Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
Scurvy doctor's grant of arms makes four times estimate in Colchester
15 March 2021This Georgian grant of arms document on vellum was presented to the celebrated Scottish physician Gilbert Blane (1749-1834) after his creation as a baronet by The Prince Regent in 1812.
Beatles fan mail and silver ewers are among five lots to watch at auction
15 March 2021With estimates from £100-25,000 here are five previews of upcoming items this week.
Work of ‘modern day Grinling Gibbons’
15 March 2021This late Victorian carved lime and soft wood panel is by James Peake (c.1839-1918), a carver and gilder.
Cracking result, second time
15 March 2021This 22-carat gold and enamel egg was the largest of a baker’s dozen made by Garrard in 1983 for a treasure hunt organised by Cadbury’s.
Auction previews: issue 2484
15 March 2021A selection of fourteen upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
Silver: Sale in Devon hots up with a Charles II brazier
15 March 2021Bolstered by a strong melt price of over £15 an ounce, domestic silver hollowwares and flatwares are selling strongly. However, it is the pieces of collectable value – novelties, provincial rarities and the work of the best Georgian, Regency and Victorian smiths – that continue to perform best in the market
Gold ring fitting for a de Vere
15 March 2021Metal detectorist’s discovery linked to flamboyant earl who was a favourite of Elizabeth I
Crewelwork from 1940s sells at 10-times estimate
15 March 2021Made using woollen yarns on a linen ground, crewelwork is most typically associated with England in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Neo-classical tea service stars in our latest pick of six auction highlights
12 March 2021ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a silver tea service made by two giants of the Regency era.
Pick of the week: Chieftain’s fashion statement is all the rage 2000 years later
08 March 2021This copper alloy and champleve enamel brooch would once have graced the chariot of an Iron Age chieftain.
Missing barometer brought back to life
08 March 2021A Surrey clockmaker has made a replica of a celebrated English barometer that is now lost.
A Lowry print and a Classical Revival ring are among the four lots to watch at auction
08 March 2021With estimates from £400-22,000 here are four previews of upcoming items this week.
Two electronic watches making three figures at auction
08 March 2021Introduced in 1960, the Bulova Accutron 214 was among the first commercially successful electronic watch.
Longines ‘Tuna can’ timepiece sold at Gardiner Houlgate
08 March 2021This rare 1940s Longines British military issue is appropriately nicknamed the ‘tuna can.’
Auction previews: issue 2483
08 March 2021A selection of eight upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
Prototype Explorer that aimed for peak perfection
08 March 2021Rolex made the reference 6150 Oyster Perpetual Explorer for around two years after the 1953 Everest expedition. It is believed that Tensing Norgay wore a prototype of the watch, the first Explorer model to have the Mercedes hands, while completing the ascent.
Taste of adventure: Omega ‘Red Racing Dial’ Speedmaster emerges at Sotheby's
08 March 2021A recent Sotheby’s New York (26% buyer’s premium) sale included this rare ‘Red Racing Dial’ Speedmaster consigned by the original owner.
Asia Week New York: The gavel go-ahead
08 March 2021Auction houses are getting back to normal for this latest staging of the New York Asian art spotlight, although new import taxes are having an effect.
Oysterdate Monte Carlo makes £8500 at Bonhams
08 March 2021The Oysterdate Monte Carlo series were the first chronographs produced by Tudor.
Bonhams to conduct sale of stock from Chinese art dealership Roger Keverne
08 March 2021Bonhams is to auction the remaining stock of the long-established London Chinese art dealership Roger Keverne.