Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
The web shop window: 19th century French cocktail cabinet
24 July 2023Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Album revealing roots of Kew gardens is on export hold
24 July 2023A group of drawings which helped develop the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew have been temporarily blocked from export in the hope a UK buyer can step in.
Go deep into American art
24 July 2023African-American artists and makers from the Deep South of the US are the focus for The Gallery of Everything’s summer show.
Plea to help locate stolen antique jewellery
20 July 2023Two antique jewellery dealers are calling on the trade to help locate around £50,000 worth of jewellery that has been stolen in London.
New galleries, promotions and hires – the latest round up across the world of art and antiques
19 July 2023A Paris gallery for Moretti Fine Art and new appointments at auction houses are among the latest ‘Movers and Shakers’ news.
UK buyers sought for Giacometti bronze chandelier and 18th-century botanical drawings
18 July 2023A Giacometti chandelier and drawings which helped develop Kew Gardens have been blocked from export in the hope a UK institution will raise funding.
Drouot sells stake with an eye on digital expansion investment
17 July 2023French auction business Drouot Group has sold a 30% stake to fund digital expansion.
Bonhams reveals best half-year results after buying spree
17 July 2023Bonhams reported its best-ever first-half results boosted by a buying spree of fellow auction houses in 2022.
Ally Pally Antiques & Collectors’ Fair is back in business
17 July 2023The organiser of the revived north London fair now hopes to expand the event with more dealers and a greater range.
Collector Interview: The very best of the vesta case world
17 July 2023Businessman Nigel Ross runs a group of commercial property investment companies and divides his time between homes in England and Florida with business trips to New Zealand and elsewhere.
Christie’s reports sales slowdown in first half of 2023 amid consignor hesitation
13 July 2023Christie’s reported total sales of $3.2bn (£2.5bn) for the first half of 2023, down 23% on the same period the previous year.
Bonhams reports best ever first-half results after buying spree in 2022
12 July 2023Auction house Bonhams has reported turnover for the first half of 2023 grew 32%, the best result in its history.
Looted 8th century stone goddesses found in English garden to return to India
12 July 2023Two stone idols taken from a temple in India more than 40 years ago are to be returned after being recovered in the UK.
For Your Eyes Only: Roger Moore memorabilia comes to auction
11 July 2023Items from the collection of the late actor Sir Roger Moore are coming to auction at Bonhams this autumn.
Tribal art finds home at Battersea Decorative
10 July 2023Tribal Art London (TAL) is to take place in person this autumn thanks to the organisers of The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair stepping in with a venue.
London Art Week attracts eager museum buyers to gallery shows
10 July 2023Exhibitors taking part in London Art Week attracted visits from major museums including The Getty, British Museum, Museum of London, Museum of the Home, National Portrait Gallery and major US museums from San Francisco to Houston and Chicago to Baltimore.
Book specialist Vickers stands down at Lyon & Turnbull for consultancy role
10 July 2023Book specialist Simon Vickers is retiring from his full-time role at Lyon & Turnbull to become a consultant.
Fake or Fortune to return to TV screens this autumn
05 July 2023The BBC’s 'Fake or Fortune?' TV show will return for its 11th series this autumn.
A new business, a new saleroom and a career celebration… the latest round up of art and antiques news
04 July 2023Movers & Shakers in the world of art and antiques.
New jewellery thefts increase trade fears of violent gangs
03 July 2023A spate of jewellery-related crimes was reported in the last month, sparking further concerns for those in the trade.