Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Art and antiques trade warned about latest rise in thefts
15 April 2024The antique jewellery and precious metals trade has been warned to stay vigilant in the face of a rise in attacks and thefts.
Egg-shaped artwork could set new auction record for Italian artist Lucio Fontana
09 April 2024An artwork by Lucio Fontana, the Argentine-Italian artist known for his 'slashed canvas' creations, is coming to auction in May.
End of an era as Marlborough Gallery shuts this summer
08 April 2024Marlborough Gallery is to close after nearly 80 years in business following a decision by its board of trustees to wind down its operations.
Florida museum reveals purchase of early Chinese artefact alongside donation of 700 prints
08 April 2024The Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida has purchased an early Northern Song Dynasty stoneware box from a private US collector for a six-figure sum.
Marlborough Gallery to close after nearly 80 years in business
05 April 2024Marlborough Gallery is to close after nearly 80 years in business following a decision by its board of trustees to wind down its operations.
Christie’s reveals designer tie-up for latest decorative arts sales series
05 April 2024A year ago Christie's relaunched its decorative arts auction series to run concurrently online in three cities: London, New York and Paris.
Famous Titian comes to auction at Christie’s this summer
04 April 2024The ‘Longleat’ Titian is coming to auction at Christie’s with a £15m-25m price tag.
Promotions, hires and expansion from Cumbria to the Cotswolds and Norfolk to Dorset
04 April 2024The latest Movers and Shakers across the art and antiques sector
Dedicated Bloomsbury set auction comes to Bonhams
04 April 2024An auction dedicated solely to the Bloomsbury set of artists and thinkers will be held at Bonhams for the first time this spring.
Police appeal after violent robbery at Ian Towning’s Chelsea antiques centre
03 April 2024Two thugs armed with hammers targeted Bourbon Hanby Antiques Arcade and smashed cabinets and attacked three people.
Self-portrait by George Frederic Watts acquired by Watts Gallery via tax deal
03 April 2024A self-portrait by artist George Frederic Watts (1817-1904) has been acquired by Watts Gallery in Compton, near Guildford.
Poussin painting acquired by The National Gallery
01 April 2024The National Gallery has acquired Eucharist (c.1637-40), a depiction of the Last Supper, by Nicolas Poussin (1594-1664).
British Museum hires new director
28 March 2024Dr Nicholas Cullinan OBE has been appointed as the new director of the British Museum.
New joiners at Lyon & Turnbull and Chiswick Auctions and an expanding trainee scheme at Woolley & Wallis
28 March 2024A round up of movers and shakers across the art and antiques sector
The Treasure House Fair bolsters international expertise with new recruit from New York’s The Winter Show
26 March 2024The Treasure House Fair has hired US fairs specialist Helen Allen as its development director.
Poussin’s Last Supper painting purchased by The National Gallery via Acceptance in Lieu deal
26 March 2024The National Gallery has acquired 'Eucharist' (c.1637-40), a depiction of the Last Supper, by Nicolas Poussin (1594–1664).
Art and antiques trade unites against EU import rules
25 March 2024Art and antiques trade associations have stepped up their campaign to “dilute the worst effects” of the incoming EU import licensing regulation which comes into force next summer.
Furniture restoration: The hidden workshop aiming to restore confidence
25 March 2024A challenging middle market and soaring property prices have driven most restorers out of central London but a workshop still remains hidden away in Mayfair
Burglar who cut a hole in the floor to steal antique silver from an army museum is jailed
20 March 2024A man who broke into the Royal Lancers & Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Museum in Nottinghamshire has been jailed.
University of Leeds to hold conference on the history of furniture
19 March 2024Organisers behind the planned 'What is Furniture History?’ conference are calling on the antiques sector to contribute papers or presentations on this theme.