Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Christmas museum in Korea buys Jingle Bells sheet music at Wiltshire auction
22 December 2022A 19th century printing of the sheet music to the famous Christmas song 'Jingle Bells' sold at a Devizes auction for £15,000.
Christie’s trumps Sotheby’s in art and luxury sales in 2022
20 December 2022The top auction houses announced their full year sales results revealing that Christie’s is back on top.
Piper and Bawden murals to the manor borne: Rothschild Foundation buys artworks for National Trust's Waddesdon
19 December 2022Two large-scale murals by leading Modern British artists have been purchased by The Rothschild Foundation from dealer Liss Llewellyn.
Vectis Auctions launches new departments
19 December 2022Vectis Auctions is expanding into new categories and has added three new departments.
An artist’s Christmas card and an advent calendar by Andy Warhol are among five Christmassy items this season
19 December 2022Christmas is coming and here are some art, antiques and collectables to bring on that festive feeling.
Washington letters sell but constitution on hold
19 December 2022“Yesterday put an end to the business of the Federal Convention. Enclosed is a copy of the Constitution it agreed to recommend.”
Appreciation that’s long overdue
19 December 2022Collectors are responding positively as dealers put overlooked female artists in the spotlight
A new TEFAF boss and recent auction house hires – the latest Movers & Shakers
15 December 2022A round up of recent appointments across the world of art and antiques.
Art & Antiques for Everyone fair cancelled for 2023
14 December 2022The much-loved event at the NEC Birmingham, that had run three times a year pre-Covid, has cancelled plans for next year.
Snow and train strikes hit art and antiques businesses
12 December 2022A handful of art and antiques firms have had to temporarily close premises due to snow today.
Judgments made on London dealers in two separate court cases
12 December 2022Two separate legal cases involving leading London art dealers have concluded in the High Court.
Pick of the week: Gem supplied to Catherine II was found in a biscuit tin
12 December 2022When Hartleys’ valuer Daisy Hodgson was rummaging through an old biscuit tin in a family home in north London she spotted something that she thought might have great potential.
Mullock’s saleroom makes move to new Shropshire location
12 December 2022Mullock’s Auctions has relocated its saleroom closer to Telford.
Market conditions ideal if you want to move away from the ‘pale, male and stale’
12 December 2022The philanthropist, retired businessman and one-time Olympian bobsledder for Canada, Sir Christopher Ondaatje, chose a good time to sell a painting depicting a young 19th century black woman.
Marsden descendants help seal the Tissot deal
12 December 2022A portrait of art dealer Algernon Moses Marsden (1847-1920) by Jacques Joseph Tissot (1836-1902) has been purchased for the National Portrait Gallery and the National Gallery with funding from descendants of the sitter.
Tissot’s iconic portrait saved for the nation with funding from sitter’s descendants
08 December 2022A portrait of art dealer Algernon Moses Marsden (1847–1920) by Jacques Joseph Tissot (1836–1902) has been purchased for the National Portrait Gallery and the National Gallery with funding from descendants of Marsden.
Dealer marketplace reveals design trends survey
07 December 2022Online dealer portal 1stDibs revealed pastels, green and chintz are in, but grey and white are out for 2023, according to interior designers.
UK buyer sought for £1.5m French gothic ivory casket
06 December 2022A 14th century French gothic ivory casket or coffret has been blocked from export by the UK government in the hope a British institution can raise the £1.5m funds needed to keep it in the country.
Dreweatts and Forum draw closer together with joint sale and combined departments
05 December 2022Dreweatts and Forum Auctions are to hold their first joint sale this month.
Hungerford's Emporium traders eager for an enthusiastic buyer
05 December 2022The search is on for a new owner of The Emporium in Hungerford.