Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
Ramses and Renoir go toe to toe
27 November 2023An ancient Egyptian sculptural fragment was the most eagerly contested lot in Thomaston Place Auction Galleries’ (20% buyer’s premium) Autumn Majestic sale on November 10-12.
Shooting gallery target to get your teeth into
27 November 2023In September 2020, Soulis Auctions knocked down record prices at a sale of the Richard and Valerie Tucker collection of carnival shooting gallery targets.
Rare Dutch Baroque panel stars in our pick of six auction highlights
24 November 2023ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a 17th century engraved mother-of-pearl, bone and hardstone inlaid slate panel that more than doubled estimate at a single-owner sale.
Pick of the week: Icon of British glass brings £140,000 at auction
20 November 2023A royal armorial goblet by William Beilby – among the most celebrated pieces of glass ever produced in Britain – sold for a record £140,000 at Bonhams.
Chinese jade from Lawrence family collection soars past estimate
20 November 2023The most eagerly awaited of the five Asian art catalogues offered by Woolley & Wallis was an array of 34 Chinese jades from the Lawrence family collection.
Secessionist silver flower baskets by Josef Hoffmann are among five lots to watch
20 November 2023With estimates from £300, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week.
Bulgari heads Notting Hill luxury week auction
20 November 2023Signed jewels by contemporary and historic makers come to auction as part of Elmwood’s first ‘Winter Luxury Week’.
Rolex for the Japanese market comes to London auction
20 November 2023This rare Rolex reference 6238 was one made for the Japanese market in 1965.
The draw of a great sapphire and a great atelier
20 November 2023Kashmir sapphires have acquired a near-legendary status, due to their lustrous cornflower colour, soft velvety texture and extreme rarity.
Books and works on paper previews including a rare 19th century travel album
20 November 2023The Antiquarian Book auction at Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood includes a travel album titled The Ramblings and Adventures of an Indian Officer.
Mid Century art and design show market strengths in upstate New York sale
20 November 2023Line Vautrin (1913-97) began her career selling her cast metal jewellery door-to-door.
Antique and vintage jewels and watches on a budget
20 November 2023A selection of antique and vintage jewels and watches on a £500 budget that are perfect for gift giving this season
Drawing conclusions on jeweller Templier at auction
20 November 2023Raymond Templier (1891-1968) came from a traditional Parisian jewellery family but became one of a small group of designers dubbed ‘bijoutiers-artistes’ or artist jewellers.
Hardman jewel with a Pugin connection
20 November 2023This gothic revival gold and enamel 'artist's jewel' made by the Birmingham metalworkers Hardman and Co is very similar to one given by architect Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-52) to his third wife Jane Knill.
Imperial power told through a £110,000 hardwood chest
20 November 2023A Chinese ‘dragon’ box fashioned in the prized Asian wood zitan sold for £110,000 at Sworders (25% buyer’s premium) on November 3.
Discovering Lalique’s lost wax
20 November 2023Lyon & Turnbull’s (26/25/20% buyer's premium) Lalique sale in London included six of the rare pieces made using the cire perdue technique.
Doat’s exhibition vase the pick of Kovel collection
20 November 2023On November 1, Rago and Toomey & Co in Lambertville, New Jersey sold property from the “duke and duchess of the North American antiques world”, Ralph and Terry Kovel. In the US, the Kovels are renowned as authors and experts who published over 100 books on collecting.
Yul Brynner behind the lens at auction in Vienna
20 November 2023Spanning two sessions at Leitz Photographica in Vienna on November 24-25 are consignments from the personal collection of the late Yul Brynner (1920-1985) via his daughter Victoria.