Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Promotions, appointments and moves – the latest Movers and Shakers across the art and antiques market
12 January 2021An update of moves and other developments from across the art and antiques industry including at Sotheby’s and Dreweatts.
Art and antiques fairs and markets closed as auctions continue online
11 January 2021All fairs and markets and physical art and antiques exhibitions and events are cancelled across England under the new coronavirus lockdown restrictions.
Books by Jane Austen’s favourite poet return home to Chawton House
11 January 2021Chawton House has bought a rare first edition of Poems by Jane Austen’s favourite poet, William Cowper, which was once owned by her brother.
Dorset museum raises funds to secure Thomas Hardy archive from London book dealer
07 January 2021The Dorset Archives Trust (DAT) has raised the final £5000 needed to purchase a collection of important manuscript and printed material once owned by novelist and poet Thomas Hardy (1840-1928).
Plea from London dealer to help find stolen Russian icon
06 January 2021A Russian icon has been stolen from the shop of a London dealer and the art and antiques trade are asked to look out for the object in case it is offered for sale.
Online sales remain the focus for art and antiques businesses under new coronavirus lockdown restrictions
05 January 2021Auctions, shops and centres under the new coronavirus lockdown restrictions in England will be able to continue to trade online.
Sotheby’s outpaces Christie’s across ‘transformative’ year
04 January 2021Sotheby’s edged ahead of Christie’s in terms of annual turnover in 2020, with private and online sales helping both firms offset declines in totals from live auctions.
More independent condition reports requested across 2020
04 January 2021Demand for independent condition reports soared during lockdown, according to one restoration firm.
Museum buys stained glass window designs
04 January 2021Horsham Museum and Art Gallery has bought a presentation watercolour picture for three stained glass windows in a local church, St Peter’s in Cowfold, from London dealer Abbott and Holder.
The Bruno Effect updates on latest dealer signings
04 January 2021The Bruno Effect, a digital marketplace that will provide a platform for initially 650 dealers to sell their furniture and collectables online, has revealed new dealers ahead of its launch.
West Sussex museum buys Edwardian designs for local church windows from London dealer
30 December 2020Horsham Museum and Art Gallery has bought a presentation watercolour for three stained glass windows in local church St Peter’s in Cowfold from London dealers Abbott and Holder.
Festive lights bring cheer to art and antiques shops and galleries across the country
24 December 2020Art and antiques dealers across the country have put on their best displays of festive lights inside and outside their shops and galleries.
Historic tableware firm Thomas Goode & Company to sell archive and historic items in Sotheby’s auction
23 December 2020Thomas Goode & Company, the Mayfair retailer of tableware to royalty and celebrities since the 1840s, plans an auction of its archive.
Focus on online sales for tier 4 art and antiques businesses in England
23 December 2020Art and antique businesses in tier 4 regions in England have had to close to the public and will focus on online sales.
Ivory Cleopatra sculpture blocked from export in hope UK buyer found
22 December 2020An export block on Death of Cleopatra by Henri de Triqueti, an ivory sculpture with British royal connections, has been announced by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
Export licences will go digital in autumn 2021
21 December 2020Digital export licences will be introduced towards the end of next year in a boost to the UK’s art and antiques sector.
Nimrod expedition sledge and flag head to UK institutions
21 December 2020A sledge and flag from the first expedition to the Antarctic led by Ernest Shackleton have been saved for the nation.
Record year for Acceptance in Lieu schemes with £65m artworks accepted for the nation
21 December 2020A record amount of paintings, antiques and historic objects were saved for the nation in lieu of tax in 2020, with £65m of objects accepted.
Auctions take a hit from Covid but private and online sales rise at Sotheby’s and Christie’s
20 December 2020Despite the challenges of a tough 2020, private and online sales have boosted the major auction houses
Plea to help find presidential pocket watch stolen from London dealer
17 December 2020The trade has been asked to look out for a 14ct gold pocket watch that was stolen on December 12 from a gallery in Camden Passage in Islington, London.