Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Tissot’s iconic portrait saved for the nation with funding from sitter’s descendants
08 December 2022A portrait of art dealer Algernon Moses Marsden (1847–1920) by Jacques Joseph Tissot (1836–1902) has been purchased for the National Portrait Gallery and the National Gallery with funding from descendants of Marsden.
Dealer marketplace reveals design trends survey
07 December 2022Online dealer portal 1stDibs revealed pastels, green and chintz are in, but grey and white are out for 2023, according to interior designers.
UK buyer sought for £1.5m French gothic ivory casket
06 December 2022A 14th century French gothic ivory casket or coffret has been blocked from export by the UK government in the hope a British institution can raise the £1.5m funds needed to keep it in the country.
Dreweatts and Forum draw closer together with joint sale and combined departments
05 December 2022Dreweatts and Forum Auctions are to hold their first joint sale this month.
Hungerford's Emporium traders eager for an enthusiastic buyer
05 December 2022The search is on for a new owner of The Emporium in Hungerford.
Items from Hunting Lodge appear in Pimlico Road showroom
05 December 2022A Christmas selling show of more than 100 antiques will be offered at interior design and decorating firm Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler’s Pimlico Road showroom.
York bookshop starts new chapter
05 December 2022News of historic premises being revived, a closure – plus a new outlet starting in Skipton
Yard sale from the Bower Ismay home
05 December 2022More than 20 yards of Morris & Co fabric and two Howard & Son chairs were among a group of lots consigned to auction in Wiltshire with a provenance to Haselbech Hall, Northampton, and the Bower Ismay family.
A new dealership and auction house hires – a round-up of recruitment news
01 December 2022The latest Movers & Shakers update from across the world of art and antiques.
Plea for art and antiques trade to help save London’s historic gas lamps
30 November 2022The London Gasketeers, a group trying to preserve London’s historic gas lamps, has called on the art and antiques trade to help list at-risk examples.
Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler host Christmas antiques selling show in Pimlico Road
29 November 2022A Christmas selling show of more than 100 antiques will be offered at interior design and decorating firm Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler's Pimlico Road showroom.
London Art Week puts on winter show with a Zoffany performance
28 November 2022London Art Week (LAW) has decided it will go ahead with a winter edition this season, contrary to initial reports.
Gasketeers keep city’s lamps in the spotlight
28 November 2022The London Gasketeers, a group led by dealers Luke Honey and Tim Bryars trying to preserve central London’s Victorian gas lamps, has given a cautious welcome to a decision by Westminster City Council to retain 174 of them.
Antiques dealers’ campaign to save Westminster’s gas lamps continues as a third of lanterns remain at risk
24 November 2022The London Gasketeers, a group trying to preserve central London’s Victorian gas lamps, welcomed a step by Westminster City Council to retain 174 of the lamps but concerns remain for the 94 still earmarked for conversion to LED.
Plea for help to find stolen Lalique glass vase
23 November 2022Police are appealing for help to track down a stolen Lalique glass vase.
Expansion and hires including Hindman to open a New York saleroom
22 November 2022Hindman launching in New York and Sotheby’s expanding in Asia are among the latest updates across the world of art and antiques.
Plea for professional body to boost standard of condition reports
21 November 2022Forensic and scientific expertise recommended when it comes to condition reports and verification of attribution.
Online art buying fuels business growth
21 November 2022The pandemic forced more buyers online and the trend has continued.
Shipping: How rising challenges can be overcome
21 November 2022Since Britain left the EU on January 31, 2020, and the transition period ended on December 31 that year, the way goods are moved between the UK and the EU has changed – costing more money and time.
Changing environment: how to reduce the carbon impact of shipping
21 November 2022The art and antiques sector is already regarded as ‘green’ due to the items in question having been ‘reused’ and ‘recycled’ rather than created new each time.