Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Orientalist painting authenticated on BBC show 'Fake or Fortune?' heads to auction at Sotheby’s
13 October 2021A picture bought for around £4000 and eventually authenticated on the BBC programme 'Fake or Fortune?' as by 19th-century French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme is to be offered at Sotheby’s with an estimate of £80,000-120,000.
New appointments – the latest news across auction houses in the UK and overseas
13 October 2021A round-up of moves across the art and antiques sector.
Online art sales hit $6.8bn for first half of 2021
12 October 2021Online art sales reached $6.8bn (£5bn) in the first six months of the year, up 72% on the first half of 2020 according The Hiscox Online Art Trade Report.
Maiolica dish makes £1.04m impact at auction
11 October 2021An extremely rare and early Italian maiolica dish, discovered broken in pieces in a drawer, was hammered down at just over £1m at Lyon & Turnbull.
Manuscript missing for 30 years returns to Italy
11 October 2021Part of a medieval manuscript stolen in Italy more than 30 years ago has been returned with the help of London firm Bloomsbury Auctions.
Battersea dealers delighted to be busy once again
11 October 2021Exhibitors at The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair in Battersea Park celebrated a busy event, with opening day sales up by about 10% on the last fair held in January 2020.
How TV coverage and a nearby museum reopening boosted two antique centres
11 October 2021A reopened museum and a steady run of appearances on TV have boosted sales at two Cambridge centres.
Tiles speciality creates a hive of activity
11 October 2021Anita Morgan, co-owner of The Hive in Cambridge, is an antique tile specialist and stands at the small annual niche tile fair in Nottingham organised by the Tiles & Architectural Ceramics Society (TACS), which was held this year on October 2.
Trade rallies to help fundraise for fellow antiques dealer ahead of weekend stock sell-off
09 October 2021An 'everything-must-go' stock sale is taking place at Antiques on Sea in St Leonards-on-sea this weekend.
Victorian decorative art collection captures the imagination at Christie’s
07 October 2021A major collection of Victorian decorative art and pictures drew attention from both the trade and collectors at Christie’s, reaching a hammer total of £1.7m (plus 25/20/14.5% buyer's premium).
Versailles acquires bust of Sun King’s doctor from London dealer following TEFAF 2020 fair
06 October 2021The Chateau de Versailles in France has purchased a sculpture of Louis XIV’s (1643-1715) surgeon.
Rebrands and new hires – an update on the latest moves across the art and antiques sector
05 October 2021The latest Movers & Shakers news across the UK including a new president at BADA and a new board member at LAPADA.
Clarice Cliff film role for Antiques Roadshow auctioneer
04 October 2021Auctioneer Will Farmer will move from the small to the big screen this autumn when he appears in a new feature film on the life of Clarice Cliff.
Art dealership Tomasso hit by break-in
04 October 2021A group of sculptures and works of art has been stolen during an overnight raid at central London dealership Tomasso.
Stroud Auction Rooms moves to new saleroom and changes name to Harper Field
04 October 2021Stroud Auction Rooms is to rebrand and move to a new purpose-built saleroom.
Lord Carrington becomes BADA honorary president
04 October 2021The British Antique Dealers’ Association (BADA) has appointed Lord Carrington of Fulham as honorary president.
Greek dealer offers £100,000 reward for stolen coins
02 October 2021Coins and collectables dealer SVcollector in Athens suffered a theft of its coins from a hotel room in London following the Coinex fair.
Joiners across auction houses and dealers – hires and appointments
30 September 2021The latest updates on Movers & Shakers in the art and antiques sector
Latest James Bond film prompts art and antiques firms to promote memorabilia
29 September 2021The James Bond film ‘No Time To Die’ will be released on September 30 (after pandemic delays) and a number of auction houses and dealers have a selection of related items for sale.
Art UK holds charity auction with 140 artists
28 September 2021Art UK has launched a fundraising auction called Buy Art to Help Art UK which closes on September 30.