Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Pick of the week: Bidders ponder riddle of the Sphinx statues
18 October 2021A pair of Sphinx garden ornaments estimated at just £300-500 at a Suffolk auction were hammered down at £195,000.
‘Poohsticks’ bridge will return to Hundred Acre Wood after auction
18 October 2021The original ‘Poohsticks’ bridge from AA Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh books is to return to the ‘Hundred Acre Wood’ after it was bought by Buckhurst Park estate owner Lord De La Warr.
Elephant in the room: an exceptional clock
18 October 2021A rare 17th century elephant automaton clock was the star of the Christie’s New York Exceptional sale when it sold at $2.15m (£1.58m) to a private buyer.
Wiseman joins Bonhams
18 October 2021Oliver Wiseman has joined Bonhams as a senior wine specialist in Paris.
British studio ceramics feature in US collection coming to auction
18 October 2021The studio pottery collection of the late US dealer Dr John Driscoll will be offered at Phillips in conjunction with specialist Maak.
Vote of confidence for St James’s with Asian art dealers moving to the area
18 October 2021A group of Asian art dealers have committed to new spaces in St James’s.
Latest instalment of London Art Week online events kicks off with focus on the Bloomsbury Group and Charleston
16 October 2021London Art Week's third instalment of Art History in Focus returns with online talks, themed editorials and live exhibition tours.
Yorkshire Museum buys Ryedale Roman Bronzes from London dealer with help from wealthy donor
15 October 2021A hoard of Roman bronzes discovered by metal detectors and sold at auction by Hansons in May has been sold to the Yorkshire Museum.
Orientalist painting authenticated on BBC show 'Fake or Fortune?' heads to auction at Sotheby’s
13 October 2021A picture bought for around £4000 and eventually authenticated on the BBC programme 'Fake or Fortune?' as by 19th-century French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme is to be offered at Sotheby’s with an estimate of £80,000-120,000.
New appointments – the latest news across auction houses in the UK and overseas
13 October 2021A round-up of moves across the art and antiques sector.
Online art sales hit $6.8bn for first half of 2021
12 October 2021Online art sales reached $6.8bn (£5bn) in the first six months of the year, up 72% on the first half of 2020 according The Hiscox Online Art Trade Report.
Maiolica dish makes £1.04m impact at auction
11 October 2021An extremely rare and early Italian maiolica dish, discovered broken in pieces in a drawer, was hammered down at just over £1m at Lyon & Turnbull.
Manuscript missing for 30 years returns to Italy
11 October 2021Part of a medieval manuscript stolen in Italy more than 30 years ago has been returned with the help of London firm Bloomsbury Auctions.
Battersea dealers delighted to be busy once again
11 October 2021Exhibitors at The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair in Battersea Park celebrated a busy event, with opening day sales up by about 10% on the last fair held in January 2020.
How TV coverage and a nearby museum reopening boosted two antique centres
11 October 2021A reopened museum and a steady run of appearances on TV have boosted sales at two Cambridge centres.
Tiles speciality creates a hive of activity
11 October 2021Anita Morgan, co-owner of The Hive in Cambridge, is an antique tile specialist and stands at the small annual niche tile fair in Nottingham organised by the Tiles & Architectural Ceramics Society (TACS), which was held this year on October 2.
Trade rallies to help fundraise for fellow antiques dealer ahead of weekend stock sell-off
09 October 2021An 'everything-must-go' stock sale is taking place at Antiques on Sea in St Leonards-on-sea this weekend.
Victorian decorative art collection captures the imagination at Christie’s
07 October 2021A major collection of Victorian decorative art and pictures drew attention from both the trade and collectors at Christie’s, reaching a hammer total of £1.7m (plus 25/20/14.5% buyer's premium).
Versailles acquires bust of Sun King’s doctor from London dealer following TEFAF 2020 fair
06 October 2021The Chateau de Versailles in France has purchased a sculpture of Louis XIV’s (1643-1715) surgeon.
Rebrands and new hires – an update on the latest moves across the art and antiques sector
05 October 2021The latest Movers & Shakers news across the UK including a new president at BADA and a new board member at LAPADA.