Latest News Articles by Dom Walbanke
1936 Olympic gold medal set to star at Graham Budd Auctions
19 February 2025A 1936 Olympic gold medal, a 1931-32 Football League Division 1 winner’s medal and a Ferenc Puskas Real Madrid shirt are among some of the sporting memorabilia items on sale at Graham Budd Auctions on March 3-6.
DHL restricts deliveries of antique blades
17 February 2025Logistics firm DHL is to change its policy on shipping knives and other bladed articles from March 1, applying a ban on carrying blades over 8in (20.3cm) long on its Express service.
Treasure finds in the UK are at an all-time high, latest figures reveal
17 February 2025Treasure finds in the UK are at an all-year high, a report has found.
Book that inspired neoclassical architecture in the UK to appear at Dreweatts
17 February 2025'Works in Architecture' by Robert and James Adam is considered by many as the 18th century’s most important book on architecture
Movers and shakers: latest art trade appointments including a new head of motorsport at Graham Budd
17 February 2025The latest jobs moves and appointments across the world of art and antiques
Attic clear-out achieves lofty prices as Holkham Hall provenance powers bidding
14 February 2025More than 400 lots were offered in Holkham Hall's attic sale held on the premises at the Earl of Leicester's north Norfolk residence
Careless Talk Costs Lives posters appear at auction
14 February 2025A complete set of 'Careless Talk Saves Lives' posters by Punch cartoonist Fougasse (1887-1965) appeared at Jones & Jacob in Oxfordshire
Mary I’s Wyatt Rebellion response letter doubles estimate
12 February 2025A letter from Mary I (1516-1558) to privy councillor William Paget on the outbreak of Wyatt's Rebellion doubled its lower estimate at Edinburgh auction house Lyon & Turnbull.
Map of influential Gloucestershire family estate makes 10 times estimate
10 February 2025A decorative 18th century map showing the estate of an influential Gloucestershire family made 10 times its estimate at a recent Dominic Winter sale.
Silver instruments offer insight into Roman dentistry at London auction
07 February 2025There was high demand for a collection of what appeared to be Roman dental instruments at a recent Apollo Art Auctions sale.
1950s Mercedes becomes most expensive Grand Prix car ever sold at auction
07 February 2025A 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen has become the world’s most expensive Grand Prix car ever sold after hammering down at €51.15m (£42.5m) including 15% buyer’s premium.
Hansons World Football to host auction at Wembley
05 February 2025Footballing memorabilia belonging to South American greats will be offered at the national stadium in April
Browns offers largest collection of Staffordshire pottery ever to be auctioned in Scotland
04 February 2025A single owner collection comprising more than 110 pieces will be offered by Browns in the Scottish Borders.
Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s launches podcast for collectors
04 February 2025London auction house Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s (SGB) has launched a podcast to discuss topics across a range of collecting niches.
Annual totals: Single-owner focus helps salerooms to boost trade
03 February 2025Focusing on the single-owner space helped both Dreweatts and Lyon & Turnbull to achieve strong numbers in 2024.
Olympic gold medal from 1904 races to record price
31 January 2025A gold medal from the 1904 Olympics set its own first when it fetched $436,297 (£351,000) plus 25% premium at RR Auction's timed sale in the US – a record for any 1904 medal.
Latest Movers & Shakers including new chair of Treasure House Fair
30 January 2025The latest jobs moves and appointments across the world of art and antiques
Early photographs on life in Victorian London to appear at auction
28 January 2025Street Life in London was one of the first examples of photojournalism, captured by Scottish photographer John Thomson and writer Adolphe Smith in 1877
Bob Dylan's Mr Tambourine Man lyrics sell at auction
28 January 2025Bob Dylan’s draft lyrics for 1965 hit 'Mr Tambourine Man' sold for $400,000 (£320,800) plus 27% buyer’s premium at Julien’s Auctions in Nashville, US, earlier this month.
Withdrawn Sex Pistols record rears its head at Merseyside sale
27 January 2025A rare A&M Records copy of the Sex Pistols’ 'God Save the Queen' is to appear at Omega Auctions in Merseyside.