Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Title concerns as Ferreira map collection sells
02 April 2018Early maps and charts, previously owned by a Brazilian banker convicted of money laundering, surfaced for sale at Chiswick Auctions last week.
The late, late show at TEFAF
02 April 2018Good things come to those who wait. That is exactly what happened for Lawrence Steigrad Fine Arts. At last year’s TEFAF Maastricht a Dutch collector showed interest in a painting on his stand by Jacob Henricus Maris.
Spanish dealers arrested after antiquities from Libya seized
30 March 2018Antiquities looted from archaeological sites in Libya have been seized in Spain by police and two art dealers have been arrested.
Sell-out sale of Saudi billionaire Walid Juffali's collection takes more than £9.5m at Bonhams
28 March 2018The paintings, antiques, sculptures and objets d’art of the late Saudi Arabian billionaire Walid Juffali (1955-2016) sold out at Bonhams in a white-glove sale.
Charitable trust buys French rococo chairs for Chester museum collection
27 March 2018A charitable trust has bought two pairs of 18th century French chairs from National Galleries of Scotland for a museum in Chester.
Nazi-looted Cranach painting returned to rightful heirs to be sold at Christie’s Old Masters auction
27 March 2018An Old Master portrait missing for nearly 80 years has been returned to the heirs of Dutch banker and art collector Fritz Gutmann. They now plan to auction the picture with an estimate of $1m-2m.
National Portrait Gallery seeks help from trade to grow collection
26 March 2018The UK's National Portrait Gallery (NPG) has funding in place for vernacular portraits ‘owned by ordinary people’. It is calling on the trade to help it acquire works for a new exhibition centred on identity before the era of painted portraiture.
‘Bigger and better’ Liotard portrait sold to German museum
26 March 2018A private museum in south-west Germany has bought a portrait by Swiss artist Jean- Etienne Liotard (1702-89) from London Old Master dealer Derek Johns.
‘Money-laundering’ limit to apply to all transactions
26 March 2018The art and antiques trade is facing further money laundering regulation from the European Union.
Sylvia Plath’s copy of her novel ‘The Bell Jar’ is top lot at Bonhams auction
26 March 2018Sylvia Plath’s personal copy of the first edition of her only novel was the top lot in a sale of the ‘Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes: The Property of Frieda Hughes’ sale at Bonhams.
Kensington Church Street dealers ask trade to be vigilant following thefts
26 March 2018A thief who targeted Kensington Church Street dealers is believed to have struck again.
Derbyshire antiques centre suffers smashed window for second time in a year after car careers off road
21 March 2018Heanor Antique Centre has called on its local council to re-think the road layout on Ilkeston Road, where it is located, after its window was smashed as a second car crashed into the shop in just over a year.
Businessman and art collector launches book on unsung heroes
20 March 2018Businessman and art collector Algy Cluff is launching his second book in two years – packed full of tales including art heists, forgeries and dispersals of art collections.
Rubens portrait begins world tour in Dubai as auctioneer hopes to tap into Middle Eastern Old Master demand
19 March 2018Sotheby’s has chosen Dubai to unveil a Rubens painting it plans to offer later this summer in a bid to tap into the hoped-for demand for Old Master paintings in the Middle East.
Call for help to find London underground map stolen from auction house
19 March 2018Transport Auctions of London is calling for the trade to look out for a stolen London Underground map.
Online sales hit ‘new high’ as market grows
19 March 2018Online channels are an increasing source of new buyers for both auction houses and dealers, despite the art and antiques sector being behind the wider economy when it comes to use of ecommerce, a new global report says.
Webb’s survives Mossgreen debacle
19 March 2018Two businessmen from Auckland have rescued New Zealand auction house Webb’s from administration after the collapse of parent company Mossgreen.
TEFAF Maastricht 2018: less footfall but fair expectations delivered in final sales report
19 March 2018The 2018 edition of TEFAF Maastricht closed yesterday with a number of dealers telling ATG they had a better fair than they initially expected.
Art lending trend continues as auctioneers sign to finance firm
19 March 2018Unbolted continues its move into the art and antiques sector with Holts the latest firm to offer its lending services to customers.
Ivory debated on the breakfast sofa
19 March 2018Leaders of four African countries have called on the UK and the EU to ban the trade in antique ivory to help stop elephant poaching.