robert Young to feature George Smart - a folk artist emerging from the shadows
10 May 2016An upcoming talk at Robert Young Antiques will focus on the life and art of a British folk artist who is celebrated today though he died a pauper.
Tolkien's Middle-earth map bought by the Bodleian
09 May 2016Oxford’s Bodleian Library has acquired a map of Middle-earth annotated by JRR Tolkien (1892-1973).
Fire destroys entire showroom stock of Aberdeenshire dealer
05 May 2016An Aberdeenshire dealer whose shop was destroyed by a fire last week says she may not return to deal from a shop.
New jewellery and antiques fair launched in Miami
05 May 2016The Palm Beach Show Group have announced the launch of a new fair in Miami Beach.
New customs rules on Temporary Admissions come into effect
04 May 2016The Union Customs Code (UCC), designed to standardise how customs information is processed, became law on May 1.
Climbing the ladder is harder than ever, says Richard Green
25 April 2016Dealers starting out today will struggle to replicate the success of established Old Master dealers, according to Richard Green.
Plus ça change.. conference sheds light on the history of British antique trade
15 April 2016A conference on the history of UK dealers opened in Leeds yesterday with delegates hearing how the practices and identity of British antique dealers have changed during the past century.
LAPADA to host Ashmolean’s Francesca Leoni as headline speaker at upcoming fair
13 April 2016Francesca Leoni, the Yousef Jameel Curator of Islamic Art at the Ashmolean Museum, will be the headlining speaker at the 2016 LAPADA Art and Antiques Fair taking place from September 13-18 in Berkeley Square, London.
Four objects to find: 10 shots at Antiques for Everyone's opening
07 April 2016With Birmingham’s Antiques for Everyone Spring fair underway, the ATG trawls the floor to give you an early view of this thrice-yearly fair.