Latest News Articles by Dom Walbanke
Sotheby’s new pricing structure comes into effect
23 May 2024Auction house reduces buyers’ and sellers’ fees but rivals are yet to follow suit
Rare collection of Fabergé animals to go to auction
22 May 2024Mostly acquired over a four-year period, a 20-lot collection of Fabergé animals comes to Elmwood’s
West Brom player John Wile shed blood for the cause back in 1978
20 May 2024When West Bromwich Albion player John Wile was photographed with a bloodied shirt and bandaged head during the 1978 FA Cup semi-final against Ipswich Town, it epitomised football’s rougher days.
Messi napkin contract sells for £600,000
17 May 2024The napkin responsible for the signing of the teenaged Lionel Messi to FC Barcelona was sold by the player’s former agent at Bonhams
Eric Clapton’s Wonderful Tonight guitar set to rock auction
16 May 2024The guitar on which Clapton wrote 'Wonderful Tonight' carries an estimate of £300,000-400,000
Model aircraft used to instruct earliest aviators goes to auction
15 May 2024The model of a Blériot XI could be the earliest surviving aeronautical training model in existence
Damascened casket linked to Henry VIII’s metalworker comes to auction in Barcelona
14 May 2024Iron and gold inlayed casket depicting sieges of Boulogne sur Mer is attributed to court gunsmith and armourer Diego de Çaias.
Matterhorn pioneer’s book documenting tragedy peaks at £4000
13 May 2024Mountaineer’s annotated book of tragic expedition to the Alps fetches 20 times estimate in Buckinghamshire auction
Battersea Decorative fair welcomes celebrity shoppers and weathers train strike woes
10 May 2024The first day of the Battersea Decorative Fair is always a place to celebrity spot as well as see a comprehensive range of art and antiques.
Diego Maradona’s 1986 World Cup Golden Ball to go to auction
10 May 2024The player was named player of the tournament after winning the World Cup for Argentina
John Wile’s bloodied FA Cup shirt scores at auction
09 May 2024The West Bromwich Albion shirt from the 1978 FA Cup semi-final sold for £11,000 at Stacey’s Auctioneers in Essex.
Boxing prints punch above their weight at auction
08 May 2024Three boxing prints proved to be heavy hitters at Wimbledon Auctions on April 29, selling for 32-times the high estimate.
Rocket-launching Star Wars action figure expected to make sky-high price at auction
07 May 2024An action figure that never was will be going under the hammer this month.