Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Five lots to watch at auction this week including a Versace tiara sketch, a Tompion clock and a Maori carving
18 February 2019With estimates from £800-50,000, here are five previews from upcoming sales this week.
Local artist to auction ‘Hogarth’ artwork to help Leicester trust keep original Hogarth painting
16 February 2019The City of Leicester Museums Trust is hoping to raise £565,000 to keep a William Hogarth painting on the walls of a local gallery.
UK’s modern and contemporary art auction market records highest growth in 2018
13 February 2019Despite economic concerns such as Brexit and the possibility of global trade wars, the UK’s top contemporary art auction houses posted the highest growth for Modern and contemporary art sales in 2018.
Street artist Pure Evil to host Berkshire auction house Dawson’s next design sale in east London gallery
12 February 2019The Welsh artist, whose real name is Charles Uzzell-Edwards, runs his Pure Evil Galleries on Leonard Street in Hoxton, east London, and Dawson’s will hold its third Design At Home auction at the venue on April 7.
Five lots to watch at auction this week including Mod Brit art, an Arts & Crafts table and a Napoleon death mask
11 February 2019With estimates from £450-9000, here are five previews from upcoming sales this week.
Christie’s calm on Brexit as UK chairman says "we will react when we have clarity"
11 February 2019Christie’s says its London spring sales programme is the “strongest it has ever had” despite concerns of a no-deal Brexit.
New recruits at Hansons and Fieldings – the latest Movers and Shakers across UK auction houses
11 February 2019The latest new joiners at UK auction houses this week.
Darwin’s handwritten page from ‘On the Origin of Species’ barred from export in hope of finding UK buyer
08 February 2019The owner of a handwritten page from Charles Darwin’s ‘On the Origin of Species’ has been temporarily prevented from exporting it out of the UK by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
George Michael’s art collection to be auctioned for charity at Christie’s
08 February 2019The art collection of the late singer George Michael is coming to auction in March at Christie’s in London.
Rockefeller collection boosts auction house Christie’s 2018 sales to “record-breaking” £5.3bn
07 February 2019Christie’s reported total sales for 2018 at £5.3bn, up 3% on the previous year – led by the Rockefeller collection which set a record for any private collection at auction.
Decorative arts dealer to offer collection at Scottish auction house Lyon & Turnbull
06 February 2019Decorative arts specialist Paul Reeves will offer 500 lots across two sales at the Edinburgh saleroom of Lyon & Turnbull next week.
Concorde memorabilia found in an old box of paperwork flies into auction in Berkshire
05 February 2019Rare memorabilia from the supersonic jet Concorde that was found in a box of paperwork will be offered in April at Special Auction Services (SAS).
Movers and shakers: the latest hires in the auction world including at Lyon & Turnbull, Chiswick Auctions and Christie's
05 February 2019New joiners and promotions across the world of auctioneers.
Five lots to watch at auction this week including a Byron silhouette and a 1960s jukebox
04 February 2019With estimates from £100-3000, here are five previews from upcoming sales this week.
Chiswick Auctions sets sights on Scottish consignments by hiring Bruce Addison
04 February 2019Chiswick Auctions has hired former Bonhams auctioneer Bruce Addison to head a new Scottish office.
Exhibition to celebrate the role of the dealer opens at The Bowes Museum at Barnard Castle
04 February 2019The antiques trade descended on The Bowes Museum at Barnard Castle for the opening of an exhibition celebrating dealers’ shops, tastes, practices and their role in the creation of museum collections.
Appeal to trade to help find large collection of stolen vintage costume jewellery
31 January 2019A large haul of vintage costume jewellery has been stolen from a car in Birmingham and its owner is appealing to the trade to help recover the items.
Mod Brit art from Hertfordshire County Council’s collection to be auctioned at Cheffins
30 January 2019Pictures by Mod Brit artists including Barbara Hepworth and Julian Trevelyan will go under the hammer at Cambridge auction house Cheffins following a council’s decision to offload artworks from storage.
The Bowes Museum and dealer Lennox Cato open ‘Sold! The Great British Antiques Story’ exhibition
29 January 2019The antiques trade descended on The Bowes Museum at Barnard Castle for the opening of an exhibition celebrating dealers’ shops, tastes, practices and their role in the creation of museum collections.
Social media, succession planning and Brexit top agenda at latest LAPADA conference
28 January 2019Around 100 dealers will gather at the House of Lords next month for the latest annual LAPADA conference.