Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Vintage fair hopes to tempt fans ahead of London Fashion Week with latest edition
05 September 2018The Clerkenwell Vintage Fashion Fair will hold its latest The Vintage Collections event on Sunday in Covent Garden.
Line up for NAVA’s Novice Auctioneer of the Year competition revealed
05 September 2018Auctioneers from Christie’s, Chiswick Auctions, Dreweatts and Brettells will take part in this year’s NAVA Propertymark Novice Auctioneer of the Year competition.
Decorative arts is making a comeback, claims Christie’s executive
04 September 2018There are signs of renewed interest for the decorative arts – from furniture to ‘Kunstkammer’ cabinets of curiosities – according to Christie’s executive Dirk Boll.
Collection from the ‘father of forensic medicine’ and photography pioneer comes to auction in Suffolk
04 September 2018The collection of photography pioneer and medical writer Alfred Swaine Taylor (1806-80) is to be offered at auction house Lacy Scott & Knight in Bury St Edmunds in October following the success of a first sale last year.
Movers and shakers: new hires at auction houses Sotheby’s, Sworders and Kingham & Orme
03 September 2018Our latest look at new faces across the art and antiques trade.
Sir Winston Churchill bronze maquette among collection of Sir Edward du Cann to be auctioned at Dorset saleroom
03 September 2018The art and antiques collection of the late Tory MP who helped to bring Margaret Thatcher to power is coming to auction in Dorchester.
Sotheby’s tests demand for Japanese art by holding first stand-alone sale for 11 years
03 September 2018Sotheby’s is to test the temperature of the market for Japanese art with its first dedicated sale in London for more than a decade.
Keep calm on Brexit, say trade associations
03 September 2018Trade bodies are urging the art and antiques sector not to panic following the announcement that the government is preparing for a ‘no-deal Brexit’.
The Ephemera Society Summer Fair returns to June time slot
01 September 2018The Ephemera Society Summer Fair will return to a June date next year, in line with next summer’s series of London book and map fairs.
Five Grand Tour collectables coming up at regional auctions next month
31 August 2018Specimen marble tops, micro-mosaics, plaster intaglios and marble neoclassical sculptures – objects such as these were typical purchases for the Grand Tourists who visited the sights of classical civilization in the 18th and 19th centuries. All regularly appear at auction.
Coin collector buys Classical Numismatic Group and takes over management
31 August 2018Coin collector Mike Gasvoda has bought the assets of Classical Numismatic Group from the current partnership of Victor England and Eric McFadden.
Fairytale forecast: Six Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre examples flutter into regional salerooms
30 August 2018The description Fairyland Lustre conjures up magic and folklore and these examples of porcelain by Wedgwood created in the inter-war period by Daisy Makeig-Jones are popular with collectors. Here is a selection of six coming up at auction including a rare 'Ghostly Wood' malfrey pot at Sworders.
The Fine Art Society leaves Bond Street for temporary home in Chelsea
29 August 2018The Fine Art Society has left its home of the past 142 years in Mayfair’s Bond Street and is temporarily relocating to Chelsea until it secures a permanent address.
Bonhams times exhibition to celebrate golden age of English watches and clocks
29 August 2018Two private collectors have teamed up to unveil an exhibition of early English watches and clocks at auction house Bonhams.
Rape of Lucretia painting reflecting life of artist Gentileschi to be auctioned for first time
28 August 2018Italian baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653) is renowned for her biblical and mythological scenes but her legacy is dominated by her personal story – she was raped by fellow artist Agostino Tassi and took part in his prosecution.
Antique guns are not a legal loophole, say trade associations
27 August 2018Trade associations have defended the current firearms laws in the UK amid accusations on a BBC Panorama programme of a ‘loophole’ in gun control.
Rare Beano annual – without Dennis the Menace – offered at auction in Norfolk
24 August 2018A Beano annual, made before the famous character Dennis the Menace was introduced, is to be auctioned in Norfolk next week.
UK government to hire more than a thousand Border Force workers in preparation for possibility of ‘no deal’ Brexit
23 August 2018Brexit minister Dominic Raab revealed the government has hired an extra 300 staff for the Home Office’s Border Force ready for the UK’s exit from the European Union and will recruit another 1000 “ready to deal with any increase in work”.
Police appeal for help to find stolen Surrey jewellery
23 August 2018The antiques trade has been asked to look out for a collection of distinctive jewellery that was stolen from a home in Surrey.
Movers and shakers: new faces at Roseberys and Bristol Auction Rooms among the latest arts and antiques appointments
22 August 2018Our latest look at new roles across the art and antiques trade reveals Roseberys, Bristol Auction Rooms and Bonhams have all made new hires this summer.