Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
Provocative ‘Merveilleuse’ gown from the 1790s flies to 20 times estimate at Kerry Taylor Auctions
14 February 2025Vintage costume specialist Kerry Taylor has sold the private collection of Napoleonic and Regency dress formed over the last two decades by Cristina Barreto and Martin Lancaster.
Lord of the Rings full signed set makes six figures at Forum
10 February 2025Forum Auctions has set a record for a copy of JRR Tolkien’s 'The Lord of the Rings'.
Pick of the Week: On the scent of Chanel No 5 classic bottle
10 February 2025Chanel No 5 was perfected in the late summer and autumn of 1920 by the French-Russian chemist and perfumer Ernest Beaux.
Zilkha collection brings good and bad news for early English silver market
10 February 2025The collection of Selim Zilkha (1927-2022), founder of Mothercare, represented a stern test of the market for early English silver.
Coins and medals: Roma collapse hits market totals
10 February 2025The closure of Roma Numismatics and competition from overseas meant total sales across London coins and medals auctions fell to £51.7m in 2024.
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.