Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
Limehouse cat find gives paws for thought
04 November 2024Leading Bonhams’ Fine Glass and British Ceramics sale in London on November 26-27 is a recently discovered Limehouse porcelain cat.
18th century London view among five lots to watch this week
04 November 2024With estimates from £400, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week
Single-owner 'beautiful collection' helps design sale to top the £1m mark
04 November 2024Premium-inclusive total achieved in Edinburgh underlines the quality of lots on offer
Asian Art in London award winners announced
04 November 2024Prizes were awarded for outstanding objects at the opening gala party for this year’s staging of Asian Art in London.
Local history in a local saleroom: documents and maps uncover story of a Quaker family
04 November 2024Maps and documents relating to Quaker family come up at Essex auction house centuries later
Clarice Cliff Etna charger erupts into auction again
04 November 2024A focus on four Clarice Cliff chargers sold in October at two different salerooms
Dealer discovers miniature thought to be Maria de’ Medici lost portrait
04 November 2024What is thought to be a lost portrait of Maria de’ Medici (1575-1642) as a young woman has been discovered by dealer Nick Cox of Period Portraits.
Scarce Dresser teapot serves to please
04 November 2024Recently found in a trunk containing the possessions of an Edwardian socialite, an electroplated teapot designed by Christopher Dresser c.1879 sold for £63,000 at auction in Cambridge.
Italian-English dictionary contains cryptic cricket term
04 November 2024Published in 1598, John Florio’s 'A Worlde of Wordes, or most Copious, and Exact Dictionary in Italian and English' is considered the first comprehensive Italian-English dictionary.
Tolkien Rings trilogy shines bright
04 November 2024Copies of the Lord of the Rings trilogy just don’t get much better than the set shown here.
The Ravilious handkerchief not to be sniffed at
04 November 2024A rare version of Eric Ravilious' Child’s Handkerchief print and a scarcely seen Doulton figure emerged in North Yorkshire
Rare silver medal celebrating luxury liner sells in Newcastle auction
04 November 2024Offered by Thomas Miller (24% buyer’s premium) in Newcastle was a large silver medal struck to mark the maiden voyage of the SS Normandie from Le Havre to New York on May 29, 1935. She took the Blue Riband at the first attempt.
Lutyens supplies the furniture style in joint project with Jekyll
04 November 2024Edwin Lutyens and Gertrude Jekyll were both closely associated with Country Life magazine in its formative years from 1897.
Asian Art in London 2024 award winners announced
01 November 2024Prizes were awarded for outstanding objects at the opening gala party for this year’s staging of Asian Art in London.
Roseberys disperses ‘extraordinary’ 700-piece Chinese art collection
31 October 2024In storage for a century, a remarkable cache of Chinese works of art has sold for £870,000.
How will the UK’s Budget impact the art and antiques market?
30 October 2024The UK government’s Budget included a raft of measures that are likely to affect the art and antiques market.
Qianlong painted enamels feature among five lots to watch this week
28 October 2024With estimates from £300, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week
Kakiemon figure rides to $16,000
28 October 2024While the estimate of $20-50 did not necessarily reflect it, the sale at Hayloft Auctions (28% buyer’s premium) in the Bronx, New York, on September 9 included an exceptional piece of Japanese porcelain.
Chinese art auction previews
28 October 2024A selection of stand-out lots from upcoming sales held at the same time as the Asian Art in London initiative