Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Picture missing for 35 years returned to Glasgow museum
12 October 2023A painting by a Scottish Impressionist has been recovered with the help of Art Loss Register (ALR) and Tennants Auctioneers after being stolen in 1989.
English Heritage buys Dutch Golden Age picture
12 October 2023English Heritage has bought a Dutch Golden Age painting that had previously been on loan to one of its properties in South Yorkshire.
London Art Week’s autumn talks series returns
11 October 2023The art event and gallery exhibition initiative London Art Week has launched its sixth edition of its Art History in Focus series of talks and events.
Angelica Kauffman picture returns to National Trust’s Stourhead after 140 years
10 October 2023Angelica Kauffman’s Penelope and Euriclea has been bought at auction by Stourhead, the National Trust’s Wiltshire stately home, and will go back on display at the property for the first time since the mid-19th century.
Ravilious fires the imagination among big buys at British Art Fair
09 October 2023Queues snaked around the block for the opening of British Art Fair at the Saatchi Gallery in Duke of York Square.
Dealers offering work by female artists
09 October 2023A selection of picture for sale including from a Mariette Lydis exhibition project worked on over a number of years
Father’s enthusiasm sealed the deal when it came to my passion
09 October 2023Andrew Morris inherited the collecting bug from his father, David Morris.
Elveden Hall sale: provenance creates a heady brew
09 October 2023Country house auction boasted not just on-the-premises appeal but Guinness and Duleep Singh connection
Plea to trace stolen jewellery and a watch from Beccles and Bath
07 October 2023Police in Suffolk have appealed for help to trace antique jewellery stolen from a shop in Beccles.
Museum buys Suffragette hunger strike medal after successful fundraising campaign
04 October 2023Glasgow Women’s Library has bought a hunger strike medal at auction at Bonhams after more than 500 people donated to help secure the piece of suffragette history.
LAPADA fair footfall up nearly a third as it returns after four years
02 October 2023LAPADA Berkeley Square Fair returned after a four-year break with visitors beating a path to Mayfair pushing footfall up 30% on the preview day (September 26) compared with the 2019 fair.
Former dealer branches out to open her own saleroom
02 October 2023A new auction house has been launched in Derbyshire by former dealer Irita Marriott.
An English School portrait at the Robert Kime sale is among four lots to watch
02 October 2023With estimates from £4000, here are four previews of items coming up at auction this week.
Glasgow museum makes fundraising plea to buy Suffragette hunger strike medal
28 September 2023Glasgow Women’s Library is fundraising to bid at auction for a medal marking the first Suffragette hunger strike in Scotland.
BBC show Fake or Fortune? proves Elisabeth Frink sculpture found at a car boot sale is the real deal
27 September 2023With the help from the team of BBC show Fake or Fortune?, a lump of metal found at a car boot sale has been proved to be by sculptor Dame Elisabeth Frink valued at around £60,000.
British Museum steps up recovery plan for stolen jewellery
26 September 2023The British Museum has begun a series of measures to try to recover the 2000 jewellery items that were stolen from its collection.
New St James’s dealer and a returning face to a Gloucestershire auction house are among the latest Movers & Shakers
26 September 2023A round up of moves and hires across the art and antiques sector.
Anti-money laundering: prepare for HMRC checks
25 September 2023Auction houses and art dealers are warned to be prepared for visits from HM Revenue & Customs officials checking anti-money laundering procedures.
Trinder rejoins auction house where he started, now as joint partner
25 September 2023Wotton Auction Rooms has a new ownership structure as Joseph Trinder re-joins the business.
Sloane Street Auctions launches in Fulham Road
25 September 2023Sloane Street Auctions threw a party to celebrate the opening of its new premises at 158-164 Fulham Road, SW10.