Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
New faces and promotions at galleries and auction houses
30 March 2023A new appointment at art gallery Saatchi Yates is among the recent hires in the world of art and antiques.
Rare collection of Shakespeare’s four Folios and poems offered by London dealer
29 March 2023Bookseller Peter Harrington is commemorating the 400th anniversary of the publication of William Shakespeare’s First Folio with the sale of a rare collection of works.
Christie’s relaunches decorative arts sales series
28 March 2023Christie’s has relaunched its biannual auction series of decorative arts sales to run concurrently online in three cities: London, New York and Paris.
Revealed: Ivory Act exemptions so far
27 March 2023Following a Freedom of Information Request by Antiques Trade Gazette, the agency charged with administering The Ivory Act has issued some data on the controversial law.
Dealers seek refunds after York fair cancellation
27 March 2023Dealers who had planned to stand at the Antique Home & Vintage Fair in York have been attempting to receive a refund for deposits paid to organiser Richard Cawood after the event was cancelled.
Taylor steps down from Gorringe’s managing partner role
27 March 2023Philip Taylor is stepping down as managing partner of East Sussex auction house Gorringe’s.
Promotions and appointments at Mitchells, Lyon & Turnbull and Christie’s
22 March 2023The latest round up of new faces across the art and antiques sector.
Search for UK institution to buy Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s anti-slavery manuscript
21 March 2023An anti-slavery poem written in ancient Greek by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) has been temporarily barred from being exported from the UK.
Co-founder of auction house Fieldings stands down after 21 ‘wonderful years’
20 March 2023Stourbridge saleroom Fieldings Auctioneers has had a change in ownership.
Maltese cabinet makes du Boulay top price
20 March 2023This mid-18th century Maltese walnut and marquetry bureau cabinet was the top lot of the du Boulay Collection at Duke’s.
Ally Pally event revived for the summer
20 March 2023Alexandra Palace Antiques & Collectors Fair (APACF) has been set up to bring back the long-running event in north London this summer.
Easter’s Festival of Antiques at Peterborough to be the last
16 March 2023The East of England Showground is to close and will no longer be able to host large-scale outdoor events, forcing International Antiques and Collectors Fairs (IACF) to stop running the long-standing Peterborough Festival of Antiques.
New management to bring back Ally Pally antiques fair
15 March 2023Alexandra Palace Antiques & Collectors Fair (APACF) has been set up to bring back the long-running event in north London with a date scheduled for the summer.
Cash call from Navy museum to help buy Kellett sledge flag
14 March 2023The National Museum of the Royal Navy is launching a fundraising plan to buy a flag from polar explorer Captain Henry Kellett (1806-75).
Depp drops in to Lincs centre for a flying visit
13 March 2023Buyers of art and antiques can often be glamorous and wealthy but it is safe to say not many of the shoppers at Lincolnshire’s Hemswell Antique Centres arrive by helicopter.
Horsup in shot for Tatler
13 March 2023Jewellery and vintage accessories dealer Gillian Horsup is in demand – not just for her sparkling gems and handbags, but for her modelling credentials.
Great and the good connected in a collar
13 March 2023This Victorian 18ct gold, enamel and gemset collar tells a fascinating story of a well-known aristocratic family.
Police appeal for help to track stolen jewellery from Sussex antiques centre
11 March 2023Emporium Antiques Centre in Lewes suffered a break in and police are appealing for information.
Fresh name for London’s newest summer art fair
08 March 2023A new fair planned by two of the original founders of 'Masterpiece' has a new name: 'The Treasure House Fair'.
Hollywood A-lister Johnny Depp makes surprise visit to Lincolnshire’s Hemswell Antique Centres
07 March 2023Buyers of art and antiques can often be glamorous and wealthy but it is safe to say not many of the shoppers at Lincolnshire’s Hemswell Antique Centres arrive by helicopter.