Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
‘Swing from old to new’ evident in SLAD survey
03 July 2017The number of art dealers specialising in modern and contemporary art in central London is growing, and outstripping dealers in period work.
Phillips launches its dedicated watch division in the US
03 July 2017Ahead of the autumn sale of a star lot, Phillips' watch expert Aurel Bacs tells ATG why the time is right for the firm to expand its US watch business
Why the Blairman bunch do like to be beside the seaside
03 July 2017Furniture and works of art dealer Martin Levy took a trip to the north Wales seaside recently.
They said what?! The week (26 June-02 July) in quotes from the art and antiques world
02 July 2017In our weekend series, Antiques Trade Gazette brings you a selection of quotes from dealers, auctioneers, collectors and others. This week we cover selfies, collecting and farming scenes.
Clockmakers seek help from trade to find lost master badge
01 July 2017A £500 reward is being offered for information that leads to the recovery of this badge belonging to the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers.
Signed Nick Leeson ‘Rogue Trader’ jacket comes to auction
30 June 2017A trading jacket signed by disgraced City broker Nick Leeson is coming to John Pye Auctions in July.
Warhol’s first ‘selfie’ sells for £5.2m at Sotheby’s auction
29 June 2017One of pop artist Andy Warhol’s first self-portraits was hammered down at £5.2m in a London sale.
Dealers “slow to adapt to new technology” says latest art market report
29 June 2017More than $3.1bn of art, antiques and collectables sell online each year but around a fifth of dealers still have no plans to begin selling online, according to a recent report.
Police call on antiques trade to help find stolen jewellery from Shropshire antique centre
28 June 2017Police are appealing to the trade to help locate jewellery stolen in Shropshire.
Auction record for Beckmann at Christie’s as 'Birds' Hell' sells for £32m hammer
27 June 2017Max Beckmann’s terrifying image of hell, representing the horror of the Nazi regime in Germany, has sold at Christie’s for a record-breaking £32m hammer price to dealer Larry Gagosian.
Early sales at summer Olympia open 45th anniversary edition
27 June 2017The 45th annual Art & Antiques Fair Olympia opened last night to bustling crowds and some early sales.
Third £1m valuation at BBC’s Antiques Roadshow for Fabergé flower
26 June 2017The BBC’s Antiques Roadshow witnessed its third £1m valuation while filming at the Black Country Living Museum in the West Midlands last week.
Saved by a tweet: Antiques on High finds new owner
26 June 2017An Oxford antiques centre facing closure has been rescued after a white knight was made aware of its plight via ATG and Twitter.
Safety first as miners’ lamp shines at Cirencester auction
26 June 2017A miners‘ lamp lit up bidding at a Cotswold saleroom to set a record for a George Stephenson model.
Mark Law to revive general sales at Dreweatts
26 June 2017The new owner of Dreweatts in Newbury is to bring back a monthly general sale.
Consignments from online firm Auctionata to be offered at auction at Van Ham
23 June 2017Artworks consigned to the now defunct German online firm Auctionata will be auctioned at Van Ham Kunstauktionen in Cologne.
Bonhams promotes Merryn Schriever to lead Australia after chairman departs
23 June 2017Bonhams has promoted Merryn Schriever to become the company’s director in Australia, following the departure of chairman Mark Fraser.
UK’s 170,000 public sculptures to be digitally catalogued for nation
22 June 2017Britain will be the first nation to have an online catalogue of every publicly owned sculpture. Art UK has announced a plan to digitise images of Britain's 170,000 publicly owned sculptures by 2020.
Stephenson miners’ lamp lights up auction
21 June 2017A Georgian miners’ lamp lit up bidding at a Cotswold saleroom this month to a record for a Stephenson model.
Antique silk top hat seller boosted by Royal Ascot
20 June 2017London menswear specialist Oliver Brown has been boosted by sales of antique and vintage top hats ahead of racing and society event Royal Ascot which begins today.