Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Sterling silver Hermès handbag makes auction record at Spink in Hong Kong
23 April 2018The highlight of the inaugural handbag auction held by Spink in Hong Kong was a sterling silver Hermès Kelly handbag.
Appeal to trade after burglary of Chinese works of art taken from Bath museum
23 April 2018The Museum of East Asian Art was the victim of a daring raid by four masked men who stole rare artefacts from the Bath institution.
Restituted Cranach shines in New York at Christie's auction
23 April 2018A restituted portrait of a German electoral prince by Lucas Cranach the Elder, missing for nearly 80 years, has sold for $6.6m (£4.7m).
Auction house to host technology summit to tackle questions on blockchain in the art world
19 April 2018Christie’s is to host a one-day conference called Art+Tech Summit to investigate the potential applications of blockchain within the art market.
Bronze sculptures from the court of the Sun King come to auction at Christie’s
18 April 2018Two bronze sculptures from the court of the ‘Sun King’ Louis XIV of France estimated to fetch £15m are to go on tour ahead of a sale at Christie’s this summer.
Movers and shakers: latest arts and antiques appointments
17 April 2018A look at the latest moves across the trade.
Online art market up 12% to $4.2bn but growth slowing according to latest Hiscox Report
17 April 2018The growth of the global online art market slowed in 2017 as price transparency remains a key issue for new buyers.
Administrators ‘wrong to charge Mossgreen consignors for returns’
16 April 2018Consignors to collapsed Australian auction house Mossgreen will not have to pay fees to have items returned, a Sydney court has ruled.
Sotheby’s online-only sales no longer all premium-free
16 April 2018Sotheby’s has made a u-turn on its pledge to scrap fees for purchasers at its online-only auctions.
Sotheby’s returns to holding auctions in India
16 April 2018Sotheby’s is to return to holding auctions in India to take advantage of the growing wealth in the Asian nation. It plans a sale in December at The Taj Mahal Palace hotel in Mumbai.
Proposed EU cultural goods bill ‘unworkable’ say trade bodies
16 April 2018Book dealers seek change to 250-years-old clause in proposed import licensing law.
South Pacific ula and canoe bailer from the family of 19th century murdered missionary hammered down at auction in Dorset
14 April 2018A South Pacific ula throwing club and a Maori canoe bailer that once belonged to an English reverend killed by cannibals in Vanuatu in the 19th century has sold at an auction at Duke's Auctioneers in Dorchester.
Stolen gramophone discovered in France will be returned to rightful owner
13 April 2018A stolen gramophone will be returned to its owner next week after an Antiques Trade Gazette article alerted the buyer to the theft.
Princess Michael of Kent returns to Essex for auction preview
12 April 2018Princess Michael of Kent returned to Sworders 10 years after she had opened the Essex firm's new saleroom for an auction preview this week.
Sotheby’s returns to India for Mumbai auctions
10 April 2018Sotheby’s is to return to holding auctions in India to take advantage of the growing wealth in the Asian nation.
Sotheby’s re-thinks buyer’s premium fee at online-only auctions
09 April 2018Sotheby’s is retreating on its pledge to scrap fees for purchasers at its online-only auctions.
The ivory ban: proposed changes to the law at a glance
09 April 2018The new, as yet unnamed law will allow for narrow exemptions to the ban. These comprise:
De minimis exemption becomes the new battleground in antique ivory sales ban
09 April 2018The art and antiques trade is calling on the government to re-think its planned restrictions on the sale of antique items containing small amounts of elephant ivory.
Test case for Nazi-looted artworks rules in favour of Holocaust victim's heirs on Egon Schiele pictures
06 April 2018A judge in a test case in international restitution law relating to Nazi-looted artworks has ruled in favour of a Holocaust victim's heirs rather than an art dealer who owned the pictures.
Persian art specialist opens gallery in central London
06 April 2018CAMA Gallery, a Persian art specialist from Iran, has opened its first London gallery in Westminster.