Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Adam Partridge opens a third saleroom in Preston
02 December 2019Adam Partridge Auctioneers & Valuers has opened its third saleroom in the north-west and hired new staff to target consignments from the Lancashire and Lake District areas.
A second chance to travel with a rare Louis Vuitton trunk
02 December 2019Collectors who missed out on a rare late 19th century cabin trunk at auction last week have the chance to buy another in West Sussex this coming Friday.
Refinanced Stanley Gibbons moves in positive direction
02 December 2019Losses narrowed for stamps, coins and medals business Stanley Gibbons in the six months to September 30.
Pick of the week: Putting the Hours in brings reward
02 December 2019Personal devotional prayer books, known as a Book of Hours, were popular among the wealthy and powerful in late medieval Europe. Illuminated with miniature paintings depicting the life of Christ, the Virgin Mary and saints, they were sometimes personalised for the patrons who commissioned them.
Venue revealed for new London art fair Eye of the Collector
30 November 2019Former Masterpiece fair chief executive Nazy Vassegh has announced the venue for her new art fair to launch next year.
Actor Nigel Havers to host BBC TV show on art and antiques dealers
29 November 2019BBC One is launching a new day-time TV show featuring art and antiques dealers called 'The Bidding Room'.
Copy of the world’s most expensive natural history book flies into auction at Sotheby’s
26 November 2019A copy of The Birds of America by John James Audubon (1785-1851) will be offered at Sotheby’s Fine Books and Manuscripts sale on December 18 in New York.
Thieves steal precious baroque treasures from German museum
25 November 2019Dresden’s Royal Palace has been targeted by thieves who cut the electricity supply to enter exhibition rooms at its museum containing thousands of valuable antiques.
Brontë manuscript comes home to Haworth museum
25 November 2019The Brontë Parsonage Museum, the Brontës’ former family home, has secured an 1830 autograph miniature manuscript by a 14-year-old Charlotte Brontë (1816-55) that was auctioned at Aguttes in Paris.
Furniture for Christmas – dealer launches festive shopping event in Battersea
25 November 2019Furniture dealer Christopher Howe is hosting a Christmas shopping event at his new Battersea warehouse on December 6-7.
Marvel’s first ever comic book - granddaddy of all Marvel Comics - makes auction record at $1m
22 November 2019A 1939 copy of Marvel Comics No 1 sold at Heritage Auctions this week setting a world auction record for the most expensive Marvel comic ever sold.
Thames boat club calls on trade to help find boathouse clock
21 November 2019The memorial clock on the outside of the boathouse of the Dittons Skiff and Punting Club in Thames Ditton has been stolen and members have appealed to the antiques trade to help find it.
First Olympic medal to be won by a black British athlete beats Antiques Roadshow valuation at auction
19 November 2019The first Olympic medals won by a black British athlete together with his sporting memorabilia sold at Hansons today.
New faces at Phillips and The British Antique Furniture Restorers’ Association - the latest Movers and Shakers across the art and antiques market
19 November 2019An update on appointments from across the world of art and antiques.
Yorkshire’s Brontë Parsonage Museum secures rare manuscript at Paris auction
18 November 2019The Brontë Parsonage Museum has secured an 1830 autograph miniature manuscript by a 14-year-old Charlotte Brontë (1816-55) that was auctioned at Aguttes in Paris.
Philip Mould makes his divine intervention with Ambrose McEvoy exhibition
18 November 2019A portrait of a mystery sitter by Ambrose McEvoy (1877-1927) sold at auction nearly four years ago led dealer Philip Mould to uncover a forgotten stash of works by the neglected British artist in a lock-up.
Jewels come in from the cold at £68,000
18 November 2019Thirty pieces of antiquarian jewellery discovered next to a joint of meat in an old freezer were sold for £68,000 (plus 24% buyer's premum) at Kidson-Trigg near Highworth, Swindon.
First Olympic medal to be won by a black British athlete comes to auction
14 November 2019Jack London (1905-66) became the first black British athlete to win an Olympic medal when he was awarded bronze in the 4x4 100 metres relay and a silver in the 100 metres sprint in the 1928 Games in Amsterdam.
Huge polar exploration exhibition opens at Spink in London
13 November 2019Auction house Spink is to host a comprehensive polar exhibition at its saleroom in Southampton Row, London.
Bamfords reopens following flood at Derby saleroom
13 November 2019Bamfords’ Derby saleroom closed temporarily after flooding in the area and its auctions this week have been postponed.