Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Call out to ‘next generation’ of the art and antiques trade for London networking event
18 September 2018BADA Friends will host its latest Young Friends Dealer Networking Evening next week with the aim of bringing together the younger generation of the trade.
Movers and shakers: new faces at Anderson & Garland and Chiswick Auctions among the latest arts and antiques appointments
18 September 2018Our latest look at new roles across the art and antiques trade as the new season begins.
Spanish ‘Belle Époque’ royal tiara comes to auction at Bonhams
17 September 2018A Belle Époque diamond tiara, designed by Spanish royal jeweller Ansorena and owned by a Spanish noblewoman, is to be auctioned at Bonhams later this month.
Tributes paid to actor Dudley Sutton - Lovejoy’s ‘Tinker’
17 September 2018Actor Dudley Sutton, whose acting career on stage and screen spanned more than 60 years, has died aged 85.
Chiswick Auctions shows its ambition with host of new starters and launches departments
17 September 2018Chiswick Auctions’ hiring spree has continued with 12 new starters joining this summer, taking the firm to a headcount of 80.
House of Lords rejects ivory bill changes as legislation moves to next stage
17 September 2018No amendments were accepted on behalf of the trade during the latest House of Lords debate on the bill.
Collection of dealer Robert Barley up at auction
17 September 2018More than 500 lots of pictures, sculpture, furniture, textiles, architectural features and artefacts spanning 2000 years from the collection of the late Robert Barley, will come to auction at TW Gaze later this month.
Government issues export bar for Spanish Armada painting in hope of finding UK buyer
15 September 2018A rare 16th century painting depicting the defeat of the Spanish Armada is at risk of being exported from the UK unless a buyer can be found to match the asking price of £210,000.
House of Lords: Ivory bill is a “stringent and draconian ban”
14 September 2018A House of Lords debate heard from a handful of members of the upper house who opposed elements of the ivory bill and deemed it “ill-conceived”, “stringent”, “draconian” and creates “massive and unnecessary bureaucracy”.
Criterion Auctioneers plans specialist auction calendar in London saleroom
13 September 2018Criterion Auctioneers plans to hold regular quarterly Fine Art Sales following a successful trial at its Islington saleroom.
Bidders queue up for a slice of Bowie, the Bee Gees, The Beatles and Rod Stewart at auction this week
13 September 2018Rod Stewart’s leopard print armchair, David Bowie’s first studio recording and Bee Gee and Beatles guitars have all been snapped up by fans of the rockers this week.
“Never Boring” antiques dealer Robert Barley’s collection comes to auction in Norfolk
12 September 2018The collection of the “Never Boring” antiques dealer, the late Robert Barley, will come to auction at TW Gaze later this month.
Ivory bill moves forward without changes following House of Lords debate
11 September 2018Amendments to the government’s ivory bill, which proposes a near-total ban on the trade in ivory, have not been included following a House of Lords debate.
Yorkshire auction houses team up to expand in York
11 September 2018Duggleby Stephenson, a joint venture between Scarborough’s David Duggleby and Boulton & Cooper Stephensons, is opening a new saleroom at the York Auction Centre.
House of Lords proposes amendments to ivory bill ahead of parliamentary debate
10 September 2018A group of members of the House of Lords have requested changes to the wording of the ivory bill ahead of a debate in the upper house, due to begin this afternoon.
Management team replaces Pratt at Bellmans
10 September 2018West Sussex auction house Bellmans has reshuffled its top team following the departure of managing director Jonathan Pratt, who left to join Dreweatts last month.
Art Business Conference: Why Christie’s is backing the decorative arts
10 September 2018Christie’s executive Dirk Boll told delegates at the Art Business Conference that the decorative arts could be coming back into fashion.
Art and memorabilia collection of US comedian and actor Robin Williams to be auctioned at Sotheby’s
07 September 2018More than 300 objects from the personal collection of the late actor Robin Williams (1951-2014) and his wife Marsha will be offered at auction in New York.
North London saleroom celebrates after Blue John urns stand out at auction
07 September 2018The sale of three Blue John and ormolu-mounted urns could mark a purple patch for a family-run north London auction house this month.
Four men arrested on suspicion of £1m antiques burglary at entrepreneur's home
06 September 2018Detectives investigating the high-value burglary of antiques from the home of British biotech entrepreneur Sir Christopher Evans and his family in July have arrested four men.