Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
The web shop window: English multi-spiral air twist wine glass
29 April 2019Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
John Piper’s castle in triplicate at Great Malvern exhibition
29 April 2019In 'The Countryside Through Art', mid-century specialist Fifties Art & Design offers three views of a nearby landmark by John Piper (1903-92).
Illustrations discovered in a shed 32 years ago now emerge for sale at Petworth fair
29 April 2019Artist’s long-hidden commercial illustrations are at long last offered for sale.
5 Questions: Dr Stewart Abbott
29 April 2019Dr Stewart Abbott is partner at S&J Abbott Ceramics Plus, which is among the exhibitors at the upcoming Petworth Park Antiques and Fine Art Fair.
They said what!? The week in quotes from the art and antiques market including a “vigorous” Turner landscape and a “swaggering” portrait
28 April 2019From the sale of a personal painting by JMW Turner to a Coca-Cola bottle, find out what members of the art and antiques trade had to say this week.
Five places to see, buy and celebrate Bauhaus on its centenary
27 April 2019This year is the 100th anniversary of the Bauhaus art school and, from attending special events to buying a piece of its influential design, there are plenty of ways to mark the centenary.
Elaine Phillips Antiques opens new showrooms near Leyburn
26 April 2019Elaine Phillips Antiques has moved into new premises after 40 years in Harrogate.
Walton House Antiques features satinwood room set in anniversary celebrations
24 April 2019Walton House Antiques showcases a special satinwood room setting as it celebrates its seventh anniversary this weekend.
New Saatchi art fair joins the summer line-up with just nine weeks to go
23 April 2019A new art fair launching at the Saatchi Gallery this June is a late addition to the busy schedule of London’s summer art events.
They said what!? The week in quotes from the art and antiques market including a bid to save Lyell’s notebooks for the nation
21 April 2019From Henry Moore to new sales strategies find out what members of the art and antiques trade had to say this week.
Prime ministers’ auctions: British political memorabilia goes under the hammer
20 April 2019Take a break from the high-stress business of reading about British politics and take a look at some of the lots relating to former prime ministers coming up for auction.
Dealer Andrew Sim sells Arctic Convoy pictures to Imperial War Museum
19 April 2019Dealer Andrew Sim has sold 14 Second World War pictures by Polish-born artist Feliks Topolski (1907-89) to the Imperial War Museum.
Dealer on a high from low oak chairs
19 April 2019This pair of 19th century Arts & Crafts low oak chairs is available from Elaine Phillips Antiques at the next edition of The Pavilions of Harrogate Decorative Antiques & Fine Art Fair priced at £1150.
Five items offered from latest dealers' catalogues including books celebrating women and science
19 April 2019Dealers spend a lot of time and thought on the catalogues they bring out to showcase stock – here is the latest in our occasional series looking at recent examples covering a range of art and antiques.
5 Questions: Stephen Ongpin
19 April 2019Stephen Ongpin deals in drawings and watercolours from the 16th-20th centuries in London, St James’s.
The web shop window: English architectural dog’s house
19 April 2019Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Pail Nash battle scene at Frieze New York
19 April 2019'Battlefield' is among the works Piano Nobile includes in an exhibition of Paul Nash paintings at Frieze New York.
Owner who bought art over 30 years is now selling his collection with dealer Dickinson
19 April 2019UK fine art dealer Dickinson features a single-owner collection of 20th century masters at TEFAF New York Spring next month.
Paris gallery hosts ‘Toulouse Caravaggio’ alongside contemporary art installation
19 April 2019The ‘Toulouse Caravaggio’ is currently on show at Paris Contemporary art dealership Galerie Kamel Mennour opposite a work more than 400 years its junior.
Renaissance German casket featuring 3D geometric designs placed under temporary export bar
15 April 2019A 16th century marquetry casket long in the collection of Scotland’s Newbattle Abbey has been placed under export bar in a bid to keep it in the country.