Latest News Articles by Dom Walbanke
New record for an amp as John Lennon’s Vox hits six figures
02 December 2024John Lennon’s Vox amp became the most expensive ever item of its type when it fetched £151,200 including 25% buyer’s premium at Propstore.
Pattie Boyd photographs of The Beatles to appear in Surrey auction
29 November 2024Five candid photographs depicting members of The Beatles will be offered by Parker Fine Art Auctions
Stanley Matthews’ Footballer of the Year award to appear at Gloucestershire auction
28 November 2024Items belonging to the two-time winner of the Footballer of the Year award comes to Kinghams on December 5
Mander to hold first auction at church saleroom in Norwich
27 November 2024Sudbury auction house Mander is to hold its first sale since opening a new saleroom in an 11th century church in Norwich.
Fabergé and Russian porcelain belonging to sisters escaping Russian Revolution appears at Olympia Auctions
26 November 2024A collection of Fabergé and Russian porcelain brought to Britain during the Russian Revolution appeared at Olympia Auctions on November 21.
Dealer can sneak around Hogwarts
25 November 2024The Marauder’s Map from the Harry Potter film series hammered down at over nine times estimate at Propstore on November 14, selling at £190,000 to a leading dealer.
Titanic watch takes record
25 November 2024A pocket watch presented by Titanic survivors to a captain who helped save over 700 passengers has made a record for any piece of Titanic memorabilia, hammering down for £1.31m at Henry Aldridge & Son (22/20/15% buyer’s premium).
Slice of Hewat-Jaboor collection comes to south London saleroom
25 November 2024Former Masterpiece fair chairman was particularly enthusiastic about antiquities
Signed Churchill portrait more than doubles estimate
21 November 2024The pen-and-ink drawing by Paul Trevillion was personally signed by the former prime minister at his offices in 1955
Manuscript of Kafka’s 'First Sorrow' to appear at German auction
20 November 2024The manuscript of Franz Kafka’s short story 'Erstes Leid', or First Sorrow, accompanied by a three-page letter to his publisher will appear at auction in Hamburg on November 23.
Harry Potter Marauder’s Map makes nine-times estimate
20 November 2024Making its first appearance in 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban', the map was used to track the whereabouts of teachers and students in Hogwarts
Titanic memorabilia record set as pocket watch fetches £1.31m
19 November 2024The pocket watch was awarded to the captain of RMS Carpathia, whose captain and crew saved more than 700 people
Early book on piracy in the Caribbean emerges at Bonhams
19 November 2024'Buccaneers of America' by Alexandre Olivier Exquemelin offered a rare glimpse into the eye-opening exploits of pirates in the Caribbean
The £200 eBay cigar case that sparked a £16,000 bid
18 November 2024When an Irish antiques sleuth paid under £200 on eBay for what appeared to be a cigar case, information about its origin was sketchy at best.
Mr Toad stars in a Shepard original sold at Forum Auctions
18 November 2024Wind in the Willows illustration leads varied selection of lots offered by west London saleroom
Menai Bridge sampler given temporary export bar
18 November 2024A temporary export bar has been placed on a needlework sampler created by an 11-year-old 19th century schoolgirl.
Cheltenham Gold Cup a winner at auction
14 November 2024The cup awarded to the owner of 1948 winner Cottage Rake doubled its estimate at Graham Budd
Titanic postcard with Cork postmark to appear at Henry Aldridge
13 November 2024The written note was from passenger Richard William Smith, who perished with 1500 others three days later
Sotheby’s set for first auction in Saudi Arabia
12 November 2024Sotheby’s is planning its first auction in Saudi Arabia in what will be the first sale to be held by an international auction house in the kingdom.
Export bar placed on 19th century schoolgirl’s needlework of Menai Bridge
11 November 2024A temporary export bar has been placed on a needlework sampler by an 11-year-old 19th century schoolgirl depicting the Menai Bridge in Anglesey.