Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
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.
Postcards showcase at Birmingham event
08 July 2019The Postcard Traders Association stages a special loan show of classic and collectable postcards during Art & Antiques For Everyone (July 18-21 at the NEC, Birmingham).
They said what!? Lovejoy’s return to screen hailed and more in quotes from the art and antiques market
07 July 2019Would you say antiques rather than humans are god-like? If so, you’re in good company. Read what else members of the art and antiques trade had to say this week with our regular quotes roundup.
The ILAB Breslauer Prize for Bibliography gets £25,000 boost
04 July 2019The Breslauer Prize for Bibliography, organised by the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), has received an additional endowment of $25,000.
Victoria Beckham features Fontana in tie-up with gallery Robilant + Voena
02 July 2019Victoria Beckham has launched a new collaboration with the London art market, installing artworks from Mayfair’s Robilant + Voena in the nearby premises of her fashion business.
Apollo 11 moon landing log offered in huge sale commemorating 50th anniversary of NASA mission
02 July 2019Decades after its journey to the moon, the Apollo 11 Timeline Book is going under the hammer at Christie’s New York in a special space exploration sale.
Would you Adam and Eve it?
01 July 2019A study for the mysterious painting 'Allegory' by Thomas Monnington (1902-76) features in Liss Llewellyn’s exhibition of religious art in 20th century Britain. It shows a nude man and woman before a tree, an overt visual reference to Adam and Eve, but one which the artist denied.
Serene Seago Thames scene is a Suffolk star
01 July 2019An Edward Seago painting, The Thames at Henley, is among the highlights at the annual summer sale held at Thomson’s Gallery in Aldeburgh.
Seven museums marking ‘The Year of the Dealer’
01 July 2019A year-long programme aimed at bringing the history of British antiques dealing to the public has launched with the support of seven UK art institutions.
Talisman owner takes a break
01 July 2019Talisman, the large King’s Road emporium of antiques and interiors , is marking its final months with 50% off all stock. Owner Ken Bolan kicked off the sale earlier this month and it continues until doors finally close on the shop on July 31.
Strong early sales across London showpiece Masterpiece fair
01 July 2019A set of three George II silver tea caddies by the famed English silversmith Paul de Lamerie (1688-1751) was one of the stand-out sales in the opening days of 'Masterpiece London'.
5 Questions: Emily Walsh
01 July 2019Emily Walsh is managing director of The Fine Art Society in Edinburgh, which deals in Scottish art from 1650 to the present.
The web shop window: Swedish clock from 1787
01 July 2019Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Pitman painter Norman Cornish on the rise
01 July 2019Miners heading to work in the early morning with lit lamps, denizens of northern pubs with flat caps and pipes, women pushing prams or hanging up the washing: these figures populate the works of Norman Cornish (1919-2014), the ‘pitman painter’.
They said what!? Sotheby’s specialist hails a rediscovered Velázquez and more in quotes from the art and antiques market
30 June 2019If moments like rediscovering a lost Old Master - or loosing a statue to thieves for a second time - don’t leave members of the art and antiques trade speechless, they might just make our quotes of the week.
Kensington Church Street hosts antiques treasure hunt this weekend
28 June 2019Visitors to Kensington Church Street this weekend can participate in an antiques treasure hunt down the historic thoroughfare.
Star Wars Tie Bomber toy found untouched in Leicestershire attic makes 10 times estimate at Hansons auction
24 June 2019The force was strong with a sale of Star Wars toys at Hansons of Derbyshire last week as 90 lots fetched a hammer total of £24,000.
Silver casserole tureen serves up early top sale at the Olympia fair
24 June 2019A silver casserole tureen was among the highlight sales during the early hours of The Art & Antiques Fair Olympia.
Handy man to know in art week
24 June 2019Among stand-out exhibitions in the well-represented area of works on paper at this year’s London Art Week (LAW) is a collection of drawings by the German artist Adolph Menzel (1815-1905).