Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
Distler toy car races to a £4100 finish
29 March 2021At 20in (50cm) long, this stylised tinplate racer and driver was the largest toy car made by the German toymaker Johann Distler.
Fishing rarity reels in a buyer
29 March 2021This 3in (7.5cm) brass and ivorine fishing reel is inscribed to the face 'Ustonson & Peters, Makers to the Queen, 48 Bell Yard, Temple Bar, London'.
Ceramics of Shropshire and Song origins
29 March 2021Two very different ceramic objects illuminated The Spring Auction at Halls (20% buyer’s premium) in Shrewsbury on March 17.
Gott’s foxy lady gets in tune with a buyer
29 March 2021Apprenticed to John Flaxman at the turn of the 19th century, Joseph Gott (1785-1860) travelled to Rome in 1822 on a pension from Sir Thomas Lawrence.
Stephany and Dresch showcase carving talents in miniature
29 March 2021Filigree or micro-carving was hugely popular among fashionable English society in the late 18th century.
Birds by ‘the cabbage lady’
29 March 2021This pair of 1970s-80s stoneware models of hoopoes carry the monogram 'AG' for Lady Anne Gordon (Dowager Marchioness of Aberdeen (1924-2007).
Auction previews: issue 2486
29 March 2021A selection of 14 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
Top-selling tinplate racer stars in our weekly pick of six auction highlights
26 March 2021ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a rare example of the largest toy car made by the German maker Johann Distler that sold for over 20-times estimate in Dunfermline.
$35 yard sale find stars in Asia Week New York
22 March 2021Bought for just $35 at a yard sale in Connecticut last year, this small blue and white ‘lotus bud’ bowl proved one of the star lots of Asia Week New York.
Dutch Golden Age portraits and an Agatha Christie first edition are among the five lots to watch at auction
22 March 2021With estimates from £150-15,000 here are five previews of upcoming items this week.
Auction previews: issue 2485
22 March 2021A selection of fourteen upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
Pick of the week: Shang shines in two New York auctions
22 March 2021Archaic Chinese bronzes were the stand out lots in Asian Art Week in New York this month.
Richard Dennis anniversary sale at Kinghams
22 March 2021An auction titled Richard Dennis: 50 Years Promoting British Ceramics (1971-2021) will be held next month.
Churchill puts his feet up, has a smoke and a drink
22 March 2021British wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill memorabilia in the form of slippers, brandy balloon and cigar box.
Panels treated as an investment
22 March 2021Stained glass windows by Morris, Marshall and Faulkner impress at auction
Victorian fishing reel stars in our latest pick of five auction highlights
19 March 2021ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a rare Victorian fishing reel that made over 10-times estimate in Dorset.
Covid-hit art market shrinks by 22% according to Art Basel report
16 March 2021Global trade widely affected by pandemic but online sales double in value
The Open Art Fair loses court appeal over early closure
15 March 2021BADA Ltd, the organiser of The Open Art Fair, has lost an appeal against a small claims court ruling that said two dealers need pay only part of their stand fee as the event was cut short.
Fees proposal for ivory exemptions
15 March 2021The UK government is proposing a fee structure to cover the costs of processing antiques that qualify as exemptions under the 2018 Ivory Act.
Pick of the week: Mouseman figures squeak for themselves
15 March 2021The highlight of a £75,000, 30-lot private collection of Robert Thompson oak carvings sold by Tennants was an anthropomorphic figure of The Mouseman of Kilburn.