Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Appeal after theft from Norfolk antiques dealer
21 August 2018A Norfolk dealer is appealing for help from the antiques trade after his van was stolen with stock inside.
Panorama investigation to focus on antique guns ‘loophole’ ahead of government changes to law
20 August 2018A BBC Panorama investigation, due to broadcast tonight, details how legal antique guns can be used by criminals who illegally obtain ammunition to commit crime.
Silversmith appeals to antiques and jewellery trade to help find stolen silver artwork
20 August 2018Award-winning designer and silversmith Wayne V Meeten is appealing to the trade to help him find his stolen silver truffle box.
Fake or Fortune? series returns to screens with Henry Moore, Toulouse-Lautrec and Alberto Giacometti in focus
07 August 2018The BBC’s 'Fake or Fortune?' returns to our screens with the seventh series on Sunday.
UK books trade on alert after US library theft
06 August 2018Rare books and prints valued at millions of dollars remain at large in the international market in the wake of a US library theft.
EU proposals for the crackdown on cultural goods imports delayed
06 August 2018The European Union’s plan to introduce new laws on the import of cultural goods, due to be voted on this summer, has been delayed until September.
Corkscrews bring cheers to Henry Aldridge saleroom
06 August 2018Two French corkscrews were the top lots of Henry Aldridge & Son’s auction of the first tranche of a single-owner collection of around 450 examples.
Medieval bible bought at auction to return to Canterbury Cathedral after 500 years away
02 August 2018Canterbury Cathedral has bought a rare illuminated bible once owned by one of the last members of Britain’s monastic community before the Reformation.
Reward offered for return of £1m worth of antiques and jewellery following raid on Gloucestershire home of biotech tycoon
01 August 2018British biotech entrepreneur Sir Christopher Evans has offered a “substantial reward” to help recover £1m worth of antiques, jewellery and silver stolen in a raid on his home in Gloucestershire.
Walk this way for single owner collections of canes at auction
01 August 2018Walking stick collectors have been in luck, with not one but two single owner collections up for grabs at auction this summer.
Museums and film-maker James Cameron team-up to buy Titanic wreck artefacts
31 July 2018A group of museums, with the backing of film-maker James Cameron, has teamed up to buy artefacts from the wreck of the 'Titanic'.
Innocent London book dealers caught up in $8m US rare books library theft
30 July 2018High-profile London book dealers Peter Harrington and Maggs Bros have been left out of pocket after an alleged $8m rare books theft from Carnegie Library in the US.
French corkscrew uncorks collectors to bid more than £12,000 at Wiltshire auction
30 July 2018A French 18th century 'betrothal' corkscrew was the highlight of the first in a series to disperse a single-owner collection of corkscrews in Wiltshire.
Government issues export bar for Charles Dickens’ table in hope of finding UK buyer
28 July 2018A table used by novelist Charles Dickens is at risk of being exported from the UK unless a buyer can be found to match the asking price of £67,600.
US rare book dealer charged in alleged $8m rare books theft from Carnegie Library
26 July 2018A US book dealer has resigned from The Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA) following charges being made against him in connection with the theft of $8m of books from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.
Persian sculpture seized from London dealer in New York to be returned to Iran
25 July 2018A Persian limestone relief sculpture is to be returned to Iran, a New York court has ruled.
Christie’s half-year results boosted by “historic” Rockefeller sale
24 July 2018The stand-out Rockefeller sale at Christie’s in New York helped the auction house to post first half sales growth of 26% to almost £3bn.
Fellows hires jewellery specialist for London office
23 July 2018Fellows Auctioneers is continuing its growth in London with the hiring of a jewellery specialist.
Baptista opens in Grays Antique Centre
23 July 2018Portuguese silver and jewellery dealer J Baptista is to expand into London by opening a stand in Grays Antique Centre.
Disputed Antiques Roadshow Elgar score could be given to British Library
23 July 2018A dispute over the ownership of a score by Sir Edward Elgar involving the BBC and the former Conservative MP David Mellor could lead to the manuscript being given to the British Library.