Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Antique clocks reported stolen from Foreign & Commonwealth Office
29 June 2020A group of antique clocks has been reported stolen from the Foreign & Commonwealth Office.
Ex-Nicholson’s pair launch auction house in Surrey with £10 vendor fee
29 June 2020Art specialist Buffy Parker has launched Parker Fine Art Auctions in Surrey and will hold his first sale in September.
Christie’s merges Impressionist and Modern and Contemporary Art departments in coronavirus cost cutting programme
29 June 2020Auction house Christie’s has created a new department called 20th & 21st Century Art group by merging the existing Impressionist and Modern Art and Contemporary Art teams.
Online marketplace seeks The Bruno Effect
29 June 2020The former boss of Online Galleries and 1stdibs International plans a ‘private members club’ marketplace for antiques dealers.
Life after lockdown in the art and antiques world - in pictures
27 June 2020Auction houses, dealers and antiques centres have begun to reopen their premises to the public. All have taken steps to ensure buildings are ‘Covid-secure’ with new layouts, hygiene regimes and occupancy restrictions.
Stanley Gibbons unveils refurbished Strand showroom
26 June 2020Stanley Gibbons Group, which runs philately auctioneer-dealer Stanley Gibbons, numismatic dealership Baldwin’s and auction joint venture Baldwin’s of St James’s, will shortly reopen its newly refurbished shop and head office at 399 Strand in central London.
New appointments across the art trade at associations and fairs
23 June 2020An update on art dealer Movers and Shakers.
Allow access to antiquities files, says Christie’s
22 June 2020Following the removal of four lots from a New York sale, Christie’s has expressed frustration at being denied access to key information on possible looted antiquities.
Portobello Road Market dealer in dispute over access to stock
22 June 2020A Chinese silver dealer is searching for a new home on Portobello Road after a dispute with his landlord, Portobello Group.
Collector interview: Longcase launched my interest
22 June 2020Devon artist’s first buy is still his most precious – but joined by tables, militaria and much more
Legal wrangle into disputed Frans Hals painting continues as investment firm wins right to appeal
17 June 2020The legal dispute over a Frans Hals (1582-1666) painting sold via Sotheby’s by Old Master picture dealer Mark Weiss and Fairlight Art Ventures is set to reach the Court of Appeal.
Dealers put themselves in the picture with Instagram art challenge
16 June 2020How have you kept yourself busy during the long days of lockdown? Some people may have turned to drink but two dealers have turned to drink and dressing up and framed their exploits on Instagram.
Raid on eBay seller's 'fake medal factory' run from garden shed leaves market reeling
15 June 2020A trading standards investigation has unearthed a ‘medal factory’ in Derbyshire, sparking the fear that thousands of fake military awards and badges could be in circulation.
Portobello arcades owner defends its rents stance but some dealers may not return
15 June 2020As Portobello Road market dealers come under financial pressure following the lockdown, the owner of many of its arcades has defended its stance on rent payments.
Market for illicit antiquities valued ‘in millions not billions’
15 June 2020The antiquities trade has welcomed a new independent report that estimates the volume of looted objects on the market is much smaller than previous reports have suggested.
Greece has right to claim bronze, says US court
15 June 2020Cases disputing the rightful ownership of antiquities have become common in recent years with nations including Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Iran and Iraq seeking repatriation of objects in private or public ownership in Europe and the US.
Christie’s and Paris Biennale joint auction
15 June 2020The Paris Biennale and dealer association Syndicat National des Antiquaires have organised an online auction at Christie’s.
Dealer duo adept at the frame game
15 June 2020Two dealers who met at Kempton antiques fair have kept a group of loyal followers happy and entertained during lockdown with inspired Instagram posts.
Flog It! presenter and dealer Paul Martin teams up with auction house for NHS charity auction
13 June 2020Former Flog It! presenter and dealer Paul Martin and auction house Dawsons have launched an auction to raise funds for NHS charities.
Sotheby’s loses New York court case against Greece over ancient horse figurine
10 June 2020The Greek ministry of culture has won a court ruling over auction house Sotheby’s involving the ownership of an 8th century BC horse figurine.