Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Art advisor Nazy Vassegh launches new art fair
27 September 2019Former Masterpiece London fair chief executive Nazy Vassegh is planning a new art fair in May next year.
Rare King Edward VIII coin makes UK auction record
26 September 2019A UK auction record for a copper coin was set this week when a rare Edward VIII 1937 pattern penny sold at Spink & Son.
Reward offered for return of antiques stolen from Sudeley Castle
26 September 2019The antiques trade has been asked to help spot antiques from Sudeley Castle in the Cotswolds near Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, which were stolen earlier this month.
New guidance for jewellery dealers after hallmark launched for jewellery stamped outside UK by Birmingham Assay Office
26 September 2019The British Hallmarking Council has issued new guidance for jewellery dealers on articles hallmarked outside the UK by the Birmingham Assay Office.
Rare early Islamic gold dinar coin comes to auction next month
26 September 2019A rare Umayyad gold dinar dated 105AH (723AD) will be offered at a Morton & Eden auction with a £1.4-1.6m estimate next month.
Call for antiques trade to help find stolen south London cattle troughs
25 September 2019A south London community is calling for the antiques trade to look out for a stolen cattle trough.
Artisan stories: Four cases of contemporary art and craft supported by the antiques trade
24 September 2019Auction houses Bonhams and Sworders, dealer association BADA, and the Goldsmith Company have all supported craftspeople and artists in new initiatives this autumn.
Contents of home of Suffragette and artist comes to auction in Ireland
24 September 2019Items that once belonged to Suffragette and artist Norah Lyle-Smyth (1874-1963) will be offered at an auction in the former See House or ‘Bishop’s Palace’ in Kilmore, County Cavan.
Five lots to watch at auction this week including an Arctic sledge flag, a Royal Academician’s cup and a model train
23 September 2019With estimates from £800-6000, here are five previews of upcoming sales this week.
Trevanion makes new hires as Dean bows out
23 September 2019Shropshire auction house Trevanion & Dean has taken on four new members of staff as joint founder Aaron Dean has chosen to leave and Christina Trevanion has taken on sole ownership of the firm.
Antiques dealer Howe kicks off Battersea warehouse sale with discounts of up to 80%
20 September 2019Longstanding furniture dealer Christopher Howe will open his warehouse to buyers with a big sale this autumn.
The London Antique Arms Fair moves to RAF Museum for next staging
19 September 2019The London Antique Arms Fair is moving out of central London to Hendon, north London for its 2020 staging.
Government increases number of ports for CITES-listed natural history specimens ahead of no-deal Brexit
19 September 2019Defra has added Dover and the Eurotunnel to the list of ports that will accept the import and export of CITES-listed natural history specimens.
Rare Roman Solidus coin found in Somerset field bought by European collector
18 September 2019A rare Roman gold coin of the Emperor Constantine I found by a metal detectorist in a field in Somerset was hammered down at £16,000 (plus 24% buyer’s premium) at Dix Noonan Webb.
Collection from Islamic art's 'most influential' dealer Oliver Hoare to be auctioned at Christie’s
18 September 2019The late Oliver Hoare (1945-2018) was a leading Islamic and Asian art dealer and held the first Islamic art auction at Christie’s in 1975.
Greek marble ‘wedding present’ returned to Munich museum
18 September 2019A Hellenistic marble stele that was received as a wedding present in the 1950s has been returned to a museum in Germany after an investigation by antiquities dealers and an Oxford scholar.
New auction formats and salerooms - the latest Movers and Shakers across the art and antiques market
17 September 2019Industry news from across the auction houses and dealers.
Fabergé sedan chair sets house record for Cirencester firm
16 September 2019A gold, jade and rock crystal model of a sedan chair by Fabergé was hammered down at £380,000 last week – a new house record for a Gloucestershire auctioneer.
Antiques Anonymous festival returns to Marylebone
16 September 2019A one-day antiques festival returns to London’s Church Street for its third year.
Christie’s launches young collectors club to attract new buyers to the art world
13 September 2019Christie’s Education has launched The Young Collectors Club to help enthusiastic young art lovers to increase their knowledge and collections.