Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Book dealer’s murder linked to attempt to steal £50,000 first edition Wind in the Willows
04 October 2016The murder of book dealer Adrian Greenwood was part of an attempt to steal a £50,000 first edition of the Wind in the Willows, a court has heard.
Antiques Roadshow's Asian art specialist joins Duke's
04 October 2016Adam Schoon has joined Duke's in Dorchester to head its Asian art department.
Stanley Gibbons losses mount up as they write down £24m
03 October 2016Collectables and auction business Stanley Gibbons has posted a £28.9m full-year loss after writing down the value of its assets.
CITES summit considers exemptions over antiques
03 October 2016The possibility of a global ban on ivory that would allow exemptions for antiques was under discussion at last week’s CITES summit in South Africa.
Interior designer Robert Kime to furnish new Pimlico Road home
29 September 2016Robert Kime, interior designer to royalty and celebrities, is to close his famous Bloomsbury shop and move to Pimlico Road in London.
British ivory exports to Hong Kong under scrutiny
28 September 2016Wildlife campaigners are calling for a crackdown on ivory exports from the UK after a report revealed trade doubled to Hong Kong last year.
New BBC art show uncovers Flemish masterpiece in Swansea storeroom
28 September 2016Dealer and art historian Dr Bendor Grosvenor is fronting a new series called ‘Britain’s Lost Masterpieces’ on BBC Four.
Daughter continues fight to keep family Chinese art collection together
28 September 2016A large collection of 17th century Chinese porcelain could be broken up and sold after a family feud among the heirs of Sir Michael Butler, a former aide to Margaret Thatcher.
Antiques trade will have input to ivory rule changes
27 September 2016Environment Secretary Andrea Leadsom has vowed to consult with the antiques trade over plans to tighten rules surrounding ivory.
Doing thy bidding – Stoneware from Canterbury Cathedral raises £210,000
27 September 2016Canterbury Cathedral’s prayers were answered when every one of the 144 lots from its cathedral stone sale were sold at Canterbury Auction Galleries at the weekend.
Christie's announce highlights of Leslie Waddington's £12m art collection
26 September 2016The art collection of the late Leslie Waddington, the pioneering contemporary art dealer, will go to auction next week and includes works by 20th-century icons such as Milton Avery, Josef Albers, Francis Picabia and Jean Dubuffet.
Wildenstein tax trial begins in Paris
26 September 2016The long-awaited tax fraud trial of art dealer Guy Wildenstein has begun in Paris.
Islington Museum buys collage by Joe Orton's lover at auction
23 September 2016Islington Museum has paid £8000 for a screen collage by Joe Orton's lover and killer Kenneth Halliwell at a JP Humbert auction this week.
Christie’s gavel master Hugh Edmeades to become independent freelance auctioneer
23 September 2016For gavel master Hugh Edmeades, remembering all the lots sold across a thirty-eight year career at Christie's could have been an impossible task if it were not for the fact he had kept a diary and written down everything he has ever sold.
Old Master dealer Colnaghi to open new London gallery
22 September 2016Colnaghi, the venerable London Old Master dealership, will open their new gallery in St James’s next month.
Anya Hindmarch helps fashion Sotheby's contemporary auction
22 September 2016Fashion designer Anya Hindmarch's stylistic input helped Sotheby’s sell £1.8m at its latest contemporary sale.
D-Day Landings flag up for auction in Kent
20 September 2016A D-Day Landings Omaha Beach flag is being offered at C&T Auctioneers on September 28.
New law planned to govern the art lending market
20 September 2016A shake-up of the art lending market has been proposed by the Law Commission with eventual plans for an art assets register.
Queen Victoria's knickers break auction record
20 September 2016A pair of Queen Victoria's drawers sold for a record-breaking £16,250 at Christie’s South Kensington on September 14.
Cannibal fork from Fiji gobbled up at auction
19 September 2016A Fijian cannibal fork was sold at Duke’s in Dorchester for £7500 on September 16.