Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Belgian railway strikes mean travellers plan alternative routes for TEFAF Maastricht preview
11 March 2026Transport strikes in Belgium are causing difficulties for some travellers trying to make it to the opening preview of TEFAF Maastricht this year.
Cambridge couple to sell 400 ancient Greek coins after 40 years of collecting
09 March 2026A couple in Cambridge who spent the past 40 years building a collection of ancient Greek coins have consigned their 400 items to Silbury Coins.
Howard Hodgkin painting blocked from export in hope UK institution will raise the funds
06 March 2026A painting from Howard Hodgkin’s (1932-2017) period in India has been temporarily blocked from export in the hope a UK institution will raise funds to keep it in the UK.
Dreweatts reveals record turnover for a UK provincial auction house
06 March 2026Dreweatts has posted a 26% jump in annual turnover for 2025.
Haughton annual art history seminar returns to London this summer
06 March 2026The annual two-day Haughton International seminar returns this summer with a theme on Courtly Magnificence - Gender, Dynasty & Politics.
A relic of Edward IV in Mayfair centre
06 March 2026Grays Antiques in Mayfair, close to Bond Street tube station on Davies Street, is one of London’s largest indoor art and antiques markets.
Early details released of exhibitions and events as Classic Art London returns this summer
04 March 2026Classic Art London taking place in art dealers’ galleries across central London this summer has revealed details of some of the exhibitions, events and talks planned.
Architectural salvage dealer plans retirement auction
03 March 2026Salvage dealer Wilson’s Yard in Dromore, County Down is closing and selling its remaining stock with Cavan auction house Victor Mee Auctions.
Winner’s medal from first Olympic Games in Athens takes six-figure sum at auction
02 March 2026A winner’s medal from the first Olympic Games which took place in Athens in 1896 took a hammer price of £105,730 (or £135,334 including buyer’s premium), three-times its estimate.
Trump tariffs ‘have slashed UK antiques exports to the US’, says BADA
27 February 2026The value of exports of antiques from Britain to the US may have fallen by as much as 49% since US President Donald Trump began his tariff announcements in April 2025.
West London valuation day leads to mass evacuation after live shells, ammunition and landmine emerge from a Harrods bag
27 February 2026A routine valuation day at Chiswick Auctions led to an evacuation of the venue and the surrounding estate after live shells, ammunition and a landmine were brought in.
Mayfair antiquities dealer part of the team revealing a 154-million-year-old fossil
27 February 2026Natural history and antiquities gallery David Aaron is involved in the planned exhibition of a theropod fossil at Hollytrees Museum in Colchester. The fossil may be key to uncovering a new dinosaur species.
Collector Interview: Meet the ‘Byron nut’ who lives in the poet’s old house
27 February 2026Geoffrey Bond, who runs The Geoffrey Bond Consultancy, has had an extensive career spanning law, business, heritage, TV, radio and latterly publishing.
Book fair returns to Harrogate hotel for spring event
27 February 2026The PBFA (Provincial Booksellers and Fairs Association) next event is in Harrogate where the fair returns to The Old Swan Hotel.
Triple celebration for public artworks cataloguer Art UK
26 February 2026Art UK has a triple celebration: the Art UK platform was launched 10 years ago, it now has catalogued one million artworks and it has appointed a new chairman.
Lovejoy episode helps reunite stolen Napoleon altar plaques missing for 12 years
25 February 2026A 30-year-old episode of the BBC show Lovejoy helped an antiques dealer return two stolen Napoleon Bonaparte III altar plaques that had been taken in 2014 to their former home.
Antiques dealers speak out over Kensington council’s plans for Portobello Road improvements
24 February 2026Kensington and Chelsea council has announced a £4.4m plan for Portobello Road to “improve safety, accessibility, flood resilience, lighting and greenery”.
Winner’s medal from first Olympic games comes to auction
20 February 2026A winner’s medal from the first modern Olympic Games will be offered at Bruun Rasmussen in Denmark next month.
Focus on a formidable character
20 February 2026A look at recent book releases, including a work bringing to life Pilkington’s company driving force William Burton
Photo London unveils plans for its debut event at London’s Olympia in May
19 February 2026The newly redeveloped Olympia, set to be unveiled this spring after a £1.3bn makeover, will host Photo London in May 2026.