Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Jewellery dealer targeted at Kingston antiques market
29 June 2023A jewellery dealer lost a significant amount of stock from her stall at Ancient Market Place, Kingston after thieves used diversionary tactics.
National Trust unveils prayer book connected to Charles II's escape bought at Liverpool auction
27 June 2023The National Trust has confirmed its purchase of a prayer book at auction in Liverpool which is now on display at Staffordshire farmhouse Moseley Old Hall.
Jewellery dealer warns of thieves now targeting the trade
26 June 2023A Camden Passage jewellery dealer suffered a devastating loss of his entire stock after a theft from his stand at the London market.
Art dealer Trinity House Paintings goes into administration
26 June 2023Cotswold art gallery Trinity House Paintings is in administration.
Solomon work to stay in UK after two museums step in following auction
26 June 2023A work by Rebecca Solomon (1832-86) originally offered at Sotheby’s and later blocked from export to the US has been bought by two UK museums.
Pick of the week: Persian mirror emerges at Lincolnshire auction
26 June 2023A 14th or 15th century Persian mirror that emerged at auction in Lincolnshire took a five-figure sum.
Interview: A collector happy not to break the mould
26 June 2023Caroline Tremlett is a marketing and business development consultant and collects antique and vintage jelly moulds
Compton Verney buys rare 17th century double portrait of black and white women
23 June 2023Compton Verney has confirmed the purchase of a rare 17th century double portrait depicting two women, one black and one white. It had previously sold at auction in 2021.
Art Fund helps museums to buy 900 items in 2022 with £4.5m of funding
22 June 2023The Art Fund’s latest annual review revealed it had helped support acquisitions of more than 900 objects and works of art for museums in 2022.
New auction premises in Derbyshire and Gloucestershire and new hires - a round-up of the latest art and antiques moves
20 June 2023Harper Field and Bamfords’ new salerooms are among the recent updates.
BADA looks to sell Old Street investment as demand for office space falls
19 June 2023The British Antique Dealers’ Association (BADA) is weighing up selling its investment property in London.
Holman-Hunt’s RSA medal purchased by the Ashmolean
19 June 2023A medal awarded to Pre- Raphaelite Brotherhood artist William Holman-Hunt (1827- 1910) has been purchased by the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford from dealer Tregeagle Fine Art.
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.