Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Turner prize is revived saleroom in the Borders
13 November 2017It’s a new name and a new start for a Jedburgh saleroom this autumn.
French court orders American couple to return Nazi looted Pissarro painting to Jewish heirs
09 November 2017Camille Pissarro’s ‘Picking Peas’ is at the centre of a court battle in France between its current owner and descendants of the Jewish owner who was forced to part with it by the Nazis during the Second World War.
Mayfair jeweller marks Russian revolution centenary with Fabergé exhibition
08 November 2017Jewellery dealer Bentley & Skinner is marking the centenary of the Russian Revolution with an exhibition of work by Peter Carl Fabergé.
Video showing cleaning of an early 17th century painting at Philip Mould goes viral
07 November 2017An early 17th century painting of a woman in a red dress being restored at Philip Mould’s gallery has proved a hit with Twitter fans achieving more than 53k retweets and 130k likes within hours of it being posted.
Government issues export bar for rare book by Shakespeare's contemporary Ben Jonson in hope of finding UK buyer
07 November 2017Arts minister John Glen has placed a temporary export bar on a rare book with unique annotations to provide an opportunity to keep it in the country.
Painting looted by Nazis and found on Lord Mayor of London’s wall returned to heir
06 November 2017A 17th-century Dutch painting looted during the Second World War, which has been in the collection of the Lord Mayor of the City of London since the 1980s, is finally being returned to its rightful heir.
Reward offered for information to help solve burglary involving antiques stolen from south Gloucestershire home
06 November 2017Police are appealing for information and offering a reward after antiques were seized by masked raiders in a robbery near Bristol.
Art and antiques trade warned of cyber fraudsters’ email invoice scam
06 November 2017The insurance industry has again warned the art and antiques trade to be alert to a scam from fraudsters targeting galleries and dealers via emailed invoices.
Persepolis relief seized in New York
06 November 2017The ownership of a Persian limestone relief sculpture from Persepolis is under investigation by the Manhattan district attorney’s office after it was seized from the stand of Rupert Wace Ancient Art at TEFAF New York.
High Court judge backs decision to redevelop Pimlico Road galleries
03 November 2017A review by a High Court judge has backed the plans for the Pimlico Road galleries redevelopment.
Seven snaps from the opening party of the ‘East Meets West’ exhibition at Chelsea Harbour's Design Centre
03 November 2017The art and antiques trade, collectors, designers and art-lovers descended on the Design Centre in Chelsea Harbour on November 1 for the opening of the 'East Meets West' exhibition.
Elvis divorce papers and an Einstein thank you note head to auction in Wiltshire
02 November 2017A Mercedes Benz, a Cadillac, a 1971 Harley Davidson Motorcycle, $100,000 in cash and half the income of California rental homes around Beverly Hills and Palm Springs.
High Court judicial review begins into Pimlico Road galleries redevelopment
31 October 2017A review by a High Court judge into the go-ahead for the redevelopment of a Victorian timber yard in Pimlico Road will begin today in London.
Persian limestone sculpture seized by police from antiquities dealer at TEFAF New York
30 October 2017The Manhattan district attorney’s office has seized a Persian limestone relief fragment from the stand of a dealer at TEFAF New York amid accusations it had been stolen.
Louvre aims to buy £8m Book of Hours
30 October 2017The Louvre museum in Paris is hoping to raise more than £8m to buy a jewel-encrusted Book of Hours.
‘Looted’ vases row reflects antiquities trade pitfalls
30 October 2017A dispute over two 4th century BC Grecian vases offered at Frieze Masters in London by a Swiss dealer is the latest case highlighting the complexity of the ownership of antiquities.
Chinese scroll sets Australian auction record for Asian art at Bonhams
27 October 2017A rare Chinese scroll by artist Fu Baoshi (1904-1965) has made an auction record for Bonhams in Australia.
Paul Newman Rolex sets auction record of $15.5m at Phillips New York
27 October 2017A Rolex once owned by actor Paul Newman has set an auction record of $15.5m (£11.85m) at Phillips' inaugural watch auction in New York.
Charity art auction raises more than £100,000 for a national centre for Thomas Gainsborough
26 October 2017Works by artists Antony Gormley and Maggi Hambling were among 130 lots sold at auction to raise more than £100,000 to create a national centre for the artist Thomas Gainsborough (1727-88) in Sudbury.
The UK’s largest collection of Outsider art sets records at Newcastle auction
24 October 2017Newcastle auction house Anderson & Garland has set a number of new artist records following the sale of the UK’s largest collections of Outsider art.