Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
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.
Famous owner of Steiff bulldog boosts toy value
16 January 2023A collectors’ timed online sale at Mallams (25% buyer’s premium) included a group lot of early 20th century juvenalia owned by a key figure in Second World War naval intelligence.
Sleepers woken up via the internet
16 January 2023Demonstrating how the internet has transformed the market for potential sleepers, three portraits that drew strong interest recently at different auctions in the UK and Europe all sold to online buyers.
Adam Partridge spreads his wings to the south
09 January 2023Macclesfield and Liverpool auction house Adam Partridge has expanded its operation into the south-east and south-west of England with the purchase of two existing salerooms.
Pick of the week: Huge jug from 1835 bigs up London china dealer
09 January 2023This monumental and documentary Staffordshire blue and white transfer printed jug sold for $4800 (£4000) as part of Bonhams Skinner’s sale of British pottery and porcelain that ran online from Marlborough, Massachusetts, in the last days of 2022.
Hoard of original Star Wars action figures discovered
09 January 2023The Star Wars collecting world has been rocked by the discovery of a cache of original action figures still packed in original Kenner factory shipping boxes.
Flea market find depicting Charles II takes five-figure sum at auction
09 January 2023Found at a flea market, this tin-glazed earthenware mug sold for £12,000 (plus 19.5% buyer’s premium) at Claydon Auctioneers.
A William & Mary delft plate is among six lots to watch
09 January 2023With estimates from £20, here are six previews of items coming up at auction this week.
Bidders show faith in Brook’s symbol of love
09 January 2023Discovered by a metal detectorist on Dorset land once owned by Sir Thomas Brook, the late 14th century diamond set gold love ring captured hearts and international interest at Noonans’ (24% buyer’s premium) Mayfair rooms.
Cabinet plates designed by Dresser make over five times estimate at Bonhams Skinner
09 January 2023A set of eight Minton Aesthetic movement bone cabinet plates topped the Bonhams Skinner (27.5/25% buyer’s premium) sale of British pottery and porcelain that ran online from Marlborough, Massachusetts, in the last days of 2022.
Rectory sale rolls out wealth of English furniture
09 January 2023Among a wealth of English furniture consigned from a Wiltshire country house the outstanding items were a George I japanned bureau-cabinet and a pair of George III carved giltwood girandoles.