Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Collage bought at auction stars in Islington Museum exhibition to mark anniversary of death of infamous gay couple Orton and Halliwell
15 July 2017Islington Museum is to show off the Kenneth Halliwell screen collage that it bought at auction as part of a new exhibition to mark two important anniversaries.
Reprieve for small businesses as Treasury delays plans for digital quarterly reporting
14 July 2017Small businesses are celebrating after plans to enforce online quarterly reporting were delayed by government.
Delay in Stanley Gibbons' sale of auction house Dreweatts to Mark Law
14 July 2017The completion of Mark Law's deal to buy auction house Dreweatts from stamp dealer group Stanley Gibbons has been delayed due to a change in financial backing for the £2.4m deal.
Newark Antiques and Interiors relaunches under new ownership
14 July 2017Dealer Paul Pedley has bought the antiques warehouse where he was a tenant for many years and will rename it Newark Antiques and Interiors.
Rediscovered Wright of Derby self-portrait to be offered at LAPADA Fair
13 July 2017A dealer claims to have found a lost Wright of Derby (1734-1797) self-portrait and will be offering it for sale at the LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair this autumn.
Boris Johnson says government will introduce an “all-out ban” on ivory in the UK
12 July 2017The prospect of a total ban on the trade in ivory re-emerged this week after foreign secretary Boris Johnson said the government has “a commitment to an all-out ban on the sale of ivory in this country, and that is what we intend to pursue”.
Criterion Auctioneers appoints new manager for Islington saleroom
12 July 2017Collectables expert Tracy Martin has joined Criterion Auctioneers to run its Islington saleroom.
Art consultant appointed TEFAF chairman
11 July 2017The European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF) has appointed Nanne Dekking as chairman who succeeds Willem van Roijen.
Hong Kong ivory ban bill makes exceptions for antique objects
10 July 2017Hong Kong’s bill to ban the domestic ivory trade does allow for the trade in antiques containing ivory, it has emerged.
Jane Austen letter hilariously mocking gothic novel to be auctioned for the first time at Sotheby’s
10 July 2017A letter written by author Jane Austen to her favourite niece reveals her wit as she amusingly parodies a gothic novel the pair had read.
Niche specialists launch auction firm for cameras and scientific instruments
10 July 2017A new auction house is to open in London hoping to find a gap in the market for cameras, scientific and medical instruments.
Metropolitan Police’s art crime unit closed due to Grenfell pressures
10 July 2017The Metropolitan Police’s Art and Antiques Unit is to temporarily close due to “unprecedented” demand within the force.
Jon Baddeley, head of Bonhams Knightsbridge, on the importance of maintaining two salerooms in London
10 July 2017Bonhams Knightsbridge is keen to assert its place in London’s evolving auction scene, managing director Jon Baddeley tells ATG.
Police investigating £3m jewellery theft from art fair Masterpiece London
07 July 2017The Metropolitan Police are investigating claims of a £3m theft from art fair Masterpiece London.
Diamond locket given to George IV's true love shines at Christie’s auction
07 July 2017A locket given to George IV’s true love was hammered down at £280,000 yesterday at Christie’s, more than doubling its high estimate.
Surrey antiques centre to close after 21 years of trade
07 July 2017Property redevelopment plans are to force the closure of Surrey’s Honeypot Antiques Centre this summer.
Victory for public appeal as Wedgwood’s First Day’s vase returns to Staffordshire
05 July 2017A long-running appeal to raise nearly half a million pounds to return a Wedgwood’s First Day’s vase to Staffordshire has triumphed.
Thousands of Titanic artefacts to be sold after owner goes bankrupt
04 July 2017A court in the US will decide the fate of more than 5500 Titanic artefacts after the company that owns them filed for bankruptcy.
The Goldsmiths’ Company pledges £10m to fund new museum
04 July 2017The Goldsmiths’ Company has pledged £10m to help fund the creation of a new home for The Museum of London.
Old Masters in focus as Sotheby’s offers a late JMW Turner landscape at auction
04 July 2017One of the leading lots at this week’s Old Master auctions in London is a JMW Turner (1775-1851) that Sotheby’s predicts could make a record for a British-born artist.