Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
‘Gentleman Jack’ Sears’ car among highlights of Bonhams’ Goodwood Revival auction
14 September 2017A car owned by the winner of the first ever British Touring Car Championship back in 1958 was the highlight of Bonhams’ Goodwood Revival sale at the weekend, taking double its estimate.
West London antiques cheat pleads guilty to attempts to defraud auction houses
13 September 2017A Poundland notebook helped convict a fraudster attempting to sell fake antiques through auction houses in London and Essex.
Buyer does get satisfaction at Bushey Auctions after ‘The Rolling Stones’ concert poster sells for £13,000
12 September 2017A rare concert poster from a 1965 tour by ‘The Rolling Stones’ has been snapped up by a collector after a bidding battle at Bushey Auctions in Hertfordshire.
Met Police says art and antiques crime squad will reopen ‘as soon as possible’
11 September 2017The reopening of the Metropolitan Police’s Arts and Antiques Unit has been delayed until later this year, ATG has learned. However, the force has denied reports it is to permanently close.
Gauguin sketch dismissed as a fake is valued at £200,000 after 'Fake or Fortune?' investigation
11 September 2017The BBC's 'Fake or Fortune?' team uncovered the story behind two pictures possibly by Paul Gauguin during last night’s programme.
Christie’s sale brings home the Bacon
11 September 2017A rediscovered Francis Bacon is to be offered at Christie’s next month with a £7m-10m estimate.
Experts outline Brexit trade risk
11 September 2017Lawyers and accountants have drawn up documents laying out the issues facing the art and antiques trade to inform government as it negotiates the terms of Brexit.
Bonhams takes its auction to the road for The Goodwood Revival this weekend
09 September 2017Auction house Bonhams has a montage of motoring memorabilia and famous classic cars on the block today to coincide with the three-day festival at Goodwood Circuit in west Sussex.
Government issues export bar for £1.2m Queen Victoria sculpture in hope of finding UK buyer
08 September 2017A sculpture of Queen Victoria by Alfred Gilbert has been temporarily barred from leaving the country while the government searches for a buyer based in the UK to pay the £1.2m asking price.
Tributes paid following the death of French arts patron Pierre Bergé
08 September 2017French fashion businessman and patron of the arts, Pierre Bergé, has died aged 86.
Young blood in demand at BADA networking event
08 September 2017The British Antiques Dealers’ Association (BADA) hopes to attract new members and young people to the world of art and antiques with a series of events.
Coutts places musical instruments above classic cars in investment report
07 September 2017The value of musical instruments outpaced the investment in classic cars and fine art last year, according to a survey by a private bank.
Customs delays after Brexit could be major blow for art market
06 September 2017Brexit could give the opportunity for advantageous changes to the VAT system for the UK art and antiques trade, delegates of The Art Business Conference heard today. But any benefits could be outweighed by huge customs delays.
Former Met art crime boss pleas for art and antiques unit to re-form
06 September 2017Richard Ellis, a former Metropolitan Police officer, used the platform of The Art Business Conference to call for the restatement of the art and antiques crime unit today.
Tapestry gallery S Franses appeals to Supreme Court to stay in London home
05 September 2017Antique textile and tapestry specialist S Franses is taking its fight to stay in its St James’s gallery to the UK Supreme Court.
Christie’s brings home the Bacon with auction of rediscovered painting
05 September 2017A rediscovered Francis Bacon is to be offered at Christie’s next month with a £7m-10m estimate.
Novelty silver kangaroos help Fairfax auction jump to $1.74m at Leonard Joel
04 September 2017Antiques owned by the late businessman James Fairfax caught the eye of buyers with a set of four Victorian novelty kangaroo salts among the highlights at the auction in Sydney.
BBC’s ‘Fake or Fortune?’ team discover lost work by Australian artist Tom Roberts
04 September 2017An early painting by UK-born Australian artist Thomas William Roberts (1856-1931), was authenticated on the BBC’s ‘Fake or Fortune?’ after being lost for more than 130 years.
Shop talk: Halstead Antiques Centre
04 September 2017In our continuing series looking through the keyhole of ‘bricks and mortar’ shops in 2017, ATG talks to James Killbery who owns Halstead Antiques Centre on the Essex/Suffolk border.
Chinese auctioneers hope British advice on non-payment fits the bill
28 August 2017The Chinese auction market is attempting to tackle non-payments with a series of initiatives debated at the Chinese Antiques and Artwork Auction International Forum last week.