Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
Knox clock combines Celtic tradition and Victorian innovation
03 October 2022Archibald Knox’s work for Liberty & Co often drew on the rich cultural heritage of his native Isle of Man.
Hans Coper Spade vase unearthed from lord and lady's collection
03 October 2022The sale at Lawrences of Crewkerne on October 12 includes a collection of studio ceramics formed by Lord and Lady Peyton of Yeovil.
Martin Brothers bird jars at the double in the Cotswolds
03 October 2022The Decorative Arts auction at Kinghams in Moreton-in-Marsh on October 6-8 includes four Martin Brothers stoneware bird jars by Robert Wallace Martin.
Peter Collingwood wall hanging consigned to auction by Prue Leith
03 October 2022This ‘microgauze’ woven linen and steel wall hanging by pioneering British weaver Peter Collingwood (1922- 2008) comes for sale courtesy of Prue Leith.
Pick of the week: Cabinet made of wood from Nelson’s flagship makes 13-times estimate
03 October 2022HMS Foudroyant, which served as Nelson’s flagship in the Mediterranean Squadron, had been touring English seaside resorts as an attraction when it was wrecked off Blackpool Sands on June 16, 1897.
Bidders on red alert for Chinese vase
03 October 2022Among the highlights of the latest Important Chinese Art sale at Sotheby’s New York was this rare porcelain meiping from the Yongzheng or early Qianlong period.
Classic New Sculpture archer hits £20,000 spot
03 October 2022A cast of Hamo Thornycroft’s Teucer, classic of the New Sculpture movement, sold for £20,000 (plus 21% buyer’s premium) at JS Auctions in Banbury on September 23.
A Country House picture from the family home of designer Oliver Messel is among six lots to watch
03 October 2022With estimates from £400-10,000 here are six previews of upcoming items.
John Maclauchlan Milne: Stunned by Cézanne’s work
03 October 2022The sale of Scottish pictures at McTear’s on October 12 includes this oil painted by John Maclauchlan Milne (1885-1957) while living in Paris in 1922.
Design post-1860: Crane made Maw vase designs
03 October 2022The Shropshire pottery, Maw & Co of Jackfield, is best known for the mass production of earthenware tiles and architectural ceramics.
It’s a burner bonus
03 October 2022Although catalogued as a lantern, this Russian silver, gilt and enamel object is more probably an incense burner, used in the Eastern Orthodox tradition.
Previews: issue 2562
03 October 2022A selection of eight upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
Early Slade days of CRW Nevinson
03 October 2022This early work by Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson was completed during his later years at the Slade School of Art.
Charles de Temple ‘Bond’ ring stars in our latest pick of five auction highlights
30 September 2022ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a modernist ring linked to a Bond film that made over twice its estimate in London.
Modern and Contemporary specialist to head Lyon & Turnbull sale
26 September 2022Auction house Lyon & Turnbull is to add a new sale to its London calendar led by newly appointed Modern & Contemporary art specialist Simon Hucker.
‘Unknown’ Stillman is now an artist on the rise after auction success
26 September 2022Although largely still an unknown outside the Victorian art world, the second-generation Pre-Raphaelite painter Marie Spartali Stillman (1844-1927) was a cherished member of the circle as model, muse, student and ultimately colleague.
A Grand Tour marble and an early Whitechapel Foundry bronze are among six lots to watch
26 September 2022With estimates from £300-40,000 here are six previews of upcoming items.
Minton fungi and foxes tureen hunted down
26 September 2022The Minton ‘fungi and foxes’ tureen is among the rarest of all majolica game pie dishes.
Trio sought after in specialised areas
26 September 2022The sales at Stride & Son (21.6% buyer’s premium inc VAT) in Chichester on September 1-2 included a trio of avidly contested items, each a rarity in three highly specialised collecting areas.
