Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
William Scott reintroduced to the US
28 October 2019In 1953, British artist William Scott (1913- 89) made his first inroads into the New York art scene. James Johnson Sweeney, director of the Guggenheim, went to an exhibition of his work in London and reported to gallerist Martha Jackson: “At last England has a painter.”
5 Questions: Henry Miller of Miller Fine Art
28 October 2019Henry Miller of Henry Miller Fine Art is a first-time exhibitor at the Winter Art & Antiques Fair.
The web shop window: Caucasian runner from Legge Antique Carpets
28 October 2019Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Tiffany designer Angela Cummings jewellery showcase
28 October 2019Jewellery designer Angela Cummings started a long career at Tiffany & Co aged 23, and eight years later, in 1975, created her first full collection under her own name.
Dealer interview: Quaritch’s specialists on a moving market
28 October 2019Venerable London rare book dealership Bernard Quaritch, established in 1847, has recently moved from Mayfair to Holborn. Here ATG talks to two members of the firm, Andrea Mazzocchi and Donovan Rees, about its new location and some wider trends in the book trade
London Art Week launches winter symposium
24 October 2019‘Conversations on collecting’ is the theme of the inaugural London Art Week symposium, running for the first time this winter.
All in good taste: Bernard Quaritch new premises
21 October 2019Bernard Quaritch marked the opening of its Bedford Row premises last week with a red velvet cake in the shape of the new shop.
The web shop window: silver vinaigrette
21 October 2019Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Fairs fend off the fear factor
21 October 2019Despite the uncertainty, Frieze Week dealers enjoyed an enthusiastic response from buyers.
5 Questions: Crispian Riley-Smith
21 October 2019Crispian Riley-Smith recently started Art Valuations and Consultancy after years in various roles in the art world.
Story time - objects with a compelling tale
21 October 2019A wealth of objects shelter under the great ‘Asian art’ umbrella – together representing five millennia of artistic endeavour across one quarter of the globe. Here we preview a series of Asian art objects available for sale at galleries and auctions over the next month, and each from a different moment in time or geography. From the cult of Monju to the beginning of a new Japanese imperial era – all tell a compelling tale.
Rare Rousseau portrait goes under the hammer at Lyon & Turnbull in London
19 October 2019A rediscovered portrait of Enlightenment thinker Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-78) is offered at a Lyon & Turnbull auction in London this month.
Dealers attracted by “new pricing policy” return to Art & Antiques for Everyone fair
17 October 2019Art & Antiques for Everyone’s new ownership has attracted several fresh dealerships to stand at its next staging.
Welsh bathed in success as the China Trade shines at Fine Art Asia art fair
14 October 2019A Qianlong period export plaque decorated after a scene by Louis-Marin Bonnet (1736-93) was among the Fine Art Asia highlight sales.
A welcome addition to Portobello antiques district
14 October 2019For the first time in more than a decade a new antiques shop has opened on Westbourne Grove, close to the famed antiques district Portobello Road.
TEFAF New York Fall widens timeline for fourth edition
14 October 2019Booth collaborations at TEFAF New York Fall encourage cross-collecting by visitors
5 Questions with Jayne Brady
14 October 2019Jayne Brady runs vintage antiques shop Piglets Vintage in Bedminster, Bristol.
The web shop window: Spanish copper lustre bowl
14 October 2019Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
On the scent of silver at Marlborough College Fair
14 October 2019A hardstone inlaid scent bottle, c.1905, by Joseph Cook & Son of Birmingham, is among the wide selection of silver available at the next Marlborough College Antiques & Fine Art Fair.
They said what!? Museum acquisitions, recent rediscoveries and more from the art and antiques market
13 October 2019In this week’s quotes roundup from the art and antiques trade we look at auction competitions, Welsh national treasures and more.