Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
Petworth gallery stages exhibition of art by four from the Hitchens family
20 July 2019Art by four generations of the Hitchens family is on show at Kevis House Gallery this summer.
TEFAF opens Showcase applications
18 July 2019TEFAF is accepting applications for its 2020 Maastricht Showcase.
Bournemouth centre saved as local dealers enter The Den
15 July 2019Two south-coast dealers have secured the future of more than 100 traders with the purchase of a Bournemouth centre.
Fairs more important than ever, say dealers
15 July 2019The proportion of picture dealers standing at fairs has risen significantly during the last two years according to findings from the latest biennial Society of London Art Dealers (SLAD) survey.
The web shop window: Ice bucket by Piero Fornasetti
15 July 2019Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Buyers go large at an encouraging Olympia
15 July 2019A 2m-wide early 1950s sofa offered for £7000 on the stand of The Modern Warehouse was one of the larger objects attracting buyers at the latest 'Art & Antiques Fair Olympia'.
Interview: Casting light on bicycle lamps
15 July 2019Peter Card’s fascination with this niche area stretches to the joy of extensive research
Bird images by Elizabeth Gould takes centre stage at Sotheran’s show
15 July 2019Vivid and lifelike, the lithograph of an Ariel Toucan shown below first appeared in a monograph by British naturalist John Gould (1804-81), 'The Bird Man'. Despite being in the hand of his wife Elizabeth (1804-41), this, like most of the illustrations in John’s publications, was long considered to be essentially his work.
Cream of the Cornish art scene
15 July 2019Patrick Heron’s screenprint 'January 1973: 12 1973' is among the offerings at Belgrave St Ives’ summer exhibition of Modern art.
5 Questions: Denys Wilcox of The Court Gallery
15 July 2019Denys Wilcox of The Court Gallery specialises in British and French art from 1880 to the late 20th century with an emphasis on English Post-Impressionism and the Paris School. He recently published 'The Art of Doris Hatt'.
They said what!? Christie’s responds to Egypt’s challenge over Tutankhamun sculpture sale and more in quotes from the art and antiques market
14 July 2019From the Beatles to Boris Becker, plenty of auctions have sparked comment in recent days. Read what members of the art and antiques trade had to say in our weekly quotes roundup.
Fellows and the Handbag Clinic team up ahead of designer sale
13 July 2019Fellows has teamed up with the Handbag Clinic for its Designer Collection sale next week, giving its clients 15% off the restorer’s services.
Giant boots go under the hammer in Cumbrian auction 12 years after Antiques Roadshow appearance
11 July 2019Two giant right boots, made as a marketing gimmick to advertise a Lancashire shoe shop, will be offered at 1818 Auctioneers next month.
Rise of the fair for dealers revealed in latest SLAD survey
09 July 2019More dealers than ever are flocking to fairs, according to the recent Society of London Art Dealers (SLAD) members survey.
Zoffany drawing and Chelsea mug shine in London Art Week
08 July 2019A black and white chalk on paper drawing of Jupiter and Antiope by Johan Zoffany (1733-1810) was among the highlight sales during London Art Week (LAW).
Figure stars on Birmingham stage at Art & Antiques for Everyone
08 July 2019Depiction of actor is one of the more traditional offerings at fair set to broaden its horizons.
Algernon Newton view of Regents Canal offered by Abbott and Holder
08 July 2019Abbott and Holder offers this 1940 oil on canvas of Regents Canal, Paddington, as part of a large, single-owner collection on offer in the Bloomsbury gallery.
5 Questions: David Hornik-Unger
08 July 2019David Hornik-Unger trades as Deco Dave, a specialist in Art Deco lighting and other items from the period. He is among the exhibitors at Art & Antiques for Everyone.
The web shop window: Victorian hall stand
08 July 2019Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Dealer serves up a loan to tea exhibition
08 July 2019A Henry Clay polychrome tea caddy, c.1785, in the manner of Robert Adam is among the pieces lent by dealer Mark Goodger of Hampton Antiques to be featured in Compton Verney Art Gallery’s exhibition A Tea Journey: From the mountains to the table.