Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Museum curators win funding to bolster collections including antique coins, ceramics and works on paper
07 August 2019A curator of archaeology at the Yorkshire Museum in York and an assistant curator of ceramics at The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery in Stoke-on-Trent are among the winners of theArt Fund’s latest annual New Collecting Awards.
International police crackdown on cultural goods trafficking leads to seizure of 18,000 items
07 August 2019A multi-national police crackdown on illicit cultural goods led to the arrest of 59 people and the seizure of more than 18,000 items.
Medieval oak sculpture collection goes on public display in Derbyshire for the first time
06 August 2019A Derbyshire family will host a new exhibition showing a private collection of medieval sculptures in Haddon Hall in Bakewell this autumn.
The perfect gift for Boris Johnson? A Downing Street enamel sign up for auction in Wiltshire
06 August 2019Prime Minister Boris Johnson sacked more than half of Theresa May’s cabinet and brought in his own top-level team last month. Those MPs trying to stay in his good books may want to win him over with a thoughtful gift.
Stolen snuff shoe recovered after ATG article
05 August 2019A snuff shoe stolen from a stand at a fair in June has been recovered following an ATG article alerting the trade.
Five lots to watch at auction this week including a Doulton brown bear, an oak chest and a Greek bronze helmet
05 August 2019With estimates from £150-50,000, here are five previews from upcoming sales this week.
Call for fundraising to keep £10m Turner painting in the UK
02 August 2019A JMW Turner landscape valued at £10m will be exported overseas unless funding can be raised to keep it in the UK.
Appeal to trade for help to trace family heirlooms and antiques stolen from London garage
02 August 2019A glove signed by boxer Muhammad Ali, a 2ft bronze Buddha, a 19th century silk Persian rug and a Persian limestone relief panel were among the items reported stolen in a burglary of a garage in Maida Vale, north London.
Lost portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence discovered by dealer Philip Mould in latest episode of Fake or Fortune?
01 August 2019A lost portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) has been uncovered in the latest episode of the BBC’s ‘Fake or Fortune?’.
Fake or Fortune? art sleuths investigate whether Sir Thomas Lawrence or Maria Cosway painted mystery portrait
01 August 2019Art programme Fake or Fortune? is returning tonight (August 1) for the second episode of its eighth series with a mystery portrait that art dealer Philip Mould believes could be by Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830).
Pictures by St Ives artist Peter Lanyon head to Tate, Birmingham and Liverpool museums
31 July 2019The estate of Cornish artist Peter Lanyon’s (1918-64) widow, Sheila Lanyon, has agreed a tax deal allowing three pictures by the artist to be acquired by the nation for museums across the country.
Top end auction sales slow in first half of 2019
31 July 2019Auction sales at the top of the sector have slowed in the first half of this year.
Glyn Philpot painting of ballet dancer Nijinsky barred from export in hope of finding UK buyer
30 July 2019A rare portrait of the dancer Vaslav Nijinsky has been temporarily stopped from export from the UK in the hope a museum can raise the funds to keep it in the country.
Art and antiques trade ready to work with new ministers following latest cabinet reshuffle
29 July 2019As part of the new prime minister Boris Johnson’s Cabinet reshuffle, new ministers for culture and for the environment have been appointed.
Fake or Fortune? Gainsborough mystery revealed as Philip Mould’s TV show returns to screens
26 July 2019Art programme ‘Fake or Fortune?’ returned to TV screens last night for its eighth series with a mystery surrounding a possible Thomas Gainsborough painting.
Fake or Fortune? returns to TV screens with Gainsborough mystery
25 July 2019Art programme 'Fake or Fortune?' is returning tonight for its eighth series with the first episode dedicated to a Thomas Gainsborough painting.
New faces at Phillips and Alderfer Auction and a new format at Dix Noonan Webb – the latest Movers and Shakers across the art and antiques trade
24 July 2019An update on recent appointments in the world of art and antiques.
Art trade challenges in focus at next London Art Business Conference
23 July 2019The potential impact of Brexit is high on the agenda at the next Art Business Conference with export licensing and the global view of the art market among the topics up for discussion.
Charles Dickens 'lost portrait' saved for the nation
23 July 2019A fundraising campaign has helped save a portrait of Charles Dickens (1812-70) rediscovered by dealer Philip Mould.
Gloucestershire auction house teams up with John Lewis to promote green credentials of art and antiques
17 July 2019Moore Allen & Innocent is hoping to future-proof its business with a series of steps including a tie-up with John Lewis.