Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Third £1m valuation at BBC’s Antiques Roadshow for Fabergé flower
26 June 2017The BBC’s Antiques Roadshow witnessed its third £1m valuation while filming at the Black Country Living Museum in the West Midlands last week.
Saved by a tweet: Antiques on High finds new owner
26 June 2017An Oxford antiques centre facing closure has been rescued after a white knight was made aware of its plight via ATG and Twitter.
Safety first as miners’ lamp shines at Cirencester auction
26 June 2017A miners‘ lamp lit up bidding at a Cotswold saleroom to set a record for a George Stephenson model.
Mark Law to revive general sales at Dreweatts
26 June 2017The new owner of Dreweatts in Newbury is to bring back a monthly general sale.
Consignments from online firm Auctionata to be offered at auction at Van Ham
23 June 2017Artworks consigned to the now defunct German online firm Auctionata will be auctioned at Van Ham Kunstauktionen in Cologne.
Bonhams promotes Merryn Schriever to lead Australia after chairman departs
23 June 2017Bonhams has promoted Merryn Schriever to become the company’s director in Australia, following the departure of chairman Mark Fraser.
UK’s 170,000 public sculptures to be digitally catalogued for nation
22 June 2017Britain will be the first nation to have an online catalogue of every publicly owned sculpture. Art UK has announced a plan to digitise images of Britain's 170,000 publicly owned sculptures by 2020.
Stephenson miners’ lamp lights up auction
21 June 2017A Georgian miners’ lamp lit up bidding at a Cotswold saleroom this month to a record for a Stephenson model.
Antique silk top hat seller boosted by Royal Ascot
20 June 2017London menswear specialist Oliver Brown has been boosted by sales of antique and vintage top hats ahead of racing and society event Royal Ascot which begins today.
Pop artist Andy Warhol’s first ‘selfie’ to go to auction at Sotheby’s
20 June 2017One of Andy Warhol’s first self-portraits is to be offered at Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening auction in London on June 28 with an estimate of £5–7m.
Sotheby’s promotes finance division boss Jan Prasens to managing director of Europe
19 June 2017Sotheby’s has promoted Jan Prasens to managing director of its Europe division.
London says no to hallmarking overseas
19 June 2017The London Assay Office has spoken out against moves to allow UK hallmarks to be stamped overseas.
Trade bodies to forge new relationships after election
19 June 2017The art and antiques trade associations are preparing to “forge new relationships” with Michael Gove, who has replaced Andrea Leadsom as environment minister in charge of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
The final mile of packing and shipping
19 June 2017Delivery of art and antiques is highly competitive as suppliers vie to provide customers with a better, faster experience. But there are still complexities to iron out, not least expectations on cost.
US price comparison site for shipping Arta looks to expand in Europe
19 June 2017The New York-based art shipping firm Arta is in the process of raising its second round of funding – this time to help it expand in the UK and Europe.
Archive of the ‘enfant terrible’ of the underground press bought by the V&A
17 June 2017The Victoria & Albert Museum has bought the archive of revolutionary magazine Oz and its maverick founder and co-editor Felix Dennis (1947-2014).
Cocktails and collectors: LAPADA and Killik & Co host antique jewellery event in Mayfair
16 June 2017Gin, jewels and gems were the order of the night at the first Killik & Co and LAPADA event this week.
Fitzwilliam Museum secures rediscovered Gérôme painting from dealer Daniel Katz
16 June 2017A recently rediscovered Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904) painting has been bought by the Fitzwilliam Museum from dealer Daniel Katz.
Getty museum gets go-ahead to export £24.5m Parmigianino painting after no UK buyer found
15 June 2017The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles will be able to take a Parmigianino oil painting to the US after no UK buyer could be found to match the £24.5m price tag.
James Bond scripts join line-up with Rolling Stones and The Beatles at Bonhams' memorabilia auction
14 June 2017Calling all James Bond fans: Bonhams is offering nine scripts, screenplays and storyboards from Bond movies at its Entertainment Memorabilia sale later this month.