Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
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).
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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’.
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.
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.
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'.