Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Record-breaking Martin Brothers grinning crab saved for nation heads to Plymouth after export block
19 February 2020A new museum in Plymouth has acquired a ‘colossal and extraordinary grotesque grinning crab’ by the Martin Brothers after fundraising to keep the sculpture in the UK.
Coronavirus: more Asian art sales shelved as Bonhams and Sotheby’s postpone auctions
17 February 2020Bonhams and Sotheby’s have joined Christie’s in postponing their March New York Asian art auctions due to the spread of coronavirus.
Girling and Oliver to leave Bonhams after reshuffle
17 February 2020Bonhams has made a number of personnel changes this month as global CEO Matthew Girling departs.
From a Mission Impossible-style jewellery break-in to a missing silver sculpture – the latest round up of thefts across the art and antiques sector
17 February 2020The art and antiques trade have been called upon to help locate missing items after a series of incidents.
Moseley Antiques Emporium closes after a quarter of a century
17 February 2020Moseley Antiques Emporium south of Birmingham city centre is closing after more than 25 years in business.
Bonhams and Sotheby's latest to reschedule Asian art auctions after spread of coronavirus
11 February 2020Bonhams and Sotheby's have postponed Asian art auctions during New York’s Asia Week until June.
Bonhams' CEO Matthew Girling to leave auction house
11 February 2020Matthew Girling, Bonhams’ global CEO, is to step down from the role he has held since 2015 and will leave the company.
New faces at TEFAF and Phillips plus a new home for Abacus Auctions
11 February 2020An update from across the world of art and antiques in ATG’s latest Movers and Shakers.
Lalique panels from luxury train steam into auction after Thomas Cook demise
10 February 2020Three Lalique glass panels designed for the dining car of the Côte d’Azur Pullman Express train in 1928 will be offered at auction next week. The Joint Special Managers of Thomas Cook Group are the vendors.
Cultural heritage trafficking is in decline, says dealer association report
10 February 2020The reported trafficking of cultural heritage objects is small and in decline, according to analysis by the IADAA (International Association of Dealers in Ancient Art).
Assay office books hit the high-quality mark
10 February 2020A remarkable collection of books from The Birmingham Assay Office Library will be offered at Forum Auctions in London on March 26.
Events disrupted by coronavirus alert
10 February 2020The outbreak and spread of the coronavirus has forced art fairs and auctions to postpone and cancel in light of the increasing seriousness of the situation.
Shackleton expedition sledge and flag blocked from export
08 February 2020A sledge and flag that were taken on Sir Ernest Shackleton’s 1907-09 British Antarctic Expedition have been temporarily blocked from export in the hope of finding a UK buyer.
Guidance for anti-money laundering regulation published
07 February 2020The anti-money laundering guidance for Art Market Participants (AMPs) has finally been published.
Auctions and art fairs postponed and cancelled after spread of coronavirus in Asia
07 February 2020The outbreak and spread of the coronavirus has forced art fairs and auctions to postpone and cancel in light of the increasing seriousness of the situation.
Rare teddies from museum collection bare all at auction in Newbury
06 February 2020More than 300 teddy bears collected over an eight-year period are to be auctioned later this year.
Business as usual despite fire at Guildford auction house
04 February 2020Wellers of Guildford suffered a fire at its premises but has continued to operate its auction schedule despite disruption to phone lines.
Rediscovered picture of female artist by society portraitist Philip de László comes to auction in Scotland
04 February 2020A portrait previously unknown to the wider art market of the British female artist Isobel Codrington by Hungarian artist Philip de László (1869-1937) will be offered with an estimate of £8000-12,000.
Appeal to trade to help find Regency clock stolen from Kensington antiques dealer
04 February 2020An early 19th century mahogany bracket clock has been stolen from the shop of dealer Patrick Sandberg on Kensington Church Street.
Items seized after Interpol ‘checks’ at BRAFA
03 February 2020A group of objects belonging to dealers who took part in the BRAFA art fair in Brussels were seized following an investigation by Interpol.