Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Trade bodies give mixed welcome to Hunt’s autumn statement and call for more help
27 November 2023Chancellor Jeremy Hunt dubbed it an ‘Autumn Statement for Growth’ but the art and antiques trade still wants more help following the fiscal measures announced on November 22.
Treasure House expands to allow extra exhibitors
27 November 2023The Treasure House Fair staged at Royal Hospital Chelsea, London, will return for its second year next summer.
Self-employed tax cut and a business rates relief extension but Autumn Statement did not go far enough for art and antiques trade
23 November 2023Chancellor Jeremy Hunt dubbed it an ‘Autumn Statement for Growth’ but the art and antiques trade still want more help following the fiscal measures announced on November 22. Dealer association LAPADA said the changes will only help minimally.
Painting stolen in US recovered in UK after missing for 60 years
22 November 2023A painting by post-impressionist artist Edouard-Leon Cortés (1882-1969) has been recovered after being stolen in the US sometime in the 1950s-60s.
Report reveals Brexit continues to hurt the British art market's cross-border trade
21 November 2023The British Art Market in 2023 report has revealed that UK global market share declined from 21% in 2016 to 18% in 2022, but it stays in second place.
The Treasure House Fair to return next year with bigger event
21 November 2023The Treasure House Fair at Royal Hospital Chelsea, London will return for its second year in 2024.
Warning for Cornishware collectors following ‘fakes’ convictions
20 November 2023Vintage Cornishware collectors and dealers have been warned to be aware of possible fakes on the market following the conviction of a couple for fraud.
Friends reunited? Estranged Lowestoft jug and cover to appear in same auction
20 November 2023Two rare documentary Lowestoft lots - both made for a Norfolk farmer - could be reunited after years apart. Both have been consigned to Keys in Aylsham.
‘Secret’ Nelson bronze brings £185,000 at auction
20 November 2023A secret copy of a commemorative full-length bronze of Lord Nelson holding a telescope which was sculpted by Princess Louise Duchess of Argyll, the sixth child of Queen Victoria and Albert, was the top lot in maritime specialist Charles Miller’s latest auction.
Salisbury sketches to raise funds for Walpole Society
20 November 2023A group of works by society portraitist Frank O Salisbury are being auctioned at Roseberys to raise money for the British art charity the Walpole Society.
Trading Standards prosecute couple who faked Cornishware pottery
16 November 2023Two people selling faked Cornishware pottery have received suspended sentences and ordered to pay £80,000.
Winners of Sotheby’s and Dreweatts-sponsored Historic Houses awards announced
15 November 2023Two awards, sponsored by Sotheby’s and Dreweatts, have been announced by Historic Houses.
New joiners and relocations – a round up of Movers and Shakers
14 November 2023The latest jobs news and gallery and saleroom moves across the world of art and antiques
Trade unaware as new furniture fire safety rules are mooted
13 November 2023UK government proposals to alter regulations for post-1950 upholstered furniture have caught the art and antiques trade unaware.
Australian library buys ‘convict artist’ portrait
13 November 2023A portrait miniature previously bought on eBay has been knocked down at an Australian auction for 30-times more than the original price.
Greenslade Taylor Hunt relocates in Somerset
13 November 2023South-west England focused auction house Greenslade Taylor Hunt is leaving its saleroom in Taunton and relocating to an auction centre near Bridgewater.
Packed schedule unveiled for winter London Art Week
13 November 2023London Art Week (LAW) has revealed details of its winter events schedule including its 2023 symposium.
Medieval bible 'looted during Hundred Years' War' blocked from export
09 November 2023A New Testament bible formerly owned by the French King Jean II but believed to have been in the UK for more than 600 years has been temporarily barred from export.
Louvre buys medieval panel discovered in a French kitchen
08 November 2023A medieval panel discovered above a stove in a kitchen in France has been bought by The Louvre Museum.
Bonhams plans auction in Ireland
07 November 2023A collection of Irish-related items will go on show in Dublin ahead of an online auction described by Bonhams as its “first on the island of Ireland”.