Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Vintage car auction takes flight in Dorchester
12 June 2018A 1908 vintage car made by the Thomas Motor Company of New York was the highlight of a sale at Duke’s Auctioneers in Dorset.
Ivory bill amendments head to committee stage in parliament
12 June 2018The ivory bill will be discussed in detail by 19 MPs as it reaches committee stage in parliament today.
Two rare Fabergé flower ornaments sell for £340,000 at auction
11 June 2018A pair of delicate Fabergé flower ornaments stole the limelight at an auction in Teddington tonight.
Art historians, a dealer and an auction house chairman among recipients of Queen’s birthday honours
11 June 2018A vice chairman of Sotheby’s in the US, historians Professor Mary Beard and Professor Simon Schama and the boss of the Royal Academy of Art were included in the 2018 Queen’s birthday honours list.
Antiquities trade fears ‘long-term damage’ amid growth in legal cases in New York
11 June 2018The Antiquities Dealers’ Association (ADA) has warned that “long-term damage is being inflicted on both the trade and museums” by the growing number of legal cases surrounding antiquities with long North American provenances.
Private equity firm takes stake in Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
11 June 2018US saleroom Leslie Hindman Auctioneers has hired a new chief executive and sold a stake to a private equity firm to help fund expansion.
Flags festoon art district in London to celebrate The Royal Academy's 250th anniversary
11 June 2018The Crown Estate, the landlord of art district St James’s in London, has decorated the area with flags designed by artists to celebrate The Royal Academy of Arts' 250th Summer Exhibition.
DACS: Blockchain will create ‘fairer’ art market
11 June 2018The growth of new technologies such as blockchain will lead to a ‘fairer and more ethical’ art market, says The Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS).
They said what?! The week (4–10 June) in quotes from the art and antiques world
10 June 2018In our weekend series, Antiques Trade Gazette brings you a selection of quotes from across the trade. This week we cover stories on the ivory bill, accusations of a stolen ancient Greek horse and designer Victoria Beckham's venture in to the world of Old Masters.
Online second-hand watch firm snapped up by Swiss luxury goods group
08 June 2018Online vintage and second-hand watch retailer Watchfinder.co.uk has been bought by Swiss luxury goods firm Richemont.
Auction house Sotheby’s takes on Greece in landmark antiquities court case
06 June 2018A small bronze figure of a horse from ancient Greece is at the centre of a New York court case after Greece’s ministry of culture demanded its return and stopped its sale at auction.
New boss for stamp and coin dealership Stanley Gibbons
05 June 2018Dealership Stanley Gibbons Group has hired Graham Elliott Shircore to push ahead with its strategy of focusing on its core business of stamps and coins and reducing its debts.
Happy birthday Thomas Chippendale as series of celebrations take place
05 June 2018The tercentenary of renowned furniture maker Thomas Chippendale’s birth in Yorkshire this week is the catalyst for activities and exhibitions this year across the UK.
Antiques dealer highlights “nightmare” red tape of ivory ban on BBC politics show ahead of parliamentary debate
04 June 2018Antiques dealer Michael Baggott has highlighted on national television the huge amount of bureaucracy that will ensue when the proposed ivory ban becomes law.
Trade decries US crackdown on antiquities
04 June 2018Demands for ‘looted’ items to be returned could be ‘disastrous’ for the dealers, say antiquities trade bodies...
The Fine Art Society quits historic Mayfair home
04 June 2018Contemporary art specialist Halcyon Gallery will expand in Bond Street by moving into the Fine Art Society’s home of the past 142 years, in the latest example of a traditional gallery leaving Mayfair.
Max Beckmann painting sets German auction record in Berlin
04 June 2018Auction house Grisebach in Berlin is celebrating after it sold a Max Beckmann painting for a premium-inclusive €5.5m - the highest price ever paid for a painting at an auction in Germany.
Two Ronnies’ Fork Handles script sells at Bristol auction
04 June 2018A famous Ronnie Barker script that first came to light during an episode of the Antiques Roadshow in 2006 has been hammered down at £28,000.
Buyer sought to keep Salvador Dalí champagne lamps in the UK
02 June 2018Lamps designed by surrealist artist Salvador Dalí have been blocked from export in the hope a buyer can be found to pay £440,000 to keep them in the UK.
Legendary Two Ronnies’ Fork Handles script comes to Bristol auction room
30 May 2018A famous Ronnie Barker script that first came to light during an episode of the Antiques Roadshow in 2006 is to be offered at auction this week.