Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Churchill’s slippers, brandy glass and cigar box sell for five-figure sums each in two auctions
13 March 2021The appeal of items once owned by Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) has grown in recent years.
Promotions and appointments across the art and antiques sector
11 March 2021The latest hires and moves including at Christie’s, London Art Week and Gem-A.
Consultation on exemption process for Ivory Act launched
10 March 2021The UK Government has launched a consultation on how exemptions to allow the trade in some items under the Ivory Act will be implemented and processed.
Antiques Roadshow locations released for summer 2021 but coronavirus guidelines remain
09 March 2021The BBC’s Antiques Roadshow has released the locations for the recording of its programmes in the summer of 2021.
Police probe provenance of Meiji ivories
08 March 2021Police are investigating the provenance of a collection of Japanese ivories in connection with a high-value burglary in Surrey.
Fairs make welcome return to calendar
08 March 2021Fair organisers are now planning for the spring and summer as the roadmap to ease coronavirus restrictions in England allows outdoor events to be held from April.
Consultation launched for Portobello’s five-year plan
08 March 2021Kensington and Chelsea Council is launching a new five-year plan for Portobello Road Market and is asking the trade to submit feedback.
Compton Verney in miniature after Grantchester bequest
08 March 2021A group of portrait miniatures has been gifted to the Warwickshire art gallery and country house Compton Verney.
London Art Week starts spring online events with Strawberry Hill House lecture
06 March 2021The female artists, actresses, and playwrights of Strawberry Hill Theatricals will be in focus at an upcoming London Art Week (LAW) webinar.
Portrait miniatures head to Compton Verney from the estate of the late Lady Grantchester
04 March 2021A group of rare portrait miniatures has been gifted to the Warwickshire art gallery and country house Compton Verney.
Budget for recovery: culture and arts sector and shops among those to get new grants
03 March 2021Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a series of measures to try to return the economy to stronger growth during and after the coronavirus pandemic in the UK.
New online auction site and the latest hires in the art and antiques sector
03 March 2021A TV show, a new online auction site and the latest appointments feature in our round up of moves across the world of art and antiques.
Breadboard Annie’s kitchen collection comes to auction in Kent
02 March 2021The late dealer Annie Marchant (1951-2020) collected everything related to the unfitted kitchen and was known as Breadboard Annie in her early days.
Art and antiques sector cheered by easing of lockdown
01 March 2021Plans for shop reopenings, new fair dates and rescheduled auctions are under way as the art and antiques sector welcomed the news of the government ‘roadmap’ out of lockdown in England.
Mail robber’s candid story of seduction and smuggling will go on museum display
01 March 2021A rare, candid autobiographical account by a soon-to-be-executed 18th century brickmaker has been bought by Horsham Museum.
Visit palaces, museums and private collections from the comfort of your armchair with BADA Friends online events
28 February 2021BADA Friends, part of The British Antique Dealers' Association, has continued its events virtually until in-person versions can take place later this year.
$150m art collection of a US cattle rancher, oil magnate and philanthropist comes to auction at Sotheby’s
25 February 2021The art collection of the late Anne Marion (1938-2020), a cattle rancher, oil magnate and philanthropist, will be offered at Sotheby’s in May.
New hires and appointments at auction houses in the UK and US
24 February 2021An update on the latest appointments at auction houses including at Bishop & Miller, Phillips and Clevedon Salerooms
Art and antiques trade in England to reopen on April 12
23 February 2021A ‘roadmap’ to how coronavirus lockdown restrictions in England will be eased has been revealed.
Slippers and brandy supply bulldog spirit
22 February 2021Velvet evening slippers and a brandy glass once belonging to Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) are coming to auction at Bellmans in Sussex next month.