Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
The Fry Art Gallery reopens after refurb with Great Bardfield exhibition sponsored by Sworders
03 May 2022The Fry Art Gallery in Essex has undergone a major refurbishment and one of the first shows is being supported by local auction house Sworders.
Big funds raised for rediscovered mini Brontë
02 May 2022In just two weeks The Friends of the National Libraries managed to raise $1.25m (£1m) to buy a rediscovered miniature book by Charlotte Brontë.
Brontë mini book heads home to Haworth after £1m raised to buy it from New York dealer
28 April 2022A rediscovered miniature book by Charlotte Brontë has been sold at a New York book fair.
Inflation could help sales of collectables such as stamps, according to Stanley Gibbons Group
27 April 2022Collectables group Stanley Gibbons Group has pointed to evidence that both coins and stamps “do well during periods of heightened inflation”.
New hires across the art and antiques sector including in the US and Middle East
26 April 2022Among the latest Movers & Shakers news are appointments at Bonhams and Christie’s and a refurbishment at Artcurial.
Returning tourists give business boost for Portobello Road
25 April 2022Tourists returning to London gave Portobello Road traders a significant boost over the Easter period.
PBFA looks for new London fair manager
25 April 2022The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA) is searching for a new fair manager for its London Antiquarian Book Fair.
Family portrait returns to Sitwell summer home
25 April 2022A Sitwell family portrait is returning home after Scarborough Museums Trust bought it at a auction in Newbury last year.
Ethiopian dealership launches London base
25 April 2022Contemporary African art was a topic of discussion at last month’s The Art Business Conference in London.
Lalique celebrates 100 years at French factory
23 April 2022The Lalique factory in Wingen-sur-Moder, in north eastern France, is celebrating 100 years in operation.
Sitwell portrait returns to Scarborough
21 April 2022A Sitwell portrait is returning home after Scarborough Museums Trust bought it at a Newbury auction.
Christie’s to trial shipping by sea freight to reduce carbon emissions
18 April 2022Christie’s is to trial moving art works by sea rather than air, with the aim of drastically reducing its carbon emissions. It estimates that the switch could reduce the environmental impact by 80%.
Strawberry Hill success in buying Hogarth work
18 April 2022The funds necessary to keep a portrait of Horace Walpole on display at his former home Strawberry Hill have been raised following a public appeal.
Public appeal saves Hogarth portrait of Horace Walpole for his home Strawberry Hill
16 April 2022The funds necessary to keep a portrait of Horace Walpole on display at his former home Strawberry Hill have been raised following a public appeal.
New hires and promotions including at Lyon & Turnbull and Duke’s
14 April 2022The latest Movers & Shakers updates across the world of art and antiques.
The Antiques Roadshow returns this summer to a location near you
13 April 2022The BBC’s Antiques Roadshow has released the locations for the recording of its programmes this summer.
Invisible work by artist Yves Klein sells at Paris auction
12 April 2022A receipt granting ownership to an invisible work of art by artist Yves Klein sold for a hammer price of €850,000 (£710,000) or €1.1m including buyer’s premium at Sotheby’s Paris.
‘Happy Easter’ after Darwin books returned
11 April 2022The book trade has called for institutions to be more proactive in reporting missing items after two notebooks belonging to Charles Darwin were mysteriously returned to Cambridge University Library.
Brontë manuscript on sale at New York book fair
11 April 2022A recently rediscovered miniature book by Charlotte Brontë (1816-55) is on offer at the New York International Antiquarian Book Fair (NYIABF) this month.
Set of 12 oak dining chairs from a Derbyshire country house are among four lots to watch this week
11 April 2022With estimates from £500-15,000, here are four previews of upcoming items.