Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Bonhams aims for a European and online boost with Bukowskis purchase
13 January 2022Auction house Bonhams has bought Scandinavian firm Bukowskis.
Government undertakes Ivory Act survey for “awareness campaign”
12 January 2022The government has launched a survey for dealers and auction house specialists to help develop an awareness campaign on the Ivory Act.
Not a Lot of People Know That: Sir Michael Caine auction comes to Bonhams
12 January 2022A Rolex wristwatch, spectacles, a director’s chair, film posters and artwork owned by Sir Michael Caine are among the items to be offered at Bonhams.
New hires and salerooms – a round up of Movers and Shakers in the UK, US and China
11 January 2022The latest jobs news across the world of art and antiques.
The Winter Show must go on – later
10 January 2022Dealers on both sides of the Atlantic are hopeful 'The Winter Show' in New York will take place in the spring, after its January staging was postponed at the eleventh hour.
Twin research resources launch online from The Goldsmiths' Company and Cotton regional furniture archive
10 January 2022New online databases for extensive archive material of two core disciplines in the antiques trade have been launched.
Enfield renewed with new location
10 January 2022The major draw for the Great Enfield Vintage and Collectables Fair’s new location is the free parking, said organiser Claudia Deutschmann.
New York’s The Winter Show postponed
04 January 2022A major US art and antiques fair has become the latest event to be postponed because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Top auction houses enjoy strong 2021
03 January 2022Despite – or perhaps because of – the pandemic, three of the top international auction houses posted record or near-record results for 2021.
Fundraising keeps Honresfield Library intact
03 January 2022Successful £15.3m campaign secures British literature treasures including Brontë family manuscripts.
Skiing posters slide into January sales
23 December 2021Whether or not you can make it to the slopes this season, a skiing poster for your wall at home is always an attractive option.
Appeal for stolen Roman marble lamp
22 December 2021A dealership on London’s Pimlico Road is appealing for help to recover a stolen lamp.
UK buyer sought for rare portrait of the future King William IV
22 December 2021An export block has been placed on a portrait of the future King William IV painted during the American Revolutionary war, in the hope a UK buyer can be found.
Ex-Christie’s duo appeal for mentees
21 December 2021Former Christie’s executives Cat Manson and Caroline Sayan’s initiative, Art Market Mentors, is open for mentee applications for 2022.
Christie’s sales hit a five-year high but slip behind Sotheby’s for 2021
20 December 2021Auction house Christie’s reported preliminary total sales of $7.1bn (£5.2bn) including fees for 2021.
Export stop for Fromanteel’s £3m longcase
20 December 2021The UK government has issued a temporary export bar for a Fromanteel longcase clock dating to c.1660.
Dawsons invests in larger premises
20 December 2021Dawsons Auctioneers is relocating to a larger new premises and plans to hold all its sales as live online-only without room bidding.
Temporary stop placed on rare portrait
20 December 2021The UK government also issued a temporary export bar for a rare mid-17th century painting depicting a black female sitter alongside her white companion.
Collector interview: Meet the ‘Belgravian hermit’
20 December 2021A lawyer who likes to keep it local also has an insatiable curiosity about art and antiques.
Historic library connected to Brontë family saved for the nation in £15.3m purchase with help from Britain’s richest man
18 December 2021The Honresfield Library of British Literature, containing more than 500 manuscripts, first editions and letters including works by the Brontë family, Robert Burns and Walter Scott, has been purchased by the Friends of the National Libraries for £15.3m.