Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Art dealer settles Artist’s Resale Right dispute out of court
20 February 2023Art dealer Ivor Braka has agreed an out of court settlement to pay Artist’s Resale Right (ARR) royalties in the UK.
Sign of lovable rogue Lovejoy’s popularity
20 February 2023A group of Lovejoy-related items came for sale at Suffolk saleroom Mander Auctioneers.
Roman emperor bust set to head to the Getty
20 February 2023The Getty Museum has agreed to acquire an ancient Roman marble bust which was sold at auction in London.
Hansons Auctioneers expands into Kent with latest saleroom opening at The Pantiles Arcade
16 February 2023A Kent saleroom for Hansons and a new face at Noonans are among the latest recruitment and expansion news across the art and antiques sector.
Getty Museum applies for export licence for Roman bust bought at London auction
14 February 2023The Getty Museum has agreed to acquire an ancient Roman marble bust which was sold at auction in London.
Half of stands already booked for LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair 2023
13 February 2023The LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair has signed up more than half of the stands for its autumn event this year, just four weeks after confirming the new dates.
Dutch museum buys huge Content collection of cameos put together over four decades
13 February 2023A huge collection of cameos bought by the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (National Museum of Antiquities) will now go on display at the museum in Leiden.
Lost portrait of Sitting Bull rediscovered at Florida auction house
13 February 2023Once thought lost, an oil painting of the Hunkpapa Lakota chief Sitting Bull (1831-90) has emerged at a Florida auction house.
Bonhams holds Chequers attic sale – the country house retreat of British Prime Ministers
08 February 2023An auction from the ‘attic’ of Chequers is coming to Bonhams in March.
Masterpiece founders launch new London summer fair
07 February 2023A new fair for the capital has been announced by two of the original founders of Masterpiece.
Criterion Auctioneers opens Gloucester saleroom with plans for new west London rooms by April
06 February 2023Criterion Auctioneers has opened a new saleroom in Gloucester while planning a move into west London in the spring.
Isaac and Marchant provide new input to BADA council
06 February 2023David Isaac of Isaac and Ede and Samuel Marchant of Asian art dealer Marchant have joined The British Antique Dealers’ Association’s council.
Collector interview: Lecturer's lessons in Islamic and Persian art
06 February 2023Dr Richard Piran McClary is a senior lecturer in Islamic art and architecture in the history of art department at The University of York.
Online marketplace 2Covet placed in liquidation
02 February 2023The company behind dealer marketplace 2Covet and the Chelsea Antiques Fair has been placed into voluntary liquidation.
A new MD at Dickinson gallery and hires across auction houses
01 February 2023The latest appointments and hires across the art and antiques sector.
Metal detecting trend boosts Treasure finds in the UK
31 January 2023Enthusiastic metal detectorists discovered 96% of archaeological and Treasure finds, according to the latest report.
Pick of the week: Dealer Philip Mould buys portrait of interracial ‘sisterhood'
30 January 2023A 19th century folk art painting of one black and one white child depicted together as equals has been purchased at auction by art dealer Philip Mould.
English School double portrait and Gould watercolours are among the latest artworks to be saved by the nation
26 January 2023Six artworks are set to be saved for the nation according to the latest Exports of Objects of Cultural Interest report.
UK museum sought for Egyptian limestone relief depicting women musicians in pharaoh’s palace
25 January 2023A limestone relief depicting a group of female musicians in the palace of the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten has been temporarily blocked from export.