Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Dealer selling platform 2Covet expands team
09 August 2021The online selling platform for dealers 2Covet.com has expanded dur ing the coronavirus pandemic and has increased its team to 13.
Kensington and Chelsea council calls for feedback on new proposals for Portobello Road Market
07 August 2021Antiques dealers, market traders, local businesses, residents and visitors are invited to give feedback on more than 50 proposals to improve visiting and trading at markets in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea including Portobello Road market.
Plea for help to recover late artist’s medals stolen from Macclesfield museum
05 August 2021Two medals awarded to the late artist Charles Tunnicliffe (1901-79) were stolen when The Silk Museum in Macclesfield was burgled earlier this week.
New faces at art and antiques businesses as online platform 2Covet expands
28 July 2021This week’s Movers & Shakers includes a group of new hires at online dealer platform 2Covet.
British antiques restorer arrested and investigated in US court case
27 July 2021The Manhattan district attorney’s office is investigating a multi-million-pound Asian antiquities ‘trafficking ring’ and has arrested a British antiques restorer as part of the case.
Lawrence’s ‘The Red Boy’ bought by The National Gallery in deal via Christie’s
24 July 2021The National Gallery is to acquire a portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) with the help of charitable donations and advice from Christie’s.
A dozen ‘national treasures’ saved for the nation after export licence blocks
21 July 2021A dozen items deemed national treasures were bought by institutions between May 2018 and April 2020 with a value of £7.6m, according to the latest report.
Government launches consultation on extending antique ivory ban to hippos, narwhals, walruses and whales
20 July 2021The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has launched a consultation on extending the near-total ban on the antique ivory trade.
Portobello dealers ‘left reeling’ as flood hits shops and arcades
19 July 2021Portobello Road dealers are cleaning up after “a month of rain in 90 minutes” flooded homes and businesses in the area last week.
Coronavirus rules relax but mask wearing to be the norm at antiques events
19 July 2021Larger indoor fairs can go ahead in England now that coronavirus restrictions have been relaxed but many firms will retain coronavirus measures.
A slow recovery: stolen tortoises resurface after 29 years
19 July 2021Four Victorian bronze tortoises stolen from National Trust property Kingston Lacy in Dorset have been recovered nearly 30 years later.
Fake or Fortune? returns to screens for its ninth season this month
17 July 2021BBC TV show Fake or Fortune? is returning later this month after filming progressed in between lockdowns.
England relaxes coronavirus restrictions but recommendations remain in place
14 July 2021The UK government has confirmed that from July 19 in England many of the coronavirus restrictions will be relaxed.
French state buys infamous Marquis de Sade’s manuscript with help from a wealthy banker
13 July 2021France’s Ministry of Culture announced the acquisition by the state of the ‘120 days of Sodom’ by the Marquis de Sade and a number of other manuscripts.
Growing gains early on at London Art Week
12 July 2021Exhibitors at London Art Week have reported a good flow of visitors to galleries as well as demand for the online series of talks.
Warning over Brexit effect on British hallmarking
12 July 2021The British Hallmarking Council (BHC) is to raise concerns with the government about the impact of Brexit on antique gold and silver exports into the EU.
Book fan leaves his antiquarian collection to local Oxfam shop
10 July 2021A book collector who travelled to an Oxfam shop in Tavistock, Devon every Tuesday by bus for the past decade has left his entire book collection to the charity.
New VAT rules for EU imports take effect this month
08 July 2021New VAT rules have been put in place by the European Union for distance selling.
New faces and updates across auction houses in the UK and US
07 July 2021This week’s Movers & Shakers includes a new specialist for Roseberys’ Modern & Contemporary Prints & Multiples department.