Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Art and antiques return to Portobello Road as restrictions lift
19 April 2021Up and down the country antiques markets, shops and centres were able to reopen last week.
Final chance for EU cultural goods consultation
19 April 2021The art and antiques sector has until April 21 to submit feedback on new rules on the import of cultural goods proposed by the European Union.
New home for a ceramics specialist and a new face at Freeman’s
17 April 2021A new home and name for a Gloucestershire auction house is among the latest updates in the art and antiques sector.
New recruits at Bonhams and Gorringe’s are the latest Movers & Shakers
15 April 2021Appointments at auction houses in the UK and US and an anniversary in Germany are the latest updates in the art and antiques sector.
Call for feedback on EU’s cultural goods importation rules
14 April 2021The art and antiques sector has until April 21 to submit feedback on new rules proposed by the European Union on the import of cultural goods.
TEFAF rethinks New York event
13 April 2021The organiser of art and antiques fairs 'TEFAF Maastricht' and 'TEFAF New York' has changed the frequency and focus of the American event.
Shops and antiques centres open doors again this week
12 April 2021Antiques shops and centres, auction houses and outdoor markets will welcome customers back to their premises in England and Wales this week.
Coin auction houses end four-year joint venture
12 April 2021London coin specialists Baldwin’s and St James’ Auctions have ended their tie-up after four years.
Gentileschi’s Lucretia acquired by the Getty
12 April 2021The J Paul Getty Museum has acquired a work by Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-c.1654) that had sold for a record price at auction in France in 2019.
Art Market Participants: AMLS rebrands as ECS
12 April 2021HMRC has renamed its Anti Money Laundering Supervision team as Economic Crime Supervision (ECS). The services will continue as normal.
Dealers prove game for countryside fair
12 April 2021More than 20 LAPADA dealers have signed up to take stands at The Game Fair this summer.
S Franses returns to court over lease dispute
12 April 2021Tapestry and textiles specialist S Franses is to face its landlord in court for the fourth time next month.
Auction previews: issue 2488
12 April 2021A selection of 15 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
London Art Week announces details of summer schedule
10 April 2021Details of the selling exhibitions in galleries in central London and online this summer have been announced by London Art Week (LAW).
Californian museum acquires Artemisia Gentileschi’s ‘record’ Lucretia picture
08 April 2021The J Paul Getty Museum has acquired a work by Artemisia Gentileschi (1593- c.1654) that had previously sold for a record auction price in 2019.
Funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies helps Art UK improve access to public art
07 April 2021Public access to artworks in UK collections has been given a boost with a tie up between Bloomberg Philanthropies and Art UK.
A fresh face at Phillips and a new president at the ABA are among the latest appointments across the art and antiques sector
07 April 2021The latest Movers and Shakers across the art and antiques sector.
London print fair morphs into Print Week
05 April 2021The London Original Print Fair (LOPF) has modified its operations to suit the current restrictions and plans a Print Week in dealers’ galleries next month.
‘Mother of modern British ballet’ portrait sold at Christie’s and donated to Royal Academy of Dance
31 March 2021A portrait of the 'mother of modern British ballet’ will go on public display this autumn after dance enthusiasts rallied round to bid at auction.
A new auction house in Wiltshire and fresh faces in Yorkshire and London are among this week’s saleroom updates
30 March 2021New appointments at Roseberys and Ryedale Auctioneers are among the latest moves and appointments in the art and antiques sector.