Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
Poster for Some Like it Hot, a George III halfpenny and bronze sculpture are among the four lots to watch at auction
01 February 2021With estimates from £350-5000 here are four previews of upcoming items this week.
Quality is instrumental to value when it comes to science equipment
01 February 2021Theodolite and telescope made to high standards measure up in two salerooms
Caddies, cups and much more among exceptional silver at Mallams
01 February 2021The Mallams (20% buyer’s premium) two-day Jewellery, Watches and Silver sale in Oxford included some exceptional silver lots.
Auction previews: issue 2478
01 February 2021A selection of 17 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
Victorian kidney-shaped desk and a Cromwellian gold medal are among five auction highlights that caught bidders’ eyes
29 January 2021ATG’s selection of hammer highlights this week includes a Victorian walnut and tulipwood kidney-form desk that made over five-times estimate.
Apter-Fredericks sale a ‘shot in the arm’ for furniture market
25 January 2021The market for antique furniture received a welcome boost last week with Christie’s sale titled Apter-Fredericks 75 Years of Important English Furniture.
Pick of the week: Up, up and away for £3.3m Aynhoe Park auction dispersal
25 January 2021Some of the most eagerly contested lots in the Aynhoe Park: The Celebration of a Modern Grand Tour sale held by Dreweatts in Oxfordshire on January 20-21 were those created by the owner of the property himself.
Henry III coin strikes gold in US saleroom
25 January 2021One of only a handful of known examples of Henry III’s gold penny – one of the most fabled coins in all of British numismatics – sold for $720,000 (£554,000) at auction in Dallas last week.
An Art Deco cabinet, a Lalique car mascot and a Christopher Dresser tea set are among 10 lots to watch at auction
25 January 2021With estimates from £100-80,000 here are 10 previews of upcoming items this week.
The stuff of collectors’ dreams
25 January 2021Cases of Australian animals stand out among a family home taxidermy treasure trove
Rare view reveals Dum Dum, 1847
25 January 2021The final part of dealer Jack Webb's collection displayed his passion for military photographs, especially daguerreotypes, ambrotypes and cartes de visite.
Four brothers who were handy in the watches market
25 January 2021The Swiss maker Bovet Fleurier, chartered on May 1, 1822, in London as one of first watch companies to do business in China.
Silk Road leads to London
25 January 2021The form of this 2ft (61cm) high Tang dynasty (618-907) pottery figure of a Bactrian camel and rider points towards the Silk Road.
Auction previews: issue 2477
25 January 2021A selection of 16 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
Hokusai print, 18th century racehorse portraits and 1920s fountain pen are among five auction highlights that caught bidders’ eyes
22 January 2021ATG’s selection of hammer highlights this week includes a one of only two known copies of James Roberts’ ‘The Sportsman’s Pocket Companion’.
Pick of the week: Aroma therapy – the c.1800 perfumes concealed in a book
18 January 2021The luxury perfumery l’Officina Profuma Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella in Florence is considered the oldest pharmacy in the world.
An Art Nouveau brooch and a Charles II pewter candlestick are among seven lots to watch at auction
18 January 2021With estimates from £150-12,000 here are seven previews of upcoming items this week.
Two 'exceptional' tribal vessels sold on the same day at different sales
18 January 2021Two exceptional examples of ethnographic art – one from the north-west coast of America, the other for Polynesia – sold in the UK regions last month.
Victorian silver salts on offer in Florida
18 January 2021The Palm Beach Collections sale at Hindman in Florida on January 25 includes this set of four Victorian silver figural salts by E&J Barnard (London 1866).
Souvenir suitable for a Jacobite
18 January 2021These Jacobite roundels carry the portraits of Charles Edward Stuart (1720-88) and his brother Henry Benedict Stuart (1725-1807).