Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Compton Verney in miniature after Grantchester bequest
08 March 2021A group of portrait miniatures has been gifted to the Warwickshire art gallery and country house Compton Verney.
London Art Week starts spring online events with Strawberry Hill House lecture
06 March 2021The female artists, actresses, and playwrights of Strawberry Hill Theatricals will be in focus at an upcoming London Art Week (LAW) webinar.
Portrait miniatures head to Compton Verney from the estate of the late Lady Grantchester
04 March 2021A group of rare portrait miniatures has been gifted to the Warwickshire art gallery and country house Compton Verney.
Budget for recovery: culture and arts sector and shops among those to get new grants
03 March 2021Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a series of measures to try to return the economy to stronger growth during and after the coronavirus pandemic in the UK.
New online auction site and the latest hires in the art and antiques sector
03 March 2021A TV show, a new online auction site and the latest appointments feature in our round up of moves across the world of art and antiques.
Breadboard Annie’s kitchen collection comes to auction in Kent
02 March 2021The late dealer Annie Marchant (1951-2020) collected everything related to the unfitted kitchen and was known as Breadboard Annie in her early days.
Art and antiques sector cheered by easing of lockdown
01 March 2021Plans for shop reopenings, new fair dates and rescheduled auctions are under way as the art and antiques sector welcomed the news of the government ‘roadmap’ out of lockdown in England.
Mail robber’s candid story of seduction and smuggling will go on museum display
01 March 2021A rare, candid autobiographical account by a soon-to-be-executed 18th century brickmaker has been bought by Horsham Museum.
Visit palaces, museums and private collections from the comfort of your armchair with BADA Friends online events
28 February 2021BADA Friends, part of The British Antique Dealers' Association, has continued its events virtually until in-person versions can take place later this year.
$150m art collection of a US cattle rancher, oil magnate and philanthropist comes to auction at Sotheby’s
25 February 2021The art collection of the late Anne Marion (1938-2020), a cattle rancher, oil magnate and philanthropist, will be offered at Sotheby’s in May.
New hires and appointments at auction houses in the UK and US
24 February 2021An update on the latest appointments at auction houses including at Bishop & Miller, Phillips and Clevedon Salerooms
Art and antiques trade in England to reopen on April 12
23 February 2021A ‘roadmap’ to how coronavirus lockdown restrictions in England will be eased has been revealed.
Slippers and brandy supply bulldog spirit
22 February 2021Velvet evening slippers and a brandy glass once belonging to Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) are coming to auction at Bellmans in Sussex next month.
Winston Churchill’s evening slippers and brandy glass come to auction in Sussex
17 February 2021Velvet evening slippers and a brandy glass once belonging to Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) are coming to auction at Bellmans in Sussex.
New hires at Forum Auctions and across salerooms in the Americas
16 February 2021An update on the latest appointments within the art and antiques industry in the UK and overseas.
EU proposes ban on import and export of antique ivory
15 February 2021New proposals by the European Commission to prevent the commercial export and import of most antiques containing ivory have been described by The British Antique Dealers Association (BADA) as “hugely damaging and disproportionate”.
Second Martinware pottery jug from Ealing theft returned
11 February 2021A face jug from the Ealing Martinware thefts has been returned – the second piece from the Ealing Council’s collection to be recovered in recent months.
New faces at auction houses across the UK and US
09 February 2021The latest update on auction house moves including at Dawsons, Auction Antiques and Heritage Auctions.
‘Time has come to act’ on merger of two antiques trade associations
08 February 2021A merger of the two major antiques trade associations, The British Antique Dealers’ Association (BADA) and LAPADA, is again up for discussion.
Lady Mountbatten collection up for sale at Sotheby's
08 February 2021A 350-lot sale of items from the collection of Lady Mountbatten including jewellery, furniture, paintings, sculptures, books, silver and ceramics will be offered at Sotheby’s on March 24.