Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
Pick of the week: Court dwarf’s trousers – or just a tall story?
14 November 2022This pair of trousers, sold for £7500 in Essex on November 9, was thought to have been worn by the 17th century court dwarf Sir Jeffrey Hudson (1619-82).
Singer machine makes over 20 times estimate in Chippenham
14 November 2022The Singer 222K Featherweight is rated as one of the best sewing machines ever made.
Top-selling Japanese inlaid cabinet stars in our pick of five auction highlights
11 November 2022ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a cabinet in the form of a traditional Japanese timber building that made nearly 10-times estimate.
Guilmet’s torpedo clock boat shoots away at auction
07 November 2022André Romain Guilmet’s industrial themed clocks, the epitome of Victorian ‘progress’, are an ever-popular series.
A Doulton Lambeth ceramic and a Victorian cake stand are among six lots to watch
07 November 2022With estimates from £200-3500, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week.
Getty collection dispersed over four days of live auctions and six online sales
07 November 2022Dining at Ann and Gordon Getty’s sumptuous Californian residence can seldom have been dull.
Previews: issue 2567
07 November 2022A selection of eight upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.
Top-selling 16th century Ottoman tile stars in our pick of six auction highlights
04 November 2022ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes features a selection of highlights from the UK's week of Indian and Islamic art sales. It includes a rare 16th century tile from Ottoman Syria that made over 22-times estimate.
Why living up to one’s teapot now costs more
31 October 2022The 1882 Royal Worcester porcelain ‘Patience’ teapot has become a satirical emblem of the Aesthetic movement.
Linschoten’s travels reach £44,000
31 October 2022A Dutch travelogue from the early years of Arctic exploration sold for £44,000 (plus 25% buyer’s premium) at Chiswick Auctions on October 26.
Pick of the week: Mexican jar is choc full of saleroom interest
31 October 2022In colonial Mexico cacao beans and vanilla pods assumed a similar status to tea leaves in England.
Aberdeen slipware and an Art Deco brooch are among four lots to watch
31 October 2022With estimates from £300-50,000 here are four previews of upcoming items.
Born in Brecon, Aussie grit
31 October 2022Lt William Emlyn Hardwick (1885-1918) was born in Brecon but by the time he enlisted to fight in the First World War he was living in Australia.
How to figure out the two-tier market for Doulton HN series
31 October 2022A selection of Doulton HN series rarities sold at three regional salerooms this month.
Sycamore with a special touch
31 October 2022The vast majority of Mauchline items seen today are engraved transfer-printed wares or other types of ‘fancy Scotch woodwork’ from the Victorian era such as fernware or tartanware.
Coper and Rie studio pottery supply stays healthy
31 October 2022Ceramics by Hans Coper (1920-81) and Lucie Rie (1902-95) have been assimilated into the collecting sphere of Modern British art with spectacular effect.
Bidders on the alert to find Chinese sleepers
31 October 2022The cylindrical brush pot or bitong appears to have been introduced into the repertoire of Chinese ceramic forms in the late 1620s.
Previews: issue 2566
31 October 2022A selection of 12 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.
An 18th century 100 guinea gold medal stars in our pick of five auction highlights
28 October 2022ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a medal awarded to the captain that navigated Indonesia’s Pitt Strait that made over 35-times estimate in Warrington.
Pick of the week: 1930s Cleveland furniture builds interest at auction
24 October 2022In the early 1930s, following the closure of its ironstone mines, unemployment in the east Cleveland region of North Yorkshire reached a harrowing 90%.