Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
Previews: issue 2551
11 July 2022A selection of eight upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
Colman buyers keen as mustard
11 July 2022Ninety lots from family’s Norfolk home gave a taster of the traditional items they collected
Rare 16th century ‘prayer nut’ stars in our pick of seven auction highlights sold this week
08 July 2022ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a miniature boxwood carving with biblical scenes known as a ‘prayer nut’ that made over six-times estimate at Sotheby’s.
A Symbolist triptych and a 12th century charter are among five lots to watch
04 July 2022With estimates from £400-25,000, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week.
Jewellery: Royal connections bring added interest
04 July 2022Platinum jubilee excitement combined with an emotive back story and a royal connection to create the perfect conditions to sell an Elizabeth II brooch
Victorian pair took a passage from India
04 July 2022A Victorian sapphire, diamond and pearl brooch-pendant was one of two pieces with Indian roots offered for sale at Duke’s (25% buyer’s premium).
Silversmith Gerald Benney's collection on offer at Dreweatts
04 July 2022Dreweatts offers a private collection of work by Gerald Benney, perhaps the key figure in the revival of British silversmithing in post-war Britain.
Previews: issue 2550
04 July 2022A selection of 14 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
Art Deco necklace bearing the Boivin mark makes over 10-times estimate
04 July 2022This Art Deco turquoise, rock crystal and black enamelled silver necklace carries the maker’s mark of the celebrated French atelier René Boivin.
Diamond pendant was gift from a rear admiral
04 July 2022The Summer Sale at Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood in Exeter on July 13-15 includes this mid-Victorian colour change sapphire and rose-cut diamond pendant.
Lock and key to Edward IV mourning brooch
04 July 2022During renovations of St George’s Chapel, Windsor, in 1789, the tomb of the War of the Roses monarch Edward IV (1442-83) was rediscovered and his coffin accidentally opened while being moved.
Victorian diamond necklace sets house record at Catherine Southon
04 July 2022Catherine Southon’s (24% buyer’s premium) 10th anniversary auction included a new house record of £47,000 for an early Victorian diamond rivière.
Relic of George III at Fellows
04 July 2022The Fine Jewellery auction at Fellows on August 4 includes a gold George III mourning ring.
Victorian diamond and pearl brooch emerges at Tennants
04 July 2022Tennants’ Fine Jewellery, Watches and Silver sale in Leyburn, North Yorkshire, on July 16 numbers 120 lots.
Garrard jewellery that comes with a twist
04 July 2022This late Victorian Garrard & Co pearl and diamond tiara was described by Great Western Auctions in Glasgow as ‘the ultimate in metamorphic jewels’.
Cartier’s clock mystery solved
04 July 2022On June 23 Bonhams Hong Kong sold a version of Cartier’s first-ever mystery clock: the Model A.
Pick of the week: Bidders take rare chance to dine with Pugin and Minton
27 June 2022Two plates from a Minton dinner service designed by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-52) for his personal use appeared for sale in Derbyshire last week.
Star Wars action toys force market to six-figure frontier
27 June 2022Boldly going where no production action figure has gone before, a ʻdouble-telescoping’ Luke Skywalker in near mint conditon has sold for close to $100,000.
‘Fabric mosaic’ and Charles II furniture are among six lots to watch
27 June 2022With estimates from £300-120,000, here are six previews of items coming up at auction this week.
Leica: 225 is the magic number
27 June 2022The Leica I debuted at the 1925 Leipzig Spring Fair at a time when it was still common for glass plates to be used in cameras.