Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
Delftware plates that appeared on Antiques Roadshow sold at Salisbury auction
10 February 2025Two English Delftware plates, described on BBC’s Antiques Roadshow a decade ago as “as rare as you can get”, went under the hammer at Woolley & Wallis on February 5.
Coins and medals: Total sales in London fall but key players point to robust market
10 February 2025Total sales across London coins and medals auctions fell £10m in 2024. So, are the first cracks appearing in a market that was riding high in Covid? As always, the devil is in the detail.
Single-owner sale: Hong Kong bidders battle it out for Chinese export wares
10 February 2025Many of the pieces will go to the Far East after London auction held by Alistair Gibson
Mother-of-pearl vessels arrived on Portuguese ships
10 February 2025The second designated Islamic & Indian Art auction held by Lyon & Turnbull (26/25% buyer’s premium) in London included a group of market-fresh Indo-Portuguese mother-of-pearl vessels.
Coins and medals: a selection of auction highlights from 2024
10 February 2025A look at some of the numismatic lots that caused a stir in 2024, starting off with a scarce example of Civil War coinage
JJ Kaendler Meissen hares hunted down by eager bidder
10 February 2025This group of three Meissen models of hares ranges in size from 3in (7cm) to 6in (16cm).
Early Ayres rocking horse rides in at £7000
10 February 2025Most surviving rocking horses by FH Ayres of London date from 1880-1940 - made in the era when the safety stands (first patented by Philip Marqua of Cincinnati in 1880) had become the norm.
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.
Tudor panel could be a Catherine of Aragon discovery
03 February 2025An early 16th century carved oak panel that may depict Catherine of Aragon and her daughter Mary (later Mary I) has sold for £13,000 at auction in Sussex.
‘Unrivalled’ collection of stoneglazed stonewares under saleroom gaze
03 February 2025A very fine collection of saltglaze stonewares comes for sale at BBR Auctions in Elsecar, South Yorkshire.
Jumbo-size Royal Doulton could be original Wembley showpiece
03 February 2025The Arabian Knights model of Princess Badoura is best known as the largest figure from the Royal Doulton HN series.
Lyon & Turnbull lined up Kelly collection to take a £1.49m total
03 February 2025Once just the preserve of one or two London firms, now such consignments are there to be won for many others
Banqueting scene tapestry created in Berlin gets second time lucky at London sale
03 February 2025A recent Fine & Decorative sale at Roseberys (26/25% buyer’s premium) was led by a very fine Berlin tapestry.
Delightful Danish characters from Royal Copenhagen dressed to impress
03 February 2025The Royal Copenhagen ‘Danish National Costumes’ series designed by sculptor and modeller Carl Martin-Hansen was produced between 1906-25.
Marvels come to the market including two large portrait plaques by a celebrated Limoges enameller
03 February 2025Paris auction staged at the Drouot centre offered a richly varied and valuable range of lots
‘Unrivalled’ collection of saltglaze stonewares to be sold at BBR without reserve
29 January 2025A very fine collection of saltglaze stonewares is coming for sale at BBR Auctions in Elsecar, North Yorkshire.
Pick of the Week: Souvenir seized from George IV coronation feast
27 January 2025Even when set against the standards of royal pageantry, the crowning of George IV at Westminster Abbey on July 19, 1821, was a lavish affair.
New event proposed to fill the hole left by London Art Week
27 January 2025Plans are being drawn up for a marketing initiative designed to replace London Art Week (LAW), the yearly festival of traditional art that folded at the end of 2024.