Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Gordon Watson sells personal collection at auction
17 October 2016Art and antiques dealer Gordon Watson sold part of his collection at auction last week, raising £842,939, including premium.
Furniture restorer fights landlord’s development plans
17 October 2016A north London independent antique restorer is trying to prevent his landlord from redeveloping his shop.
Hand-written speeches by John F Kennedy and Theodore Roosevelt go to auction
15 October 2016A hand-written and autographed speech by President John F Kennedy is among the lots from Malcolm S Forbes’ estate to be sold at auction next week.
Christie’s opens new site in Beijing
14 October 2016Christie’s has opened its third premises in China with a new space in Beijing.
Banksy sells out at Forum Auctions
14 October 2016Forum Auctions’ white-glove Banksy sale made more than £600,000 and set 15 records this week.
Pelmets, plinths and pedestals: fixtures from top London hotel go to auction
13 October 2016Fancy a piece of the opulent Mandarin Oriental hotel in your own living room?
Still in Vogue: 1920s magazine cover makes $50,000 at auction in New York
13 October 2016An original 1920s Vogue cover by French illustrator Georges Lepape broke the auction record for the artist last month.
Forum Auctions formalises Italian operations
12 October 2016Forum Auctions has formalised its deal with book dealer Filippo Rotundo’s Phiobiblon Gallery and will hold Forum branded auctions in Italy later this month.
Philip Mould reveals his worst ever deal
12 October 2016London dealer Philip Mould has revealed his “first and most stupid deal” and his regret at missing out on buying a drawing by David Hockney.
Hermès Birkin: still the handbag of choice at auction
12 October 2016The original ‘It’ bag, a Hermès Birkin, has proved yet again that it remains the world’s most desirable bag after setting an auction record for Fellows Auctioneers this week.
Russian diamond necklaces with Imperial connections given $10m pitch
11 October 2016Two Russian diamond necklaces, with links to Peter the Great and Catherine the Great, will be auctioned by Sotheby’s in Geneva next month with a $10m estimate.
Out of Africa to Cotswolds sale – Leakey collection heads to auction
11 October 2016African artefacts, jewellery and fossils from a family collection linked to the celebrated palaeoanthropologists, the late Louis and Mary Leakey, are to be sold later this month at The Cotswold Auction Company.
“Ill-conceived and badly managed” – new Stanley Gibbons boss savages old regime
11 October 2016The new management of Stanley Gibbons has launched a scathing attack on the way the firm had been run after the collectables and auction group posted losses of £29m.
Paul Weller’s shoes among highlights of The Jam memorabilia auction
10 October 2016Frontman Paul Weller’s shoes and bassist Bruce Foxton’s guitars were among 800 lots of The Jam memorabilia auctioned at the weekend.
‘Supreme Grade, Number One’ – first firearm with Chinese Imperial marks comes to auction
10 October 2016A musket made in the Chinese Imperial workshops, complete with marks, will become the first of its kind to be offered at auction next month.
Fine Art Group to launch lending arm
10 October 2016Philip Hoffman’s Fine Art Group are to launch a new finance company targeting artworks valued between $250,000 and $20m.
‘Frieze Week’ evening sale at Christie’s tops expectations
07 October 2016Christie’s post-war and Contemporary art evening auction posted a strong performance last night with international bidders visiting London during Frieze week helping to bump up the results.
Maddox Street premises to close as Dreweatts & Bloomsbury join Mallett under one roof
07 October 2016Auction group Dreweatts & Bloomsbury will close their Maddox Street premises next year to focus on a new London location in Pall Mall.
Auctioneers brought in to value Chinese art collection after family spat
06 October 2016A family row over a large collection of 17th century Chinese porcelain escalated this week after Art Fund trustee Caroline Butler hired Christie’s to value the collection.
Tributes paid to Michael Newman
05 October 2016Auctioneer, valuer and ‘Antiques Roadshow’ expert Michael Newman died last month, aged 80.