Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters

Getty's Temple of Wings

Christie’s to offer second auction series of the Ann and Gordon Getty collection

05 May 2023

A second tranche of the Ann and Gordon Getty collection is coming to Christie’s in June.

Grays coronation display

Art and antiques trade celebrates Charles III's coronation

03 May 2023

The art and antiques trade are celebrating the coronation of Charles III and Camilla as King and Queen ahead of the big day at Westminster Abbey on May 6.

Gallery salaries

Art market salaries revealed in new pay report

02 May 2023

Large art galleries in the US were the top payers of 2022, according to a new salary report.

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Edward VIII collection comes up for sale

01 May 2023

An extensive collection of Edward VIII memorabilia amassed over 55 years has been put up for sale by its owner.

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Live it up in mock Tudor

01 May 2023

A doublet and hose worn by the Earl of Abergavenny at the coronation of George IV in 1821 came to auction in Nottinghamshire.

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Portrait depicts the last king to reign before Charles III

01 May 2023

Gallery Rountree Tryon brings to Petworth Park Antiques & Fine Art Fair a portrait of the last king to reign before Charles III – George VI.

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BADA Friends talk covers crowning glories

01 May 2023

For those wishing to know more about the crown jewels it is wise to tune into a BADA Friends Tea Time Talk with Nicholas Merchant.

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Royal memorabilia to be spotted at the Petworth fair

01 May 2023

Sarah Colegrave Fine Art, a regular at the Petworth Park Antiques & Fine Art Fair, will bring a chair from the investiture of the Price of Wales in 1969.

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Last of Henry’s six wives and spared death or divorce

01 May 2023

Sotheby’s Coronation Sale ending on May 4 is a cross-category collection of manuscripts, jewellery, artwork and objects relating to the British monarchy

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Spoon that served a princess

01 May 2023

This medical spoon bears the crest and inscription The Princess Sophia (the 12th child of George III and Queen Charlotte).

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Charles at age five failed to be popular

01 May 2023

Numismatic dealer Daniel Fearon has sold a group of bronzed galvano medals depicting Charles (then nearly five years old), The Duke of Edinburgh and Princess Margaret to the British Museum’s department of coins and medals just ahead of this year’s coronation.

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Two to look out for at the Battersea Dec fair

01 May 2023

Shown is a finger bowl made by James Powell of Whitefriars Glass for Victoria’s coronation banquet given by the Corporation of London on November 9, 1837.

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Pins point to royal symbolism

01 May 2023

The Armoury of St James’s features a large number of coronation-related items in its next bulletin titled Cyphers & Symbols.

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Procession panorama stretches 30ft long

01 May 2023

Among the highlights of Grey-Harris & Company’s Coronation Exhibition is a panorama scroll that depicts the coronation procession of George IV.

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A £65,000 price reflects considerable appeal of stumpwork mirror frame

01 May 2023

A small collection of 17th century stumpwork offered at Lindsay Burns in Perth was topped by this japanned and needlework mirror frame.

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History of coronation on the cards

01 May 2023

A 20-page booklet telling the story of the coronation ceremony using historical cigarette cards from past coronations has been created.

Anglo Saxon coins

Men found guilty of selling Anglo Saxon coins from Herefordshire Hoard

28 April 2023

In the latest of a series of court cases, two men have been found guilty of trying to sell rare Anglo-Saxon coins.

Roan bust

Roman bust found in Texas charity shop to return to Ludwig I’s collection in Germany after more than 70 years away

27 April 2023

A Roman bust discovered in a US charity shop and bought for just $34.99 will be repatriated to Germany.

Sculpture

Plea to help track stolen sculpture and jewellery

27 April 2023

The art and antiques trade have been asked to look out for a stolen sculpture and jewellery taken from a home in Surrey.

Freddie Mercury

Superstar Freddie Mercury's private collection to be sold at Sotheby’s this autumn

26 April 2023

From stage costumes, handwritten lyrics and guitars to Victorian paintings, a Faberge clock and Japanese art, the private collection of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury (1946-91) is to be offered in a series of auctions.