Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Plea to save Hepworth sculpture for the nation
05 June 2025Museum and Art Fund launch fundraising to save Barbara Hepworth sculpture
Art and antiques dealers from Treasure House Fair are part of latest WOW!house installation
05 June 2025Ten art and antiques dealers have loaned art and objects to this year’s WOW!house in Chelsea.
Midlands antiques dealer sells micromosaic to Houston museum
05 June 2025Sutton Coldfield dealer Thomas Coulborn & Sons has sold another artwork to a US museum following a major art fair.
John Prescott portrait bought by son at Yorkshire auction
03 June 2025A portrait of the late John Prescott (1938-2024) emerged at Hawley’s in Beverley, East Yorkshire and was spotted by the former deputy prime minister's son just in time to bid.
Grosvenor School print stolen 30 years ago in Vancouver recovered in London
02 June 2025A 1930s linocut by the British- Canadian Grosvenor School artist Sybil Andrews has been recovered after being stolen more than 30 years ago.
Former LAPADA CEO joins Gloucestershire antiques and interiors firm as managing director
30 May 2025Freya Simms, the former chief executive of dealer association LAPADA, is joining businessman Toby Lorford to help grow his Gloucestershire based antiques and interiors firm.
New V&A site opens with chance to order and view more than 600,000 items
29 May 2025The huge V&A East Storehouse opens this weekend giving the chance to view many of its items and objects for the first time.
Artwork recovered after theft 30 years ago in Canada
28 May 2025A 1930s linocut by British-Canadian artist Sybil Andrews has been recovered after being stolen more than 30 years ago.
Dealers fear downgrading at next Winter Olympia fair
26 May 2025Dealers have voiced their concern at changes to the next staging of The Winter Art & Antiques Fair at Olympia.
Rising costs compel art dealers to work together
22 May 2025The Society of London Art Dealers (SLAD) has urged dealers to work together in the face of rising costs.
Peruvian artefacts repatriated following US investigation into looting and trafficking
20 May 2025A group of eight antiquities have been returned to Peru following an intervention by the Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L Bragg Jr.
Reverse engraved picture on glass acquired by Met
19 May 2025Sutton Coldfield dealer Thomas Coulborn & Sons has announced a sale to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Trafalgar flag ready to do its duty at the latest Treasure House Fair
19 May 2025Some of the stand-out art and objects to be offered at the third edition of 'Treasure House Fair' this summer have been revealed.
UK buyer sought for £10m Botticelli Virgin and Child
13 May 2025A temporary export bar has been placed on a painting of the Virgin Mary by Sandro Botticelli valued at £10.2m.
Decorative Fair early sale successes announced
12 May 2025The opening day of the spring edition of the Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair was a success for many, with well-heeled buyers snapping up furniture, art and more on Tuesday, May 6.
Midlands art and antiques dealer makes sale to New York’s Met
08 May 2025The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York buys 18th century reverse engraved glass picture
Former director of failed Worcestershire art dealership pursued by administrator for costs
07 April 2025Steven Beale, former director of the failed Cotswold art dealership Trinity House Paintings, is being pursued by the administrator for £40,000.
Nazi-looted painting in Tate’s collection returned to heirs after eight decades
29 March 2025A painting by British artist Henry Gibbs (1630/1–1713) purchased by Tate in 1994 has been returned to the heirs of Belgian Jewish art collector Samuel Hartveld following a decision by the Spoliation Advisory Panel.
Collector interview: how an enthusiasm for cameras developed from childhood
17 March 2025Australian-born concert pianist, composer, arranger, writer, artist and photographer Robert Weatherburn collects cameras as one of his hobbies. Here he tells ATG about his collecting
Tributes paid to silver dealer and TV star Michael Baggott
03 February 2025Tributes from across the world of art and antiques were paid to Flog It! star and silver antiques expert Michael Baggott who died aged 51 following a stroke and heart attack.