Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
Yasuyuki masterpiece makes £11,000 in Shropshire
04 December 2023This silver and enamel vase by Namikawa Yasuyuki (1845-1927), the great master of Japanese cloisonné, sold to an English collector for £11,000 at Halls (24% buyer’s premium).
Regency sofas star in our pick of five auction highlights
01 December 2023ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a pair of Regency painted and gilt sofas with a rich provenance that made over three-times estimate in Oxfordshire.
Exceptional English chairs emerge in US
27 November 2023A fine pair of 18th century English chairs sold for $120,000 (£100,000) in Asheville, North Carolina, on November 16-18.
A drawing by Elisabeth Frink from the collection of designer Mary Quant is among five lots to watch
27 November 2023With estimates from £700, here are five previews of upcoming items.
Happy to have got your goat? Yes, three in fact
27 November 2023In Chinese symbolism, three goats shown together are representative of the New Year, bringing a change of fortune (sanyang kaitai).
Escher’s deep fascination with the Amalfi Coast
27 November 2023Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972) arrived on the Amalfi Coast in 1923 and ultimately created more than 100 works there based on the landscape.
Autogiros made by Britains soar in Pittsburgh
27 November 2023Created in the late 1920s by Spanish aeronautical engineer Juan de la Cierva (1895-1936), the autogiro entered service in the late 1930s.
Sleeping ‘imperial poem’ plaques awakened at New Jersey auction
27 November 2023Catalogued simply as an ‘ornate Chinese plaque’ and estimated at $600-800, a Qing lacquer and porcelain panel hammered for a remarkable $440,000 (£359,000) at Regency Auction House in Rockaway, New Jersey.
Sculpture that stunned Rodin bid to six-figures at Rago auction
27 November 2023Eminent artist stepped aside once he saw the monumental figure by younger colleague Maillol
Deaccessioned works receive big auction welcome
27 November 2023Classical Chinese furniture deaccessioned from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts produced some sensational results at a dedicated Asian Art sale held by Brunk Auctions (23% buyer’s premium) in Asheville, North Carolina on October 19.
Roman marble bust of Hadrian flies over estimate at US auction
27 November 2023This Roman marble bust hammered for $47,500 (£39,100) against an estimate of $2000-3000 at Wiederseim Associates (25% buyer’s premium) in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania on October 20.
Strong box thought to be the work of Gerrit Jensen
27 November 2023Like many English joiners of the period, not a great deal is known about the private life of Gerrit Jensen.
Back from 1910 honeymoon with a Satsuma vase
27 November 2023Yabu Meizan (1853-1934) is considered the ‘prince’ of the so-called Satsuma medium.
Early chair by Eames team shows that detail counts when it comes to value
27 November 2023In the Mid-century market, the devil is in the detail.
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.