Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Colnaghi owners Coll and Cortés split company but stay in partnership
26 November 2018Old Master dealers Jorge Coll and Nicolas Cortés are to restructure their business from January next year to focus on different regions.
Auctioneer to charge for condition reports
26 November 2018Cotswold auction house Moore Allen & Innocent is trialling a new operation to encourage more people to attend its saleroom.
Five lots to watch at auction this week (November 26-December 2, 2018) including royal rosewood chairs and a Shakespeare pendant
26 November 2018From a spy camera and royal rosewood chairs to a Shakespeare pendant, here are five previews from upcoming sales this week.
Book sale after 27 years makes Twitter conquest
26 November 2018It has been a busy month for Broadhursts Bookshop owner Laurie Hardman.
Pearl necklace shines at Roseberys making £150,000
26 November 2018A 200-year-old saltwater pearl, later mounted in a Belle Epoque necklace, has sold at a hammer price of £150,000 at Roseberys (plus 25% buyer’s premium) in West Norwood to a London phone bidder.
'Flog It!' presenter and dealer Paul Martin publishes buying guide and memoir ‘My World of Antiques’
23 November 2018Antiques dealer and TV presenter Paul Martin took a break from his busy television filming schedule to host a book launch for his memoir of the last 17 years on BBC’s 'Flog It!', the daytime antiques show that was axed last month.
Bargain hunters tempted to art and antiques trade for Black Friday discounts and offers
23 November 2018Black Friday officially begins today - the day retailers offer huge discounts to tempt shoppers ahead of Christmas.
Art dealer and Fake or Fortune? presenter Philip Mould rediscovers Charles Dickens miniature
22 November 2018Dealer and Fake or Fortune? presenter Philip Mould has rediscovered a portrait miniature of Charles Dickens which will now go on public display.
Christie’s Francis Outred to leave after a decade at the auction house
21 November 2018Francis Outred, Christie’s chairman and head of post-war and contemporary art in Europe, is leaving the auction world after 20 years to take a break and pursue a new career away from Christie’s.
Rembrandt fingerprints discovered on painting ahead of Sotheby’s Old Masters auction
21 November 2018The fingerprints of Old Master artist Rembrandt van Rijn have been discovered on a 17th century oil sketch by auction house Sotheby’s.
Animal magic at Colchester auction house as a crocodile, cockatoo and walrus file into saleroom
20 November 2018A menagerie of claret jugs, pepperettes, whisky tots and scent bottles is being offered for sale in Essex today.
Bookshop goes viral on Twitter after selling book that had been on the shelf for 27 years
19 November 2018A bookshop’s tweet announcing it had sold a book that had been on its shelf for 27 years went viral over the weekend.
Art advisor association hires four new faces for UK board
19 November 2018Art association Professional Advisors to the International Art Market (PAIAM) has appointed four new members to its UK board including LAPADA chief executive Freya Simms.
Appeal to trade to help locate furniture after antiques dealer’s van stolen in Walthamstow
19 November 2018An antiques dealer is appealing to the trade to help locate stolen stock.
BADA tweaks fair vetting panels – but defends use of dealers after TEFAF change
19 November 2018Dealer association BADA has introduced changes to the vetting committee of its fairs to “ensure independence”. While dealers can still hold vetting positions, the chairs of 16 specialist sub-committees must now be non-exhibitors.
Six auctions to watch this week (November 19-25, 2018) with lots including a Medieval manuscript and a large Delftware collection
19 November 2018From manuscripts and Delftware to cabinets and combs, here are six previews from upcoming sales this week.
Asian Art in London to overhaul awards after authenticity of 'best object' winner questioned
19 November 2018The organisers of Asian Art in London are to abandon the event’s ‘best objects’ award after doubt was cast on the authenticity of one of this year’s winners. The Danish auctioneer which won the award however is standing by the Yuan attribution for the flask after conducting a scientific test.
UK issues export bar for 18th century Indian watercolour miniature of “outstanding aesthetic importance”
17 November 2018The UK government has issued an export bar for Nainsukh of Guler’s ‘Trumpeters’, valued at £550,000.
Famous ‘Fallen Madonna With The Big Boobies’ painting from 1980s comedy ‘Allo ‘Allo comes to auction in Bristol
16 November 2018One of the UK’s most famous ‘Old Master’ paintings is coming to auction in Bristol estimated at £5000-10,000. ‘Allo ‘Allo’s 'Fallen Madonna With The Big Boobies' is to be offered at East Bristol Auctions next month.
Movers and shakers: the latest moves including a new face at Robert Young Antiques, a new home for Plowden & Smith and a new role for dealer John Bly
14 November 2018Our latest look at appointments and moves across the art and antiques trade.