Latest News Articles by Tom Derbyshire
Cleethorpes also so bracing as Skegness as LNER poster demonstrates
12 August 2024While the famous railway poster featuring the Jolly Fisherman (see ATG No 2653) promoted Skegness, the example shown here was intended to tempt holidaymaker to another Lincolnshire seaside resort.
Auction reveals depth of a Dodo obsession
12 August 2024Last week we reported the sale of a taxidermy display including the extinct Huia bird of New Zealand (at Kinghams). On September 24, it is the turn of another long-gone species to be brought to life in auction terms, at least.
The Hobbit stands tall for new auction high
12 August 2024Spotlight on copy sold in superb Strutz collection – plus a look at other recent results for the Tolkien classic
Pink Frankenstein shines in Strutz sale part one
12 August 2024William Strutz’s library built within his home in Bismarck, North Dakota, consisted of some 15,000 books, which the attorney began assembling while in college in the late 1950s
Roll up, roll up for an auction extravaganza of fairground memorabilia
10 August 2024All the fun of the fair comes to Bonhams New Bond Street with a sale featuring an array of vintage and antique fairground figures and carvings, ride seats shaped as animals, games and posters.
Dead as a Dodo but definitely alive as a specialised collecting market
07 August 2024Last week a taxidermy display including the extinct Huia bird of New Zealand sold for £38,000 at Kinghams’ sale. On September 24, it is the turn of another long-gone species to be brought to life in auction terms, at least.
Lot that shows loads of interest
05 August 2024The rarity of an unusual saleroom visitor - and its original condition - was confirmed after research by Bonhams’ arms and armour department.
Wild West adventuress Lilian impressed Buffalo Bill Cody
05 August 2024It’s not often that you hear the phrase “grandmother of the vendor, by repute the first woman in the world to jump through a flaming hoop on the back of a horse”.
Arms and armour: A selection of swords in play at auction
05 August 2024Edged weapons have been a strong feature of the market recently and involve a wide range of ages, styles and countries
Space memorabilia reflecting a lifelong fascination comes to auction in Staffordshire
31 July 2024Phill Parker enjoyed a ringside seat for the golden years of space exploration.
Roman style marble bust features among five lots to watch this week
29 July 2024With estimates from £2000, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week
Victoria Cross and George Cross both sell for six figures as part of superb naval medal collection
27 July 2024The sold-out auction of a remarkable collection of medals spanning more than 200 years of naval history included fine examples of a Victoria Cross and a George Cross.
Second World War prisoner of war Rolex watch features among five lots to watch
22 July 2024With estimates from £300, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week
Famous Skegness Jolly Fisherman comes bracing into view in the bottom corner of a rare poster
22 July 2024The original Skegness Is So Bracing showing the ‘Jolly Fisherman’ dancing along a beach has become one of the most famous railway posters in the world.
Film poster on offer could bring a Fonda memory of Barbarella
22 July 2024Roger Vadim’s cult classic film 'Barbarella' starring Jane Fonda was released in 1968.
Best of British posters: classic film designs beyond Bond
22 July 2024A preserved and framed collection with a great provenance dispersed at auction showed the wider strength of a market often dominated by the familiar stars
Jack B Yeats fired his broadsides with help of Irish private press
22 July 2024The Fonsie Mealy Chatsworth Summer Rare Books & Collectables Sale on July 30-31 includes a private collection of works by Jack B Yeats, The Cuala Press and modern Irish and English literature.
Georgian mahogany furniture features among four lots to watch this week
15 July 2024With estimates from £5000, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week