Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
James I shoehorn makes fitting appearance in first oak and country sale held at Stowmarket saleroom
08 November 2021Other than the growing body of his surviving work, little is known about Robert (or Robart) Mindum.
Previews: issue 2517
08 November 2021A selection of 16 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
Moorcroft made for American market reaches a high level
08 November 2021After the James Macintyre & Co factory was awarded a gold medal at the St Louis International Exhibition in 1904, Moorcroft pottery was sold in the US by a number of boutique retailers including Shreve & Co of San Francisco and Tiffany in New York.
Japanese ‘mythical octopus’ carving stars in our pick of five auction highlights
05 November 2021Our weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a documented netsuke by the great Tokyo carver Nakamura Tokisada which sold six-times over estimate at auction.
Auction record for Rolling Stones poster
04 November 2021A rare concert poster promoting The Rolling Stones’ run at the Windsor R&B club in the early Sixties sold for £30,000 on October 28.
Rare Fabergé jade Tyrannosaurus Rex emerges in US regional auction
03 November 2021A rare Fabergé jade carving of a Tyrannosaurus Rex comes for sale at a US regional auction house this week.
Edward VIII coin flipped for second auction record
01 November 2021The auction record for a British coin has been broken again by the same coin that set a new benchmark just over seven months ago.
Pick of the week: Maltese silver survivors on way home
01 November 2021Maltese silver pieces auctioned in the UK return to the Mediterranean island.
Candlestick becomes most expensive Islamic metalwork
01 November 2021This exceptional Ilkhanid gold and silver-inlaid brass candlestick has become the most expensive Islamic metalwork sold at auction.
Garniture given to Napoleon up for sale in Illinois
01 November 2021The 200th anniversary of Napoleon Bonaparte’s death has brought some important consignments to market.
19th century French beetle brooch is among five lots to watch this week
01 November 2021With estimates from £250-3000, here are five previews of upcoming items this week.
Previews: issue 2516
01 November 2021A selection of 16 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
Strahan bed potted by eagle-eyed bidders
01 November 2021The frame to this Irish mahogany day bed with its bold paw feet and eagle uprights bears both the Strahan name and number stamp as well as an original paper trade label.
Second part of Dr John C Taylor clock collection goes on sale via Winchester specialist
01 November 2021As an inventor and an entrepreneur, Dr John C Taylor feels a special affinity with the pioneering clockmakers of the English Golden Age. And it is this connection that has guided his collecting across several decades.
Fossils fuel interest in 19th century microscope slides
01 November 2021A group of early 19th century microscope slides mounted with specimens of fossilised wood sold for £11,500 (estimate £1000-1500) to a Canadian private collector at Special Auction Services (25% buyer’s premium) in Newbury.
Rare copy of William Shakespeare’s Third Folio stars in our latest pick of five auction highlights
29 October 2021ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a copy of William Shakespeare’s Third Folio that more than tripled its estimate.
Edward VIII proof pattern breaks its own auction record for a British coin
28 October 2021The auction record for a British coin has been broken again by the same coin that set a new benchmark just seven months ago.
Micro-mosaic pictures fly over estimate and make £100,000 in Cirencester
27 October 2021Two micro-mosaic pictures took a six-figure sum at a Cirencester saleroom – 10-times their low estimate.
Pick of the week: Gramophone hits all the right notes
27 October 2021Emile Berliner (1851-1921), a German clerk in a Washington DC haberdashery, is credited with inventing both the first commercially successful disc record and the first machine to play it.
Christopher Dresser finds his time and place
27 October 2021Christopher Dresser (1834-1904) designed two electroplated claret or water jugs for Elkington & Co of Birmingham in 1885 – both of them daring designs inspired by vessels from antiquity.