Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
The Japanese prints spoils of a seasoned bidder
15 July 2024Collector never seemed to give up in a battle to win more magnificent ukiyo-e works
Cows can fly: Beswick lot bid to a bullish 30 times estimate in Glasgow
12 July 2024Arthur Gredington, who was appointed chief modeller at the Beswick factory in 1939, found inspiration across the animal kingdom from cats and kittens to butterflies and leaping fish.
Prime-period Zsolnay shines in Munich auction
08 July 2024Selection of items by the Hungarian family firm date from most in-demand era of production
Iznik at the double thanks to two private collections at Olympia Auctions
08 July 2024The sale of Indian and Islamic art at Olympia Auctions (25% buyer’s premium) in London on June 5 included two fine private collections of Iznik pottery.
Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze seals a sensational price
08 July 2024Concept Art Gallery (22% buyer’s premium) in Pittsburgh enjoyed a sensational result on June 8.
Torpedo bottle hits £5000 hammer
08 July 2024Storing a bottle of carbonised mineral water upright often caused the cork to dry out, the gas to escape and the drink to go flat. Persuading a chemist or grocer to store them horizontally proved difficult until the adoption of William Hamilton’s egg-shaped or torpedo bottle.
Archer family provenance points the way to debut sale success
08 July 2024Father and son collection stars as centrepiece of 150-lot inaugural Islamic and Indian art offering
Join the club for tribal art fans
08 July 2024Late last year auctioneer and valuer Mark Huddleston received three images of a chief’s staff or pole club along with an ‘is this worth anything’ enquiry. The vendor had inherited it from his family who (by repute) had done Presbyterian missionary work in Polynesia in the 19th century.
Titian work helps Christie’s record “strongest Old Masters evening in over a decade”
04 July 2024The ‘Longleat’ Titian and the rediscovered primary version of Metsys’ Madonna of the Cherries provided what Christie’s deemed its “strongest Old Masters Evening sales at in over a decade” on July 2.
Largest collection of Louis Vuitton trunks come to auction
02 July 2024Christie's is offering the largest and most extensive private collection of Louis Vuitton trunks ever to come to auction.
‘California’ era Hockney viewed as a £320,000 discovery
01 July 2024Detail of signature and labels on the back also shown.
Cartier brooches come with Courtauld appeal
01 July 2024The Dreweatts (26% buyer’s premium) sale on June 18 included two Cartier brooches commissioned by Sir Stephen Courtauld to designs inspired by Eltham Palace.
‘G’ marks jug as a Gorham production
01 July 2024Although the designer and silversmith are unknown, this silver snake jug forms part of the group of trompe l’oeil objects produced during the 1870s-80s by the Gorham factory in Providence, Rhode Island.
Defaced coins tell their own story at election time
01 July 2024BADA dealer Timothy Millett, a specialist in historical medals and related works of art, says today’s election debates have nothing on an 18th century hustings.
Harry Davis Royal Worcester polar bears on the prowl in the US
01 July 2024Three Royal Worcester vases on offer were all painted by the versatile decorator
Georgian ring flagged up and locket with mourning glory
01 July 2024The Fine Jewellery sale at Woolley & Wallis in Salisbury on July 10-11 features many fine antique items such as these two documentary pieces.
Innovative Earth design ready for assembly
01 July 2024Richard Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983) was one of 20th century USA’s most prominent architects, inventors and designers.
Marx makes a dedication in Das Kapital
01 July 2024The Rare Books sale at Ketterer Kunst (25/20/19% buyer’s premium) in Hamburg on May 27 included this first edition dedication copy of Das Kapital (1867).
