Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
Book of Hours made for Charles VIII of France offered online by Les Enluminures
20 April 2020This small-scale book of hours, below, was made c.1490-93 for Charles VIII of France. Containing 12 full-page and 10 small miniatures by the Master of the Chronique scandaleuse, it is offered by Les Enluminures for $575,000 as part of its online initiative: a Books of Hours online update to be sent out biannually.
Philip Mould sells “Pride and Prejudice” portrait miniature to Jane Austen’s House museum
15 April 2020Dealer Philip Mould has sold a portrait miniature of the woman who inspired a classic Pride and Prejudice character to the Jane Austen’s House museum in Chawton.
Open Art Fair: BADA to refund 20% stand cost
13 April 2020The British Antique Dealers’ Association (BADA) Council is giving members who exhibited at the curtailed The Open Art Fair (TOAF) sums equivalent to 20% of their stand rental charges.
Paris' Biennale fair proposes giving exhibitors longer to pay
13 April 2020La Biennale Paris has proposed that potential exhibitors may spread payment of their participation fees out over four months after the event.
Dealers Online: ATG's selection of 40 objects available from dealers' websites
13 April 2020Our selection of 40 objects to view and buy from dealers online.
Coronavirus: The Arts Society launches online education initiative for over-60s
08 April 2020A new digital platform launched today by The Arts Society offers a series of arts education events aimed to help the older population stay “connected, educated, entertained and informed” during the coronavirus outbreak.
Dealers Online: ATG's selection of 40 objects available from dealers' websites
06 April 2020Our selection of 40 objects to view and buy from dealers online.
Invent, innovate, be in touch: How the trade is responding to the coronvirus alert with fresh online formats
06 April 2020Dealers and trade bodies have been adapting to the new normal caused by coronavirus. For most this means isolated living and remote transactions. However, in a spirit of energy and invention, traders are finding new ways to promote both their stock and their brands online.
Dealer launches selling exhibition in support of the NHS
04 April 2020London’s James Hyman Gallery has launched an online selling show in support of the NHS.
Buddy Holly poster pre-dating tragic plane crash goes under the hammer in Dallas
03 April 2020A rare poster promoting a concert a week before the plane crash that killed three of its performers is coming to auction for the first time this weekend.
TV’s Charlie Ross posts online workout video for auctioneers with closed salerooms
30 March 2020In these days of self-isolation, social media is awash with home workout routines, but yesterday a new programme popped up, targeted at auctioneers.
Showcasing 40 fabulous objects from dealers’ websites
30 March 2020In this issue we feature 40 fabulous objects available to buy on dealers’ websites.
Jewellery on offer online from dealers: a showcase
30 March 2020Due to the current Covid-19 situation, ‘non-essential’ businesses such as antique shops, centres and galleries have been closed since last Tuesday. However, many dealerships are very much ‘open’, working at home and trading via email and websites. Pictured here is a selection of fine pieces of period jewellery for sale today.
Dealers Online: ATG's selection of 40 objects available from dealers' websites
30 March 2020Our selection of 40 objects to view and buy from dealers online.
Shops are shut and fairs cancelled… so dealers are going digital to showcase items
30 March 2020In recent days dealers have turned to new ways of selling as the world went to war against coronavirus. For traders across the board, online has now become the new normal.
Coronavirus: Summer Olympia postponed with new dates pending
26 March 2020Clarion Events, organiser of the two annual Olympia Art & Antiques Fairs have postponed its summer event.
Philip Mould launches daily livestream based on personal collection
23 March 2020Philip Mould is putting his own spin on ‘working from home’ as he welcomes the public to his Oxfordshire estate.
Science Museum snaps up collection of works by Second World War artist Paul Drury
23 March 2020Sim Fine Art has sold a 28-work collection of pictures by Second World War artist Paul Drury (1903-87) to the Science Museum in London.
TEFAF Maastricht – why the show went on
23 March 2020The world's leading art and antiques fair shuts early but dealers report significant sales at testing time
The web shop window: a 1932 classic British motorcycle
23 March 2020Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.