Latest News Articles by Laura Chesters
Art conference gets back to business in Westminster
11 September 2025Market regulations, appealing to the next generation of buyers and whether there are too many fairs were among the topics discussed at the latest Art Business Conference
New appointments, shops and premises – a round up across the world of art and antiques
09 September 2025A new chairman at Fellows and shops opened by dealers feature in the latest Movers & Shakers
Back in town: Henry Aldridge & Son returns to centre
08 September 2025Wiltshire auction house Henry Aldridge & Son is expanding and investing a seven-figure sum in its home town of Devizes.
Collector Interview: Not a maker but a man who can make tools fascinating
08 September 2025Jonathan Green-Plumb collects antique tools and has created a museum in his home in north Norfolk.
Frink mosaic stands out in Ken Bolan sale
08 September 2025Ken Bolan, the retired King’s Road, Chelsea, dealer, is having a second post-retirement auction.
Rediscovered 16th century portrait miniature with links to Shakespeare sells for six-figure sum
05 September 2025A rediscovered miniature by Nicholas Hilliard, believed to depict Shakespeare’s muse Henry Wriothesley, the 3rd Earl of Southampton (1573-1624), has sold for a six-figure sum.
Wiltshire auction house Henry Aldridge & Son plots expansion
03 September 2025Wiltshire auction house Henry Aldridge & Son is expanding, investing a seven-figure sum in its home town of Devizes.
Newcomers to LAPADA event endorse fairs as vital sales channel
01 September 2025A notable group of newcomers joining the LAPADA Berkeley Square Fair next month underlines the important part that fairs still play in the success of antiques dealers.
Magistrate holds court in new saleroom set up for petroliana and advertising auctions
01 September 2025A new auction house focused on petroliana and advertising has launched in Hampshire with its first sale planned for October.
Fake or Fortune? Just ask ATG readers to decide
01 September 2025With the current series of BBC TV show Fake or Fortune? having finished its run, it’s time to check ATG readers’ predictions of the outcome for each picture.
Koopman jewellery strong enough to ‘go it alone’
01 September 2025Koopman Rare Art’s jewellery division is to show on its own in a debut fair appearance.
The Art Business Conference is returning to London twice this autumn
28 August 2025Art Market Minds, the organiser behind The Art Business Conference, has launched new events this year and its flagship event returns for its 11th edition.
FBI returns historic conquistador manuscript to Mexico
27 August 2025A manuscript linked to a Spanish conquistador and believed stolen in the 1980s has been given to the Mexican government.
New saleroom at World Heritage Site in Derbyshire is backed by snooker star O’Sullivan
25 August 2025A new auction house backed by snooker champion Ronnie O’Sullivan is to open in a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Derbyshire next month.
Trade asked to look out for missing Lowry football match picture
25 August 2025The art and antiques trade is being asked to look out for a Lowry painting that had been consigned to now collapsed gallery Trinity House Paintings.
Owner of antiques centre targeted by thieves urges firms to improve security
25 August 2025The owner of an antiques centre has warned others how to avoid being a burglary victim after £30,000 of jewellery was taken within two minutes.
How an empty market hall became a vibrant Covent Garden art venue
21 August 2025Jubilee Market in Covent Garden is marking a half-century in business.
Theft victim warns others how to avoid attacks after £30,000 of jewellery stolen in smash and grab raid
20 August 2025The owner of an antiques centre has warned others how to avoid being a burglary victim after £30,000 of jewellery was taken within two minutes.
Yorkshire museum to buy Barbara Hepworth sculpture after fundraising plea
19 August 2025The Hepworth Wakefield and Art Fund have successfully raised £3.8m after a public appeal to save Barbara Hepworth’s 'Sculpture with Colour (Oval Form) Pale Blue and Red'.
Dealer’s collection heading to auction includes rare mosaic by Elisabeth Frink
19 August 2025A rare mosaic by sculptor Dame Elisabeth Frink (1930-93) is coming to auction from the collection of dealer Ken Bolan.