Latest News Articles by Dom Walbanke
Taxidermy display of extinct New Zealand birds flies away at Gloucestershire auction
26 July 2024A Victorian taxidermy display of now extinct huia birds from New Zealand sold at Kinghams Auctioneers for £38,000 (plus 25% buyer’s premium) to a room bidder.
UK’s first issue of The Incredible Hulk goes under the hammer at Gildings
26 July 2024A collection of vintage comic books amassed by two brothers, including a UK first issue of 'The Incredible Hulk comic', is to be auctioned by Gildings Auctioneers on August 1.
Single-owner Clarice Cliff collection brings dash of colour to Newcastle auction
26 July 2024A ‘Football’ pattern hexagonal vase was among the highlights at the sale of a single owner Clarice Cliff collection sale at Anderson & Garland this week.
Rory Gallagher’s 1961 Fender Stratocaster comes to Bonhams
23 July 2024The Irish musician’s guitar collection, including his famous Fender Stratocaster, will appear at Bonhams in October
Signed collection of Buffalo Bill biographies sell at Hansons
22 July 2024Buffalo Bill biographies dedicated to UK tour partner sold by the latter’s family
Pair of John Lennon’s round glasses to go to auction
22 July 2024The glasses were given to the vendor as a birthday gift in 1968 and will be sold by Catherine Southon Auctioneers
Once banned, now hugely in demand: God Save the Queen hits a new high
22 July 2024A rare vinyl of the most censored record in British history, the Sex Pistols single God Save The Queen, hammered down for a record £20,000 (plus 18% buyer’s premium) on July 4.
Silver chalice stolen from Bedfordshire church
22 July 2024A 1659 original silver chalice worth around £15,000 has been stolen from a church in Sutton, Bedfordshire.
Christie’s latest figures show auction sales down 22%
18 July 2024The auction house has had to grapple with various challenges over the six-month period, including a cyber attack
Church’s entire collection of stained glass windows auctioned off in Newcastle
18 July 2024Burn Park Road Methodist Church in Sunderland recently closed its doors and its windows were auctioned by Thomas N Miller Auctioneers
1908 Olympic marathon steward medal flies past estimate
17 July 2024A collection of steward medals and badges were offered as a single lot, but it was the 1908 Olympic marathon steward medal that had bidders jostling
Taxidermy of extinct New Zealand birds set to fly at auction
16 July 2024A display of huia birds from New Zealand will find its way to Moreton-in-Marsh on July 25
Movers & Shakers: the latest art and antiques appointments including a shake-up in Sotheby's fine art team
15 July 2024Changes to Sotheby's Global Fine Art leadership team feature among the latest recruitment, promotions and business updates
Sketches by a teen future queen Victoria
15 July 2024An album of drawings including sketches by a teenage Queen Victoria (1819-1901) hammered down for £3200 (plus 26% buyer’s premium) at Roseberys on July 9, bettering the estimate of £1500-2500.
More Suffragette hunger strike medals appear at auction
15 July 2024A medal awarded to a Suffragette for going on hunger strike hammered down for £17,000 on June 7 at Bonhams (plus 28% buyer’s premium).
Gold medal sold at auction marks GB football success in 1908 Olympics
15 July 2024The 1908 Olympic Games in London included duels with wax bullets, tug of war and the world’s oldest Olympic champion.
Clarice Cliff on offer in single-owner collection
15 July 2024A single-owner collection of Clarice Cliff (1899-1972) ceramics will be appearing at Anderson & Garland on July 23-24 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Charity sales: should buyer’s premium be charged?
15 July 2024Bonhams has clarified its stance on buyer’s premium charged for charity sales after a dealer claimed the firm benefited from fees in a recent auction.
Magpie picked up FA Cup winner's medal in 1924
15 July 2024An FA Cup winner’s medal belonging to a Newcastle United goalkeeper who won the trophy with the Magpies 100 years ago sold for £7800 on June 27.
‘Holy grail’ Sex Pistols single makes record
12 July 2024Rare copy of the most censored record in British history sells at Wiltshire auction