Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Five reasons why this Picasso painting at auction is making headlines
15 January 2018Pablo Picasso’s ‘Femme au béret et à la robe quadrillée’ is to be offered at auction next month, and although it is not unusual for a Picasso to be leading an Impressionist & Modern auction, there are a number of reasons why this portrait is a cut above.
Digital crime tops trade fears
15 January 2018Cyber security is among the biggest concerns for dealers and auctioneers, according to the latest ATG survey.
Contents of Warwickshire’s Luddington Manor goes to auction at Hansons
12 January 2018Furniture, paintings, ceramics and silver are among the items from Grade II-listed Luddington Manor to be offered at Hansons’ Antiques and Collectors’ auction later this month.
Art exports from the UK boost trade figures
11 January 2018Exports of paintings and sculpture from the UK helped the country to reduce its trade deficit at the end of last year.
Sir David Tang’s collection to be offered at auction at Christie’s
10 January 2018Items once owned by ‘London’s best connected man’ will be offered at auction later this month when a collection from the late Hong Kong socialite and businessman Sir David Tang comes to Christie’s.
Antiquities seized from billionaire collector after anti-trafficking unit launched in New York
09 January 2018Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr, has swooped on the antiquities collection of hedge-fund manager and philanthropist Michael H. Steinhardt.
Mossgreen fights to survive with debts of Aus$12m
08 January 2018Around 400 people and businesses are owed money by Australian auction house and gallery firm Mossgreen after it went into administration in December.
BAMF: how exemptions for ivory can work
08 January 2018The British Art Market Federation (BAMF) has explained how exemptions for antiques could work in practice once the government’s proposed ivory ban comes into effect.
Wartski to move south in the summer to St James’s
08 January 2018Jewellery dealer Wartski is swapping Mayfair for St James’s and will move south to 60 St James’s Street in London by the end of the summer.
Ivory consultation: BAMF makes sacrifices in strategic pitch
08 January 2018Focus on ‘museum quality’ and certification, says British Art Market Federation...
NAVA says preserve the status quo in ivory consultation bid
08 January 2018Auctioneer and valuer association NAVA Propertymark does not agree with the terms of the ivory ban proposed by Defra and is calling for government to replicate existing ‘pre-1947’ rules.
Waterfall drawing discovered by art critic Brian Sewell saved for the nation by British Museum
04 January 2018The British Museum has saved for the nation an 18th century drawing by Austrian Romantic artist Joseph Anton Koch (1768-1839) after it was sold at auction from the estate of art critic Brian Sewell.
Stamp and coin dealership Stanley Gibbons Group considers further sell-offs as it seeks £5m to prosper
02 January 2018Troubled stamp-dealing company Stanley Gibbons Group reported losses in the half year to the end of September reduced to £3.1m, from £6.4m in the previous year, but sales fell 4% to £16.6m.
Mossgreen to restructure after going into administration
02 January 2018Australian auction house Mossgreen is in administration and a creditors’ meeting will be held this week.
CSK poster girls make return to auction rooms in Edinburgh
02 January 2018Former Christie’s vintage poster specialists Nicolette Tomkinson and Sophie Churcher have teamed up with Lyon & Turnbull to launch dedicated auctions this year.
Consultation on the ban on the ivory trade in the UK receives massive response
02 January 2018The government received more than 60,000 responses to the public consultation on the banning of the ivory trade in the UK - making it one of Defra’s most popular ever.
House of Lords debates ivory question
02 January 2018Battle lines have been set during a House of Lords debate about the proposed ivory ban.
Fakes vex us more than Brexit say readers
02 January 2018Buyer’s premium and a proliferation of fakes in the art and antiques world are the biggest concerns for the trade, ahead of Brexit issues or regulation, according to the latest ATG reader survey.
Six snaps of ski scenes from vintage poster sale
28 December 2017Scottish auction house Lyon & Turnbull has teamed up with former Christie’s vintage poster specialists Nicolette Tomkinson and Sophie Churcher.
Total ivory trade ban is a “knee-jerk” reaction, House of Lords hears
21 December 2017Conservative peer Lord Cormack has argued against a “knee-jerk” total ban on the trade in ivory.