Latest News Articles by Tom Derbyshire
Volvo diecast toy makes 12-times estimate
25 January 2021This Volvo PV 444 diecast toy is by the Swedish toy distributor Gösta Norén.
Märklin made for the American market draws major demand
25 January 2021The cow catcher and bell on this Gauge 1 clockwork loco gives the game away: although made by German firm Märklin, the set was for the American market.
Toys and models: Homes under the hammer
25 January 2021Furnished dolls’ houses and accessories in general are proving the most dynamic area of the collecting market
Let there be light in Staines
25 January 2021Shown below is a page from another early railway-related work that did well at auction.
Man City owner was buyer of oldest FA Cup
18 January 2021The oldest surviving FA Cup was bought by Manchester City FC owner Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed when it sold at auction last year, it has now been revealed.
‘Attagirls’ items fly high at two auctions
18 January 2021Memorabilia relating to members of a pioneering elite group of female pilots who flew in the Second World War soared over estimates at two auction houses.
Medal awarded to Suffragette who threw a lump of iron at Churchill's car comes up at auction
09 January 2021How could throwing a missile at Winston Churchill’s car earn you a medal if you were British?
John Chard’s handwritten account of the battle of Rorke’s Drift sells for £140,000
04 January 2021A handwritten account of the battle of Rorke’s Drift by Lt John Chard of the Royal Engineers, who led the renowned stand against the Zulu attack, sold for a hammer price of £140,000.
Second World War female pioneering pilots memorabilia soars beyond estimates at auction
29 December 2020Memorabilia relating to members of a pioneering elite group of female pilots who flew in the Second World War soared over estimates at two auction houses.
Russell Flint returns in the same packing tube
21 December 2020The mixed-owner element of a recent Onslows’ sale included a William Russell Flint (1890-1969) LNER poster showing Bamburgh Castle.
Please spend your dollars in the USSR
21 December 2020This 1930s Soviet travel poster promotes Trans Siberian Express Shortest way between Europe and the Far East, for Intourist Moscow, Hotel Metropol represented by all main travel bureaus of the world.
Take the train to Saint-Flour
21 December 2020Four lots of French railway posters attracted a good deal of attention at Tennants (20% buyer’s premium) on December 9-10.
Travel posters: Quality counts as classic examples at auction underline the appeal of rare works
21 December 2020A ‘superb connoisseur’s collection’ of classic travel posters underlined the appeal of rare works from the biggest names of this genre
Militaria: Blades of glory at Dominic Winter
14 December 2020A propellor hauled up by a fisherman proved to have an important link to Dambusters leader Guy Gibson and is now coming up at auction, as ATG reports in a wider look at the militaria market
Auction previews: issue 2472
14 December 2020A selection of nine upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.
Ingenious, but the Germans smelt a rat
14 December 2020Always popular at auction, always great to write about – so no excuses needed for featuring a selection of the weird and wonderful Second World War spy and sabotage gadgets and ingenious escape devices which do appear often in sales.
Fishing trip that sank enemy ships
14 December 2020After a somewhat chequered period before the war, during which his employment ranged from gold-digging and sailing the South Sea Islands to running a camel racing team and a betting shop, Lt Hubert (Ted) Carse of the the Royal Australian Naval Reserve ended up as a hero.
Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross winners in sale spotlights
14 December 2020Two Victoria Cross medals awarded during the Indian Mutiny offered by Morton & Eden (20% buyer’s premium) in London sold to the same buyer.
Hughie Green took his flying opportunity
14 December 2020Hughie Green (1920-97) is well known as star of film, radio and TV, such as Opportunity Knocks – and a colourful personal life such as being father to Paula Yates. However, he also had a long and eventful career in aviation.
Falklands War honours fetch six figures
14 December 2020The Falklands War was 38 years ago now. However, for medal collectors the conflict is very much in mind, as evidenced by two six-figure results recently at London saleroom Dix Noonan Webb (24% buyer’s premium).