Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
PBFA returns to north west with Preston fair
19 June 2023The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA) has launched a new two-day premier book fair to take place in Preston this summer.
Letter by Marat’s assassin Corday bought by Normandy institutions
19 June 2023A letter of justification by the woman who assassinated the French Revolutionar y journalist and politician Jean- Paul Marat has been bought by three Normandy institutions at auction.
Auction house Harper Field creates a fresh feel
19 June 2023The team at the freshly re-branded Harper Field were in fine form for the opening of its brand new saleroom earlier this month.
Great Scots: dealer exhibitions and auctions in Scotland this summer
19 June 2023The art world in the Scottish capital and beyond is gearing up for a busy summer season
The Freddie Mercury Collection: A kind of auction magic
19 June 2023Queen singer Freddie Mercury’s art and antiques collection is coming up for sale in September.
Bigger and better at Bamfords' new Derby saleroom
19 June 2023Bamfords celebrated its move into its new premises in Spondon, Derbyshire, earlier this month with a party ahead of a busy week of auctions.
Letter by Marat murderer Corday bought by Normandy institutions
14 June 2023A letter of justification by the woman who assassinated the French Revolutionary journalist and politician Jean-Paul Marat has been bought by a group of Normandy institutions at auction.
Ulster Museum buys a Renoir – the first Impressionist painting to enter a Northern Irish public collection
13 June 2023National Museums NI has bought Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s (1841-1919) L’allée au bois via the government’s Acceptance in Lieu scheme for the Ulster Museum.
Dealer Emma Rutherford launches portrait miniatures company
12 June 2023Portrait miniature specialist Emma Rutherford has launched her own firm after 15 years working with Philip Mould & Company.
Constable drawing returns to Colchester
08 June 2023A John Constable drawing of St Botolph’s Priory is to return ‘home’ after Friends of Colchester Museums purchased it from a client of auction house Roseberys.
Rare Fra Angelico panel comes to auction in London in July
07 June 2023A rare opportunity has come up to bid for a Fra Angelico work, a c.1419-24 panel rediscovered in 1996.
Stolen 15th century altar panel returned to York museum after 43 years
06 June 2023A 15th century double-sided painted panel stolen from York Art Gallery in 1979 has been returned after it re-emerged at a Dorset auction.
View jewellery with a new perspective: microphotography ring dazzles at auction
05 June 2023This 18ct gold ring demonstrating French portrait photographer René Dagron’s (1819-1900) invention of microphotography quadrupled its estimate at Bonhams in Paris.
Titanic plan helped to reveal the route to iceberg disaster
05 June 2023A huge plan used during the British Titanic inquiry was the top lot of Henry Aldridge & Son’s (22% buyer’s premium) latest auction dedicated to Titanic, White Star and Transport memorabilia.
Sotheby’s to move to ‘museum mile’ in New York
02 June 2023Sotheby’s New York will move its headquarters to the Breuer building, currently occupied by The Frick Collection.
More than 50 artists receive resale royalties for first time in 2023
01 June 2023The latest Artist's Resale Right (ARR) Royalties figures from the Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS) reveal 873 artists and artists’ estates received fees and 53 artists were paid a royalty for the first time.
Hires, promotions and relocations – the latest art and antiques news
31 May 2023From a new boss of Christie’s Asia to a Brighton antiques gallery move, here is a round up of auction house and dealer updates from around the world.
Auction record for Tipu Sultan’s sword
29 May 2023A sword taken from the Indian Muslim ruler Tipu Sultan when he was defeated and killed during the fourth Anglo-Mysore War was hammered down at £12m.
Art and antiques trade dismay as the Ivory Act is extended
28 May 2023The trade in antique scrimshaw and narwhal tusks will effectively be banned in the UK once a proposed extension to the Ivory Act becomes law.
Auction record for both Indian and Islamic object smashed by Tipu Sultan’s bedchamber sword
25 May 2023A sword taken from the Indian Muslim ruler Tipu Sultan when he was defeated and killed during the fourth Anglo-Mysore War was hammered down at £12m.