Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
New boss for auction firms Dreweatts and Forum Auctions
15 May 2024The parent company of auction houses Dreweatts and Forum Auctions has appointed a new chief executive.
Monumental Stubbs picture comes to Christie’s Old Masters summer auction
14 May 2024One of the largest pictures that George Stubbs (1724-1806) ever painted is coming to auction with a £7m-10m estimate.
Antique arms and armour trade defends itself in wake of mail sword ban
13 May 2024Antique arms and armour dealers and auctioneers have come together to lobby against couriers restricting delivery of antique examples.
Property entrepreneur built a big collection
13 May 2024A large single-owner collection of 567 lots of art and artefacts from China, the Middle East and Europe, put together over a lifetime, is coming to auction at Roseberys.
Five questions with Ilka Gansera-Levegue
13 May 2024Ilka Gansera-Levegue of Art & Horse Racing Gallery in Newmarket. She will be exhibiting at Petworth Park Antiques & Fine Art Fair from May 17-19.
Huge new Hancocks home open for business
13 May 2024Jewellery specialist Hancocks London is celebrating its move to a new, larger premises. Leaving Mayfair after 175 years, the dealer has opted for St James’ (as revealed in ATG No 2631).
Starship boldly goes back to Star Trek creator’s son
11 May 2024The original three-foot-long model of the Federation’s flagship used in the Star Trek original series’ opening credits has been presented to the son of creator Gene Roddenberry by an auction house.
Titanic watch takes house record price
11 May 2024Titanic memorabilia, and items found on the bodies of those who lost their lives to the tragedy, continue to bring top prices at auction.
Battersea Decorative fair welcomes celebrity shoppers and weathers train strike woes
10 May 2024The first day of the Battersea Decorative Fair is always a place to celebrity spot as well as see a comprehensive range of art and antiques.
Group of 10 Egyptian antiquities restituted by Manhattan District Attorney
09 May 2024Another 10 antiquities from Egypt are being returned to the country following an intervention by the Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L Bragg Jr.
Single owner collection from property entrepreneur comes to south London auction
08 May 2024A large single-owner collection of 567 lots of art and artefacts from China, the Middle East and Europe, put together over a lifetime, is coming to auction at Roseberys.
Caravaggio rediscovered in a small Madrid auction house to go on display in The Prado
07 May 2024An artwork attributed to a pupil of José de Ribera and offered with an estimate of just €1500 (£1300) is actually by Caravaggio.
Getty Museum buys 17 drawings from private collection
07 May 2024The J Paul Getty Museum has acquired 17 drawings dating from the 16th to early 20th centuries from a private collection.
Ben Griffiths joins the Roseberys top team
06 May 2024South London auction house Roseberys has appointed a new member to its leadership team following the departure of joint managing director Vicki Wonfor after 15 years with the firm.
A Magritte sketch is among five lots to watch
06 May 2024With estimates from £380, here are five previews of upcoming items.
Two new books to light up your reading time
06 May 2024A book on bicycle lights and one on SCotish furniture are among the latest books to be published in the world of art and antiques.
New faces at Roseberys and Heritage Auctions are among the latest Movers & Shakers
03 May 2024The latest jobs news across the world of art and antiques.
Christie’s offers select items from a group of dealers from London, Paris and Geneva
03 May 2024Dubbed Three Dealing Dynasties, the sale features nearly 250 works of art collected by three anonymous families of dealers in the UK, France and Switzerland.
Original cover artwork for Harry Potter estimated at record $600,000 comes to auction
02 May 2024The original cover watercolour for Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by Thomas Taylor is coming to auction with the highest pre-sale estimate ever placed on an item of any Harry Potter-related work, according to Sotheby’s.
Painting by Frank Auerbach recovered from money launderer to be sold
01 May 2024Artwork and gold seized from a “prolific money launderer” as part of a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation are to be sold.