Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
ADFL reports fairs turnout good but biggest buys on hold
18 March 2019Furniture sales at The Antiques Dealers Fair Limited’s (ADFL) first two events of the year contributed to solid results despite the uncertain political climate.
Guy Peppiatt offers rediscovered selection of Welsh watercolours by John ‘Warwick’ Smith
18 March 2019St James’s exhibition shows works of a watercolourist seduced by British rural beauty.
First solo show of modern British painter Dorothy Rendell at Abbott and Holder
18 March 2019An oil on board painting Rotherhithe from Wapping Pierhead (c.1955) is among the works by Dorothy Rendell (1923-2018) currently on show at Abbott and Holder where it is offered for £2750.
Joy Division sale makes “unprecedented” results as Peter Hook sells huge archives
16 March 2019In 1977, three years before his untimely death, Joy Division’s singer songwriter Ian Curtis wrote the lyrics to ‘Failures’: “Wise words and sympathy/Tell the story of our history.”
Exhibitors report early sales as TEFAF Maastricht 2019 opens its doors with new vetting policy
15 March 2019TEFAF Maastricht 2019 has opened for its preview event and news of sales is already coming through.
TEFAF report reveals art buying trends in China
15 March 2019Sixty-four percent of Chinese art collectors bought Western European modern and contemporary art in the past five years according to a survey conducted for the TEFAF Art Market Report which was presented at the fair as the doors opened for the second preview day.
Unrecorded archive of well-connected Victorian gay rights activist Edward Carpenter makes eight times estimate at auction
15 March 2019A previously undocumented archive of writings by Edward Carpenter, the well-connected socialist poet and gay rights pioneer, sold for a hammer price of £4200, more than eight times its upper estimate, at Bamfords in Derby this month.
Modern British art – female artists coming to the fore
11 March 2019A wave of fresh interest in female artists is sweeping the UK, forcing museums and galleries to rethink their displays and purchasing policies – and driving demand at dealerships and auction houses in the process.
Porcelain galore in Chelsea fair
11 March 2019Porcelain from five private collections features in a special exhibition on the stand of Jupiter Antiques at this month’s Chelsea Antiques Fair.
How a museum or gallery show can boost demand
11 March 2019Waterhouse & Dodd’s Jamie Anderson attributes a recent flurry of interest in the works of Dorothy Mead (1928-75) to her inclusion in the Tate Britain’s 'All Too Human' show last year.
Photo fair clicks up new London venue
11 March 2019The London Photograph Fair, on March 17, has a new venue at the Hellenic Centre in Marylebone for this edition.
Hats off to artist Doris Hatt
11 March 2019The Court Gallery has joined forces with the Museum of Somerset to stage an exhibition of the works of Doris Hatt (1890-1969), a local pioneer of British modernism.
5 Questions: Patrick Macintosh
11 March 2019Patrick Macintosh deals in English country house antiques from the 17th-20th centuries with an emphasis on quirky furniture. He is based in Sherborne, Dorset, and exhibits at the Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair in Battersea with fellow dealer Richard Nadin.
Bath fair toast to 30 years
11 March 2019Exhibitors at Bath Decorative Antiques Fair toasted 30 years as the event opened last week.
Table with a naughty side
11 March 2019A jumble of names scratched into a piece of oak by naughty children (or possibly adults) has been discovered on the underside of an antique table in the latest exhibition at WR Harvey in Witney.
The web shop window - Twentieth Century Posters
11 March 2019Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
They said what!? The week in quotes from the art and antiques market including a toy auction dubbed “a little ‘loco’”
10 March 2019Reflections on the global art market, auctioneers in retirement and toy sales all feature in our weekly roundup of quotes from around the art and antiques trade.
Ninety-two first edition Beatrix Potter books go up for auction at Ewbank’s
08 March 2019Ninety-two first edition copies of Beatrix Potter’s 1907 ‘The Tale of the Faithful Dove’ go under the hammer in Surrey this month.
World Book Day focus: Five classic and collectable rare books going under the hammer this month
07 March 2019Today marks World Book Day, and while the occasion is aimed at young people, it could also be a chance for rare book collectors to take stock of their libraries and investigate some top lots in store at future auctions.
Journeys of discovery: Highlights from the stands of 11 dealers at TEFAF 2019
04 March 2019An intriguing find by a dealer new to TEFAF Maastricht leads a look at some of the highlights on offer at the huge event.