Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Jewels come in from the cold at £68,000
18 November 2019Thirty pieces of antiquarian jewellery discovered next to a joint of meat in an old freezer were sold for £68,000 (plus 24% buyer's premum) at Kidson-Trigg near Highworth, Swindon.
First Olympic medal to be won by a black British athlete comes to auction
14 November 2019Jack London (1905-66) became the first black British athlete to win an Olympic medal when he was awarded bronze in the 4x4 100 metres relay and a silver in the 100 metres sprint in the 1928 Games in Amsterdam.
Huge polar exploration exhibition opens at Spink in London
13 November 2019Auction house Spink is to host a comprehensive polar exhibition at its saleroom in Southampton Row, London.
Bamfords reopens following flood at Derby saleroom
13 November 2019Bamfords’ Derby saleroom closed temporarily after flooding in the area and its auctions this week have been postponed.
Antiquities stolen from Afghanistan returned with help of British Museum and Met police’s Art and Antiques Unit
12 November 2019Sculptures of Buddha dating from the 4th-6th centuries smuggled out of Afghanistan nearly 20 years ago have finally been returned to the country’s national museum.
Rare Chinese teapot makes a record £800,000 at Dorset auction
12 November 2019A rare Qianlong celadon-glaze pear-shaped teapot has set a record for Asian art week this season selling at £800,000 at Duke’s.
Drummer from The Strokes and his Old Master dealer namesake Fabrizio Moretti team up for Sotheby’s auction
11 November 2019Old Master picture dealer Fabrizio Moretti and his namesake Fabrizio (Fab) Moretti from the band The Strokes have teamed up to hold an Old Master pictures and sculptures auction at Sotheby’s in New York in December.
Political picks: a 1975 EU election poster and a jug celebrating Gladstone's victory
07 November 2019Fans of politics may be tempted to snap up historical election mementoes in the run up to polling day next month.
Calling all collectors – take part in a survey on your collecting habits
07 November 2019A survey has been launched to ask collectors about their habits and how they work with museums.
Gilt bronze buddha from charity shop makes five-figure sum at Gloucestershire auction
06 November 2019A gilt bronze model of a buddha donated to a charity shop by a donor took a hammer price of £15,000 at an auction in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
Auction house Christie’s to restructure its education business
06 November 2019Christie’s is in consultation with staff following a review of its education division which will close its Christie’s Education arm and absorb courses into its larger business.
The latest Movers and Shakers across the art and antiques market including at Peter Francis and Phillips
05 November 2019An update on appointments across the world.
Family reunited with medals after ATG appeal
04 November 2019Rare medals stolen from a car and found discarded in a park 10 months later have been reunited with their owner thanks to an ATG news story.
Lisa Lloyd launches first antiques shop venture
04 November 2019Dealer and former auction house specialist Lisa Lloyd is to open her first antiques shop in Wiltshire.
Jewellery discovered next to joint of meat in a freezer to be offered at Wiltshire auction
04 November 2019Local home which provided £300,000 still-life serves up more surprises
Cedric Morris' pupil David Carr creates his own interest
04 November 2019Morris record takes the headlines but his pupil is also in demand at same sale.
Antiques coverage in a loo
04 November 2019Businessman Nick Radclyffe and his family run Foxdenton, a producer of English fruit gin liqueurs and London dry gin, and can trace the family’s ownership of the Foxdenton Estate in Buckinghamshire back to the 14th century.
Golden toilet theft arrests
04 November 2019Arrests have been made in relation to the theft of a solid 18ct gold toilet by artist Maurizio Cattelan.
New Jane Austen auction record for signed letter in New York
31 October 2019A rare handwritten letter by Jane Austen (1775-1817) detailing a visit to the dentist has set a new auction record for a signed autograph letter by her.
The latest Movers and Shakers across the art and antiques market including at Richard Winterton Auctioneers, Trinity House and Doerr Valuations
29 October 2019An update on appointments from around the auction houses and dealerships.