Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
Previews: issue 2576
16 January 2023A selection of 13 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
Fortune favours the bold designer Cappiello
16 January 2023Among the most eagerly contested lots in a sale of vintage posters was a set of three unrestored advertising posters by the Tuscany-born, Paris-based Leonetto Cappiello (1875-1942).
Famous owner of Steiff bulldog boosts toy value
16 January 2023A collectors’ timed online sale at Mallams (25% buyer’s premium) included a group lot of early 20th century juvenalia owned by a key figure in Second World War naval intelligence.
Adam Partridge spreads his wings to the south
09 January 2023Macclesfield and Liverpool auction house Adam Partridge has expanded its operation into the south-east and south-west of England with the purchase of two existing salerooms.
Pick of the week: Huge jug from 1835 bigs up London china dealer
09 January 2023This monumental and documentary Staffordshire blue and white transfer printed jug sold for $4800 (£4000) as part of Bonhams Skinner’s sale of British pottery and porcelain that ran online from Marlborough, Massachusetts, in the last days of 2022.
Hoard of original Star Wars action figures discovered
09 January 2023The Star Wars collecting world has been rocked by the discovery of a cache of original action figures still packed in original Kenner factory shipping boxes.
Flea market find depicting Charles II takes five-figure sum at auction
09 January 2023Found at a flea market, this tin-glazed earthenware mug sold for £12,000 (plus 19.5% buyer’s premium) at Claydon Auctioneers.
A William & Mary delft plate is among six lots to watch
09 January 2023With estimates from £20, here are six previews of items coming up at auction this week.
Schmidt led cameo fightback
09 January 2023Carved c.1880 and acquired in Shanghai during the 1930s, the opal cameo shown here was the choice of pre-Christmas jewellery offered in a Somerset sale.
Silver pineapple serves a different role
09 January 2023A late 19th century novelty silver teapot offered at Halls (22% buyer’s premium) was made by US silversmith Gorham of Rhode Island.
Furniture combination becomes centre of attention
09 January 2023The chest of drawers and the kneehole desk are both classic forms of early Georgian walnut furniture. However, rarely are they seen on the same piece.
Cabinet plates designed by Dresser make over five times estimate at Bonhams Skinner
09 January 2023A set of eight Minton Aesthetic movement bone cabinet plates topped the Bonhams Skinner (27.5/25% buyer’s premium) sale of British pottery and porcelain that ran online from Marlborough, Massachusetts, in the last days of 2022.
Bidders show faith in Brook’s symbol of love
09 January 2023Discovered by a metal detectorist on Dorset land once owned by Sir Thomas Brook, the late 14th century diamond set gold love ring captured hearts and international interest at Noonans’ (24% buyer’s premium) Mayfair rooms.
Previews: issue 2575
09 January 2023A selection of 16 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
Rectory sale rolls out wealth of English furniture
09 January 2023Among a wealth of English furniture consigned from a Wiltshire country house the outstanding items were a George I japanned bureau-cabinet and a pair of George III carved giltwood girandoles.
Stiff competition at Suffolk sales indicates strength of Staffordshire pottery market
09 January 2023Collectors of Staffordshire have noted a number of higher prices of late and further evidence of a more active market came when a pair of Victorian Staffordshire flatback figures was offered by Lacy, Scott & Knight (22.5% buyer’s premium).
A Moorcroft vase and an Arts & Crafts silver goblet are among four lots to watch
03 January 2023With estimates from £400, here are four previews of items coming up at auction in the next seven days.
Dunhill ‘Aviary’ lighter sparks a bidding battle at Chiswick Auctions
02 January 2023An auction record was set for an Alfred Dunhill ‘aquarium’ lighter at Chiswick Auctions.
Rothschild Qing cache packed away but now seeing the light of sale day
02 January 2023A major draw to a recent Dreweatts’ (25% buyer’s premium) sale of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art was a cache of Qing porcelain and hardstone carvings previously owned by Anthony de Rothschild (1887-1961).
Services surface from a country house
02 January 2023Dreweatts’ (25% buyer’s premium) ‘part II’ sale of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art at the end of last year included Chinese export porcelain from ‘the china store of a Somerset country house’.