Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Tim Wonnacott returns to the saleroom with auction of his collection
14 August 2026Tim Wonnacott, former Sotheby’s chairman and best known for presenting BBC’s Bargain Hunt and narrating Antiques Road Trip, has consigned his collection to Sworders this month.
‘Prices for the best are getting higher... a strong nerve and a good client list are vital’
14 August 2026Clare Jameson founded her firm Potterton Books more than 45 years ago.
Exceptional – but all at prices under £1000
14 August 2026Petworth’s Ottocento has opened its summer exhibition featuring artworks from across the 19th and 20th century spectrum all priced at under £1000.
Our lightbulb moment came when pondering how to best display tulips
14 August 2026Journalist Lucinda Bredin and her husband, author James Runcie, have developed tulip-mania.
Dealers' collection of the Glorious Peace of 1814 comes to auction
14 August 2026Dealer about to sell his collection at auction explains his fascination with events a year before Waterloo
Experienced duo find that having the key to unlock access to secret doors is the source of success
14 August 2026For many new businesses, the emphasis is on new technology and the digital world.
New gallery for London art dealer and international hires across auction houses
13 August 2026The latest updates from the world of art and antiques includes Rountree Tryon expanding in St James's and new hires at Rago/Wright, Freeman's and Sotheby's
Long running toy fair under new management
12 August 2026The founders of a successful toy fair have stepped down after 46 years.
The latest art and antiques books to peruse this summer or order for the autumn
11 August 2026Raced through your summer book list? Here is a selection of recently and soon-to-be published art and antiques books
Lord Dalhousie's Sikh arms and battle standards bought by private collector
07 August 2026A group of Sikh arms and battle standards once owned by Lord Dalhousie (1812-60) have been sold to a private collector for a six-figure sum via London dealers Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch.
Wedding day not sale day: a Winterton family celebration
07 August 2026A double celebration took place at Richard Winterton Auctioneers when two members of staff wed.
Plea to recover stolen silver from 16th century National Trust manor house
06 August 2026Antique silver items have been stolen from a stately home in Warwickshire and police and the National Trust are calling for help to recover them.
Art and antiques trade concerned new UNESCO code of conduct “lacks clarity and proportionality”
05 August 2026A new code of conduct launched by UNESCO has been met with concern from the art market.
John Travolta Saturday Night Fever suit among highlights of upcoming LA auction
04 August 2026Propstore’s four-day auction of 1700 lots of entertainment memorabilia comes to the rostrum in Los Angeles this month.
Autumn events calendar for Society of Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers (SOFAA) includes its ‘New Generation’ launch
29 July 2026The autumn events schedule for the Society of Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers (SOFAA) has been announced with many events aimed at the younger generation of members.
Appointments and promotions across the world of art and antiques
28 July 2026A new silver department at Azca Auctions is among the latest industry news
Trump's new tariffs come in but art and antiques are exempt
27 July 2026US President Donald Trump has introduced a new set of trading tariffs that will impact the UK and 60 trading partners.
Fake or Fortune discovery: Earliest recorded painting of an Indian sitter by a European female artist emerges
24 July 2026A picture wrapped in a sleeping bag and brought to the Fake or Fortune? team for investigation is the earliest recorded painting of an Indian sitter by a European female artist.
Auctioneer wins lengthy battle over Ivory Act exemption
24 July 2026A Suffolk auction house has successfully received an exemption certificate for an early 20th century ivory figure following a complex appeals process.
Shops and centres braced for business rate changes and confusion as new rules kick in
24 July 2026The art and antiques market is braced to fight rising business rates following government changes in the spring.