Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
Banksy reimagines Warhol with value branding
02 October 2023'Only Banksy' was the title of a 24-lot offering at Forum Auctions (30/24/15% buyer’s premium inc VAT) in London.
De Lempicka picks Art Deco style for her mandoline player
02 October 2023'Femme a la Mandoline' was among the first paintings in what would become Tamara de Lempicka’s (1898-1980) full signature Art Deco style.
Grass always greener in Los Angeles
02 October 2023A classic example of Italian ‘anti-design’ led Billings’ (30% buyer’s premium) latest auction of Modern Art & Design.
Imperial Qing porcelain comes to Dallas sale
02 October 2023A good example of imperial Qing famille rose porcelain emerged for sale at J Garrett Auctioneers (28% buyer’s premium) in Dallas on September 11.
Lighters ignite interest in classic Dunhill design
02 October 2023In the wake of an auction record for an ‘aquarium’ lighter at Chiswick Auctions (25/12% buyer’s premium), six more of the classic Dunhill accessories lit up the saleroom.
New dress? How Souper
02 October 2023With crossover appeal between modern prints and vintage fashion, this Souper Dress attracted strong attention at a recent US sale.
A taste of Martens’ Oriente
02 October 2023This vase is by the Italian painter and glass artist Dino Martens (1894-1970).
The first images of native Americans emerge
02 October 2023The so-called ‘Four Indian Kings’ were not the first native Americans to visit Britain.
Chinese export porcelain made for the Society of the Cincinnati
02 October 2023Two pieces made for members of the famed Society of the Cincinnati led a single-owner sale of Chinese export porcelain were sold by Grogan and Company (30% buyer’s premium) in Boston.
Shell out for Calcedonia
02 October 2023This Calcedonia glass turtle made by Murano master Dino Rosin comes for sale at Norfolk auction house Keys on November 22-24.
Annie Oakley’s shotgun blasts its way to over $200,000
02 October 2023A shotgun built for sharpshooter Annie Oakley in 1888 and used during a significant period of her career has sold for $210,000 (£170,100) in Denver, Pennsylvania.
Brunette not blonde Barbie in the pink at auction
02 October 2023With the blockbuster Margot Robbie-Ryan Gosling movie packing cinemas worldwide, this has been the summer of Barbie, and that also includes the toy-collecting world.
It’s a small world: Cary pocket globes emerge in two sales
02 October 2023Three-inch globes were mostly sold as pocket globes, typically as a terrestrial globe contained within a ray-skin case with the celestial gores for the heavens pasted inside.
Tiffany’s less familiar artistic skill
02 October 2023Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) is best known for his work as a glassmaker and jeweller catering to the Gilded Age elite.
Early Hockney print emerges in Georgia
02 October 2023An early printed work by David Hockney (b. 1937) comes for sale at Ahlers & Ogletree in Atlanta, Georgia, on October 14.
John Constable sketch of Willy Lott’s House makes £200,000 in Guernsey
30 September 2023A recently rediscovered oil sketch by John Constable (1776-1837) drew interest with eight telephone lines booked at Martel Maides (20% buyer’s premium) in St Peter Port, Guernsey on September 21.
Tiffany Arts and Crafts pendant stars in our pick of five auction highlights
29 September 2023ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a Tiffany moonstone and sapphire pendant from c.1915 that more than tripled its estimate in Edinburgh.
Pipe dream reality: meerschaum magnificence
25 September 2023An elaborate Victorian meerschaum pipe stood out at a recent Surrey sale.
Pick of the week: Music made with a touch of glass
25 September 2023The phenomenon of rubbing a wet finger around the rim of a wine goblet to produce a note is as old as glassmaking.