Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
A place going back to the future
26 August 2019Molly and Maud’s Place near York is reprising its open weekend two years after its first staging.
They said what!? The future of mammoth ivory and more from the art and antiques market
25 August 2019Find out what members of the art and antiques trade had to say this week about a no-deal Brexit, authenticating a Giacometti sculpture and an auction house changing hands.
Winter Olympia returns for second year in new format
23 August 2019The Winter Art & Antiques Fair, Olympia, returns for the second edition in its new format this November.
Metropolitan Museum to auction off 300 Asian works of art at Sotheby’s New York
21 August 2019A large jade brushpot from the Qing Dynasty is expected to lead a collection of more than 300 Chinese works of art from the Metropolitan Museum of Art going under the hammer at Sotheby’s New York this September.
Latest edition of Tribal Art London focuses on female representations in this field
19 August 2019An example of a 'ngaady a mwaash' mask made by the Bushoong Kuba peoples is among the large offering of female-themed items at the next staging of 'Tribal Art London' (TAL).
Jacobson shows a personal touch
19 August 2019Bernard Jacobson, who has bought and dealt in works by artists such as Henri Matisse, David Hockney and Ben Nicholson, is not afraid to show off a little.
The web shop window: English silver-plated student lamps
19 August 2019Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
5 Questions: Michael Wilson of Highland Antiques
19 August 2019Michael Wilson of Highland Antiques in Aberdeen specialises in rare and collectable antique silver.
West country dealers keeping busy in August
19 August 2019This still-life painting by Joan Gillchrest (1918-2008), offered for £1995, is part of an online exhibition staged by Devon dealership British Ceramics and Paintings.
They said what!? A New York lawyer speaks about the protection of the antique ivory trade and more quotes from the art and antiques market.
18 August 2019Whether you’re an anonymous bagpipe enthusiast or a Chinese collector looking for an edge, you’ll want to catch up with our weekly quotes roundup from the art and antiques trade.
Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert announces series of shows on Paolozzi as gallery begins representation of estate
16 August 2019London dealership Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert has announced its representation of the estate of Eduardo Paolozzi (1924-2005) with plans for an exhibition on the British artist this autumn.
Dealer offers cup awarded to Peterloo magistrate who beat demonstrators with stick
12 August 2019Wick Antiques has on offer a monumental silver-gilt cup and cover presented to Ralph Fletcher (1757-1832), who is remembered for his actions during the ‘Peterloo Massacre’.
Catalogues keep August active with wide array of items available
12 August 2019The traditionally quiet month of August means that fairs and exhibitions are thin on the ground while some dealers take a few well-earned weeks off.
Visitors to Westonbirt fair ‘happy to travel and keen to buy’
12 August 2019A 19th century plaster bust of Napoleon was among sales at the recent Cotswold Decorative Antiques & Art Fair, which takes place in Westonbirt School near Tetbury three times a year.
The web shop window: Portrait miniature by William Wood
12 August 2019Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
5 Questions: Jerrard Nares of Mytton Antiques
12 August 2019Jerrard Nares of Mytton Antiques deals in 18th and 19th century furniture and related decorative small items from his shop in Shrewsbury.
Welsh gallery sings praises of a quiet life
12 August 2019'View from the Back of 72 Bute Street' is one of the pictures by Welsh painter Charles Burton available at Martin Tinney Gallery this month.
They said what!? Curators' roles defined and other quotes from the art and antiques market
11 August 2019Plans for an auction house in administration and praise for curators are included in our weekly quotes roundup from the art and antiques trade.
Venetian travel poster, diamond clutch bag and a puffin painting – four auction highlights that caught bidders’ eyes in the last week
09 August 2019ATG’s selection of hammer highlights over the past week includes a Venetian travel poster of a gondolier, a diamond evening clutch bag and a painting of a lady with a puffin.
Modern Mexican photography, Lee Krasner at the Barbican, and other places to see and buy art around London this weekend
09 August 2019From the sun-drenched photos of Mexico’s Manuel Álvarez Bravo to Lee Krasner’s vivid abstracts, there is plenty of art to see and buy around the capital this weekend.