Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Trade warned about tough tests for Ivory Act exemptions
25 September 2026New information on ivory exemption certificates suggests the regulator of The Ivory Act 2018 is continuing to take a robust approach to the trade in antiques made of or containing ivory.
Collector Interview: Why playing cards suit me down to the ground
25 September 2026Andy Bastow has recently retired from a career in the world of insurance – so he now has more time for his hobby of collecting playing cards, alongside decorating his new Georgian Lincolnshire home where he lives with his wife Jackie. Here he tells ATG about his collection
Book stuffed full of Fuller memories
25 September 2026People with an interest in Victorian taxidermy and the life of natural history specialist Errol Fuller are in for a treat.
DalÍ works given Notting Hill showcase
25 September 2026Sculptures and original works on paper by Salvador Dalí (1904-89) have been collated by Clarendon Fine Art for its show Salvador Dalí & The Modern Masters (until September 28).
Interview with dealer and fair organiser Victoria Rogers
25 September 2026Victoria Rogers, whose career spans more than two decades across art, antiques and interior design runs her dealership Rogers-Forghani alongside organising the annual Tribal Art London fair
New names sign up for LAPADA Fair this autumn
24 September 2026A raft of new and returning dealers have signed up for this autumn’s LAPADA Fair in Berkeley Square.
New premises and private sales appointments among the latest Movers & Shakers news
23 September 2026Stanley Gibbons and Lyme Bay Auctions have opened new premises, while Christie’s and Phillips have announced promotions in their private sales teams
Huge collection of Nelson letters valued at up to £6m heads to Sotheby’s
22 September 2026A collection of letters relating to Vice-Admiral Horatio, Viscount Nelson (1758-1805) and his family will be offered at Sotheby’s.
UK museums urged to raise £4.6m to buy Renaissance masterpiece to ‘save it for the nation’
18 September 2026The government has issued a temporary export block on an early 16th century sculpture in the hope a UK museum will be able to raise the £4.6m needed to keep it in the country.
New antiques fair comes to Kensington
18 September 2026The organiser of Bermondsey Antiques Market and Newmarket Antiques & Collectors Fair is launching a new fair at Kensington Town Hall next month.
Ralph Steadman’s first selling exhibition in 30 years to be held in London
18 September 2026The first selling exhibition of original artworks by the artist and writer Ralph Steadman (b.1936) in 30 years will open in London this autumn.
Liberty Oriental Carpets makes new home in Petworth
18 September 2026Liberty Oriental Carpets has relocated to Petworth after decades in the famed Liberty department store in central London.
Collection of Georgian fireplaces from architectural historian and campaigner come to auction
17 September 2026A collection of rare Adam-style Georgian fireplaces is coming to auction in Yorkshire in November.
Movers & Shakers: A new opening at Petworth and latest hires in the auction world
16 September 2026Our latest round up of moves and appointments includes updates from dealers and auction houses
Hair combs collection spanning 300 years comes to auction
15 September 2026A group of 240 hair combs, pins and ornaments from a vendor who began collecting in the 1960s will be offered at auction.
Appeal for stolen pocket pistols after burglary in New Forest
11 September 2026A pair of c.1800 flintlock box-lock pocket pistols have been stolen from a home in the New Forest.
Beatrix Potter family collection comes to auction in Cumberland
11 September 2026A group of books, letters and photographs from the family of Beatrix Potter’s (1866-1943) great-nephew, the late Brigadier John Heelis OBE (1921-2008), will come to auction next week.
Orientalist show includes rare glimpse of museum works
11 September 2026Visions of the Orient is a selling show staged by Darnley Fine Art but also includes rarely seen loaned works from Rochdale’s museum that have been in storage for many years.
A management buyout for Anderson & Garland is among the latest news from across the world of art and antiques
10 September 2026The latest Movers & Shakers round up includes news of hires, appointments and business launches.
‘This is Anfield’ sign takes six figure sum at auction
09 September 2026The original ‘This is Anfield’ stadium tunnel sign from the Bill Shankly era has been sold at auction for more than seven times estimate.