Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
Crowning glory: George II coronation relic rings a bell
01 May 2023George II coronation bell has considerable regal appeal at £7200
A Victorian majolica dish is among six lots to watch
01 May 2023With estimates from £100, here are six previews of upcoming items.
Bannermen set to fly high at auction
01 May 2023Bonhams’ flagship sale of Fine Chinese Art in Bond Street on May 18 includes a rare Qianlong period ink on silk court painting.
Spotlight on the Tomkinson collection
01 May 2023This special edition of A Japanese Collection (1898) by Michael Tomkinson (1841-1921) is one of the first 25 copies printed on Indian paper and is signed and dedicated by the author to his daughter Dora.
Drug jar was designed for the Western market
01 May 2023This blue and white drug jar was made in Edo period Japan, c.1650, for the Western market.
Wucai wine cups bring flower power
01 May 2023This pair of wucai floral wine cups have Guangxu marks and are of the period (1875-1908).
Tureens on offer from a huge service
01 May 2023The May 18 sale of Jewellery, Watches & Silver at Dawsons includes a pair of silver sauce tureens by William Bateman for Rundell, Bridge & Co, London 1837.
Items from auctioneer Whitfield's collection come for sale
01 May 2023The Asian & Islamic Art sale at Mallams in Cheltenham on May 24 includes items from the collection of auctioneer Paul Whitfield (1942–2018).
Leafy branch with chestnuts left Tokyo in 1968
01 May 2023This lacquer painting on lacquered paper, a study of a leafy branch with chestnuts, is signed by Shibata Zeshin (1807-91).
Dr Wou Kiuan Collection takes a journey through history
01 May 2023Sotheby’s conducts a timed online sale from May 10-17 titled A Journey Through China’s History: The Dr Wou Kiuan Collection.
Japanese desk and box could be the write stuff to buy
01 May 2023Bonhams is conducting a sale on May 18 titled Samurai Beauties and Townsmen: Japanese Art in Peace and War.
Pick of the week: Support band turned out to be The Sex Pistols
01 May 2023This rare rock and pop poster advertises a performance by ‘Bazooka Joe’ with ‘Support Band’ at the common room of St Martin’s Art School on November 6, 1975. Entrance was 50p.
Guanyin on hand thanks to a noted collector
01 May 2023This rare 2ft 7in (78cm) high white marble stele depicting the Buddhist goddess Guanyin predates was carved in the Northern Qi dynasty, (550-577AD), around the time of the Sutton Hoo hoard.
Carp with crashing waves swim into Bath auction
01 May 2023The sale at Ma San in Bath on May 4 includes this Japanese double gourd carp vase by Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916).
Sword makers and armourers courted a new clientele after abolition of Samurai
01 May 2023Among the most striking Japanese works of art in Chiswick Auctions’ sale is this life-size model of an eagle with wings outstretched on a gnarled branch.
Pressing engagement in Essex
01 May 2023The oshi-e technique, meaning ‘pressed picture’, involves folding and pressing scraps of fabric, such as kimono cloth, and washi paper to create an image.
Transitional vase decorated with scene from literary epic
01 May 2023This 16in (41cm) blue and white sleeve vase from the Transitional period is on offer at the Bonhams Knightsbridge sale titled Asian Art on May 15.
Boxwood netsuke deer among lots at Lyon & Turnbull
01 May 2023The sale of Asian art at Lyon & Turnbull in London on May 16 includes this late Edo or Meiji period boxwood netsuke of a recumbent deer signed Masakiyo.
Auspicious aspects of vase for sale from a private collector
01 May 2023The Asian art sale at Halls in Shrewsbury on May 11 features this 10½in (27cm) pink ground famille rose vase.
