Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
Silver with scandalous ladies and ducal provenances
15 September 2025Silver flatware once owned by the so-called Ladies of Llangollen was offered in Cheffins’ (25% buyer’s premium) latest Jewellery, Silver & Watches auction in Cambridge.
Freemasons sent Mercury away
08 September 2025Following disagreements over ritual and governance, two rival Freemasonry grand lodges - the Antients and Moderns - had emerged in the 1750s.
Clarkson collection to be final Byrnes staging
08 September 2025The final auction at Pullman House in Saltney, Chester, home of Byrnes since 2003, will be the remarkable collection of 20th century design formed by Philip Clarkson on September 15-16.
New dealer launches in central London as Orpheus enters the gallery world
08 September 2025Owner of Apollo Art auction house launches antiquities specialist firm in London’s Marylebone
Rebels who became royal favourites: stand-out lots among property from the Earls of Airlie
08 September 2025Jacobite highlights from the Scottish Collected sale held by Lyon & Turnbull in Edinburgh
Scottish silver and Wemyss pottery put under the spotlight
08 September 2025The markets for Scottish provincial silver and Wemyss pottery both offer great opportunities for new collectors ready to take the plunge.
Harman flintlock pistols for sale as part of a collection
08 September 2025This fine pair of early 18th century flintlock pistols by John Harman of London are part of a collection of firearms and militaria that goes under the hammer at Catherine Southon on September 17 in Chislehurst, south-east London.
Rare Freemasonry relic brings demand as collar jewel fetches over 50 times estimate
03 September 2025Following disagreements over ritual and governance, two rival Freemasonry grand lodges – the Antients and Moderns – had emerged in the 1750s.
Beatrix Potter hops into auction as Schuster collection comes to Dominic Winter
02 September 2025What is thought to be the largest and most comprehensive private collection of Beatrix Potter memorabilia ever assembled comes for sale in the autumn.
Fisher to head Woolley & Wallis’ decorative arts department
02 September 2025Woolley & Wallis of Salisbury has appointed Max Fisher as head of decorative arts and design.
Royal Doulton stoneware dragon vase sets a house record for Devon saleroom
01 September 2025Devon saleroom Atkins Auctions is celebrating a house record with the sale of this large and impressive Royal Doulton stoneware dragon vase for £16,000.
Two more Kashmir sapphires now discovered by Dublin jewellery specialist
01 September 2025Just four months after the sale of a 6.22ct old-cut Kashmir sapphire for an Irish record of €550,000 (£461,250), Adam’s in Dublin is offering two more of the fabled gemstones.
Guilmet clock creations bring art and industry to design
01 September 2025The weird and wonderful brass, bronze and marble clocks produced by French inventor Guilmet take many forms that are all highly collectable
Vulliamy bracket clock triples estimate in Dorset
01 September 2025A fine George II period bracket clock by Gray and Vulliamy came for sale at Duke’s (25% buyer’s premium) of Dorchester as part of a summer auction.
Finnemore’s collection up for auction includes rare barometer house clearance find
01 September 2025The horology sale at Dreweatts on September 9 features the Michael Finnemore collection of clocks, barometers, scientific instruments and mechanical music.
The mass-produced waterproof watch before Rolex got there
01 September 2025A rare US trench watch emerged for sale at Eastbourne Auctions (27% buyer’s premium) in East Sussex.
Watch salutes a seaplane long-distance record
01 September 2025The Longines Weems stainless steel cased pilot’s wristwatch was invented in 1935 by US naval officer and navigation pioneer Philip van Horn Weems.
Shackleton and Buffalo Bill show how name association will boost watch value
01 September 2025A simple Edwardian open face silver pocket watch used on the Trans-Antarctic Expedition sold for £2600 at Kinghams (26% buyer’s premium) in Moreton-in-Marsh.