Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Metal-detecting trend boosts ‘treasure’ discoveries as numbers hit a record for second year running
13 December 2018Bronze Age golden jewellery and a Roman goddess kept in a margarine tub are among the discoveries dug up across the UK.
UK government’s ivory bill passes final stages in Parliament on way to becoming law
12 December 2018The ivory bill, which proposes a near-total ban on the trade in ivory, has passed its final stage in the House of Commons and is awaiting Royal Assent before it can become law next year.
Rare Summer Palace bronze found in British seaside bungalow returns to China
11 December 2018An exceptionally rare Western Zhou bronze, taken when the Summer Palace was sacked by British troops in 1860, has been returned to China.
Movers and shakers: the latest trade appointments including a new face at Chiswick
11 December 2018Our latest look at moves across the world of art and antiques.
Female focus for latest Old Masters tie-up between fashion designer Victoria Beckham and auction house Sotheby’s
10 December 2018Auction house Sotheby’s teamed up with fashion designer Victoria Beckham on an Old Master art exhibition for the second time this year.
Franses to stay in gallery home after Supreme Court ruling
10 December 2018Tapestry and textiles specialist Franses has won a landmark Supreme Court case against its landlord, allowing it to continue to operate from the London gallery that has been its home for more than 25 years.
Got the travel bug? Check out three upcoming travel related events in the art and antiques trade
08 December 2018Three auction houses are holding travel-related events with highlights including panoramas and suitcases.
Former Christie’s gavelmaster Hugh Edmeades has replaced ‘The Hammerman’ Richard Madley as the Indian Premier League auctioneer
06 December 2018Auctioneer Richard Madley has been replaced with former Christie’s auctioneer Hugh Edmeades by the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
Tapestry gallery wins ‘David vs Goliath’ court battle against landlord to stay in St James’s home
05 December 2018Tapestry and textiles specialist Franses won a landmark Supreme Court case against its landlord the Cavendish Hotel, allowing it to continue to operate from the London gallery that has been its home for more than 25 years.
Antiques dealer and TV presenter Paul Martin to open new gallery in Wiltshire
05 December 2018Former Flog It! TV presenter Paul Martin is to open a new art and antiques gallery in the historic Cotswold market town of Corsham in February.
Movers and shakers: the latest trade appointments including new faces at Bonhams and Sotheby’s
04 December 2018Our latest look at moves across auction houses, dealerships and art and antique organisations.
Auction house Bonhams to close its Michelin-starred restaurant
04 December 2018Bonhams is closing its Michelin-starred New Bond Street restaurant to focus on its “core business of auctioneering”.
Bruun Rasmussen pulls Chinese flask from auction over uncertain dating
03 December 2018Danish auctioneer Bruun Rasmussen has withdrawn a Chinese flask from sale for the second time following disagreements over its age.
Famous ‘Fallen Madonna With The Big Boobies’ painting from 1980s comedy ‘Allo ‘Allo has sold for £15,000 at a Bristol auction
01 December 2018The prop that was a running joke in the 1980s sitcom was hammered down at £15,000 at the saleroom of East Bristol Auctions today.
UK issues export bar for £3.4m Turner masterpiece sold at Sotheby’s auction
30 November 2018The UK government has issued an export bar for JMW Turner’s ‘Walton Bridges’, valued at £3.4m.
Auction record for £1m bottle of Macallan whisky at £48,000 a glass
30 November 2018A hand painted bottle of 1926 60-year-old Macallan whisky sold for a hammer price of £1m at auction, equating to around £48,000 per single shot.
Banksy prints sell out at Forum Auctions’ latest London sale
29 November 2018An ‘unshredded’ version of a print of Banksy’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ was the highlight of Forum Auctions' latest Banksy Editions sale totalling 25 lots.
Police appeal for help to track down magnificent Portland tiara after robbery
28 November 2018The police and the owners of a Cartier jewel-encrusted tiara are appealing for help to track it down after it was stolen from The Welbeck Estate in Worksop, Nottinghamshire.
Reports: Renoir stolen from Viennese auction house Dorotheum
28 November 2018It has been reported that a man and two accomplices walked into auction house Dorotheum in Vienna earlier this week and walked out with a Renoir that was due to be auctioned.
Sotheby’s and Bonhams stop selling rhino horn at auction in Hong Kong after wildlife group pressure
26 November 2018Sotheby’s is the latest auction house to pull the sale of rhinocerous horn artefacts from its auction.