Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Collector interview: father’s fans are on view to all
23 October 2023Korean businessman Dr Hahn Kwang-ho CBE (1923-2014) was a well-known philanthropist and collector
Pocock carved out a great reputation at Fabergé
23 October 2023Carvings of animals by a former Fabergé carver are to be auctioned at Bamfords next month.
Antiquities dealers hit back at ‘exaggerated’ claims of trafficking
23 October 2023The Antiquities Dealers’ Association (ADA) has spoken out against claims made by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office and Homeland Security Investigations.
British Museum to digitise collection in wake of thefts
19 October 2023The British Museum has announced plans to digitally document its entire collection.
Plea to find stolen Meiji period Japanese bronze
18 October 2023A Japanese bronze, estimated at £50,000-60,000, has been stolen from Hannam’s Auctioneers in Hampshire.
More than $19m of antiquities have been returned to Italy following an investigation by New York authorities
17 October 2023The Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L Bragg Jr announced the return of 19 antiquities collectively valued at nearly $19m to Italy.
Kauffman comeback after 140 years away
16 October 2023Angelica Kauffman’s Penelope and Euriclea has been bought at auction by Stourhead, the National Trust’s Wiltshire stately home, and will go back on display at the property for the first time since the mid-19th century.
Previews: Unrecorded Tipu Sultan swords among highlights on offer this season
16 October 2023Two previously unrecorded swords from the Tiger of Mysore are among the stand-out lots on offer in upcoming auctions and from dealers
Missing children wade back to Glasgow after auction alert
16 October 2023A painting by a Scottish Impressionist has been recovered with the help of Art Loss Register (ALR) and Tennants Auctioneers after being stolen in 1989.
Picture missing for 35 years returned to Glasgow museum
12 October 2023A painting by a Scottish Impressionist has been recovered with the help of Art Loss Register (ALR) and Tennants Auctioneers after being stolen in 1989.
English Heritage buys Dutch Golden Age picture
12 October 2023English Heritage has bought a Dutch Golden Age painting that had previously been on loan to one of its properties in South Yorkshire.
London Art Week’s autumn talks series returns
11 October 2023The art event and gallery exhibition initiative London Art Week has launched its sixth edition of its Art History in Focus series of talks and events.
Angelica Kauffman picture returns to National Trust’s Stourhead after 140 years
10 October 2023Angelica Kauffman’s Penelope and Euriclea has been bought at auction by Stourhead, the National Trust’s Wiltshire stately home, and will go back on display at the property for the first time since the mid-19th century.
Ravilious fires the imagination among big buys at British Art Fair
09 October 2023Queues snaked around the block for the opening of British Art Fair at the Saatchi Gallery in Duke of York Square.
Dealers offering work by female artists
09 October 2023A selection of picture for sale including from a Mariette Lydis exhibition project worked on over a number of years
Father’s enthusiasm sealed the deal when it came to my passion
09 October 2023Andrew Morris inherited the collecting bug from his father, David Morris.
Elveden Hall sale: provenance creates a heady brew
09 October 2023Country house auction boasted not just on-the-premises appeal but Guinness and Duleep Singh connection
Plea to trace stolen jewellery and a watch from Beccles and Bath
07 October 2023Police in Suffolk have appealed for help to trace antique jewellery stolen from a shop in Beccles.
Museum buys Suffragette hunger strike medal after successful fundraising campaign
04 October 2023Glasgow Women’s Library has bought a hunger strike medal at auction at Bonhams after more than 500 people donated to help secure the piece of suffragette history.
LAPADA fair footfall up nearly a third as it returns after four years
02 October 2023LAPADA Berkeley Square Fair returned after a four-year break with visitors beating a path to Mayfair pushing footfall up 30% on the preview day (September 26) compared with the 2019 fair.