Latest News Articles by Tom Derbyshire
Lalique mascots add a touch of glass
02 May 2022Lyon & Turnbull notes that while mascots made no functional contribution to a car, they “certainly added style, and generally have fared better over time than the cars to which they were mounted”.
Automobilia and petroliana: Pump action at auction
02 May 2022While classic, vintage and antique cars have a sizeable collecting market, the wider worlds of automobilia and petroliana also attract dedicated enthusiasts with plenty of auctions featuring a variety of lots.
Canadian ‘Black Battalion’ memento sells at Dix Noonan Webb
02 May 2022A medal awarded to a member of the only Canadian battalion composed of black soldiers to serve in the First World War has sold in a London auction.
Car badges make a statement at auction
02 May 2022Charterhouse (25% buyer’s premium) has been holding auctions of classic cars, motorcycles and automobilia for nearly 20 years.
Previews: issue 2540
25 April 2022A selection of 10 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
The Beatles’ Shea Stadium poster sets $220,000 record
25 April 2022A bright yellow poster promoting the Beatles’ August 23, 1966, concert at New York’s Shea Stadium has sold for a record $220,000 (£169,400) at Heritage Auctions in Dallas.
Beatles concert poster from 1966 sold at Dallas auction house sets a new high
20 April 2022A bright yellow poster promoting the Beatles’ August 23, 1966, concert at New York’s Shea Stadium has sold for a record $220,000 (£169,400) at the Heritage auction in Dallas.
A clown in front of the camera
18 April 2022Potter & Potter’s early spring signature Circus, Sideshow and Oddities Sale in Chicago features a collection of photographs of such subjects, plus theatrical images, amassed by collector and historian Gary Bart.
Previews: issue 2539
18 April 2022A selection of eight upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
Olympia fundraiser for Met arms department
18 April 2022West London saleroom Olympia Auctions has announced a new fundraising campaign to benefit the arms and armour department of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Capturing ‘the sentiments of a recovering nation’
18 April 2022The original watercolour draught for Sydney Harbour Bridge that featured on the front page of ATG No 2538 was bought by the Australian National Maritime Museum, it has been revealed.
Previews: issue 2538
11 April 2022A selection of 13 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
Uniform for a (very) small soldier
04 April 2022This Victorian tailor-made military uniform by A Succaram Tookaram & Sons, Tailors, 273 Main Street, Poona was estimated at £150-200 at Lockdales (18% buyer’s premium) in Ipswich.
Pick of the week: First look at Sydney Harbour Bridge
04 April 2022Cyril Arthur Farey (1888-1954) was one of the most renowned British architectural draughtsmen of the 20th century.
Tank crew kit and jerkins get into gear
04 April 2022Estimated at £100-150, a group of six items of Second World War army kit ended up selling for £4000 at Tennants (22% buyer’s premium).
Previews: issue 2537
04 April 2022A selection of 12 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
Sound purchases in Canada
28 March 2022The Edison Class M cylinder phonograph was initially intended for business dictation but in time entertainment became its main role.
Wilde and Joyce bring taste of Ireland
28 March 2022Potter & Potter’s Fine Literature & Modern Firsts Sale on April 26 in Chicago includes a copy of Oscar Wilde’s (1854-1900) The Ballad of Reading Gaol.
Previews: issue 2536
28 March 2022A selection of 13 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
Previews: issue 2535
21 March 2022A selection of 13 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.