Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters

Henry VIII

Rich tapestries: fundraising plans for historic textiles

25 July 2023

Fundraising is under way at two museums and a third has just finished a lengthy conservation project.

Beeleigh Abbey library

Library from famed Foyle books family up for sale

24 July 2023

More than 10,000 books and artworks from the library of the late Christopher Foyle are coming to auction in Cirencester.

A drawng in The Illustrated Autobiography

Pick of the week: Family collection of manuscripts and pictures tell story of an artist lost in sadness

24 July 2023

A poignant description of life as an artist studying at the Royal Academy in the mid-19th century emerged at auction and more than doubled its estimate.

Tapestry

Funds needed to buy Henry VIII tapestry to return it to UK

24 July 2023

A previously lost tapestry, commissioned by Henry VIII for Hampton Court during the turmoil of the English Reformation, is a step closer to returning to the UK for public display.

Ryedale Hoard

New Treasure Act rules take effect this month

24 July 2023

New laws introduced under the Treasure Act take effect from July 30, in a bid for more antiquities finds to be bought by museums.

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A rare Minton boar’s head tureen is among five lots to watch

24 July 2023

With estimates from £120, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week.

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American buyers boost London Art Week

24 July 2023

US museums have been particularly active as underlined by London gallery showcase event highlights

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Hovercraft inventor Cockerell was also a collector

24 July 2023

Among the sales at 'An Eye into the Ancient Past', the collaborative exhibition from Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch and Claire Brown Art, was this attic black-figure amphora, dated to 500BC.

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Album revealing roots of Kew gardens is on export hold

24 July 2023

A group of drawings which helped develop the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew have been temporarily blocked from export in the hope a UK buyer can step in.

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Trade urged to be on the look-out for jewellery

24 July 2023

Two antique jewellery dealers are calling on the trade to help locate around £50,000 worth of items that went missing in London, believed stolen.

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Go deep into American art

24 July 2023

African-American artists and makers from the Deep South of the US are the focus for The Gallery of Everything’s summer show.

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The web shop window: 19th century French cocktail cabinet

24 July 2023

Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.

Hardstone brooch

Plea to help locate stolen antique jewellery

20 July 2023

Two antique jewellery dealers are calling on the trade to help locate around £50,000 worth of jewellery that has been stolen in London.

Moretti Fine Art

New galleries, promotions and hires – the latest round up across the world of art and antiques

19 July 2023

A Paris gallery for Moretti Fine Art and new appointments at auction houses are among the latest ‘Movers and Shakers’ news.

Giacometti chandelier

UK buyers sought for Giacometti bronze chandelier and 18th-century botanical drawings

18 July 2023

A Giacometti chandelier and drawings which helped develop Kew Gardens have been blocked from export in the hope a UK institution will raise funding.

Hôtel Drouot

Drouot sells stake with an eye on digital expansion investment

17 July 2023

French auction business Drouot Group has sold a 30% stake to fund digital expansion.

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Bonhams reveals best half-year results after buying spree

17 July 2023

Bonhams reported its best-ever first-half results boosted by a buying spree of fellow auction houses in 2022.

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Ally Pally Antiques & Collectors’ Fair is back in business

17 July 2023

The organiser of the revived north London fair now hopes to expand the event with more dealers and a greater range.

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Collector Interview: The very best of the vesta case world

17 July 2023

Businessman Nigel Ross runs a group of commercial property investment companies and divides his time between homes in England and Florida with business trips to New Zealand and elsewhere.

Christie’s selling Jean-Michel Basquiat

Christie’s reports sales slowdown in first half of 2023 amid consignor hesitation

13 July 2023

Christie’s reported total sales of $3.2bn (£2.5bn) for the first half of 2023, down 23% on the same period the previous year.