Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
Winning the seal of approval: Emperor’s stamp from Wou Kiuan collection brings £13m
09 May 2022A soapstone seal used by the emperor Qianlong to express his approval of paintings and calligraphy in the imperial collection sold at auction in Hong Kong for HK$131m (£13m) on April 29.
Pick of the week: Taking note of current affairs
09 May 2022Among the most extraordinary of all navigational charts are the lattice ‘stick maps’ used by Marshall Islanders.
Dunkirk 1918 scene sets Ernest Procter record
09 May 2022Setting a record price for the Newlyn artist Ernest Procter (1886-1935), a previously lost First World War scene generated strong competition at Lyon & Turnbull’s latest Modern Made auction.
Second World War submarine’s Jolly Roger flag is among six lots to watch
09 May 2022With estimates from £800-30,000, here are six previews of upcoming items.
Previews: issue 2542
09 May 2022A selection of 16 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.
Eighties toys that young at heart today would love
09 May 2022To mark the new range of Star Wars toys that came with the release of Return of the Jedi in 1983, the Leicester firm Palitoy commissioned a series of hand-built and hand-painted store displays to send to some of its best retailers.
Star Wars figures: The force remains strong
09 May 2022Power of the Force line was launched as the original Star Wars began to lose its shine but rarest figures still bring demand
Chinese bowl selling for 28-times estimate stars in our pick of six auction highlights
06 May 2022ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a Southern Song tea bowl with a presentation mark that attracted a flurry of bids at Hansons.
Snappy Dresser rewarded at £21,000
02 May 2022The latest design sale at Roseberys featured this Aesthetic movement silver and ivory claret or water jug designed by Christopher Dresser.
Xianfeng’s flask comes to auction
02 May 2022Alastair Gibson Auctions has secured a remarkable Chinese imperial object with a Second Opium War provenance for a sale in London in the summer.
Star Wars collectables and a Fijian whale’s tooth hook are among five lots to watch
02 May 2022With estimates from £800-15,000 here are five previews of upcoming items.
Meiji naturalism on show at Woolley & Wallis
02 May 2022The sale of Japanese works of art at Woolley & Wallis on the morning of May 17 is led by this 8in (20cm) high silvered bronze okimono of a cockatoo.
A qianjiang master at Frome auction
02 May 2022Led by Asian art specialist Lee Young, Dore & Rees will conduct a sale of Fine Asian Art in Frome on May 16.
Previews: issue 2541
02 May 2022A selection of 12 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.
Sharpshooter targeted at Banbury sale
02 May 2022As famous last words go, those of Major General John Sedgwick in the American Civil War take some beating.
First light of neoclassicism
02 May 2022This 13in (33cm) ormolu vase candelabrum is a candidate for the earliest English neoclassical metalwork.
Bingham collection at Olympia Auctions includes Tibetan ritual trumpet
02 May 2022This 19th century Tibetan conch shell ritual trumpet, known as a dung-dkar, forms part of the Tony Bingham collection of musical instruments.
From a client of Bluett’s
02 May 2022The Asian art sale at Duke’s of Dorchester, scheduled for May, has been moved back to June 15 to incorporate a significant late consignment.
Record for ‘MoMa’s’ Aalto smoking table
02 May 2022This table by Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) sold for €92,000 (£77,700) at Stockholms Auktionsverk in Helsinki – a record for the Finnish designer.
Kangxi famille noire vase offered at Sotheby’s
02 May 2022The sale of Important Chinese Art at Sotheby’s on May 11 includes this monumental Kangxi famille noire vase estimated at £220,000-280,000.