Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
A new face at Dreweatts is among the latest Movers and Shakers across the art and antiques sector
30 August 2019An update on recent appointments across the art and antiques market.
Victorian tiaras from Bentley & Skinner to feature in Downton Abbey film
29 August 2019Three antique tiaras from jewellery dealer Bentley & Skinner will feature in the new 'Downton Abbey' film, released in cinemas on September 13.
Rare late Anglo-Saxon and early Norman conquest coin hoard discovered in Somerset valued at £4m
29 August 2019A Bath museum hopes to acquire a rare hoard of coins found in a Chew Valley field that could be valued at £4m.
First edition Compleat Angler to hook bidders
26 August 2019A first edition of the most famous work in angling literature will be offered at auction in North Yorkshire.
Viewers of BBC show Fake or Fortune? wait a year to discover Giacometti sculpture knocked over by a cat is the real thing at £500,000
22 August 2019The verification of a Giacometti sculpture once knocked over by a cat was delayed by months leaving viewers of BBC art show ‘Fake or Fortune?’ waiting a year to find out if it was worth £500,000.
Fresh government warning ahead of Brexit for import and export of CITES-listed natural history specimens
22 August 2019Defra has issued a fresh warning for the antiques trade on the import and export of CITES-listed natural history specimens ahead of Brexit.
The latest Movers and Shakers across the art and antiques market including a new specialist at Tennants and new owner for Clars Auction Gallery
22 August 2019An update on news from across the auction houses.
New chairman for auction house Woolley & Wallis as Paul Viney steps down after 20 years at the top
20 August 2019Paul Viney, chairman of Woolley & Wallis and a 25-year veteran at the Salisbury saleroom, is handing over the role to colleague John Axford.
De Morgan Foundation goes digital with new initiative to attract a wider audience for artists work
20 August 2019The De Morgan Foundation is launching a series of initiatives to bring the works of Evelyn De Morgan (1855-1919) and her husband William (1839-1917) to a wider audience.
Plea to keep £9.5m Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood painting in the UK
19 August 2019A Sir John Everett Millais (1829-96) picture valued at £9.5m will be exported overseas unless funding can be raised to keep it in the UK.
Hansons expands to three salerooms after Bishton country house purchase
19 August 2019Hansons plans to hold auctions at all three of its venues after its purchase of the freehold of Bishton Hall in Staffordshire.
Multiple bidders for sleepy Mannerist bronze in Essex
19 August 2019Brought into the Epping saleroom of the Bonington auction house with a collection of Moorcroft, this Florentine Mannerist bronze sold for £150,000.
Hammer to go down on 40 years of collecting hole punches at Lichfield auction
19 August 2019Antique stationery fans have plenty of purchasing choices: from writing slopes and desks, to ink stands and stationery boxes. But for the true connoisseur have they thought of collecting hole punches?
Four lots to watch at auction this week including a single-owner collection from ‘London’s greatest film fan’
19 August 2019With estimates from £120-20,000, here are four previews from upcoming sales this week.
St Agatha returns to Osterley Park after nearly ninety years away
17 August 2019A painting of the early Christian martyr St Agatha by Italian artist Carlo Dolci (1616-87) will return to Osterley Park and House in Middlesex where it once hung.
Heinz fan Ed Sheeran helps auction ketchup bottles at Christie’s
16 August 2019Heinz is celebrating 150 years of the brand with a series of events including a charity auction with singer Ed Sheeran at Christie’s.
Truth behind mystery Venetian view investigated by Fake or Fortune? revealed by art dealer Charles Beddington
15 August 2019A painting thought to be by well-known Venetian painters Francesco Guardi (1712-93) or Michele Marieschi (1710-43) has emerged as an English copy, worth a fraction of its supposed value.
US antiques dealer lawsuit against New York's ivory ban gets green light to proceed
15 August 2019US antiques dealers have been granted permission by a court judge to go forward with a lawsuit challenging New York's complete ban on the trade of elephant ivory and rhinoceros horn, regardless of age, within state lines.
Somerset field is first time lucky for metal detectorist after rare Roman gold coin discovery
14 August 2019A metal detectorist searching in a new field for the first time was rewarded with the discovery of a rare Roman solidus coin.
Prince Albert’s royal dressing gown to return to palace after auction
13 August 2019A dressing gown worn by Queen Victoria’s husband Prince Albert (1819-61) has been bought by the Historic Royal Palaces and will go on display at Kensington Palace.