Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Public sculptures recorded for first time in new art project
02 July 2022Art education charity Art UK has been working on digitally recording all public artworks in the UK.
Bonhams steps up European expansion with French auction house purchase
29 June 2022Bonhams has bought its fourth auction house this year: Cornette de Saint Cyr with salerooms in Paris and Belgium.
Thieves attack TEFAF Maastricht fair
28 June 2022Thieves entered the TEFAF Maastricht venue and stole jewellery from dealer Symbolic & Chase by smashing a display case.
New faces and galleries – a round up of new hires and developments across the art and antiques sector
28 June 2022An expanding jewellery team in Staffordshire and a new London managing director for a US auction house feature in our latest round-up of industry news.
Early trading brings brisk sales at TEFAF
27 June 2022The TEFAF Maastricht fair opened with a raft of high-value sales last week.
Summer Sundays return to Portobello Road Market
27 June 2022Portobello Road Market will return to Sunday trading this summer.
Moretti Fine Art opens new St James’s gallery
23 June 2022Moretti Fine Art is to open an enlarged gallery in the heart of St James’s after a complete renovation of the Duke Street buildings.
Hints on Household Taste: Interior designer and antiques dealer to sell collection at auction
22 June 2022Collector, interior designer and antiques dealer Paul Reeves is selling more than 300 items from his stock and collection at auction this month.
Sotheby’s expands in Monaco and Hansons hires new faces – the latest job moves across the art market
21 June 2022Sotheby’s has opened a permanent Monaco gallery and appointed a new director to lead it.
Picasso drawing discovered in a cupboard
20 June 2022A Picasso drawing found in a cupboard has been sold at a French auction house for €158,000 (£135,000) or €192,759 including buyer’s premium.
Pick of the week: Collection of pop culture ephemera wows at auction
20 June 2022A collection of pop culture ephemera and football memorabilia found in a Cotswold bungalow was offered across 390 lots at auction.
Givenchy welcomed with white gloves
20 June 2022A pair of monumental Louis XVI girandoles or torcheres attributed to Pierre Philippe Thomire (1751-1843) and dated to c.1790 were among the highlights of the first part of Christie’s Hubert de Givenchy (1927-2018) auction in Paris last week.
UK museum sought for £2.4m James Tissot picture
18 June 2022The UK government has placed a temporary export bar on a James Tissot picture in the hope a UK buyer can be found to pay £2.4m and keep it in the country.
Cheffins teams up with interior designer Birdie Fortescue for upcoming auction
16 June 2022Auction house Cheffins has worked with Birdie Fortescue, who runs her own homewares brand, to show how antiques can work in any home.
First part of the Givenchy sale at Christie’s Paris an 'historic night for decorative arts'
15 June 2022The first in a series of auctions of items from two homes of the late fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy was a white glove affair
Summer walking trail launched by Asian Art in London
15 June 2022Asian Art in London is celebrating its twenty-fifth anniversary with a summer event.
Copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio comes to New York auction
14 June 2022An original copy of William Shakespeare’s First Folio, printed 400 years ago, will be offered at Sotheby’s in New York on July 21 with an estimate of $1.5m-2.5m (£1.2m-2m).
Decorator Rita Konig to provide interiors advice during BADA Week
13 June 2022The British Antique Dealers’ Association (BADA) has teamed up with interior designer Rita Konig for its annual event BADA Week.
‘Breakthrough’ for shipping art by sea
13 June 2022Plans to drastically reduce the carbon emissions of the art and antiques sector by cutting air freight have been put forward by a group of art market businesses.
Collector Interview: Poster passion
13 June 2022Poster fan is particularly proud of his lobby cards highlighting groups ignored in early Hollywood.