Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
Famous Georgian beauty depicted on numerous occasions emerges again
03 July 2023Signed and dated 'T Beach Pinxt 1793', this portrait depicts the famous Georgian beauty Anne Templar, Lady de la Pole (1758-1832).
Norwich secular silver survives to make it to auction
03 July 2023Sworders’ (25% buyer’s premium) June 13-14 Fine Interiors sale included a collection of Norwich 17th century silver assembled by one of East Anglia’s best-known families.
Victorian rowing memorabilia stars in our pick of five auction highlights
30 June 2023ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes Victorian rowing memorabilia that took five-times estimate.
Brutus Eid Mar denarius sets record for any coin sold in Scandinavia
26 June 2023A Brutus Eid Mar-type silver denarius, struck shortly after the murder of Julius Caesar, has become the most expensive numismatic object ever sold at auction in Scandinavia.
Silver Tompion strikes a good note on Treasure House first day
26 June 2023Among the busiest stands on the opening day of The Treasure House Fair that ran at the Chelsea Hospital site from June 22-26 was that of horology dealership Carter Marsh.
Hoffman and Stoclet prove the perfect partnership at auction
26 June 2023Elements of an avant garde silver and malachite table service designed by Josef Hoffman for the Palais Stoclet in Brussels sold to a single buyer for £505,000 (£636,300 including 26% buyer’s premium).
Painting of London Bridge burning is among five lots to watch
26 June 2023With estimates from £100, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week.
Adler led avant garde into the British art world
26 June 2023Refugee artist provided first-hand experience of cutting edge style
Book covers tokens of his affection
26 June 2023BADA dealer Timothy Millett, a specialist in historical medals and related works of art, has been collecting ‘defaced’ coins and tokens for many years. He first saw one as a teenager when working at the venerable London firm AH Baldwin in the late 1970s.
From Bombay to Crackpot Farm
26 June 2023Widely varying plans outlining a faraway harbour and a slice of rural Yorkshire bring saleroom surprises
15th century sapphire ring found by metal detectorist stars in our pick of five auction highlights
23 June 2023ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a 15th century gold and sapphire ring unearthed near a medieval nunnery that more than doubled its estimate.
Bow cockerel and hen pair take a bow at Somerset sale
19 June 2023This pair of Bow porcelain figures of a cockerel and a hen sold for £7200 (plus 25% buyer’s premium) at Dore & Rees in Frome.
JMW Turner view of Finchley among five lots to watch this week
19 June 2023With estimates from £300, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week.
Brown Bess triggers a five-figure auction bid
19 June 2023Despite its many shortcomings in terms of accuracy and reliability, the flintlock Long Land Pattern smoothbore musket – or Brown Bess to give it its more familiar nickname – remained in use from 1722 until the introduction of the percussion cap in 1838.
‘Umbrella’ sales cover wide range of Islamic and Indian items
19 June 2023Artefacts hailing from a vast geographical area come together in west London saleroom
Roundel formed a high status symbol
19 June 2023Roseberys’ (25% buyer’s premium) sale of Antiquities, Islamic and Indian Arts on April 28 – which included the 13th century Mamluk manuscript on astronomy pictured on the front page of ATG No 2592 sold for a surprise £140,000 – also boasted this striking 12in (30cm) marble architectural roundel.
Famous David Bowie bodysuit photos take centre stage
19 June 2023These two archival prints of David Bowie dressed in a striped bodysuit he wore during the 1973 Aladdin Sane tour were part of Chiswick Auctions’ (25% buyer’s premium) sale of 19th and 20th Century Photographs on May 31.