Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Ancient Libyan statue returned home with the help of The British Museum and HMRC
11 May 2021A funerary statue from Cyrene (near present-day Shahhat in Libya) dating to the 2nd century BC is being returned to Libya.
French and Irish events to reopen as indoor fairs in England resume next week
10 May 2021The restrictions operating during the latest lockdowns are continuing to ease in countries including France and the Republic of Ireland.
Queen Victoria's ballet-style slippers to be auctioned
08 May 2021Slippers once owned by Queen Victoria will be offered at an auction in West Sussex later this month.
Paisley Museum asks public and trade to offer paisley items for new display
06 May 2021Paisley Museum plans to mark its 150th anniversary with a paisley 'callout'.
New hires, premises, events and a book – the latest round up of people and places across the art and antiques sector
04 May 2021New faces at Dix Noonan Webb and Heritage are among the Movers & Shakers updates this week.
Bonhams moves Greek art sale from London to Paris
03 May 2021Bonhams has moved its annual Greek art auction to France from London following Brexit.
Fox Talbot photography group makes record sum
03 May 2021A group of nearly 200 early images and ephemera by the pioneering photographer William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-77) more than quadrupled its lower estimate at Sotheby’s in New York.
Northants enchants: new premises for The Canon Gallery
03 May 2021With a lack of fairs during the pandemic and fewer scheduled in the near future, picture dealer Jeremy Green has taken the plunge and returned to running a physical gallery after 15 years of running his dealership from home and standing at fairs.
Contribute to website? Be our guest
03 May 2021Guest and Gray, trading from a gallery in central London at 58 Davies Street, decided to launch a new website during lockdown.
‘Lost Bonnet Portrait of Emily Brontë’ for sale
03 May 2021A portrait argued to be of author Emily Brontë is coming to auction this month.
Changes at the top at Phillips as Sotheby’s restructures Fine Art division
29 April 2021Sotheby’s and Phillips have announced a number of changes in personnel.
Lincolnshire’s Hemswell gets a newly refurbished and renamed antiques centre
29 April 2021A newly refurbished antiques centre will open this weekend under new management at Hemswell in Lincolnshire.
Rare $2m Meissen collection restituted to Jewish family comes to market in New York this autumn
28 April 2021A collection of Meissen porcelain assembled by the Oppenheimer family and recently restituted to their heirs is coming to auction this September.
New faces at Tennants and in Bonhams Motoring team
27 April 2021New valuers at Tennants are among the latest news across the world of art and antiques.
London fairs return as lockdown eases
26 April 2021London indoor fair organisers have begun to announce dates for later this year.
Clock collector: I have plenty of time to learn
26 April 2021In the latest of our occasional series of collector interviews, ATG talks to a young collector who not only buys clocks and watches but is also a horological apprentice.
Cromwell Place import tax deal boosts storage role
26 April 2021Art hub Cromwell Place has received approval from HMRC to operate an official Customs warehouse.
English female portrait painter returns to Colchester auction
24 April 2021A portrait by 17th century artist Mary Beale (1633-99) took a six-figure-sum earlier this year at a sale in Essex and now a second portrait by the artist will be offered next week.
New shops and a new book – the latest updates from across the world of art and antiques
22 April 2021A change in ownership at dealership Abbott and Holder is among the latest updates this week.
National Gallery acquires fourth picture from late art patron via tax scheme
20 April 2021The National Gallery has taken ownership of a portrait by Isaack Luttichuys (1616-73), the first work by the artist to enter a British public collection.