Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
Furniture suite could be first ‘museum quality’ ivory sale
11 July 2022A suite of solid ivory and gilt furniture sold by Christie’s on July 7 appears to be the first auction lot to benefit from the exemption to the Ivory Act allowing the sale of items of ‘outstandingly high artistic, cultural and historical value’.
Vendor’s prayers answered by a £480,000 nut
11 July 2022The major summer sales of works of art included a boxwood prayer nut and Rothschild provenanced vases.
Pick of the week: A rediscovered carving emerges at Sotheby's sale
11 July 2022Despite appearing in a 1930s photograph held in the MAK Museum, Vienna, this wood carving of Adam and Eve seems to have hitherto eluded scholars of the German woodcarver Leonhard Kern (1588-1662).
Castellani brooch lights up first Frome jewellery auction
11 July 2022Topping the bill at Dore & Rees in Frome, Somerset on July 6 was this 2in (5cm) archaeological revival brooch by Castellani.
A floral still-life and an oak sideboard are among seven lots to watch
11 July 2022With estimates from £200-20,000, here are seven previews of items coming up at auction this week.
Colman buyers keen as mustard
11 July 2022Ninety lots from family’s Norfolk home gave a taster of the traditional items they collected
Previews: issue 2551
11 July 2022A selection of eight upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
Rare 16th century ‘prayer nut’ stars in our pick of seven auction highlights sold this week
08 July 2022ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a miniature boxwood carving with biblical scenes known as a ‘prayer nut’ that made over six-times estimate at Sotheby’s.
A Symbolist triptych and a 12th century charter are among five lots to watch
04 July 2022With estimates from £400-25,000, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week.
Garrard jewellery that comes with a twist
04 July 2022This late Victorian Garrard & Co pearl and diamond tiara was described by Great Western Auctions in Glasgow as ‘the ultimate in metamorphic jewels’.
Victorian pair took a passage from India
04 July 2022A Victorian sapphire, diamond and pearl brooch-pendant was one of two pieces with Indian roots offered for sale at Duke’s (25% buyer’s premium).
Cartier’s clock mystery solved
04 July 2022On June 23 Bonhams Hong Kong sold a version of Cartier’s first-ever mystery clock: the Model A.
Art Deco necklace bearing the Boivin mark makes over 10-times estimate
04 July 2022This Art Deco turquoise, rock crystal and black enamelled silver necklace carries the maker’s mark of the celebrated French atelier René Boivin.
Lock and key to Edward IV mourning brooch
04 July 2022During renovations of St George’s Chapel, Windsor, in 1789, the tomb of the War of the Roses monarch Edward IV (1442-83) was rediscovered and his coffin accidentally opened while being moved.
Diamond pendant was gift from a rear admiral
04 July 2022The Summer Sale at Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood in Exeter on July 13-15 includes this mid-Victorian colour change sapphire and rose-cut diamond pendant.
Silversmith Gerald Benney's collection on offer at Dreweatts
04 July 2022Dreweatts offers a private collection of work by Gerald Benney, perhaps the key figure in the revival of British silversmithing in post-war Britain.
Relic of George III at Fellows
04 July 2022The Fine Jewellery auction at Fellows on August 4 includes a gold George III mourning ring.
Previews: issue 2550
04 July 2022A selection of 14 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
Jewellery: Royal connections bring added interest
04 July 2022Platinum jubilee excitement combined with an emotive back story and a royal connection to create the perfect conditions to sell an Elizabeth II brooch
Victorian diamond and pearl brooch emerges at Tennants
04 July 2022Tennants’ Fine Jewellery, Watches and Silver sale in Leyburn, North Yorkshire, on July 16 numbers 120 lots.