Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Back-stories boost early successes at the Battersea fair
06 October 2025Stand-out decorative items by named artists with interesting back-stories were in demand at the latest The Decorative Fair in Battersea.
Tempest blows in to Kensington's Reindeer Antiques
06 October 2025Kensington Church Street dealership Reindeer Antiques is hosting an exhibition and book launch for cartoonist Annie Tempest (b.1959).
Everybody needs good neighbours, including sculpture specialists
06 October 2025Meeting as neighbours at TEFAF Maastricht, two sculpture dealers have come together to hold an exhibition in London.
Dealer Nimbus Antiques to stage retirement sale at Bamfords
06 October 2025Former LAPADA member, furniture dealer Nimbus Antiques in north Derbyshire, is closing and plans a retirement auction at local saleroom Bamfords.
National Trust’s Cragside sells piano at auction to make way for 19th century ‘popstar’s’ Broadwood rosewood model
02 October 2025A grand piano once owned by the celebrated concert pianist Arabella Goddard is back on display where it once held pride of place at Cragside in Northumberland.
Olympia art and antiques fair cancelled after more than 50 years
30 September 2025The once much-loved antiques fair at Olympia, west London has been cancelled due to a lack of interest from dealers.
Film location and historic home Luton Hoo plans auction ahead of major refurbishment
30 September 2025Furniture and accessories from the historic country estate Luton Hoo in Bedfordshire are coming to auction.
Bidding battle in Banbury propels Old Master to six-figure sum
29 September 2025A Madonna and Child painting, catalogued as by an ‘Italian Old Master’, took an astonishing £685,000 hammer price at an auction in Banbury.
Armour shows its mettle as Paris fair takes September slot
29 September 2025An Asian armour dealer sold nearly all of his stand’s stock in the first few days of FAB Paris last week.
Five questions with British Arts & Crafts dealer Sarah Harris
29 September 2025Sarah Harris, proprieter of Breckland Antiques, is a specialist in all aspects of the British Arts & Crafts movement. She will be standing at the Northern Antiques Fair in Leyburn, North Yorkshire, held from October 9-12 (previewed last week in ATG No 2711).
Antiques dealer who became an art dealer
29 September 2025Dominic Sanchez-Cabello initially followed in his father’s footsteps to become an antiques dealer in Plymouth.
Artists portrayed by artists at new exhibition
29 September 2025West End art dealer Liss Llewellyn has teamed up with Modern British art museum Pallant House Gallery for a show of paintings of artists.
Chagall to shine in historic venue
29 September 2025St James’s gallery Stern Pissarro is taking part in Canopy, a pop-up exhibition in Marylebone at the Grade II-listed building 14 Cavendish Square.
Dealer Sim supports Thomas Hennell museum showcase
29 September 2025A museum show on war artist and poet Thomas Hennell (1903-45), marking the 80th anniversary of his death, has been put together with the help of Modern British art dealer Andrew Sim of Sim Fine Art.
Latest hires and expansion plans including a London rare book dealer opening stateside
26 September 2025The latest Movers & Shakers from around the world of art and antiques
Calling young book collectors: national competition open for entries
25 September 2025The annual Antiquarian Bookseller Association (ABA) National Book Collecting Prize is open for entries.
FAB Paris opens for the first time with an earlier autumn date
23 September 2025More than 100 exhibitors at FAB Paris welcomed visitors to the Grand Palais for the fourth edition of the fair.
Looming US anti-money laundering rules could do ‘more harm than good’
22 September 2025Trade bodies are warning that a proposed anti-money laundering bill in the US could adversely impact art and antiques dealers operating in the country.
Alan Titchmarsh downsizes and puts antiques up for auction
22 September 2025TV presenter, gardener and author Alan Titchmarsh is selling his large collection of antiques ahead of downsizing.
New judging panel announced for BADA Art Prize
22 September 2025The British Antique Dealers' Association (BADA) has announced a new judging panel for its annual prize.