Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Rie and Coper records fall in landmark sale
06 November 2023Phillips’ sale of two studio pottery collections of Lucie Rie and Hans Coper lived up to expectations and set two new auction records.
Banknotes sale is best ever at Newbury auction house SAS
06 November 2023Special Auction Services (SAS) achieved its most valuable ever auction last month, selling banknotes.
Pioneering English astronomy book takes five-figure sum at Hansons auction
06 November 2023A 1556 first edition copy of Welshman Robert Recorde’s The Castle of Knowledge was estimated at £5000-10,000 and made £12,600 including buyer’s premium at Hansons’ November 1 Library auction.
Plea to track down silver stolen from Nottinghamshire museum
02 November 2023Police are appealing for information after a collection of antique silver was stolen from a museum near Worksop in Nottinghamshire.
Wealthy collectors optimistic as cross border trade grows
02 November 2023A survey of wealthy collectors revealed optimism for buying art in the future.
BBC’s Fake or Fortune? expands into memorabilia
01 November 2023The BBC’s 'Fake or Fortune?' is known for discovering artworks – from paintings to sculpture. But for its next series it is expanding into memorabilia.
Historic collection from grand Worcestershire home comes to auction at Christie’s
31 October 2023A £2m collection from Ombersley Court, a Grade I-listed country house near Droitwich Spa, will be offered at Christie’s next month.
Ally Pally antiques fair plea for support
30 October 2023Dealers are being asked to support the well-known antiques fair at Alexandra Palace in north London that has announced its plans for 2024.
Pylkkänen steps down at Christie’s
30 October 2023Jussi Pylkkänen, Christie’s global president, plans to step down at the end of the year to work as an independent art adviser.
Fundraising boost to save Henry VIII’s lost tapestry
28 October 2023A previously lost tapestry, commissioned by Henry VIII during the turmoil of the English Reformation, is a step closer to returning to the UK.
Sculpture dealers Tomasso to offer collection at Dreweatts auction
26 October 2023Leeds and London dealership Tomasso is to hold a sale of stock at Dreweatts on November 14-15.
Christie’s auction star Jussi Pylkkänen to leave after 38 years
25 October 2023Jussi Pylkkänen, Christie’s global president, plans to step down at the end of the year to work as an independent art advisor.
New hires and salerooms – a round up of Movers and Shakers around the UK
24 October 2023The latest jobs news across the world of art and antiques.
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.