Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
Re-discovered Bronzino painting acquired by Getty Museum
10 October 2019The Getty Museum in Los Angeles has purchased two works of Italian art: a painting of The Virgin and Child by Agnolo Bronzino (1503-72) and a pair of marble sculptures of The Annunciation by Giovanni di Balduccio (c.1290-1339).
Soaked and shabby world map revealed to be by John Speed makes more than five times high estimate
09 October 2019A 17th century map by John Speed (1552-1629) sold at a Woolley & Wallis auction last week after being dumped in a wet, broken frame at a London charity shop.
Trio of early Far Eastern photography lots top Gloucestershire auction
07 October 2019Three lots by pioneering Scottish travel photographer John Thomson (1837-1921) led a sale of 19th and 20th century photography at the Dominic Winter auction last week.
Strong art sales at LAPADA Fair
07 October 2019Among a series of strong art sales reported from the recent LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair was an 18th century portrait of a lady offered by Jeremy Astfalck of The Old Corkscrew.
The web shop window: Ming dynasty ceramic storage cupboard
07 October 2019Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Latest moves in the UK and US dealer world
07 October 2019From new businesses to anniversaries, here is a review of some recent dealer initiatives and changes.
Towering sale during the recent London fairs
07 October 2019An oil on panel of The Tower of Babel, 1604, by Abel Grimmer (1570-1618/19), offered at £1.35m by Johnny Van Haeften was one of the stand-out sales during last week’s host of London art and antique trade events.
5 Questions with Meg Andrews
07 October 2019Meg Andrews deals in antique dress and textiles and is a consultant to the Heritage Lottery and museums. She promotes textiles as hangings for interiors.
Slice of life from rustic to refined at the Bruton Decorative Antiques Fair
07 October 2019Somerset fair features more than 50 dealers with theme of ‘antiques in a contemporary home’.
They said what!? The rarity of country house sales today and more from the art and antiques market
06 October 2019Devolving parliament, evolving prices and resolving deals are covered in our weekly quotes roundup from the art and antiques trade.
Dealer sells Gell portrait to British Museum
30 September 2019London and Petworth dealer Timothy Langston Fine Art & Antiques has sold a portrait of the Regency period antiquarian Sir William Gell (1777-1836) to the British Museum.
Fine Art Asia: Pavilion plays host to dealers
30 September 2019Masterpiece London regulars attend Hong Kong event despite civic unrest
Glyphic arts return to the cutting edge
30 September 2019Interest in glyphic art, which reached its collecting apogee during the Grand Tour collecting, is resurgent once more.
Chester fair will offer wider range of objects
30 September 2019A 120 million-year-old fossilised ammonite is among the selection of decorative items on offer at the Chester fair following a change in ownership and focus.
Take Pryde: Daniel Katz Gallery hails Mod Brit artist
30 September 2019Mayfair show features 12 ‘seminal masterpieces’ first collected by Scottish baroness
The web shop window: Alabaster bust of Napoleon
30 September 2019Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
5 Questions: Simon Wingett of Burton Antiques
30 September 2019Simon Wingett of Burton Antiques is among the exhibitors at Harrogate’s Northern Antiques Fair (October 3-6) and describes his stock as “an eclectic country house mix”.
Artisan stories: Four cases of contemporary art and craft supported by the antiques trade
24 September 2019Auction houses Bonhams and Sworders, dealer association BADA, and the Goldsmith Company have all supported craftspeople and artists in new initiatives this autumn.
BADA set to hold meeting over fair sale
23 September 2019The British Antique Dealers’ Association (BADA) is to hold a meeting for members on October 1 to discuss the sale of its fair and other concerns raised recently.
Harrogate’s Northern Antiques Fair tradition for quality
23 September 2019The Northern Antiques Fair, run in association with the British Antiques Dealers’ Association (BADA), takes place during Frieze Week, meaning buyers can snap up top objects in North Yorkshire as well as London in early autumn.