Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Art and antiques trade ready to work with new ministers following latest cabinet reshuffle
29 July 2019As part of the new prime minister Boris Johnson’s Cabinet reshuffle, new ministers for culture and for the environment have been appointed.
Fake or Fortune? Gainsborough mystery revealed as Philip Mould’s TV show returns to screens
26 July 2019Art programme ‘Fake or Fortune?’ returned to TV screens last night for its eighth series with a mystery surrounding a possible Thomas Gainsborough painting.
Fake or Fortune? returns to TV screens with Gainsborough mystery
25 July 2019Art programme 'Fake or Fortune?' is returning tonight for its eighth series with the first episode dedicated to a Thomas Gainsborough painting.
New faces at Phillips and Alderfer Auction and a new format at Dix Noonan Webb – the latest Movers and Shakers across the art and antiques trade
24 July 2019An update on recent appointments in the world of art and antiques.
Art trade challenges in focus at next London Art Business Conference
23 July 2019The potential impact of Brexit is high on the agenda at the next Art Business Conference with export licensing and the global view of the art market among the topics up for discussion.
Charles Dickens 'lost portrait' saved for the nation
23 July 2019A fundraising campaign has helped save a portrait of Charles Dickens (1812-70) rediscovered by dealer Philip Mould.
Gloucestershire auction house teams up with John Lewis to promote green credentials of art and antiques
17 July 2019Moore Allen & Innocent is hoping to future-proof its business with a series of steps including a tie-up with John Lewis.
Palace of Versailles buys back €4m rococo commode from US collector
15 July 2019A Louis XV period rococo commode made in 1744 for the Château de Versailles has returned home after more than 30 years out of France.
Marathon man: James Lewis on rostrum for 24hrs 6mins record sale
15 July 2019Bamfords’ James Lewis has set a new Guinness World Record for the 'Longest Auction by One Single Auctioneer'.
Auction house Sotheby’s moves to ‘grand’ new office in Edinburgh
11 July 2019Sotheby’s is relocating its Edinburgh office in time for the August festival season in the city and will preview its September Scottish art sale in its new home near St Andrew Square.
Adam Partridge in talks to buy Wright Marshall fine art
08 July 2019Cheshire auctioneer Adam Partridge is in talks with the administrator of Wright Marshall Fine Art Auctioneers to buy its Knutsford fine art business.
Jewels in July – five places to see dazzling jewels this month
06 July 2019From Cartier rings at auction in Knightsbridge and talks over wine at the Goldsmiths’ Hall to a guided tour of Syon Park, find out about the latest jewellery-related events this month.
Appeal for help to trace stolen snuff shoe from antiques fair
04 July 2019A snuff shoe belonging to dealer J Collins & Son was stolen at the IACF Ardingly fair in West Sussex from a stand in the Norfolk Pavilion.
Fictional antiques dealer Lovejoy to return to screens in new TV adaptation
03 July 2019TV show Lovejoy has been acquired for adaptation three decades after it was first broadcast.
Antiques dealer appeals for help from trade to locate stolen Japanese bronze from Portobello Road
03 July 2019Antiques belonging to dealer John Langin of RA Barnes Antiques were stolen on two occasions from outside his stall at Portobello Road market last month.
Hires at Bellmans and Alderfer Auction - the latest Movers and Shakers in the art and antiques market
03 July 2019A selection of appointments across the sector including a book specialist at Bellmans
Medieval chess figure believed to be a ‘missing’ piece from the Lewis chessmen set sells at £600,000 at Sotheby’s
02 July 2019A chess figure bought in 1964 in Edinburgh for £5 by an antiques dealer and stored in a drawer for decades has sold at a hammer price of £600,000 at Sotheby’s in London.
‘Toulouse Caravaggio’ acquired in private deal prior to €100m auction
01 July 2019The painting dubbed the ‘Toulouse Caravaggio’ that was snubbed by the Louvre in Paris could now go on show in a museum after a private sale.
Men charged over 2017 Feltham book theft
01 July 2019Two men will appear in court in connection with the 2017 theft of rare books from a west London warehouse.
Ministers block export of 18th century watercolour by “genius” landscape artist
29 June 2019An 18th century watercolour by the artist who John Constable described as a genius has been barred from export in the hope a UK buyer can be found.