Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Chippendale-Garrick invoice sold to society
08 November 2021A previously unknown bill for furnishings supplied by Thomas Chippendale (1718-79) has been bought at auction on behalf of The Chippendale Society (TCS).
Vietnamese headdress makes 1000-times guide
08 November 2021Multi-estimate sums are not confined to Chinese works of art.
Collector interview: My personal search for Ganesha
08 November 2021A fascination with buying depictions of the elephant-headed deity has inspired a new book
Antiques dealer film Quinneys to be released next month after seven years in the planning
06 November 2021A film of the play Quinneys will be available online next month with screenings also planned.
Dealer sells commode to Temple Newsam
27 October 2021Dealer Thomas Coulborn & Sons has sold an 18th century commode to Leeds Museums & Galleries for close to £200,000.
High-profile lots stack up to a bumper offering
27 October 2021The top two UK auction houses have announced a string of high-profile consignments coming to auction in the autumn/winter season.
Roman bronzes find home at Yorkshire Museum
27 October 2021A wealthy US donor and a London antiquities dealership helped ensure a hoard of Roman bronzes recently discovered by metal detectorists will soon be on public display.
Pioneering photography emerges in US saleroom
27 October 2021An archive of very early photography is to be offered at auction in the US next month.
Frieze gets physical at long last
27 October 2021Twin events returning to London park generate encouraging overseas interest
‘Big John’ triceratops skeleton sells for €5.5m (£4.7m) in Paris
23 October 2021The largest triceratops skeleton ever discovered has been sold in France by Binoche et Giquello.
Plea for help to trace missing Lucie Rie ceramics
21 October 2021A group of Lucie Rie (1902-95) ceramics bought at auction in 1997 has been stolen from a home in north London.
New hires and a new book on Victorian photography from a rock star – the latest updates from across the art and antiques sector
20 October 2021The latest Movers & Shakers across dealers, fair organisers and auction houses.
Midlands furniture dealer sells 18th century commode to Temple Newsam in Leeds
19 October 2021Thomas Coulborn & Sons has celebrated BADA Week by announcing the sale of an 18th century commode to Leeds Museums & Galleries for close to £200,000.
Pick of the week: Bidders ponder riddle of the Sphinx statues
18 October 2021A pair of Sphinx garden ornaments estimated at just £300-500 at a Suffolk auction were hammered down at £195,000.
‘Poohsticks’ bridge will return to Hundred Acre Wood after auction
18 October 2021The original ‘Poohsticks’ bridge from AA Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh books is to return to the ‘Hundred Acre Wood’ after it was bought by Buckhurst Park estate owner Lord De La Warr.
Elephant in the room: an exceptional clock
18 October 2021A rare 17th century elephant automaton clock was the star of the Christie’s New York Exceptional sale when it sold at $2.15m (£1.58m) to a private buyer.
Wiseman joins Bonhams
18 October 2021Oliver Wiseman has joined Bonhams as a senior wine specialist in Paris.
British studio ceramics feature in US collection coming to auction
18 October 2021The studio pottery collection of the late US dealer Dr John Driscoll will be offered at Phillips in conjunction with specialist Maak.
Vote of confidence for St James’s with Asian art dealers moving to the area
18 October 2021A group of Asian art dealers have committed to new spaces in St James’s.
Latest instalment of London Art Week online events kicks off with focus on the Bloomsbury Group and Charleston
16 October 2021London Art Week's third instalment of Art History in Focus returns with online talks, themed editorials and live exhibition tours.