Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Norfolk dealer’s glass collection up for sale
18 September 2023A single-owner sale from the late Norfolk glass collector and dealer Brian Watson is coming to Bishop & Miller on September 27.
Stolen Martinware bird returned to museum after 15 years
14 September 2023A third stolen Martinware bird has been recovered more than 15 years after it was stolen in west London.
How can the UK art market stay ahead?
12 September 2023Among the discussions at the 9th Art Business Conference was one focused on the opportunities for the UK art market.
Fake or Fortune? returns with Elisabeth Frink mystery
12 September 2023The BBC’s 'Fake or Fortune?' TV show returns this month for its 11th series.
PBFA marks 50th with launch of Bath showpiece
11 September 2023The PBFA (Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association) will celebrate its 50th anniversary in style next year with two new fairs: in Bath and Tunbridge Wells.
Police appeal after antiques stolen from retired Merseyside dealer
06 September 2023Valuable antiques and jewellery were stolen from a former dealer’s home in Rainford, St Helens and the police are appealing for help.
Speed of the essence as Crawford lots emerge at Scottish sale
04 September 2023A group of four lots being sold by the family of the former foreign editor of The Daily Mail includes items relating to the first direct flight across the Atlantic as well as Malcolm Campbell’s Blue Bird 1933 land speed record.
The second sleeper in Colchester: an intaglio ring emerges at auction
04 September 2023The north European Mannerist bronze sold for £550,000 against a guide of £250-350 was not the only spectacular sleeper in the August 8 sale at Reeman Dansie (22.5% buyer’s premium).
New specialists at auction houses in Birmingham, France and New York
31 August 2023A round up of appointments across the world of art and antiques.
Rediscovered images of the crew of Franklin's lost expedition come to auction next month
29 August 2023Rare daguerreotype photographs of Sir John Franklin and his fellow senior officers of the ill-fated HMS Erebus and Terror have been rediscovered and will be offered at auction by Sotheby’s.
‘I outgrew my china cabinet years ago – a vast army is slowly advancing towards me across the carpet’
28 August 2023We chat to a collector whose political and royal commemorative ceramics mean he can 'survey three centuries of British history in a single glance'
British Museum director resigns and apologises in wake of thefts
25 August 2023British Museum director Hartwig Fischer has announced that he will be stepping down from his position with immediate effect after a series of thefts emerged.
Hever Castle reissues plea for return of miniatures stolen 20 years ago
23 August 2023Twenty years ago a man walked into Anne Boleyn’s bedroom at Hever Castle and stole five miniature portraits from a glass vitrine cabinet.
Police appeal for stolen Ming dynasty Chinese doucai cup
22 August 2023The Metropolitan Police is offering a Serious Crime Reward of up to £10,000 for information leading to the recovery of a Ming Dynasty cup stolen in 2019 but still missing.
Bonhams leads tributes to Pierre Cornette de Saint Cyr
22 August 2023Auctioneer Pierre Cornette de Saint Cyr has died at the age of 84.
Impact of art dealer's collapse revealed by administrators
21 August 2023Nearly 50 people are hoping to reclaim pictures they had consigned to failed art gallery Trinity House Paintings.
Chelsea ‘Gold Anchor’ vase joins portrait bought by V&A
21 August 2023The Victoria and Albert Museum has bought the only known version of a vase produced by the Chelsea porcelain factory during its ‘Gold Anchor’ period.
Title of the Lord of the Manor of Silverstone is among five lots to watch
21 August 2023With estimates from £2000, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week.
Investigation launched after gold jewellery and gemstones stolen from British Museum
17 August 2023The British Museum is investigating the theft of jewellery and has dismissed a member of staff following the discovery that items from its “collection were found to be missing, stolen or damaged”.
Guinness family collection to be auctioned in rare on-the-premises sale at Elveden Hall
15 August 2023A single owner collection from Lord Iveagh will be offered by Sworders at the Guinness family’s stately home Elveden Hall in Suffolk.