Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Museum launches funding plea to keep rediscovered 15th century almshouse triptych in Dorset
25 November 2025A 15th century Flemish devotional triptych discovered in an almshouse in Dorset is to be offered at auction next month with an estimate of £2.5m-3.5m.
East Sussex auction house Wallis & Wallis relaunched by long-standing staff members
24 November 2025East Sussex auction house Wallis & Wallis has new owners after being with the same family for more than 50 years.
Titanic passenger’s gold pocket watch takes £1.5m – setting a new auction record
24 November 2025A pocket watch belonging to a first-class passenger who lost his life on the Titanic was hammered down at £1.5m, or £1.78m including 22.5% buyer’s premium.
English baron revealed to be the mystery portrait sitter
24 November 2025A Shropshire dealership has rediscovered a lost portrait of an Elizabethan lawyer through heraldic research.
Auction of earliest-known calculator suspended after Paris court ruling
21 November 2025A Paris court has delayed the sale of the earliest-known calculator.
BADA plans first antiques fair outside of London
20 November 2025The British Antique Dealers’ Association (BADA) is launching a new fair in the East Midlands.
International hires and expansion – the latest updates from auction houses and advisory firms
20 November 2025Our latest selection of moves, appointments and industry developments in the world of art and antiques
TEFAF Maastricht returns in 2026 with new exhibitors, updates on its summit and latest initiatives
18 November 2025TEFAF Maastricht will return to the Maastricht Exhibition & Conference Centre (MECC) from March 14-19, 2026 (with March 12-13 by invitation only).
Antiques specialists and interior designers team up for Chippenham church fundraising sale and auction
18 November 2025A group of antiques dealers and interior designers, alongside fashion designer Lulu Guinness, have got together to launch St Andrew’s Church Decorators’ Attic Sale while Dore & Rees will also host an auction in support of the church.
News in Brief: Dealer exhibitions from Suffolk to Switzerland
17 November 2025A round up selling exhibitions and dealer news from the UK and Europe
Extensive cartographic archive to leave the UK
17 November 2025The largest group of cartographic items to come onto the market in years will be granted an export licence.
BADA Art Prize winner revealed
14 November 2025The British Antique Dealers' Association (BADA) has awarded artist Rafael El Baz its 2025 BADA Art Prize for his work 'Soft Drive'.
Dinosaur bones and Chinese works of art among recovered goods from criminal investigation
13 November 2025Three fossilised dinosaur skeletons and a collection of 11 Chinese artworks were among the assets recovered by the National Crime Agency (NCA).
London dealers sell antique and ancient glass to US museum
12 November 2025Art and antiquities dealers Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch have sold two glass items to a US museum.
New faces at Phillips and Duke’s are among the latest art and antiques Movers and Shakers
11 November 2025A round up of hires and anniversaries across auction houses, dealers and fairs
FAB Paris fair rebrands and welcomes new president
10 November 2025FAB Paris is rebranding back to one of its original names and has announced a new president.
Portrait miniatures make rare public appearance
10 November 2025A collection of Tudor and Jacobean portrait miniatures rarely seen in public for decades is on show with Philip Mould & Company in Pall Mall ahead of its sale.
The Ear of the Beholder: Mallalieu senses a link between art and sound
10 November 2025Writer, journalist and art historian Huon Mallalieu has published a new book and is holding a book launch at the French Protestant Church in Soho Square this week.
Maps destination decision looms
10 November 2025Story of major British cartography collection provides a good case study in how export licences operate
Huguenot Museum buys 12ft reproduction of His Masters Voice
06 November 2025An enlarged copy of the original ‘His Masters Voice’ picture by Francis Barraud (1856-1924) is now on display at a museum in Rochester.