Latest News Articles by Dom Walbanke
Fleming mould medallion sets new auction record
11 November 2024A medallion of mould used in Alexander Fleming’s discovery of penicillin’s antibacterial properties achieved an auction record price of $76,000 (£58,500) including buyer’s premium at Bonhams’ History of Science and Technology sale in New York.
Works of art stolen from National Trust property in Somerset
07 November 2024More than £20,000 worth of items were stolen from National Trust property Montacute House in Somerset last month.
Hundreds of lots withdrawn from shipwreck auction after last minute offer
07 November 2024A large number of items were withdrawn at Lay’s sale of the Charlestown Shipwreck Museum collection after a last-minute offer from the Maritime Archaeology Sea Trust (MAST) secured 500 lots.
US presidential memorabilia sale includes flag draped on Abraham Lincoln’s coffin
06 November 2024After the latest US election, a series of presidential memorabilia is appearing in a New York auction.
Coinage from the House of Brunswick-Calenberg-Hannover to head to auction
05 November 2024Collection includes vast number of coins accumulated by a former fellow of the Royal Numismatic Society
New record for an Alexander Fleming ‘mould that made penicillin’
01 November 2024A medallion of mould used in Alexander Fleming’s discovery of penicillin’s antibacterial properties achieved a record price of $76,000 (£58,500) including buyer’s premium at Bonhams’ History of Science and Technology sale in New York.
Copy of the earliest map dedicated to North America appears at auction
30 October 2024Paolo Forlani's map was not only the first to focus primarily on North America but among the first to depict the Strait of Anian, separating America and Asia
First Rolex worn on the moon makes five times estimate
29 October 2024The Rolex GMT-Master worn by the sixth man to walk on the moon, Edgar Mitchell, sold at RR Auctions
Antiquities from estate of Philip Hewat-Jaboor exceed estimate at Roseberys
28 October 2024Philip Hewat-Jaboor was the chairman of the Masterpiece art fair and amassed a significant antiquities collection at his Jersey home
Map marking search for John Franklin’s ill-fated voyage makes 52 times estimate
25 October 2024Throughout the 19th century, the search for Franklin’s ships became a popular unsolved mystery, with various searches sent to find the crew
Nordic map showing Swedish Empire’s rise to appear at auction
23 October 2024One of only six known early 17th century copies of an important wall map by pioneering cartographer Andreas Bureus emerges at Stockholms Auktionsverk
Star Wars stormtrooper props descend on London auction
23 October 2024Propstore’s auction in London on November 14 will feature props from Star Wars, James Bond and Batman
Antiques Roadshow experts to give talk for Huguenot Museum
22 October 2024Antiques Roadshow experts will be giving talks on their respective specialist areas for the Huguenot Museum
Antiques Roadshow expert and dealer Mark Hill launches auction house
21 October 2024Dealer and BBC Antiques Roadshow expert Mark Hill has set up an auction house holding sales in Royal Tunbridge Wells.
Cornish firm holds two ‘shipwreck’ sales in a week from museum and diver’s collections
21 October 2024Lay’s is holding two ‘shipwreck’ auctions in a week as contents from the Charlestown Shipwreck Treasure Museum and the archive of wreck diver Richard Larn OBE come for sale in Penzance, Cornwall, on November 5-8.
Vast collection of Greek coins sets house record for a sale at Noonans
21 October 2024A collection of 254 gold and silver coins spanning different Greek eras and geographical areas sold for a total hammer price of £3.14m at Noonans – a record for the Mayfair auction house.
Collection from first million-pound player Trevor Francis sells in Devon
18 October 2024Trevor Francis won the European Cup twice with Nottingham Forest and both winner’s medals were snapped up at auction at Piers Motley
Rory Gallagher’s 1961 Fender Stratocaster rocks auction
17 October 2024The Irish musician’s guitar collection, including his famous Fender Stratocaster, appeared at a dedicated Bonhams sales
Medieval gaming piece found in sock drawer flies over estimate
14 October 2024A medieval gaming piece found in a sock drawer sold for £50,000 (plus 25% buyer’s premium) at Gorringe’s in Lewes – smashing its estimate of £10,000-15,000.
Prime example of pietre dure decoration emerges at Lisbon auction
14 October 2024An ornate 17th century cabinet with pietre dure inlays and gilt bronze mounts heads to Lisbon auction house Veritas on October 21 with an estimate of €80,000–120,000.