Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Police phone box calls for bidders at Somerset auction
06 April 2017Police memorabilia collectors and phone fans could be tempted to dial in to a Somerset auction offering a rare Metropolitan Police phone box.
Judge to probe Pimlico Road redevelopment planning go-ahead
05 April 2017The redevelopment of the premises of Pimlico Road antique dealers and a historic timber yard on the same site has been challenged in the courts.
A 3-D van Gogh fit for the people
05 April 2017Technology has replicated the Dutch master’s work in a move the artist might have welcomed.
Remainer makes his own Brexit to the Netherlands
05 April 2017Some people who voted Remain at the EU Referendum last year have been dismayed at the Brexit outcome and have dreaded the triggering of Article 50, formally notifying the EU of the UK’s intention to withdraw.
Trade alert: watch out for cyber crime
05 April 2017Firms urged to be aware of risk after string of email invoice frauds
Vetting committee stands down at PAD in Paris
05 April 2017Paris art and design fair PAD has lost its vetting committee following concerns about the brief time allowed to view stands.
Mayfair Gallery loses fight for return of seized Qing dynasty silver tea set with ivory
04 April 2017A judge in London has ruled against a London gallery over the seizure of a Chinese silver tea set dating from the Qing dynasty containing a tiny amount of ivory.
US court rules heirs can sue Germany for return of Nazi loot
04 April 2017A court in the US has given the go-ahead for Germany to be sued for the return of Nazi-looted art and artefacts under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.
Fryer & Brown Auctioneers to be struck off UK company register
04 April 2017Surrey auction firm Fryer & Brown Auctioneers is set to be struck off the UK company register after it ceased trading in January.
Art Basel Report: 10 key findings
01 April 2017Key findings from the first Art Basel and USB Global Art Market Report.
Art Basel Report vs TEFAF Report
01 April 2017The Art Basel Report was the first by Dr Clare McAndrew since leaving TEFAF where she had compiled a report since 2008.
Art Basel Report: Reports agree market declined in 2016 – but whose statistics do we trust?
01 April 2017Hit by a lack of top-end auction consignments, the global art market declined markedly in 2016, according to the latest art market report.
Regional rooms circle in advance of expected CSK exodus
01 April 2017Auctioneers are gearing up to win business and take on staff in the wake of the closure of Christie’s South Kensington later this year.
Chinese authorities begin ivory trade shut down
31 March 2017China is shutting a third of its ivory factories and shops, as it begins to meet the requirements of a formal ban by the end of the year.
Cox London joins Pimlico Road area line-up
30 March 2017Furniture and lighting designer Cox London has joined the line-up of interior designers around Pimlico Road.
Painting by Russian artist Pokhitonov among auction lots from private London club
29 March 2017A private members’ club in London is selling a collection of paintings that once hung on the walls of its grand dining room, drawing room and corridors.
Copy of Churchill and Roosevelt ‘Allies' bench sculpture sold to Lake District hotel
28 March 2017A copy of London tourist favourite, the bronze bench sculpture of Sir Winston Churchill and Franklin D Roosevelt between Old and New Bond Streets, has been sold to a Lake District hotel.
Goya’s bullfighting etchings found in a French chateau come to auction
27 March 2017The collection of 33 'La Tauromaquia' prints, to be offered at Sotheby’s Prints & Multiples sale in London on April 4, carries an estimate of £300,000-500,000.
Warning of cyber fraudsters targeting dealers and auctioneers
27 March 2017An insurance firm has sounded a warning about cyber fraudsters who appear to be targeting dealers and auctioneers with an invoice scam.
Postcards of Cirencester Market Place through the ages come to auction in the Gloucestershire town
25 March 2017Cirencester has welcomed a new marketplace after a £1.3m redevelopment and months of roadworks. But for those feeling nostalgic for what the town centre used to look like, a collection of postcards offered at auction will help the sentimental come to terms with the changes.