Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Christie’s brings home the Bacon with auction of rediscovered painting
05 September 2017A rediscovered Francis Bacon is to be offered at Christie’s next month with a £7m-10m estimate.
Novelty silver kangaroos help Fairfax auction jump to $1.74m at Leonard Joel
04 September 2017Antiques owned by the late businessman James Fairfax caught the eye of buyers with a set of four Victorian novelty kangaroo salts among the highlights at the auction in Sydney.
BBC’s ‘Fake or Fortune?’ team discover lost work by Australian artist Tom Roberts
04 September 2017An early painting by UK-born Australian artist Thomas William Roberts (1856-1931), was authenticated on the BBC’s ‘Fake or Fortune?’ after being lost for more than 130 years.
Shop talk: Halstead Antiques Centre
04 September 2017In our continuing series looking through the keyhole of ‘bricks and mortar’ shops in 2017, ATG talks to James Killbery who owns Halstead Antiques Centre on the Essex/Suffolk border.
Chinese auctioneers hope British advice on non-payment fits the bill
28 August 2017The Chinese auction market is attempting to tackle non-payments with a series of initiatives debated at the Chinese Antiques and Artwork Auction International Forum last week.
Wigan saleroom boss feels he is a lucky man
28 August 2017Some auctioneers believe they are rock stars when they take to the rostrum. But the owner of a new auction business in the north-west has been closer to real-life rock stars than most gavel-masters.
Mark Hill returns to rostrum at Dawson’s
28 August 2017TV collectables expert, author and specialist Mark Hill is returning to the rostrum to join Dawson’s in Maidenhead to run its new modern and contemporary design auctions.
Calling all the lonely people: Eleanor Rigby lyrics, bible and grave deeds up for grabs at auction
26 August 2017The original score for The Beatles' song Eleanor Rigby is being offered at an auction in Warrington with an estimate of £15,000-25,000. The document, handwritten in pencil, is signed by producer George Martin and Paul McCartney.
Trade asked to be vigilant after huge peacock sculpture stolen
24 August 2017A 6ft high peacock sculpture by artist Geoffrey Dashwood has been stolen from a garden in the New Forest.
British Museum database suffers technical glitch
23 August 2017The British Museum’s Collection Online database is back up and running after a technical glitch forced it out of action this month.
Pitman painter faker who made £30,000 forging Norman Cornish ordered to pay back just £1
23 August 2017A man from Sunderland who forged the work of local artist Norman Cornish (1919-2014) has been ordered to repay £1.
Sotheby’s scraps buyer’s premium fee for online-only auctions
22 August 2017Auction house Sotheby’s is to scrap buyer’s premium – the fee paid to the firm by those who buy at auction – for its online-only sales.
Chinese art and antiques market shrinks as non-payment remains a “chronic problem”
22 August 2017Failure by buyers to pay for works of art they have successfully won at auction in China remains a major problem for the industry, according to the latest report.
Replica of explorer Captain Cook’s Endeavour sails into auction in Lincoln
22 August 2017A full-size replica of explorer Captain Cook’s boat, known as the Bark Endeavour, is to be offered at auction next week.
Meet the trade support system
21 August 2017Working as a dealer can mean long, solitary hours but it can also be a collaborative pursuit. Here, ATG highlights the work of three from around that trade whose work brings them into regular contact with the wonderful world of art and antiques dealers. Our spotlight falls on a marketer, artist and photographer who are the ‘added extras’.
BADA heads to Shanghai preaching the merits of a self-regulating trade
21 August 2017Self-regulation of the art and antiques trade was set to be the focus of an auction conference in Shanghai at the weekend.
BBC’s 'Fake or Fortune?' uncovers £2m Constable sketch after it “slipped through the fingers” of dealer Philip Mould
20 August 2017A painting that dealer Philip Mould twice bought and sold more than 15 years ago has been attributed to John Constable in the first episode in the new series of the BBC’s 'Fake or Fortune?'.
Foundation aims to boost Old Masters
19 August 2017Dealer Colnaghi is launching a foundation to bring Old Master paintings to a “21st century audience”.
Kensington’s Cromwell Place gallery hub hires managing director to lead project
17 August 2017The proposed Kensington gallery hub of Cromwell Place has hired a managing director to lead the project and attract tenants.
Funding plea from Kent medieval manor to buy a John Singer Sargent painting
17 August 2017Medieval manor Ightham Mote, near Sevenoaks in Kent, has launched a fundraising appeal to buy a John Singer Sargent painting from Sotheby’s in New York.