Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
Sully surfaces for a £17,000 sale
19 August 2019Clock produced by Englishman influential in French horology impresses in Norfolk auction.
George II tablespoon, engraving of Greenwich Park and rare 17th century spinet – five auction highlights that caught bidders’ eyes in the last week
16 August 2019ATG’s selection of hammer highlights over the past week includes a George II tablespoon that made 15-times estimate and an engraving of Greenwich Park that made 10-times estimate.
Fabergé sedan chair model comes to auction in Cirencester
13 August 2019A miniature gold, jade and rock crystal sedan chair by Fabergé has been consigned for sale at the Cotswold Auction Company in Cirencester.
Records tumble in sizzling summer sales
12 August 2019The sale of a £200,000 Chinese vase in Suffolk completed a trio of house records across the regions that belied the usually quiet auction season.
Five lots to watch at auction this week including a vintage petrol pump, George II candlesticks and a model of HMS Victory
12 August 2019With estimates from £300-6000, here are five previews from upcoming sales this week.
Contents of grand Cotswolds home create auction result right at the top of expectations
12 August 2019Private buying dominated as Essex saleroom Sworders (23% buyer’s premium) offered the selected contents of a Cotswold manor house.
Chinese vase sleeper awakens with £200,000 bid at Felixstowe auction
05 August 2019There was high drama at the small Suffolk saleroom of Diamond Mills when a Chinese vase estimated at just £100-150 sold in the room at £200,000.
DNW challenges status quo with premium rise at numismatic sales
05 August 2019Dix Noonan Webb (DNW) has become the first UK numismatics auction house to set its buyer’s premium beyond 20%. The London coins, medal and jewellery specialist will charge a premium of 24% from September.
Yongzheng perfection sets house record in Bath
05 August 2019Aldridges of Bath smashed its house record last week with the sale of a Yongzheng mark and period bowl for £220,000 (plus 20% buyer’s premium). It had come for sale following a routine house call.
Pick of the week: Pocketwatch with Oliver Cromwell connection sells in Cumbria
05 August 2019Did a watch offered for sale in Carlisle at the end of July once belong to Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658)? Two centuries of provenance suggest it did.
Twentieth century furniture tempts buyers
05 August 2019There’s no doubt that items from some of the ‘eureka’ moments in Victorian design are falling away from the collecting zeitgeist. The current fashion is undoubtedly towards the creative ideas of the second half of the 20th century.
Thai silver tea kettle bid to triple estimate at Leicestershire auction
05 August 2019An exceptional example of Thai silversmithing has sold for £13,500 (plus 17.5% buyer’s premium) in Leicestershire.
Preiss is right ahead of ivory ban
05 August 2019Under forthcoming UK ivory legislation, there will be no legitimate market for bronze and ivory Art Deco figures.
