Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Saleroom pulls ‘looted artefacts from Maqdala’ after Ethiopian appeal
21 June 2021A group of Ethiopian works of art believed to have been taken during the Battle of Maqdala in 1868 has been withdrawn from a Dorset auction after the Embassy of Ethiopia intervened.
Freud’s portrait of Hockney comes to auction
19 June 2021Lucien Freud’s picture of fellow artist David Hockney will be offered at auction this month with an estimate of £8m-12m.
Fundraising begins for Brontë Honresfield Library collection after Sotheby's postpones auction to give museums more time
17 June 2021Sotheby’s has delayed the sale of a library collection related to the Brontë family to give a chance for institutions to raise funds to buy it.
Infamous forgery 'Oath of a Freeman' doubles estimate at US auction
17 June 2021The 'Oath of a Freeman', one of the most infamous forgeries in US history, sold for a double-estimate $42,000 (£30,000) at Heritage.
New faces in Dublin, London and Munich are among the latest hires
16 June 2021A round up of the latest appointments plus a new publication from a book dealer.
Fledgling Brussels auction house sells €800,000 altarpiece
14 June 2021A large 15th century altarpiece from a church in southern Belgium has been sold in Brussels for a six figure sum.
London charity is beneficiary of restituted art
14 June 2021A sight loss charity in London has benefited from a surprise windfall after pictures restituted to the estate of a benefactor were sold at auction in Vienna.
Fortinghall manuscript heads to Scottish library
14 June 2021A 16th century manuscript has been bought by The National Libraries of Scotland at auction.
Online bi-monthly magazine puts Spotlight on Asian Art in London
14 June 2021Asian Art in London has announced the dates for its autumn 2021 season and the launch of a 60-page digital sales magazine called Spotlight.
Battersea decorative fair returns this autumn
12 June 2021The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair is returning to its home in Battersea Park this autumn.
New hires and promotions at Hansons, Dawsons and Bonhams
10 June 2021Among this week’s latest Movers & Shakers are a group of hires at Bonhams in Hong Kong and New York.
Two Dutch Old Master pictures recovered by the Monuments Men and eventually restituted to Jewish businessman’s heirs come to auction
09 June 2021Old Master pictures from the Dutch ‘Golden Age’ will be offered as part of Christie’s Classic Week of sales in July.
Sixteenth century Scottish Highlands manuscript bought by Edinburgh museum
08 June 2021A 16th century manuscript has been bought by The National Libraries of Scotland at auction.
Reward offered for return of stolen treasures from Arundel Castle
08 June 2021Insurers acting for the owners of Arundel Castle have offered a substantial reward for the safe return of all or part of the collection of items stolen on the night of May 21.
Ming dish sets house record in Copenhagen auction
07 June 2021Copenhagen auction house Bruun Rasmussen achieved a house record with the sale of an early Ming porcelain dish.
Renaissance roundel UK export delayed
07 June 2021A rare Renaissance roundel has been temporarily blocked from export by the UK government in the hope a buyer in the UK will emerge.
Buyer sought for £20.4m Renaissance roundel to keep it in the UK
03 June 2021A rare Renaissance roundel has been temporarily blocked from export by the UK government in the hope a buyer in the UK will emerge.
Industry updates: New hires across UK dealers and US auction houses
02 June 2021Among the latest Movers & Shakers is a new hire at book dealer Peter Harrington.
Museum hopes to buy Brontë manuscripts at Sotheby’s
31 May 2021The Brontë museum hopes to raise funds to buy rare manuscripts from a rediscovered library collection coming up for sale at Sotheby’s.