Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
London Art Week talks commence online
06 July 2021The latest edition of London Art Week is underway and a series of talks and lectures accompany the in-gallery exhibitions held by dealers across London.
Antiques Roadshow specialist Eric Knowles turns dealer at new Kent emporium
05 July 2021Decorative arts specialist Eric Knowles has become a dealer and teamed up with others in the trade to launch a new emporium in Kent.
Clean energy: The real-life world of art restoration
05 July 2021TV programmes have brought restoration and conservation into the public spotlight recently, but what is life really like for those working in the field at a time when training and jobs are under pressure?
Silver dealer Koopman confident about move
05 July 2021Koopman Rare Art has moved to Mayfair after more than 50 years in the London Silver Vaults on Chancery Lane.
Q&A: Plowden & Smith
05 July 2021Conservation and restoration firm Plowden & Smith is now run by managing director Camilla Hughes-Hunt with a team of 13 qualified full-time conservation specialists.
College and school of design merger creates South Downs and London supercentre
05 July 2021West Dean College recently merged with KLC School of Design in London.
Q&A: Lizzie Neville, head of school of conservation at West Dean college
05 July 2021Lizzie Neville, head of school of conservation at West Dean College of Arts & Conservation, works with 15 full-time members of staff and more than 50 visiting lecturers
Q&A: Ceri House
05 July 2021Ceri House is an artist and restorer and currently works with Nick Shipton and the Brothership Studio team in Hertford.
The web shop window: Contemporary stoneware artwork
05 July 2021Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Q&A: Simon Gillespie
05 July 2021Described recently in a How To Spend It article in the Financial Times as a “part sleuth, part therapist and part miracle worker… a modern master of illumination”, Simon Gillespie runs a team of seven conservators, restorers and specialists in his studio above New Bond Street in central London.
Eric Knowles and Charles Hanson team up for Kent valuation day
03 July 2021Specialist Eric Knowles and auctioneer Charles Hanson will be taking part in a valuation day in Tunbridge Wells to raise money for charity.
Picasso and Mondrian paintings stolen in Greek art theft returned
01 July 2021Two paintings stolen from Greece's National Gallery in 2012 have been recovered and a builder has confessed to the crime, according to Reuters.
Sotheby’s launches auctions in Germany
30 June 2021Sotheby’s is to hold sales in Germany and has opened a new office at The Palais Oppenheim in Cologne.
New faces at Colnaghi, Koopman, Bonhams and Adam Partridge – the latest hires across the art and antiques sector
29 June 2021This week’s Movers & Shakers includes a new specialist for Bonhams’ popular culture department.
London dealer hails victory in six-year legal battle over St James’s lease
28 June 2021“We want art and antiques galleries to know that this area is now affordable," says dealer S Franses after High Court victory
Italy seeks to open its art market with export threshold changes
28 June 2021The export of Italian art has become easier following changes made to the country’s cultural laws.
Duke’s launches ‘collection care service’ with new role
28 June 2021Dorset auction house Duke’s is creating a heritage and valuations division and has hired a former surveyor of The Queen’s Works of Art to form the new team.
Cutlers' Hall in Sheffield calls for help to recover stolen silver
24 June 2021A group of silver and silver plate items have been stolen from the Cutlers' Hall in Sheffield and police are seeking information on the incident.
From Somerset to New Zealand: a round up of new auctions, hires and initiatives
23 June 2021Among this week’s latest Movers & Shakers are new appointments at Webb’s in New Zealand, a new Asia CEO at Bonhams and an update from a Somerset saleroom.
Court judgment on rent for St James’s gallery ‘will impact wider market’
22 June 2021A court victory for textile dealer S Franses will have wider implications for rents across the West End of London, experts predict.