Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
TEFAF 2018 update: Christopher Columbus first account of New World priced at €1m among latest dealer sales
09 March 2018Dealers reported new and old clients coming through the doors at TEFAF Maastricht as the flagship art and antiques fair opened to the public.
“I wanted to enhance the atmosphere you get from this picture” – Old Master dealer explains using a ‘multimedia’ frame at TEFAF Maastricht
09 March 2018Toby Campbell of London art dealership Rafael Valls speaks to ATG about TEFAF Maastricht’s opening day and explains why he chose to display an Old Master marine painting in a multimedia frame.
Ten pictures to buy at Abbott and Holder’s 10 day sale
09 March 2018Museum Street fine art gallery Abbott and Holder is holding a 10 day spring sale.
TEFAF Maastricht 2018: Let the sales begin
08 March 2018TEFAF Maastricht's preview opened today at the MECC with 275 exhibitors showcasing 7000 years of art history.
Fashion star Victoria Beckham to team up with Mayfair Art Weekend
08 March 2018Leading fashion brands Victoria Beckham and Max Mara have partnered with Mayfair Art Weekend (MAW).
Doulton stoneware stars at Hertfordshire auction thanks to popularity of whisky flasks
07 March 2018A pair of Doulton flasks far outstripped expectations at Bushey Auctions.
English Antiques offers taste of the Orient in Suffolk
05 March 2018The first annual exhibition at English Antiques, in the small Suffolk market town of Eye, is titled 'A Taste of the Orient'.
BADA makes designs for life
05 March 2018Don’t call it dated, fusty or old-fangled. The British Antique Dealers’ Association (BADA) is here to prove that antiques have a place even in contemporary homes.
Shop talk: John Cabello of Parade Antiques
05 March 2018In our continuing series looking through the keyhole of ‘bricks and mortar’ shops in 2017, ATG talks to John Cabello of Parade Antiques.
5 Questions: Max Andrews of Ottocento
05 March 2018Max Andrews of fine art dealer Ottocento has worked in the art world for more than 20 years and will next exhibit at the upcoming BADA 2018 fair.
Hogarth collection has rarity value
05 March 2018E&H Manners holds a selling exhibition of rare English porcelain figures in its Kensington Church Street gallery this month.
Cumbria hall hosts first fair for many years
05 March 2018Holker Hall, the privately owned country house in Cumbria, hosts its first fair in nearly 25 years this month.
They said what?! The week (February 25-March 4, 2018) in quotes from the art and antiques world
04 March 2018In our weekend series, Antiques Trade Gazette brings you a selection of quotes from dealers, auctioneers, collectors and others. This week, it’s actors, auctions and the 1980s.
Basil Beattie stars at latest instalment of Royal Academy’s Art Sales programme
03 March 2018The Royal Academy opened a selling show this week show featuring to work of RA artist Basil Beattie.
First quarterly London Photograph Fair of 2018 held this weekend
02 March 2018The next quarterly London Photograph Fair, which takes place this weekend, is a source for thousands of rare and unusual photos.
Actor Russell Crowe sells film memorabilia and more in ‘divorce’ auction at Sotheby’s Australia
27 February 2018Australian art, film memorabilia and jewellery all feature at Sotheby’s Australia’s auction of Russell Crowe’s collection candidly titled The Art of Divorce.
Technology means “so many more bookselling opportunities” today says new ILAB president
26 February 2018Sally Burdon is the new president of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
Private collection of Republican-era Chinese ceramics stars at Chorley’s
26 February 2018Chorley’s offers an important private collection of Republican-era porcelain at its sale of Asian Art, European Ceramics & Glass next month.
Bath Decorative Antiques Fair welcomes the new and treasures the tradition in 29th edition
26 February 2018Like most enduring events, the Bath Decorative Antiques Fair boasts a formula both familiar and distinctive which has been tempered by gradual changes.