Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
‘Working archive’ of prints inspired Sorel
02 April 2026Roseberys’ Prints & Multiples auction on April 16 includes 56 lots from the collection of avant-garde artist Agathe Sorel (1935-2020) and her husband Gabor Sitkey, also a painter and textile designer.
Beatrix Potter letters reveal her love for antiques
02 April 2026Eighteen letters written by Beatrix Potter to an antiques dealer between 1933-43 come for sale in Nottingham this month.
Indian art continues to make headlines across the globe
02 April 2026A newly discovered prime period untitled work by Indian Modernist Akbar Padamsee (1928-2020) established a new house record for Roland Auctions in Glen Cove, New York, on March 28.
Roseberys auction house expands from south London with a Pimlico Road shop
02 April 2026South London auction house Roseberys will join the antiques and interiors shops in Belgravia this spring.
Bidders pipe up for treen at Yorkshire auction
02 April 2026This Georgian treen tobacco stopper or pipe tamper sold for £2900 at Hartleys in Ilkley, West Yorkshire.
Cunard White Star line silver plate pieces snapped up
02 April 2026Generating plenty of competition at Bonhams Skinner (28% buyer’s premium) was this lot of three pieces of Elkington & Co silver plate.
Skol! A Scandinavian bowl for supping ale
02 April 2026Norwegian kjenge or kasa have been used for drinking ale at special occasions since the medieval period.
A lucky house clearance find to get your teeth into
02 April 2026Books from a routine call proved disappointing until a first edition Dracula loomed into view
Pick of the week: Inject a dose of reality into art
02 April 2026In the latter half of the 19th century, French society stood at the crossroads of progress.
Wooden netsuke full of life at auction despite draconian laws on affecting ivory versions
02 April 2026Despite the strict antique ivory rules, Japanese art can still take big sums - as a Norfolk sale demonstrates
Pick of the week: Wedgwood made a move with Flaxman chess set
27 March 2026The first mention of plans for a Wedgwood earthenware chess set occurs in a bill from a 30-year-old John Flaxman dated March 8, 1785.
German porcelain, vendor in east Asia… Paris sale
27 March 2026Eighteenth century Meissen bought by a porcelain enthusiast from east Asia comes for sale at Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr in Paris on April 22.
Tests of faith and legal learning in East Sussex
27 March 2026English religious manuscript and Italian academic diplomas catch the eye
Nancy Mitford's Pursuit of Love made an immediate impression
27 March 2026First editions of the books that made Nancy Mitford’s name – The Pursuit of Love (1945) and Love in a Cold Climate (1949) – sold for £1600 at Reeman Dansie (25% buyer’s premium) in Colchester.
The collection of dealer Paul Fitzsimmons: a life in oak told across 700 lots in a Salisbury saleroom
27 March 2026Specialist dealer sells items from his collection in two-day auction as he heads towards semi-retirement
Pick of the week: Bullock table boasts quite a tale
20 March 2026A Regency table that probably featured in George Bullock’s ‘Finished Stock’ dispersal of 1819 sold for £80,000 (plus 26.5% buyer’s premium) at Sloane Street Auctions just over two centuries later.
Rackham art originals deliver deluxe qualities at Stockport auction
20 March 2026The sale of Antiquarian & Collectable Books at Capes Dunn in Stockport on March 17 included a group of deluxe editions of popular classics illustrated by Arthur Rackham (1867-1939).
Newcastle silver tankards toasted as ‘a real pleasure’ by west London auctioneer
20 March 2026Specialist from west London saleroom delighted to handle not one but two Newcastle rarities in a year