Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
Banner marking abolition of slavery bought at London auction
23 January 2023Anti-slavery objects are enjoying a particularly strong moment in the market.
Auction sales bonanza in France
23 January 2023At least five leading auction houses posted their best-ever annual figures in France for 2022, while others boasted exceptional sales during the year.
Roman medallion masterpiece claims imperial coin record
23 January 2023A spectacular Roman gold medallion took a record price at the latest New York International Numismatic Convention (NYINC).
Straits Settlement new high set at Singapore auction
23 January 2023A record for Peranakan or Straits Settlement porcelain was set at an auction in Singapore when a Guangxu kamcheng took Sin$74,000 (£46,000).
‘Breeches’ Bible buoyant in Belfast with alluring New World pilgrim provenance
23 January 2023Copies of the 1615 reprint of the Geneva or ‘Breeches’ Bible are not too scarce.
A 1920s Cotswolds dresser is among five lots to watch this week
23 January 2023With estimates from £120, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week.
Previews: issue 2577
23 January 2023A selection of 13 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK
Dodecahedron remains a mystery
23 January 2023Roman dodecahedra continue to baffle after more than two-and-a-half centuries of study.
Poignant reminder of home front perils in the Second World War
23 January 2023A rare Second World War helmet worn by members of a little-known unit of the UK home front comes for sale at Sworders on February 7.
Business boomed in a bumper 2022 for French auction houses
23 January 2023Annual auction house results show strong performances boosted by single-owner collections in particular
Deeply personal Plath editions offered at Dominic Winter auction
23 January 2023The auction at Dominic Winter (20% buyer’s premium) on December 15 included two presentation first editions by Sylvia Plath.
Locket dedicated to prince who was Napoleon devotee
23 January 2023This 19th century French gold, enamel and gemset locket measures an impressive 5½in (13cm) across.
Remarkable archive of Quaker whaling family comes to Surrey auction
23 January 2023The visit of ‘Revolutionary Wars’ hero Gilbert du Motler, the Marquis of Lafayette, to the US in 1824 spawned a large number of commemoratives.
Bungalow was filled to the brim with a remarkable collection of toys
23 January 2023A remarkable collection of dollhouses, dollhouse furniture and juvenilia was sold in London towards the end of 2022.
Rare Qing woodblock print stars in our pick of five auction highlights
20 January 2023ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes an 18th century print by Ding Yingzong depicting magnolia that made over 300-times estimate.
An English medieval candlestick is among five lots to watch this week
16 January 2023With estimates from £200, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week.
Fortune favours the bold designer Cappiello
16 January 2023Among the most eagerly contested lots in a sale of vintage posters was a set of three unrestored advertising posters by the Tuscany-born, Paris-based Leonetto Cappiello (1875-1942).
Previews: issue 2576
16 January 2023A selection of 13 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
Dam Busters poster is stirring stuff
16 January 2023Considered one of the best British movies about the Second World War, the British quad-sized poster for 'The Dam Busters' (1955) was not too bad either.
Nymphenburg factory dishes up a high sum
16 January 2023What is very probably a new record for the Nymphenburg porcelain factory was set at the 500 Years of European Ceramics sale at Bonhams (27.5/25% buyer’s premium) on December 7.