Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell

Rare 17th century longcase clock stars in our weekly pick of five auction highlights
10 September 2021ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a rare Edinburgh longcase clock that tripled its estimate in a Scottish auction.

Going for a Song – ‘Ru’ censer brings £320,000
06 September 2021Stamford Auction Rooms set a house record when a Chinese pottery tripod censer shot over its £500-800 estimate to bring £320,000.

Pick of the week: Meissen made with a homely touch
06 September 2021This near-complete Böttger Meissen tea set, c.1725, came for sale at Keys of Aylsham on September 1.

Renaissance revival carved bellows and Sir Alf Ramsey’s football cap are among four lots to watch
06 September 2021With estimates from £350-4000, here are four previews of upcoming items this week.

USA: the land of opportunity for traditional European art and antiques
06 September 2021As the Silent Generation passes and Baby Boomers choose to divest, large deposits of once fashionable art and antiques are heading for auction in the US.

Bonnie Prince Charlie’s pre-Culloden meal
06 September 2021On April 14, 1746, two days before the battle that would seal his fate, Charles Edward Stuart held a lavish meal at Culloden House, the highland estate owned by Hanoverian loyalist Duncan Forbes (1685-1747) that had recently been commandeered by Jacobite forces.

Previews: issue 2508
06 September 2021A selection of 11 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland

Coins: Inside knowledge as major fair set to open this month
06 September 2021With Coinex set to be the first major indoor ‘antiques’ fair staged in London since March 2020, we take a look at the prestigious event plus auctions planned to coincide

Animal magic as Japanese works bring demand at Woolley & Wallis
06 September 2021This iron model of a hawk above is a striking example of a jizai okimono – lifelike, articulated animal figures popular in the last decades of Edo-period and Meiji Japan.

Rare comic featuring first appearance of Roy of the Rovers stars in our weekly pick of five auction highlights
03 September 2021ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a copy ‘Tiger’ weekly that made over 25-times estimate at Comic Book Auctions.

Auctioneer Alan Blakeman to sell giant pot lid in downsizing of his collection
30 August 2021Advertising and antique bottle supremo Alan Blakeman of BBR Auctions discovered this massive 18½in (45cm) diameter pot lid back in the early 1980s.

Butterfly-handled tea service and a group of Anglo-Saxon roundels are among six lots to watch
30 August 2021With estimates from £100-12,000, here are six previews of upcoming items this week.

High-quality carriage clocks continue to be popular at auction
30 August 2021A mid-19th century English giant carriage chronometer timepiece proved to be highly sought after at a recent Bonhams’ Fine Clocks sale.

Previews: issue 2507
30 August 2021A selection of 14 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland

Portrait of George Washington in pastel form emerges at Cotswolds auction
30 August 2021The Cotswold Auction Company will offer a small lifetime portrait of the first American president as part of a pictures sale on October 19.

Two pieces of furniture at Sussex auction with very different features... and prices
30 August 2021The second day of Bellmans’ (22% buyer’s premium) sale on August 3-5 included a Chinese hardwood table that catapulted way above its £1000-1500 estimate.

Monart glass makes a mark on home turf
30 August 2021Collection of distinctive pre-war glass produced in Perth impresses at local saleroom

Sisters' sampler skills on show at Mallams' auction
30 August 2021Samplers made by siblings or generations of the same family can attract a significant commercial premium.

Sensational Tannoy speaker emerges in a sleeper trio in Dorset
30 August 2021Only a handful of companies have created products with sufficient impact that their brand names become generic descriptions for objects of their type.

Militaria from D-Day Royal Marines Commando makes 18-times estimate
30 August 2021The best-performing entry of the Lindsay Burns (20% buyer’s premium) sale in Perth on July 20-22 against estimate was a militaria lot.