Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
Lost wax lalique finds admirers
09 December 2024Sale including pieces produced by French designer in cire perdue technique attracts international interest
US trade ‘cautiously optimistic’ after legal breakthrough over New York ivory restrictions
02 December 2024The two leading US trade associations have won a legal challenge against a law that said dealers in New York could not display antiques made from more than 20% elephant ivory.
Celebrating a skilled Sèvres decorator as cup and saucer fly to 80 times estimate
02 December 2024A cabinet cup and saucer decorated by perhaps the most skilled of all Sèvres painters was spotted for sale in Derbyshire.
Rediscovered Fontana portraits to go on public display
02 December 2024Two previously lost works by Italian painter Lavinia Fontana (1552-1614) will go on display in the new year after recently appearing at auction. Fontana has been described as the first female career artist in western Europe as her family relied on her income.
Macintyre Moorcroft chalice is among five lots to watch
02 December 2024With estimates from £1200, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week
Seed testing took root with Sutton's as a pioneering firm
02 December 2024In the 19th century Sutton's Seeds was leading the way in formulating policy for seed testing.
Trippel oil can more than doubles the top estimate
02 December 2024The latest sale of Petroliana at Richard Edmonds Auctions (12/20% buyer’s premium) in Chippenham included a super-rare English oil can.
Huge football collection kicks off in an auction series
02 December 2024This month enthusiasts can get an auction taster of a sporting archive ranked as among the very best
Advertising antiques: Cadbury's signs and many more in demand
02 December 2024Following more than four decades of collecting, advertising signs such as Cadbury classics have entered the mainstream
Prud’hon nude emerges with noble provenance
02 December 2024A fine drawing by French Romantic painter and draughtsman Pierre Paul Prud’hon (1758-1823) sold for €190,000 (£158,300) at L’Huillier & Associés (30% buyer’s premium inc tax).
Call of the kitsch: the Maharajah travels the world to promote Air India
02 December 2024Poster specialist Antikbar (20% buyer’s premium) offered a 10-lot collection of 1960s Air India posters featuring the popular comic ‘Maharajah’ character.
Animal attractions pointed out from Bristol station
02 December 2024This enamel sign - possibly an early AA tourist sign - is thought to have been displayed at Bristol Temple Meads railway station to direct arriving passengers to The Clifton Zoo.
Market test for Test the Best
02 December 2024Cadbury's advertising sign on offer in Staffs saleroom
Meats with approval: ever-popular Palethorpes sign at auction
02 December 2024Many collectors own examples of Palethorpes signs for sausages and pork pies.
Dealer marks 200th anniversary of infamous forger Henry Fauntleroy’s execution
30 November 2024Today, November 30, 2024, marks the 200th anniversary of the hanging of the banker and forger, Henry Fauntleroy (1784-1824).
Early enamel sign for the world's oldest provincial zoo sells at over three times estimate
28 November 2024This enamel sign – possibly an early AA tourist sign – is thought to have been displayed at Temple Meads Train Station to direct arriving passengers to The Clifton Zoo.
Christo design for ‘the world’s largest contemporary sculpture’ sells at Chiswick Auctions
26 November 2024An original drawing for the project that Christo (1935-2020) intended as his only permanent, large-scale public artwork emerged at a recent Chiswick Auctions sale.
Channel Islands table makes 22 times estimate
25 November 2024This handsome Georgian mahogany silver or china table soared above expectations at an auction in the Channel Islands.