Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Alan Turing papers add up to £358,000 hammer
23 June 2025A group of Alan Turing papers smashed estimates at auction in Lichfield.
Carved oak chair stolen from Bucks church
23 June 2025An 18th century carved oak chair has been stolen from a Buckinghamshire church.
Plenty of comings and goings at the Cecil Court art and books hub
23 June 2025Changes are afoot in the art and book dealing hub Cecil Court this summer.
Rare survivor: 17th century ruffler ruffles feathers at auction
20 June 2025An early 17th-century shaped linen ruffler, believed to be the only known example to ever appear at auction, was hammered down at £230,000 – 30-times its estimate – in south London.
Plea for help to trace stolen 18th century oak chair from parish church
19 June 2025An 18th century carved oak chair has been stolen from a Buckinghamshire church.
Coin trove hidden in wall sells for more than £2.5m at auction
18 June 2025A group of rare coins discovered hidden in a wall in a house in France sold at auction for €3m (£2.5m).
Alan Turing's major papers sell for six-figure sum at auction
17 June 2025A group of Alan Turing papers smashed estimates at auction in Lichfield.
Founder's family buys back Moorcroft pottery and vows to return production to original site
16 June 2025The stricken Moorcroft pottery business will have a member of the founder's family involved with the firm for the first time in nearly 20 years.
Spitalfields Market receives a Royal visit
16 June 2025King Charles III visited the antiques and vintage dealers of Old Spitalfields Market on June 5 as part of a trip to east London.
George Eliot portrait discovered at regional auction eight years ago comes to hometown museum
12 June 2025A rediscovered portrait of author George Eliot will go on display at Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery.
New joiners, departments and retirements – the latest Movers and Shakers from across the world of art and antiques
12 June 2025From dealers and auction houses, here is the latest round up of people moves.
Prison terms and fines handed down in Versailles fake furniture scandal
11 June 2025Two furniture experts have been fined and sentenced following a long-running French fake furniture scandal.
Royal visit boosts antiques dealers at Spitalfields Market
11 June 2025King Charles III visited the antiques and vintage dealers of Old Spitalfields Market on Thursday, June 5 as part of a trip to east London.
John Prescott portrait bought at auction packed a powerful emotional punch for his son
09 June 2025A portrait of the late John Prescott (1938-2024) emerged at Hawley’s in Beverley, East Yorkshire, and was spotted by the former deputy prime minister’s son just in time for him to place a successful bid.
Petworth art and antiques fair's feel good factor
09 June 2025Traders give positive feedback for an event that consistently gets the summer season off to a good start
Plea to save Hepworth sculpture for the nation
05 June 2025Museum and Art Fund launch fundraising to save Barbara Hepworth sculpture
Art and antiques dealers from Treasure House Fair are part of latest WOW!house installation
05 June 2025Ten art and antiques dealers have loaned art and objects to this year’s WOW!house in Chelsea.
Midlands antiques dealer sells micromosaic to Houston museum
05 June 2025Sutton Coldfield dealer Thomas Coulborn & Sons has sold another artwork to a US museum following a major art fair.
John Prescott portrait bought by son at Yorkshire auction
03 June 2025A portrait of the late John Prescott (1938-2024) emerged at Hawley’s in Beverley, East Yorkshire and was spotted by the former deputy prime minister's son just in time to bid.
Grosvenor School print stolen 30 years ago in Vancouver recovered in London
02 June 2025A 1930s linocut by the British- Canadian Grosvenor School artist Sybil Andrews has been recovered after being stolen more than 30 years ago.