Latest News Articles by Tom Derbyshire
Auction previews: issue 2464
19 October 2020A selection of 14 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.
Two wheels v four legs
19 October 2020Tim Bryars’ enthusiasm for the “democratisation of travel” extends well beyond the railways.
Bradshaw off the mark as a mapmaker
19 October 2020Before railway mania came canal mania – key to the Industrial Revolution. This 1830 second edition copy of George Bradshaw’s 'Map of Canals, Navigable Rivers, Rail Road &c. in the Midland Counties of England from Actual Survey' sold for £500 (estimate £200-300) at Forum Auctions (25/20/12% buyer’s premium) on October 8.
Soviet travel posters included in Surrey auction
19 October 2020Ewbank’s of Send, Surrey, will feature a series of rare 1930s Soviet travel posters in its Vintage Posters auction on October 30.
Travel memorabilia: Bradshaw railway guides remain an affordable route into the collecting market
19 October 2020“Bradshaw becomes first-hand for any sort of railway guide – you can argue whether or not he was the very first to create them, but he was the first to be successful. It is a bit like everyone calling vacuum cleaners Hoovers.”
Promotion poster pre-Titanic tragedy comes to Wiltshire sale
19 October 2020This lithographic poster design of Titanic and Olympic, c.1910-11, was withdrawn after the disaster of 1912 so there are only a handful in existence today. They would have been used in travel agents and White Star Line offices to advertise the liners.
Dealer hails ‘exceptional’ campaign chest
19 October 2020An early 19th century campaign chest designed to be broken down into two parts for easier travel has been hailed as “exceptional” by the specialist dealer who bought it at an Essex auction.
All you need for a civilised packed lunch
19 October 2020Motor cars became more affordable and reliable particularly in the 1920s-30s, making day trips increasingly popular.
Mobile wardrobe brings demand in Norfolk
19 October 2020At TW Gaze (18% buyer’s premium) in Diss, Norfolk, on August 12 this early 20th century Louis Vuitton wardrobe trunk, no 796731, sold for £4200 against an estimate of £1800-2500.
Antikbar offers best of British
19 October 2020What could be more British than a policeman in traditional garb standing on Tower Bridge?
Early 18th century documents detailing a slavery abolitionist's ill-fated project emerge at auction
17 October 2020Decades in advance of Britain’s Slave Emancipation Act of 1833, 275 British men, women and children attempted to settle an African island to prove plantations could be run without slavery.
Auction previews: issue 2463
12 October 2020A selection of 14 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.
Very early Victoria Cross awarded for Crimean War gallantry features in London auction
01 October 2020One of the earliest Victoria Crosses ever awarded is coming to auction at London specialist saleroom Dix Noonan Webb.
Auction previews: issue 2458
07 September 2020Sixteen upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
Autumn delights: 31 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK
31 August 2020With more than 700 auctions set to take place in the UK in September and buyers back from whatever summer break they managed to take, this month is set to be a busy one for gavel-wielders and bidders alike. Here we showcase an array of items to be offered across a range of categories and price points.
Auction previews: issue 2455
17 August 2020Sixteen upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.
Whole lotta love for Led Zeppelin signed album and original cover artwork
13 August 2020There were good times but no bad times for the vendors of Led Zeppelin memorabilia which came to auction recently and flew beyond estimates.
Innovative masterpiece: Pioneering 16th-century pistol trebles estimate at Thomas Del Mar auction
10 August 2020A mid-16th century 54-bore south German breech-loading wheel-lock holster pistol trebled its top estimate to take £75,000 at a recent sale held by Thomas Del Mar.
Collectors give Grosvenor artist Greengrass a try
10 August 2020The linocuts produced by artists from the Grosvenor School provided an ideal medium to portray speed and movement in the inter-war machine age – and were perfect for sport subjects too. Those created by Sybil Andrews, such as her classic speedway image, are the best known on this theme.