Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Bonhams’ annual turnover breaks $1bn for the first time after string of saleroom acqusitions
06 January 2023For the first time in its history Bonhams has reported an annual turnover of more than $1bn (£840m). The figures released for 2022 follow a raft of acquisitions by the company.
Ulster Museum acquires 16th century Nativity scene
05 January 2023An Italian Nativity scene has been saved for the nation after it was blocked from export by the government.
Protest planned at Hampstead Antique Emporium ahead of closure
04 January 2023A group of traders at Hampstead Antique & Craft Emporium have organised a protest on the last day before it closes.
UK dealers star in TEFAF Showcase spot
02 January 2023UK dealers Elliott Fine Art, Callisto Fine Arts, Ben Hunter and Willoughby Gerrish are among the chosen new galleries to exhibit at TEFAF Maastricht’s Showcase this year.
Herschel museum buys manuscript memoir
02 January 2023Two Herschel family-related historic items – a Royal Society King’s medal and a manuscript memoir – have changed hands at auction and in a private sale.
Single-owner sales boost as Christie’s hits art market high
02 January 2023Christie’s reported the highest annual sales total in art market history, boosted by single-owner collections and a rise in younger buyers.
Dealer Hawkins to sell townhouses tempters
02 January 2023Antiques dealer and taxidermy specialist Emma Hawkins is selling a collection from her townhouses in Edinburgh and London at Sotheby’s this month.
Coming home: New York Winter Show staged at regular venue for first time since 2020
02 January 2023The 69th edition of the venerable fair takes place at its traditional venue of the Park Lane Armory
Christmas museum in Korea buys Jingle Bells sheet music at Wiltshire auction
22 December 2022A 19th century printing of the sheet music to the famous Christmas song 'Jingle Bells' sold at a Devizes auction for £15,000.
Christie’s trumps Sotheby’s in art and luxury sales in 2022
20 December 2022The top auction houses announced their full year sales results revealing that Christie’s is back on top.
Piper and Bawden murals to the manor borne: Rothschild Foundation buys artworks for National Trust's Waddesdon
19 December 2022Two large-scale murals by leading Modern British artists have been purchased by The Rothschild Foundation from dealer Liss Llewellyn.
Vectis Auctions launches new departments
19 December 2022Vectis Auctions is expanding into new categories and has added three new departments.
An artist’s Christmas card and an advent calendar by Andy Warhol are among five Christmassy items this season
19 December 2022Christmas is coming and here are some art, antiques and collectables to bring on that festive feeling.
Washington letters sell but constitution on hold
19 December 2022“Yesterday put an end to the business of the Federal Convention. Enclosed is a copy of the Constitution it agreed to recommend.”
Appreciation that’s long overdue
19 December 2022Collectors are responding positively as dealers put overlooked female artists in the spotlight
A new TEFAF boss and recent auction house hires – the latest Movers & Shakers
15 December 2022A round up of recent appointments across the world of art and antiques.
Art & Antiques for Everyone fair cancelled for 2023
14 December 2022The much-loved event at the NEC Birmingham, that had run three times a year pre-Covid, has cancelled plans for next year.
Snow and train strikes hit art and antiques businesses
12 December 2022A handful of art and antiques firms have had to temporarily close premises due to snow today.
Judgments made on London dealers in two separate court cases
12 December 2022Two separate legal cases involving leading London art dealers have concluded in the High Court.
Pick of the week: Gem supplied to Catherine II was found in a biscuit tin
12 December 2022When Hartleys’ valuer Daisy Hodgson was rummaging through an old biscuit tin in a family home in north London she spotted something that she thought might have great potential.