Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
Extraordinary hidden statuary brings demand out in the open at Summers Place
02 November 2020An extraordinary group of garden statuary, unseen for decades, was offered for sale recently at Summers Place Auctions (25% buyer’s premium) in Billingshurst, West Sussex.
Two bears show sale bite
02 November 2020The October 9-10 sale at Kingham & Orme (25% buyer’s premium) in Evesham included this rare pot lid inscribed Genuine Bears Grease.
‘Pussy Galore’ Rolex watch bought in Singapore brings demand in Wiltshire
02 November 2020The Rolex GMT-Master Ref 6542 is known to collectors as the ‘Pussy Galore’ as it was worn by Honor Blackman in Goldfinger. Made from 1954-59, it was replaced by the more commonly encountered GMT-Master Ref 1675.
Last 007 Submariner emerges at Tennants
02 November 2020The Submariner 5508 released in 1958 was the last of the so-called ‘James Bond’ Submariners.
Fergusson is new head of watches at Lyon & Turnbull
02 November 2020Formerly of McTear’s, Sarah Fergusson has become the new head of watches at Lyon & Turnbull.
Award for ‘oldest rowing race’ brings strong bidding at Gloucestershire sale
02 November 2020This large silver arm badge was awarded to a late 19th century winner of Doggett’s Coat and Badge Race – the oldest rowing race in the world, held from London Bridge to Cadogan Pier since 1715.
Rolex Dato Compax 'Olympian tribute' watch offered in November sale
02 November 2020Dorotheum’s auction of wrist and pocket watches in Vienna on November 27 includes this Rolex Dato Compax ref 4768.
Watches: vintage era parts bring forward demand for timepieces
02 November 2020Watch parts such as replacement dials, cases and hands from well-known models can add up to a lot of interest at auction, as recent results show.
Elvis Presley’s 18ct Corum Buckingham watch to be offered at Sworders this month
02 November 2020A watch worn many times by the king of rock and roll at the peak of his career comes for sale at Sworders this month.
Auction previews: issue 2466
02 November 2020A selection of 16 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.
Rare TR-900 survivors dive into Massachusetts auction
02 November 2020The latest online sale of Clocks, Watches, & Scientific Instruments held by Skinner (25/20/12% buyer’s premium) in Marlborough, Massachusetts included two of perhaps only 50 surviving Tornek-Rayville TR-900 stainless steel dive watches.
Movado Calendograf: Warhol was a fan
02 November 2020This Movado model 14776 triple calendar watch is best known as the Calendograf.
Clock grandeur: a case in point
02 November 2020Not all early 18th century oak clocks were restricted to a simple style. There were provincial customers who requested more grandeur and country casemakers who could accommodate such requests.
Portrait miniature, Lalique jewellery and Chelsea dish – five auction highlights that caught bidders’ eyes
30 October 2020ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a rare portrait miniature of an Australian governor and a Lalique jewellery suite formerly belonging to a ‘scandalous’ Edwardian socialite.
Pick of the week: Toso’s ‘Monsieur and Madame Satan’
26 October 2020Relatively little is known about the 19th century woodcarver Francesco Toso, who was born in Murano, Venice, to a family of glass makers.
Deep pockets required for rare Submariner
26 October 2020A Rolex Submariner 5512, bought for around £70 by its original owner in 1964, has sold for £175,000 at auction in Wiltshire.
‘Retro’ drinking glasses are Hoffman classics
26 October 2020The sale at Wessex Auction Rooms (17% buyer’s premium) in Chippenham on October 17 included this lot catalogued as ‘a retro banded glass decanter and glasses together with a set of similar shot glasses’. The estimate was just £15-25.
An Arts & Crafts table and an early photography album are among the five lots to watch at auction this week
26 October 2020With estimates from £100-70,000 here are five previews of upcoming items this week.
East Asian art: our pick of 23 auction previews
26 October 2020A selection of previews from auction houses either taking part in Asian Art in London (marked below with a *) or holding sales to coincide with the event.
East Asian art: our pick of 13 hammer highlights
26 October 2020A selection of hammer highlights from recent auctions offering East Asian objects.