Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Plans remain in flux for indoor art and antiques event organisers
07 December 2020Organisers of indoor art and antiques fairs continue to make alternative plans for the first half of next year.
Christie’s moves Asia to Paris
07 December 2020Christie’s is moving its Asian art sales from London to Paris and Hong Kong from next year.
New faces along King’s Road
07 December 2020King’s Road in Chelsea is proving popular with new antique and design shops, despite the various lockdowns in England.
Collection from James and Sophie Perkins' 17th century Grade I country home Aynhoe Park comes to auction at Dreweatts
05 December 2020A flying giraffe and a triceratops skull may seem unusual inhabitants of a 17th century Grade I Palladian country house but people acquainted with husband and wife James and Sophie Perkins will be familiar with their taste.
King’s Road attracts new design and antiques shops
04 December 2020A landlord on the King’s Road in Chelsea has reported a boost in interest for interior design shops including two new antiques and design firms.
Covid-19 has “turbo-charged the online art market” latest report reveals
03 December 2020A report into art auctions has found online sales have been boosted by the coronavirus pandemic and predicts the growth in digital sales is permanent.
The British Antique Dealers’ Association (BADA) appoints new chairman
02 December 2020The British Antique Dealers’ Association (BADA) has appointed Louise Phillips as its new chairman, taking over from Michael Cohen.
Renewed plea to help find missing Martinware pieces from Ealing council
01 December 2020A group of Martinware pottery items stolen across two break-ins back in 2005 and 2007 from buildings owned by Ealing Council are still missing but there are hopes some can be recovered.
Trade delight as markets and dealers reopen
30 November 2020The art and antiques sector breathed a sigh of relief with the news that shops and centres, auction houses, markets and some fairs can reopen in England from December 2.
Virtual fairs and digital listings help Portobello Road traders attract shoppers
28 November 2020During lockdown traders of art and antiques around Portobello Road had been forced to close alongside all non-essential retail in England.
New faces and new offices at auction houses across the UK – the latest hires in the art and antiques world
26 November 2020The latest Movers & Shakers news including at Phillips, Rogers Jones as well as a special honour for a well-known furniture dealer.
Plea to help find missing Darwin notebooks
24 November 2020Cambridge University Library has launched a public appeal for help to locate two missing notebooks from its archive – including one with Charles Darwin’s famous 1837 ‘Tree of Life’ sketch.
Martinware theft: Ealing bird found
23 November 2020A missing Martinware bird has been recovered more than 15 years after it was stolen from Southall Library in Ealing, west London.
5 Questions: Art Deco dealer Matthew Foster
23 November 2020Matthew Foster’s Art Deco Gallery has traded from Grays Antique Centre for the past four years. Having worked with his parents, Portobello Road market traders in the 1980s, Foster launched his business in 1987 and trades in Art Deco period objets d’art and jewellery. Next month he opens a shop at 11 Cecil Court in central London.
Special sale promotion launched at Kensington Church Street antiques dealership
23 November 2020Furniture specialist puts on selected sale to drive interest during lockdown.
Website portals welcome lockdown growth
23 November 2020Online art and antiques portals for dealers have been growing this year – largely due to these websites being one of the few options when shops, centres, fairs and markets have been forced to close through the various lockdowns.
New hires and an expanded saleroom – the latest news around the auction houses
19 November 2020A Hampshire saleroom has expanded and there are new faces at a host of auction houses – read our latest Movers and Shakers.
Plea to help find Spitfire pilot’s stolen photo
18 November 2020A Spitfire pilot and his family are appealing to the public and the antiques trade to spot a stolen photograph.
New date for next Newark Antiques and Collectors Market
17 November 2020Event organiser IACF has scheduled new dates for the next Newark Antiques and Collectors Market.
Art and antiques dealers make bold moves in London’s West End with new galleries
16 November 2020A group of dealers have committed to new shops in London’s West End, in a clear sign the art and antiques market believes that retail in central London has a future after the coronavirus pandemic.