Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Digital technology drives younger dealers and the art market in China
07 November 2016The younger generation in China is fuelling the art market and the trade must embrace digital technology to compete, according to a panel of Asian art experts.
Kindertransport hero Sir Nicholas Winton's treasures sold at auction
07 November 2016The inscribed personal bible of Sir Nicholas Winton drew fervent bidding at auction last week in Oxfordshire.
JK Rowling's hand-written and personalised 'The Tales of Beedle the Bard' comes to auction
05 November 2016The publisher of JK Rowling's Harry Potter books is to auction his copy of 'The Tales of Beedle the Bard' at Sotheby’s next month.
New auction firm sets up in Maidenhead
04 November 2016A new auction business is to open in the Berkshire town of Maidenhead with a debut sale planned for January 21.
Historians should value the art market, says Chinese art expert
03 November 2016Art historians should embrace the trade and understand the value of the art market, argues a programme director at Christie’s Education.
Fears mount over US ‘collectables’ law
03 November 2016A little-publicised California law aimed at protecting buyers of sports memorabilia is threatening to impact the wider art and antiques sector.
The impact of new law on Californian book fairs
02 November 2016A new law that demands that owners of ‘collectables’ provide a certificate of authenticity when selling items could be a threat to antique fairs held in the state.
Rare Rolex takes £140,000 at auction
02 November 2016A Rolex watch that was bought in 1966 for £69.10 has sold at auction for £140,000. The rare Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner stainless steel model is highly desired by collectors due to its 3-6-9 Explorer dial.
BBC show calls for total UK ban on ivory trade - drawing instant response from trade
01 November 2016A BBC documentary investigating the illegal ivory trade, hosted by celebrity chef and campaigner Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, has called for a complete ban on the buying and selling of ivory regardless of age.
Kindertransport hero Sir Nicholas Winton’s estate goes to auction
01 November 2016A 105th birthday message from the Queen to Kindertransport hero Sir Nicholas Winton is among the latter’s possessions that will be auctioned this week.
Victoria Borwick defends antiques trade on ivory
31 October 2016Kensington MP and BADA president Victoria Borwick has responded to demands for a total ban on the ivory trade. She has called on the UK government to ensure antique ivory is exempt from any crackdown.
Fashion star Tommy Hilfiger to sell Basquiat, Hirst and Warhol at auction
31 October 2016US fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger has picked Phillips’ 20th Century & Contemporary Art auction in New York to sell five paintings from his personal collection.
Bronze deity doorstopper becomes a showstopper after making £85,000 at auction
31 October 2016A bronze figure of the fierce four-armed deity Mahakala that was being used as a doorstop in a Gloucestershire cottage sold for £85,000 at Mallams’ Chinese art sale in Cheltenham.
Stamford antiques dealer handed five-year prison sentence
28 October 2016Stamford dealer Stuart Porter has been sentenced to five years and four months behind bars after pleading guilty to fraud charges.
Cake and antiques: Great British Bake Off winner cooks up idea for new shop
28 October 2016Candice Brown, the winner of this year’s Great British Bake Off, has revealed her love of antiques and hopes to open a vintage shop.
Canterbury Auction Galleries’ Anthony Pratt is ‘knighted’
28 October 2016Anthony Pratt, managing director of The Canterbury Auction Galleries, has been portrayed as The Knight from the Canterbury Tales in a mural unveiled earlier this month in the Kent city’s high street.
Tribute sale for Stroud Auction Rooms’ Richard Cole
26 October 2016The collection of the late Asian art valuer Richard Cole will be sold at auction next month.
Titanic key and postcards among highlights of Henry Aldridge auction
26 October 2016A key which opened a life-jacket locker on the Titanic was one of the highlights of Henry Aldridge & Son’s auction last week.
Life sentence for Wind in the Willows book dealer murderer
25 October 2016Michael Danaher, 50, who tortured and murdered Oxford book dealer Adrian Greenwood during a robbery targeting a £50,000 first edition of ‘The Wind In The Willows’, was yesterday given a life sentence, with a minimum term of 34 years.
BBC investigates the ivory trade in Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall documentary
24 October 2016A BBC One documentary by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall called 'Saving Africa’s Elephants: Hugh and the Ivory War' will be aired tonight at 9pm.