Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
Photography: Early achievers bring auction demand
17 March 2025Recent auction sales shone the spotlight on pioneering photographers active in the first days of the art
Seventeenth century Newcastle silver rarity emerges
17 March 2025A rare example of 17th century Newcastle silver holloware sold for £7500 at Chiswick Auctions’ (26% buyer’s premium) latest specialist sale of Silver and Objects of Vertu.
Venini glass proves very popular
17 March 2025A single-owner collection of Venini glassware led Roseberys’ (26/25/20% buyer’s premium) first Design auction of the year in West Norwood.
Some pressing thoughts on ‘cyder’ in early printed works
17 March 2025Early works on apple husbandry reflect the popularity of ancient brew in Britain by the 17th century
Flambards theme park village sells ahead of auction
13 March 2025The ‘Victorian Village’ at Flambards theme park, consigned to Penzance saleroom Lay’s for sale on March 25-28, has been sold by private treaty
BAMF welcomes import duty change for art and antiques
13 March 2025The British Art Market Federation (BAMF) has welcomed the government’s announcement of changes to the Temporary Admission procedure, which relieves the import duties for eligible goods that are imported temporarily.
Rare Elizabeth I gold Sovereign emerges at auction
12 March 2025Held by the same Dutch family for just over 300 years, a very high grade Elizabeth I gold Sovereign comes for sale this week.
‘Komai’ bachelor tea set sparkles at Sudeley Castle sale
10 March 2025This silver and parcel gilt ‘Komai’ bachelor tea set by Elkington & Co sold for £16,000 (plus 23.5% buyer’s premium) at British Bespoke Auctions.
17th century clocks make starring role in Norfolk
10 March 2025A private collection of clocks provided the core of the auction titled Clocks & Watches Through the Ages at TW Gaze on March 4. Seventeenth century continental European clocks provided two of the day’s top prices.
Door open to next part of Beedham collection
10 March 2025The second part of the Beedham Collection – an exceptional array of early oak furniture and associated works of art from the Derbyshire dealing family – comes for sale at Bishop & Miller in Glandford, Norfolk, on March 19.
Patek’s flying saucer sighted
10 March 2025Since Patek Philippe brought out the Calatrava in the 1930s, the watch – with time-only functionality and an austere circular case shape – has been produced in many different dial and case variants.
It’s complicated: the Universal Genève Tri-Compax
10 March 2025The Universal Genève Tri-Compax (Ref 222973) is one of the classic post-war chronographs.
Cartier’s London-made watches in demand at Roseberys
10 March 2025Affirming the continued interest in the watches made under the direction of Jean-Jacques Cartier (1919-2010) in London during the mid-60s to early 70s, Roseberys (26/25% buyer’s premium) sold two good Cartier London watches on February 5.
An early Dutch puritan keeps up with Henry Jones
10 March 2025Among the earliest watches in the auction titled Clocks & Watches Through the Ages held at TW Gaze (26.4% buyer’s premium inc VAT) in Diss, Norfolk, on March 4 was a Dutch timekeeper from the first half the 17th century.
Previews: Six watches offered at upcoming auctions
10 March 2025A selection of stand-out watch lots coming up at sales around the UK
Jeweller Auguste Dutertre found his niche concealing watch movements in ornate cases
10 March 2025Based in workshops near the Place des Bergues in Geneva in the 1850s-60s, the jeweller Auguste Dutertre (1798-1866) found a niche making so-called ‘bijoux à montres’ - watch movements concealed in notebooks, powder-boxes or, as here, a pair of lorgnettes.
Watches: Wellington’s gift to opera singer rumoured to be his mistress
10 March 2025A gold and enamel Dent pocket watch given by Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, to the Italian opera singer Giuseppina Grassini surfaced for sale at an auction in Austria
Martinware Brothers stoneware: a case of sophisticated simplicity
10 March 2025Stoneware vases and jugs from the famed Martin Brothers also show their sense of style and character