Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Memorabilia from the estate of Are You Being Served? actor John Inman pops up at Newbury auction house
01 March 2019The sale of a collection of John Inman memorabilia at auction has highlighted the 1970s star enduring popularity with collectors across the UK.
Private sales boost auction house Sotheby’s results as turnover jumps 16%
28 February 2019Sotheby’s reported a 16% jump in sales last year to $6.4bn (£4.8bn).
Auction houses launch new sales categories across the regions
27 February 2019Bloomsbury, Bellmans and McTear’s among firms with new sales scheduled.
New recruits at law firm Charles Russell Speechlys and auction house Tayler & Fletcher – the latest Movers and Shakers across the UK
26 February 2019New joiners in the world of art and antiques this week.
Five lots to watch at auction this week including a Gothic Revival clock and a George II mahogany table
25 February 2019With estimates from £100-50,000, here are five previews from upcoming sales this week.
Modern and Impressionist art market surges as totals more than double in two years
25 February 2019Growth in the Modern and Impressionist art market outpaced that of post-war and contemporary art in 2018, according to the latest global auction data from Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Phillips.
Five highlights from the upcoming sale of the collection of William H Stokes Antiques
25 February 2019The collection and stock of former Cirencester dealership William H Stokes Antiques will be offered at auction in the Gloucestershire town by London firm The Pedestal.
Newlyn School work travels north for auction
25 February 2019A little-known work by a prolific Newlyn School artist became the top lot of Scottish saleroom Elgin Auction Centre’s (15% buyer’s premium) February 6 sale.
10 things in northern England for antiques enthusiasts including a collectors weekend in Cumbria
22 February 2019The art and antiques market gets busy in March with events such as TEFAF Maastricht, the BADA 2019 fair and London’s contemporary art evening auctions, but for art and antiques fans not travelling to London or the Low Countries, there is plenty going on in northern England in the same month.
New initiative makes the UK’s public sculpture available to the nation online
21 February 2019A thousand of the UK’s public sculptures have been digitally catalogued with 150,000 to follow by the end of next year.
Five lots to watch at auction this week including a Versace tiara sketch, a Tompion clock and a Maori carving
18 February 2019With estimates from £800-50,000, here are five previews from upcoming sales this week.
Local artist to auction ‘Hogarth’ artwork to help Leicester trust keep original Hogarth painting
16 February 2019The City of Leicester Museums Trust is hoping to raise £565,000 to keep a William Hogarth painting on the walls of a local gallery.
UK’s modern and contemporary art auction market records highest growth in 2018
13 February 2019Despite economic concerns such as Brexit and the possibility of global trade wars, the UK’s top contemporary art auction houses posted the highest growth for Modern and contemporary art sales in 2018.
Street artist Pure Evil to host Berkshire auction house Dawson’s next design sale in east London gallery
12 February 2019The Welsh artist, whose real name is Charles Uzzell-Edwards, runs his Pure Evil Galleries on Leonard Street in Hoxton, east London, and Dawson’s will hold its third Design At Home auction at the venue on April 7.
Five lots to watch at auction this week including Mod Brit art, an Arts & Crafts table and a Napoleon death mask
11 February 2019With estimates from £450-9000, here are five previews from upcoming sales this week.
Christie’s calm on Brexit as UK chairman says "we will react when we have clarity"
11 February 2019Christie’s says its London spring sales programme is the “strongest it has ever had” despite concerns of a no-deal Brexit.
New recruits at Hansons and Fieldings – the latest Movers and Shakers across UK auction houses
11 February 2019The latest new joiners at UK auction houses this week.
Darwin’s handwritten page from ‘On the Origin of Species’ barred from export in hope of finding UK buyer
08 February 2019The owner of a handwritten page from Charles Darwin’s ‘On the Origin of Species’ has been temporarily prevented from exporting it out of the UK by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
George Michael’s art collection to be auctioned for charity at Christie’s
08 February 2019The art collection of the late singer George Michael is coming to auction in March at Christie’s in London.
Rockefeller collection boosts auction house Christie’s 2018 sales to “record-breaking” £5.3bn
07 February 2019Christie’s reported total sales for 2018 at £5.3bn, up 3% on the previous year – led by the Rockefeller collection which set a record for any private collection at auction.