Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
Indulge your wanderlust with two travel poster exhibitions
04 December 2023London poster specialist stages two shows – one held in an embassy
Newly identified Mary Beale portrait sold to Boston museum
04 December 2023Dealer Peter Harrison has sold a recently reidentified portrait by 17th century painter Mary Beale (1633-99) to the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
5 Questions with Christina Jansen of The Scottish Gallery
04 December 2023Christina Jansen is managing director of The Scottish Gallery in Edinburgh, which was established in 1842. She started in the applied arts department before working her way up to run the gallery in 2016. On show at the gallery now are several Contemporary exhibitions running until December 23 including The Miniaturist Gallery (more below) and a selection of pictures by Victoria Crowe.
The web shop window: A portrait miniature of Emperor Joseph II
04 December 2023Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Scottish scene stars in selection of Modern British pictures in Petworth
04 December 2023'Landscape and Figures' by Archibald McGlashan (1888-1980) is among the highlights at Ottocento’s Modern British art exhibition.
Sculpture dealer goes back to Victorian values
27 November 2023Sculpture dealer Willoughby Gerrish is using London Art Week (LAW) as a chance to launch another branch of his business.
Book features the best of Barton
27 November 2023Dealer Miles Barton is looking back over 20 years of selling portraits with a book featuring some of his best discoveries and an exhibition of more examples.
Tan takes deserved break
27 November 2023Dr Leng Tan is retiring after 22 years working at Simon Ray, a specialist in Indian & Islamic works of art.
Clocks show in East Sussex: Would you Adam and Eve it…
27 November 2023An automaton brass dial longcase clock by Richard Comber of Lewes (1742-1824) is one of the highlights at an exhibition in the clockmaker’s hometown devoted to Adam and Eve.
Olympia: a spirited showing
27 November 2023Among the highlight sales reported at the Art & Antiques Fair Olympia was a Japanese bronze of a carp.
Specialist promotes folk art of the future
27 November 2023Antiques-dealer-turned-artist Tom Hickman is the focus of this winter’s exhibition at Robert Young.
The web shop window: Picture of four ‘gossiping’ hats
27 November 2023Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Ancient and modern works united at Forge and Lynch
27 November 2023Archaic and Contemporary works are often considered suitable bedfellows in the world of modern collecting, and buyers may find both at Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch’s next exhibition.
Dealer says stumpwork panel ‘of outstanding cultural significance’
20 November 2023A dealer who bought a piece of 17th century stumpwork at the Robert Kime sale believes it may hold more significance for the history of race and gender than initially understood.
Miniatures shine in Emma Rutherford's show
20 November 2023Emma Rutherford, the portrait miniature specialist formerly of Philip Mould who went solo earlier this year, is holding her second pop-up exhibition this week.
Collector Interview: Eyes of the world are on this special collection of maps
20 November 2023For Helen Sunderland-Cohen collecting is a family business. The Sunderland Collection was launched by her father, and several years ago she came on board.
Back in Birmingham for a new NEC fair
20 November 2023Dealers hail return to Midlands venue a year after closure of popular Antiques for Everyone events
Greek textiles wow on Pall Mall
20 November 2023A near pair of Rhodian bed curtains were among the highlight sales at Oliver Forge & Brendan Lynch’s recent exhibition 'Four Rivers from Eden: Works of Art and Paintings from the Islamic & Indian World'.
5 Questions with Oliver Brooke-Walder
20 November 2023Oliver Brooke-Walder deals in art from the 16th century to the present in London.
Interiors: Put on a road show
13 November 2023The dealer ‘hub’ of Lillie Road is renowned among interior designers but now is the time to spread the word