Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
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.
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.