Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Hammer to go down on 40 years of collecting hole punches at Lichfield auction
19 August 2019Antique stationery fans have plenty of purchasing choices: from writing slopes and desks, to ink stands and stationery boxes. But for the true connoisseur have they thought of collecting hole punches?
Four lots to watch at auction this week including a single-owner collection from ‘London’s greatest film fan’
19 August 2019With estimates from £120-20,000, here are four previews from upcoming sales this week.
St Agatha returns to Osterley Park after nearly ninety years away
17 August 2019A painting of the early Christian martyr St Agatha by Italian artist Carlo Dolci (1616-87) will return to Osterley Park and House in Middlesex where it once hung.
Heinz fan Ed Sheeran helps auction ketchup bottles at Christie’s
16 August 2019Heinz is celebrating 150 years of the brand with a series of events including a charity auction with singer Ed Sheeran at Christie’s.
Truth behind mystery Venetian view investigated by Fake or Fortune? revealed by art dealer Charles Beddington
15 August 2019A painting thought to be by well-known Venetian painters Francesco Guardi (1712-93) or Michele Marieschi (1710-43) has emerged as an English copy, worth a fraction of its supposed value.
US antiques dealer lawsuit against New York's ivory ban gets green light to proceed
15 August 2019US antiques dealers have been granted permission by a court judge to go forward with a lawsuit challenging New York's complete ban on the trade of elephant ivory and rhinoceros horn, regardless of age, within state lines.
Somerset field is first time lucky for metal detectorist after rare Roman gold coin discovery
14 August 2019A metal detectorist searching in a new field for the first time was rewarded with the discovery of a rare Roman solidus coin.
Prince Albert’s royal dressing gown to return to palace after auction
13 August 2019A dressing gown worn by Queen Victoria’s husband Prince Albert (1819-61) has been bought by the Historic Royal Palaces and will go on display at Kensington Palace.
McTear’s hosts first bagpipe auction to coincide with Scottish festival
13 August 2019August in Scotland is famous for its programme of arts across The Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe events.
The latest Movers and Shakers across the art and antiques market including new auctions in cars and collectables
13 August 2019An update on recent appointments or launches at auction houses and dealers.
Records tumble in sizzling summer sales
12 August 2019The sale of a £200,000 Chinese vase in Suffolk completed a trio of house records across the regions that belied the usually quiet auction season.
Pick of the week: Sale supplies simple bear accessory of life as Doulton Lambeth discovery found among the weeds
12 August 2019When auctioneer Tony Pratt spotted a mysterious shape in the undergrowth of a back garden in Hythe he wasn’t expecting to uncover a very large pottery bear.
Fresh ‘Constable sketch’ emerges from Holland Park home
12 August 2019A sketch attributed to John Constable (1776-1837) uncovered in a Holland Park home is to be offered at auction in Maidenhead – the latest in a string of Constable sketch discoveries.
ARTIST'S RESALE RIGHT: The ‘rights and wrongs’ of law on resale duties
12 August 2019New data has been released on the collection of fees for Artist’s Resale Right (ARR) but the art market remains split on its view of the levy.
Visitors to Westonbirt fair ‘happy to travel and keen to buy’
12 August 2019A 19th century plaster bust of Napoleon was among sales at the recent Cotswold Decorative Antiques & Art Fair, which takes place in Westonbirt School near Tetbury three times a year.
Antiques dealer Howe London holds warehouse sale for the first time
12 August 2019Antiques dealer and furniture designer/maker Christopher Howe hosts a warehouse sale this autumn giving buyers access to his entire stock for the first time in his 30-year career.
Monet’s Venetian Doge’s Palace painting blocked from leaving the UK
09 August 2019Claude Monet’s ‘Le Palais Ducal’ has been temporarily blocked from export in the hope that a UK buyer can raise the £28.2m needed.
Hansons moves into Georgian mansion in Staffordshire
09 August 2019Hansons has confirmed it has bought Grade II* listed Bishton Hall at Wolseley Bridge in Staffordshire and will hold weekly valuations at the venue.
Fake or Fortune? investigation reveals possible Giorgio de Chirico painting is “worthless”
08 August 2019A painting thought to be by Surrealist painter Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978) has been rejected by experts after an investigation by art dealer Philip Mould, Fiona Bruce and the Fake or Fortune? team.
Wright Marshall’s fine art auction business to close as no buyer found
08 August 2019The fine art division of auction house Wright Marshall will cease to operate after August 9 (tomorrow) after the administrators of the Knutsford firm were not able to secure a buyer.