Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Book dealers left smarting at unauthorised filming by influencers
13 November 2026The Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA) has warned dealers to be vigilant after an increasing number of incidents where shops have been targeted by social media influencers filming without consent.
Bloomsbury Group in focus at Philip Mould Gallery and Tate Britain this autumn
13 November 2026Two major exhibitions focus on the Bloomsbury Group this month
Lecture to shed light on the overlooked role of dealers in the history of art and museums
13 November 2026Prof Mark Westgarth of the University of Leeds will present his inaugural lecture later this month.
Old Master sleeper awakens in Colchester auction
12 November 2026An Old Master at Reeman Dansie in Colchester drew a remarkable 24 minute bidding battle before being hammered down at 500 times estimate.
New owner for Cotswold auction house among latest moves, appointments and industry developments
11 November 2026The latest Movers & Shakers includes news that the The Cotswold Auction Company has changed ownership
London dealer sells rediscovered watercolour by English Orientalist to British Museum
10 November 2026A watercolour by English Orientalist painter John Frederick Lewis (1804-76) has been rediscovered after 128 years thanks to London art dealer Karen Taylor Fine Art.
18th century sculpture depicting The Black Prince blocked from export
09 November 2026A UK buyer is sought to raise more than £496,000 for a c.1735 bust of Prince Edward of Woodstock (1330-76) by Michael Rysbrack (1694-1770).
Dealer ‘discovers lost original’ of Wilkie’s The Gipsy Mother
06 November 2026An art dealer in Yorkshire may have found the lost original of the well-known 19th-century engraving The Gipsy Mother by Scottish painter Sir David Wilkie (1785-1841).
Mod Brit artworks saved for nation ahead of Phillips' Frieze Week auction
06 November 2026A group of 22 Modern British artworks set to be auctioned at Phillips last month has been acquired by two south west museums thanks to Art Fund backing.
Thief of 18th century stones caught thanks to tracking device
06 November 2026A thief of 18th century coping stones from historic boundary walls in West Lancashire has been sentenced following assistance from locals who placed a tracking device among the stones.
Missing original cover artwork for seminal Yes album reappears
06 November 2026Roger Dean’s original artwork for Fragile, the 1971 album by British progressive rock band Yes, had been missing for 50 years.
The £180,000 symbol of George Michael going solo
06 November 2026A guitar used by the late pop star George Michael in his famous Faith music video was hammered down at £180,000.
Asian Art in London: Party time to sing praises of participants
06 November 2026Asian Art in London officially got under way with a launch party and awards ceremony on October 29 at The Lavery in South Kensington’s Cromwell Place.
New Wembley antiques fair planned by organiser behind Bermondsey and Alexandra Palace fairs
04 November 2026A new antiques and vintage event in Wembley is being launched by Paul Kelly, the organiser of Bermondsey Antiques Market and Newmarket Antiques & Collectors Fair.
Risk of money laundering in the art market downgraded by EU but strict rules remain in place
04 November 2026The European Commission is planning to downgrade the risk of money laundering and terrorist financing in the art market.
Plea to recover clock stolen from LAPADA stand
03 November 2026Mark Goodger Antiques was the victim of a theft during the LAPADA Fair in Mayfair.
London dealer sells sculpture by British artist to US museum
03 November 2026St James’s art dealer Willoughby Gerrish has agreed a deal with Virginia Museum of Fine Arts to sell one of Emily Young’s (b.1951) monumental sculptures.
Celebration of 30 years of The British Art Market Federation hosted at Christie's
03 November 2026To Christie’s for the celebration of 30 years of The British Art Market Federation (BAMF).
First example of new genus of dinosaur takes second highest price ever at auction
02 November 2026A skeleton of a Cretaceous predator known as a Nanotyrannus was hammered down at $40.5m/£30.4m (or $47.3m including buyer’s premium) at Sotheby’s New York on October 27.
George Michael's guitar used in his famous Faith video takes six-figure sum at Sworders sale
30 October 2026A guitar used by the late pop star George Michael in his famous Faith music video was hammered down at £180,000.