Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
TEFAF New York autumn fair cancelled due to coronavirus
17 July 2020The delayed TEFAF New York 2020, postponed from spring to autumn, has now been officially cancelled.
Auctions do their bit for charity with more than £379,000 raised during lockdown
17 July 2020Auction houses did their bit for charity during lockdown – regional UK salerooms raised at least £379,597 (mainly for NHS related causes) during the period.
Auction house Christie’s marketing chief has left the company
17 July 2020Christie’s global chief marketing officer Amy Wexler is to leave the firm on September 1 after two decades at the auction house.
Rubens among highlights of Christie’s July evening auction
15 July 2020Christie’s will offer a work attributed to Sir Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) during its ‘Classic month’ series of sales in London.
Frieze London and Frieze Masters fairs cancelled this autumn
14 July 2020Frieze London and Frieze Masters fairs have been cancelled this year due to the ongoing issues relating to coronavirus.
New hires at auction houses Bonhams, Piasa and Charterhouse
14 July 2020An update on the latest Movers and Shakers from across the art and antiques sector.
Rare Spanish Armada maps blocked from export in the hope a UK buyer can pay £600,000 to save them for the nation
13 July 2020A group of 10 drawings that depict the Elizabethan naval battle have been temporarily prevented from being exported in the hope an institutional buyer can raise funds to keep them in the UK.
Online sales rise 4% as demand increases
13 July 2020Online sales of art, antiques and collectables reached $4.82bn in 2019, a rise of 4% from the previous year, and digital demand is set to increase further in the years ahead.
Works of art with aristocratic connections feature at Christie’s new The Collector sale
11 July 2020Christie’s has launched a new cross category auction as part of its Classic Week sales featuring many items with aristocratic connections.
Archaeological discoveries made by the public reach 1.5 million
09 July 2020The number of archaeological objects unearthed by the British public since the start of The British Museum’s Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) has reached 1.5 million items.
A chance to buy a piece of vaccine history – Edward Jenner’s innoculation book comes to auction
09 July 2020Vaccinations are high on the agenda at the moment as the world searches for immunisation against the coronavirus.
Rare Antonio Susini sculpture found in £12 box of bric-a-brac to be auctioned in Christie’s Classic Week series
08 July 2020A Mannerist bronze discovered in a box of bric-a-brac at an auction in South Africa is to be offered at Christie’s in London this week.
Government issues export bar for Roman marble Celtic hounds in hope of finding UK buyer
08 July 2020The owner of a pair of Celtic hounds has been temporarily prevented from exporting the sculptures by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
Promotions and appointments at Bonhams, Swann Galleries and David Lay
08 July 2020An update of moves and appointments from across the art and antiques industry.
Antiques Roadshow to become invitation-only to ensure production meets coronavirus guidelines
07 July 2020For the first time in more than four decades, the BBC series 'Antiques Roadshow' will be filmed on a closed set with a small invited audience only.
Art advisor association reorganises board to strengthen group for future growth
07 July 2020Art association Professional Advisors to the International Art Market (PAIAM) has appointed a new chairman and vice chair and brought in new faces to the organisation’s board.
Elmwood’s opens Notting Hill office
06 July 2020Jewellery auction house Elmwood’s has opened a new office in London and hired two new staff as business begins to return to normal after the lockdown.
Dealers turn their focus to ATG
06 July 2020Our coverage of two dealers’ #alcoholandframes exploits on Instagram (ATG No 2447) encouraged them to create tributes to the Gazette in recent social media posts.
Lock and load up: how delivery firms have adapted their services to the art and antiques trade during the lockdown
06 July 2020Fitting delivery vans with showers and toilets was just one of the innovative solutions that haulage and logistics firms had to improvise to keep their vital services running for the art and antiques trade.
Appeal to help find stolen wedding ring of elderly care home resident
02 July 2020The family of an elderly lady in a care home in north London is hoping the antiques and jewellery trade may spot three rings that have been stolen.