Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Chester’s Grosvenor Museum unveils 17th century silver tumbler after purchase by charitable trust
06 October 2017A silver tumbler made by 17th century Chester silversmith Peter Pemberton has been bought by a trust to ensure it will stay on public display in its home town.
Norman Cornish and mining artists get new museum in County Durham
04 October 2017A former bank building in Bishop Auckland in County Durham will reopen as a museum this month housing a collection of art made by former miners in the area.
Mayor confirms art squad return
02 October 2017The Mayor of London has confirmed the Met’s Art and Antiques Unit will re-form and will be led by a new head to take office this month.
Gurr Johns buys auction houses Dreweatts and Bloomsbury
02 October 2017Art consultancy and valuation firm Gurr Johns has bought auction firms Dreweatts and Bloomsbury from Stanley Gibbons for £1.25m.
Trade gears up for Chippendale anniversary
02 October 2017Dealers in English furniture are putting their weight behind events in 2018 marking the life of Britain’s most famous furniture maker, designer and entrepreneur, Thomas Chippendale (1718-79).
British society portrait painter Sir Oswald Birley celebrated in Philip Mould loan exhibition
30 September 2017The work of British society portrait painter Sir Oswald Birley (1880-1952) is being celebrated in a loan exhibition at London dealer Philip Mould.
Charles Hanson sells Chinese dish for seven times estimate at Derbyshire auction
29 September 2017A Chinese dish, once valued on the BBC’s ‘Antiques Roadshow’, has sold at Hansons Auctioneers for £230,000.
Police appeal for witnesses after 2000 pieces of silver stolen from Kent antiques dealer
29 September 2017An antiques dealer and Kent Police are calling on the trade to be aware of stolen silver items from a shop in Tenterden in Kent.
Sotheby’s new exhibition prize awards $280,000 to museum shows
28 September 2017Auction house Sotheby’s has awarded two US museums a prize of $125,000 each as part of its new exhibition competition.
BADA networking event unites next generation
27 September 2017A group of young trade members gathered on Kensington Church Street yesterday for an evening of networking.
Inaugural auction for scientific instruments specialist Flints attracts overseas buyers
27 September 2017Cameras, scientific and medical instruments specialist Flints Auctioneers held its first auction this month and a 19th century French telescope was among the highlights of the sale.
Colnaghi hires Metropolitan Museum of Art curator to run new Manhattan gallery
27 September 2017Old master dealership Colnaghi is to open a gallery in New York and will expand into ancient art with the hiring of a new director from The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Dealer Bendor Grosvenor discovers Rubens' Duke of Buckingham in Glasgow
25 September 2017Dealer Bendor Grosvenor’s returning series ‘Britain’s Lost Masterpieces’ has discovered a work by Flemish artist Sir Peter Paul Rubens in a National Trust property in Glasgow.
Trade in US back in business after hurricanes Irma and Harvey
25 September 2017The antiques trade in the southern states of America is back in business following the upheavals of hurricanes Irma and Harvey.
London Auctions makes new hire and pledges to address payments
25 September 2017The restructuring process at London Auctions in Chiswick is continuing with the appointment of a new general manager and the reopening of the café on the premises.
Jewellery dealer SJ Phillips to offer collection at Sotheby’s after downsizing London home
21 September 2017Jewellery dealer SJ Phillips is to sell a selection of its wares at a Sotheby’s auction after it downsized to new premises in Mayfair earlier this year.
Wine and jewellery among best performing assets in latest luxury investment index
20 September 2017Wine, jewellery, watches and coins are the best performing luxury assets over the past year according to the latest update from a luxury investment index.
Omega Auctions withdraws Eleanor Rigby score after police contacted in ownership dispute
19 September 2017Omega Auctions withdrew the sale of an original score for the 1966 Beatles' classic Eleanor Rigby ahead of its auction earlier this month due to a family dispute over ownership.
Monet’s personal collection on show in London ahead of Christie’s Hong Kong auction
19 September 2017Objects and artworks from the personal collection of Claude Monet (1840-1926) will be on view in London later this month ahead of an auction in Hong Kong in November.
Horologist and inventor Dr John C Taylor honoured with stamp series
18 September 2017Horologist, inventor and clockmaker Dr John C Taylor OBE will have his life celebrated with a set of postage stamps in the Isle of Man where he lives.