Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
Previews: issue 2548
20 June 2022A selection of eight upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.
Trailblazer Booth showed beauty of older items
20 June 2022A group of 140 lots owned by dealer Joanne Booth is coming to auction in Henley-on-Thames this summer.
Staffordshire pottery: Creators fired up by their beliefs
20 June 2022Grisly figures burning at the stake reflected religious background of Staffordshire potters
A rare war-time Rolex and a pointillist picture in our pick of five auction highlights
17 June 2022ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a rare pre-Oyster chronograph made by Rolex and bought in 1940 by a serviceman killed during the Second World War.
A Van Cleef brooch and an Arts and Crafts vase are among six lots to watch this week
13 June 2022With estimates from £300-20,000, here are six previews of upcoming items.
Previews: issue 2547
13 June 2022A selection of seven upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.
Art Deco necklace stars in our pick of five auction highlights
10 June 2022ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a rare turquoise, rock crystal and black enamelled silver necklace by René Boivin that made over 10-times estimate in Birmingham.
A portrait of Lady Northcliffe and a René Lalique car mascot are among six lots to watch
06 June 2022With estimates from £180-30,000, here are six previews of upcoming items.
William de Morgan record for Goodison’s £45 vase
06 June 2022An Arts and Crafts vase designed by William de Morgan set an auction record at Christie's.
Pick of the week: Wheel time measured by real time machine
06 June 2022By 1920, as a new era of aero-engined racing cars threatened to break the 100mph barrier, the emerging sport of motor racing required better and more precise time-keeping.
Nicholson still-life goes to dealer Richard Green
06 June 2022London dealer Richard Green was the successful bidder on a Sir William Nicholson (1872- 1949) still-life sold for £440,000 (plus 25% buyer’s premium).
A landmark of Canadiana rediscovered in an attic
06 June 2022Recently found in a Norfolk attic, a full set of Canadian scenes by the military artist and topographical draughtsman Major General James Pattison Cockburn (1779-1847) sold for £130,000 at Forum Auctions (plus 25% buyer’s premium).
Gang of three and four-figure results
06 June 2022The Our Gang range of Second World War ‘types’ were designed for the Bovey Pottery Company by architect Fenton Wyness (1903-74) and modelled by artist Gwynneth Holt (1909-95). Both were based in Aberdeen in the 1940s.
Still a demand for coal after all
06 June 2022Simple white Wiener Werkstätte boxes epitomise fine design offered at trio of sales
An exceptional English chronometer auctioned in Hamburg
06 June 2022This English deck chronometer is Molyneux No 1326 – made by the London maker Robert Molyneux in c.1830.
Portrait bust provenance with Peel appeal
06 June 2022This late 18th century portrait bust of a gentleman by a sculptor from the circle of Joseph Nollekens (1737-1823) is traditionally thought to depict the prominent British Whig statesman Charles James Fox (1749-1806).
Previews: issue 2546
06 June 2022A selection of nine upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.
Collingwood wall-hanging work on the up at auction
06 June 2022Sworders’ (25% buyer’s premium) Design sale on May 18 included a record for a wall-hanging by the weaver Peter Collingwood (1922-2008).