Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
New saleroom at World Heritage Site in Derbyshire is backed by snooker star O’Sullivan
25 August 2025A new auction house backed by snooker champion Ronnie O’Sullivan is to open in a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Derbyshire next month.
Trade asked to look out for missing Lowry football match picture
25 August 2025The art and antiques trade is being asked to look out for a Lowry painting that had been consigned to now collapsed gallery Trinity House Paintings.
Owner of antiques centre targeted by thieves urges firms to improve security
25 August 2025The owner of an antiques centre has warned others how to avoid being a burglary victim after £30,000 of jewellery was taken within two minutes.
How an empty market hall became a vibrant Covent Garden art venue
21 August 2025Jubilee Market in Covent Garden is marking a half-century in business.
Theft victim warns others how to avoid attacks after £30,000 of jewellery stolen in smash and grab raid
20 August 2025The owner of an antiques centre has warned others how to avoid being a burglary victim after £30,000 of jewellery was taken within two minutes.
Yorkshire museum to buy Barbara Hepworth sculpture after fundraising plea
19 August 2025The Hepworth Wakefield and Art Fund have successfully raised £3.8m after a public appeal to save Barbara Hepworth’s 'Sculpture with Colour (Oval Form) Pale Blue and Red'.
Dealer’s collection heading to auction includes rare mosaic by Elisabeth Frink
19 August 2025A rare mosaic by sculptor Dame Elisabeth Frink (1930-93) is coming to auction from the collection of dealer Ken Bolan.
Police appeal to recover stolen gold jewellery from south London home
19 August 2025Gold jewellery that had belonged to a family in south London for generations was stolen in a burglary while the residents were still at home.
Forum Auctions splits from Dreweatts and Gurr Johns
18 August 2025Books and works on paper specialist Forum Auctions has split from Dreweatts and parent company Gurr Johns.
HMRC consults on fee increase to anti-money laundering rules
18 August 2025Art and antiques dealers and auction houses that have to comply with anti-money laundering regulation are being asked to respond to proposals to increase HMRC’s fees.
Turn over new pages: a selection of new art and antiques books
18 August 2025From the occult to renaissance treasures and collecting, here we look at a group of recent publications
Norfolk firm expands to Petworth
18 August 2025Established Norfolk dealership Pearse Lukies Antiques is expanding into West Sussex with a shop in Petworth.
More Louis Vuitton Explorer trunks discovered in the wilds of Surrey
18 August 2025Following the sale of a rare 1920s Louis Vuitton Explorer trunk for a hammer price of £130,000 at John Nicholson’s (25% buyer’s premium) on June 11, a second example emerged at the Surrey auction house.
Harry Potter hardbacks come signed by Rowling and cover illustrators
18 August 2025A group of seven first edition hardback copies of the Harry Potter books, all signed by author JK Rowling, was hammered down at $130,000 (£97,500), or $162,500 including premium, by Heritage Auctions on July 18.
Plea for museums to raise £6m to keep nautical chart archive in the UK
14 August 2025A British maritime chart collection spanning 200 years has been temporarily blocked from export to give UK museums the chance to raise funds to keep it in the country.
Bermondsey Antiques Market attracts new investment and marks special anniversary
13 August 2025Bermondsey Antiques Market is celebrating a new investment from Bermondsey Square Community Fund.
Fake or Fortune? investigates if this a rediscovered Angelica Kauffman
12 August 2025The latest in the new series of Fake or Fortune? featured a work possibly by 18th-century artist Angelica Kauffman.
Lavery portrait auctioned as Trinity House Paintings sell-off begins, report reveals
11 August 2025The sell-off of works once owned by failed art gallery Trinity House Paintings has begun with Sir John Lavery’s portrait of Mrs Geoffrey Birkbeck being sold at a Dreweatts auction.
Haradin’s last wishes granted as toy soldier business is handed on to Morphy
11 August 2025Morphy Auctions will take over Old Toy Soldier Auctions (OTSA) following the death of founder Ray Haradin.
Portobello Road terrorist prevention traffic restrictions hamper antiques dealers’ trade
08 August 2025New traffic restrictions on Portobello Road have affected the trade of the antiques dealers in shops and stalls along the famous west London street.