Latest News Articles by Dom Walbanke
Bobby Moore World Cup shirt and Arthur Ashe racket lead sale in Paris
19 December 2024A red England Bobby Moore shirt from the 1970 World Cup quarter final against West Germany and Arthur Ashe’s tennis racket featured at Agutte’s Memories of Legends sale in Paris.
Documents detailing break-up of The Beatles sell at Berkshire auction
18 December 2024A collection of legal documents relating to the break-up of The Beatles appeared at London auction house Dawsons Auctioneers on December 12.
Bust of Pope John Paul II stolen from storage in north London
17 December 2024A bronze bust of Pope John Paul II (1920-2005) by Arthur Fleischmann (1896-1990) has been stolen from storage in north London.
Captain Cook medal sails to overseas museum at £6500
16 December 2024A medal from Captain Cook’s second voyage of discovery has sold for over double its top estimate at £6500 and will now form part of a museum collection.
Rolling Stones posters rock up at auction
16 December 2024Two early poster designs for Rolling Stones UK tours were offered at Bonhams on November 25
Review of the year 2024: Tough at the top, brighter for the mid-tier
16 December 2024While the big hitter auction houses found the environment challenging, the mid-tier salerooms, dealers and fairs enjoyed a generally more positive experience this year
Collecting Caughley: a love for blue and white
16 December 2024It was 45 years ago when Chris Riddle, then a teenager, first handled pieces at viewing days at his local auction house.
Mozart letter hits the right note in Spain
13 December 2024The letter to Mozart’s music publisher was offered at auction in Malaga
Captain Cook’s medal sails to museum overseas
11 December 2024A medal made to be given to Pacific islanders who encountered Cook and his crew appeared at RWB Auctions in Wiltshire
Dorothy’s Wizard of Oz ruby slippers make record for entertainment memorabilia
09 December 2024The pair, once stolen from the Judy Garland Museum, sold for almost ten times their estimate at Heritage Auctions
Wooden desk owned by an Iron Lady
09 December 2024A desk belonging to Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013) made 60 times its low estimate when it appeared at Sloane Street Auctions in London on November 29.
1818 at the double: second saleroom expands premises
09 December 2024Cumbr ian fi rm 1818 Auctioneers has opened a second saleroom, doubling the size of its premises at Junction 36 Auction Centre in Milnthorpe.
Cheltenham Gold Cup in high demand even in replica form
09 December 2024A replica Cheltenham Gold Cup awarded to Frank Vickerman, the owner of 1948 winner Cottage Rake, fetched £26,000 at Graham Budd (24% buyer’s premium) on November 13.
Bradman’s ‘baggy green’ cap scores six-figure result
09 December 2024A ‘baggy green’ Australian Test cricket cap belonging to cricketing royalty appeared at Bonhams Sydney on December 3.
Sale offers collection of million-pound pioneer footballer Trevor Francis
09 December 2024A football collection of shirts, medals and international caps belonging to Britain’s first million-pound player, Trevor Francis, was on offer at Piers Motley (18% buyer’s premium) in Exmouth, Devon, on October 17.
When he had the world at his feet: George Best’s youth team football boots sold at auction
05 December 2024The pair of boots, marked with a tally of goals, were given to Best when he was playing for his youth team in Belfast
Steely demand as Margaret Thatcher's desk makes 60 times estimate
05 December 2024Sloane Street Auctions’ sale saw 39 Thatcher-related lots sell for £330,000 in total including premium
1818 Auctioneers doubles in size with second saleroom
04 December 2024The expansion is a vote of confidence to the method of timed sales
New ILAB president among latest Movers & Shakers
03 December 2024The latest jobs moves and appointments across the world of art and antiques
Pick of the Week: Bond girl Kissy is the main attraction in doll form
02 December 2024It was overshadowed by the James Bond doll when it was released in 1966 and was granted a shorter production run, but the Kissy Suzuki doll from the film 'You Only Live Twice' was star of the show at C&T Auctioneers.