Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
UK buyer sought for record breaking RAF Victoria Cross medal
01 November 2022An export block has been issued on a Victoria Cross medal in the hope a UK buyer will emerge.
Strong dollar drives rise in US purchasers to UK
31 October 2022US buyers have boosted sales for UK dealers and auction houses this autumn after the slump in sterling.
Antiques centre owner Bennie Gray gets the green light as Bond Street entrance opens
31 October 2022Bennie Gray is celebrating the long-awaited opening of the new Bond Street station in Mayfair.
Art firms sign up to new EU money rules
31 October 2022More than a thousand art market businesses have registered for HM Revenue and Customs’ Anti Money Laundering Supervision (AMLS) since its June 2021 launch.
Anglo-Saxon hoard bought by Kent Archaeological Society ahead of London auction
27 October 2022A large group of c.6-7th century Anglo-Saxon artefacts, known as the Ozengell Hoard, have been bought by Kent Archaeological Society.
Rediscovered Rubens painting to be auctioned following divorce by US collectors
26 October 2022A rediscovered Rubens and nine other Baroque paintings will be offered at Sotheby’s New York in January.
New faces and locations across auction houses and galleries
25 October 2022The latest appointments and openings across the art and antiques sector.
Huge group of Royal Worcester comes to market
24 October 2022A vast collection of Royal Worcester porcelain put together by an Australian couple during frequent trips to UK dealers and auction houses is up for sale next month.
Walpole’s cat-killing fish bowl returns to Strawberry Hill
24 October 2022A Chinese jardiniere once used as a fish bowl by Horace Walpole (1717-97) is to return to his Strawberry Hill home.
Tantalising glimpses of a lost Carline work
24 October 2022Two studies for a Richard Carline painting thought lost when the Tate was flooded in 1928 are appearing together at an exhibition close to the family’s Hampstead home.
New faces at Roseberys, Phillips and Christie’s plus a new dealership
19 October 2022Five new specialists at Roseberys are among the latest recruitment news.
Lowry seascape takes high six-figure sum at North Yorkshire saleroom
18 October 2022A seascape from the early 1940s by LS Lowry (1887-1976) has sold for a hammer price of £840,000 at Tennants.
November Chelsea fair now postponed due to lack of exhibitors
17 October 2022The owners of the Chelsea Antiques and Fine Art Fair have postponed its planned November 1-6 event due to insufficient exhibitor numbers.
Fair Report: An event that bridges the great dealer/auction house divide
17 October 2022Now held in premises run by saleroom Tennants, The Northern Antiques Fair is blossoming
Coins discovered under kitchen floor in Yorkshire home sell for over £600,000 at auction
15 October 2022A group of coins found under the floor of an 18th century house in Yorkshire have sold at Spink.
Discover how scientific forensic analysis helps the art world
13 October 2022A conference organised by The Art Loss Register will focus on forensic science and technology and its use in the art world.
Antique dealers’ campaign to save Westminster’s gas lamps attracts wider support ahead of council’s consultation
12 October 2022A campaign to save the Victorian gas lamps in Westminster has gained support from The Victorian Society, its president actor Griff Rhys Jones and the GMB Union.
Chelsea Antiques and Fine Art Fair autumn event postponed
11 October 2022The owners of the Chelsea Antiques and Fine Art Fair have postponed its planned November 1-6 event due to reduced exhibitor numbers.
Book dealer William Reese bought in UK/US deal
10 October 2022Two leading book dealers have come together to jointly buy the eponymous William Reese Company and its 40,000 stock of books.
Brush up on French sculpture
10 October 2022This bronze sculpture depicting a woman painting with a palette and brush was among the many sales at The Northern Antiques Fair.