Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Fears over new import licence system as EU targets trade on illicit art
02 December 2016Leading trade bodies are voicing concerns that a revised EU consultation into the illicit trafficking of antiquities could lead to a “burdensome” new import licence system.
'Star Wars' plastic bag from Leicestershire toy factory makes eight times estimate at auction
30 November 2016It might not be a Bag for Life but this plastic bag has set a collector back £240.
Tributes pour in for Antiques Roadshow militaria expert Graham Lay
30 November 2016Antiques Roadshow expert and militaria specialist Graham Lay has passed away. A well-known personality on the show for more than 25 years, his death was announced by the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow.
Rare Irish silver porringer sold for five times estimate at Sworders’ auction
30 November 2016A rare and recently rediscovered Irish Commonwealth/Charles II silver porringer sold today for £25,000 – five times its estimate – at Sworders’ auction in Essex.
Museums offered chance to buy metal detectorist’s Bronze Age gold torc
29 November 2016A 3000-year old torc found in a field in east Cambridgeshire is one of the largest and heaviest to be unearthed in the UK.
Landlord agrees to let restorer stay in north London shop after petition
29 November 2016A north London independent antique restorer who faced eviction has got the go-ahead to stay.
Vintage fashion fans strut into Cheshire for Peter Wilson auction
28 November 2016An auction of the designer wardrobe of a socialite at Peter Wilson’s Nantwich saleroom attracted more than 100 people and raised £27,000.
Art detectives needed for the nation
28 November 2016Do you know who this bespectacled gentlemen is? Or whose hand is behind this painting of ‘Laomedon Refusing Payment to Poseidon and Apollo’? If you think you do, you could become an art detective for the nation.
They said what?! The week (21-27 Nov) in quotes from the art and antiques world
27 November 2016In our weekend series, Antiques Trade Gazette brings you a selection of quotes from dealers, auctioneers, collectors and others – from Lego fanatics to the Christmas rush.
Rare Anne Frank poem sells at auction
25 November 2016A handwritten poem by Anne Frank has sold at auction in the Netherlands at €140,000 (£119,000).
Bristol auctioneer plans Lego-only sale
24 November 2016East Bristol Auctions is holding a Lego sale next month. With more than 300 lots, the firm claims the auction will be the world’s first dedicated Lego toy sale.
Nepalese bronze sets house record for Matthew Barton
24 November 2016West London auction firm Matthew Barton has set a house record with the sale of a Nepalese bronze after it was hammered down at £85,000.
Trade reacts to Portobello plans
24 November 2016Portobello Road traders remain unconvinced of revised plans to develop the vintage end of the west London market.
Top picks from the Attenborough’s Picasso ceramics sale at Sotheby’s
23 November 2016The late Lord & Lady Attenborough’s Picasso ceramics sale made a hammer total of £2.48m at Sotheby’s yesterday with all 66 lots finding buyers. The collection was formed over 50 years after the couple purchased a £3 souvenir ashtray in 1954.
Christie’s Education to move across London to South Kensington
23 November 2016Christie’s Education, the educational arm of the auction house, plans to relocate to the firm’s South Kensington saleroom.
TW Gaze plots expansion in Diss
23 November 2016Norfolk’s TW Gaze is expanding its saleroom after buying the freehold of the land.
Rare dodo skeleton sold at auction in West Sussex for £280,000
22 November 2016A rare dodo skeleton – the first almost complete specimen in nearly a century – has sold for £280,000 at auction.
George II tripod table comes to auction
22 November 2016Did John Channon or Frederick Hintz make this table? This is the question that potential buyers of a George II pewter and brass inlaid tripod table will be asking themselves.
The Victoria & Albert Museum unveils 500 objects from its Gilbert Collection
22 November 2016The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Galleries in the Victoria & Albert Museum has re-opened with more than 500 objects on display, free to the public.
London Diamond Bourse plots move from Hatton Garden
21 November 2016The London Diamond Bourse and traders in Hatton Garden are looking at options to move amid rent rises in the historic area.