Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Contemporary and Modern Art dealers switch to online to battle coronavirus impact
09 September 2020During the coronavirus pandemic, art galleries focused attention on online growth to try to mitigate the impact of closures globally.
North London studio sale of Italian artist comes to Dawsons Auctions
07 September 2020Items from the Maida Vale studio of artist Franco Matania are coming to auction at Dawsons in Maidenhead.
US tariffs on Chinese art take effect as New York auction series begins
07 September 2020This month’s Asian art series in New York could be the last sales to avoid the new trade tariffs that have been imposed by the Trump administration.
PFK art and antiques auctions close and Roberts moves to Mitchells
07 September 2020The fine art department of Cumbrian firm Penrith Farmers’ & Kidd’s is to close with auctioneer Michael Roberts joining Mitchells in Cockermouth.
British Museum buys collection of 103 Hokusai drawings rediscovered in Paris
05 September 2020More than 100 rediscovered works by Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) have been acquired by the British Museum.
Spec-tacular: Gandhi’s glasses go for £260,000 in Bristol
31 August 2020A pair of spectacles, by repute once owned by Mahatma Gandhi, were hammered down at £260,000 at East Bristol Auctions.
Elisabeth Frink's Royal Academy diploma withdrawn from auction and donated to Dorset History Centre
31 August 2020Among the contents of the home of the late Dame Elisabeth Frink (1930-93) and later her son, Lin Jammet (1958-2017), offered at auction last week, was the sculptor’s Royal Academy diploma.
Art market will be given more time to register under Money Laundering Directive
31 August 2020Art market businesses will have more time to register under the 5th Money Laundering Directive.
Jeremy Vine, Clare Balding and Chiswick Auctions among supporters of charity auction to help Chiswick House
29 August 2020Chiswick House & Gardens in west London is an 18th century villa and gardens planned by Lord Burlington.
New office for Catherine Southon and appointments at Bonhams and Heritage – the latest Movers and Shakers across the art and antiques world
27 August 2020A new consignment office for auction house Catherine Southon is among the latest updates from across the sector.
The Magic Circle reunited with lost copy of the earliest known English book on performing magic
26 August 2020The 16th century book 'The Discoverie of Witchcraft' by Reginald Scot is the earliest known book in English explaining how to perform magic.
Rare Rolex Submariner watch sets house record for auction house Fellows
24 August 2020After a five minute bidding battle a rare Rolex Military Submariner watch was hammered down at £140,000 (£165,200 including premium) at Fellows Auctioneers in Birmingham.
Bonhams scales down Scots sales
24 August 2020Bonhams is closing its Glasgow office and has restructured its sales schedule and specialists in Scotland.
'Gandhi' spectacles take £260,000 at Bristol auction
21 August 2020A pair of spectacles, believed to have once belonged to Gandhi, were hammered down at £260,000 in Bristol (plus 21.6% buyer's premium inc VAT).
Love letters from Welsh artist and poet David Jones go under the hammer
19 August 2020Letters written by the painter David Jones (1895-1974) are coming to auction today at Bonhams.
Antiques degree course reopens after it is saved from cancellation
18 August 2020An antiques degree course run by the University of Central Lancashire in Preston has been reinstated.
Ivory Act: no more challenges to new law says Supreme Court
17 August 2020The Ivory Act 2018 is now expected to come into effect this year after dealers and collectors of antique ivory were refused a final appeal.
Collector interview: Completely in jewel control
17 August 2020In the latest in ATG's occasional series of collector interviews, researcher, archivist, gemmologist, specialist and collector Georgina Izzard describes her fascination
Metal detectorist discovery of remains of 3000-year-old harness gives new insight into Bronze Age Scotland
13 August 2020A discovery made by metal detectorists has been described as of national significance for archaeology.
Police call for help to find stolen Cotswolds post box sawn from its mount
13 August 2020A Royal Mail post box has been sawn from its mount in a Cotswold village and local police are hoping to trace it.