Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Magic war-time comic annual makes £5600 at auction
03 June 2017What is magic about this copy of a Beano annual? Collectors of comic books will know the 'Magic-Beano Book' was the name of the annual when it was published between 1942 to 1949.
Rossetti’s first mistress as ‘Lady Lilith’ to be auctioned at Sotheby’s
02 June 2017A painting of Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s first mistress is to be offered at Sotheby’s this summer.
Mod Brit artist William Scott highlight of Whyte's latest auction
31 May 2017Whyte's in Dublin was not left feeling blue after William Scott’s ‘Blue Still Life’ sold for €450,000.
Stanley Gibbons sells stake in art fair Masterpiece London
30 May 2017Stamp and coins dealership Stanley Gibbons Group has sold its stake in Masterpiece London for £1.4m.
DIY dealers trade on their own turf
30 May 2017Fairs aren’t the only option for dealers wanting to make a mark during London’s summer season. Some dealers are heading ‘outside the tent’ to focus on creating their own space.
Budge estate seeks return of Böttger figure
30 May 2017The estate of prominent Jewish art collector Emma Budge has appealed for a rare early 18th century Meissen stoneware figure – the subject of a recent export stop – to be returned.
Reward doubled for return of artworks from the largest art heist in history
26 May 2017An American museum has doubled its reward to $10m to find artworks stolen 25 years ago.
Celebrating the best of London’s art and antiques trade
26 May 2017The capital’s summer season is the focus for Antiques Trade Gazette’s latest supplement.
Rare railway lamp highlight of East Bristol Auctions’ transport sale
26 May 2017A lamp from a wagon that once travelled a 50-mile stretch of track linking the docks of Cardiff to the collieries of the south Wales valleys was hammered down at a Bristol auction for £6300.
Secrets of Koh-i Noor diamond to be revealed at Hay Festival in Wales
25 May 2017The mysterious history of the Koh-i Noor diamond will be revealed during the Hay Festival by authors of a new book.
Clock worth hundreds of thousands of dollars stolen from antiques dealer at Chicago show
24 May 2017US police and a New Orleans dealer have appealed to the trade to help find a stolen Asprey & Co clock.
Police appeal for help to find bronze sculptures stolen from Bath antiques dealer
23 May 2017Police are appealing to the trade to help find a number of bronze statues that were stolen from an antiques dealer in Bath.
Amber continues to shine in the saleroom
23 May 2017The price of amber necklaces soared in 2013 and top prices are still being achieved at auction, often valuing the natural untreated beads at twice that of 24ct gold.
Copy of Martin Luther’s ‘95 Theses’ sells at auction in Germany
23 May 2017Five hundred years after it was nailed to a church door, a copy of Martin Luther’s ‘95 Theses’ was hammered down at a German auction at €1.1m.
Car boot sale £10 diamond ring could fetch £350,000 at auction
22 May 2017A ring bought at a car boot sale for £10 in the 1980s has been estimated at £250,000-350,000 and is heading to a Sotheby’s auction.
Taking the chains off art loans
22 May 2017The UK’s complex art-lending scene is a pale shadow of its US counterpart. However, a new law could change all that – if loans against art works can be registered.
No mention of ivory in Tory manifesto
22 May 2017The Conservative Party has omitted any mention of ivory in its 2017 manifesto published last week, giving hope an uncompromising ban on the trade will not be introduced.
Flat Iron Square vintage market extends joint venture with Royal Horticultural Society
20 May 2017A vintage Sunday market in Southwark has extended its tie-up with the Royal Horticultural Society to two further events this year.
Butchoff Antiques teams up with fellow dealers to host evening exhibition of Indian artworks
19 May 2017Kensington Church Street dealer Butchoff Antiques hosted an exhibition of Indian artworks to celebrate the UK India Year of Culture, which was launched by The British Council and the Indian High Commission earlier this year.
Geneva is next stop for art and design fair PAD
19 May 2017Design fair PAD is to expand to Switzerland with a new event planned for next year.