Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
Previews: issue 2547
13 June 2022A selection of seven upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.
Art Deco necklace stars in our pick of five auction highlights
10 June 2022ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a rare turquoise, rock crystal and black enamelled silver necklace by René Boivin that made over 10-times estimate in Birmingham.
A portrait of Lady Northcliffe and a René Lalique car mascot are among six lots to watch
06 June 2022With estimates from £180-30,000, here are six previews of upcoming items.
William de Morgan record for Goodison’s £45 vase
06 June 2022An Arts and Crafts vase designed by William de Morgan set an auction record at Christie's.
Pick of the week: Wheel time measured by real time machine
06 June 2022By 1920, as a new era of aero-engined racing cars threatened to break the 100mph barrier, the emerging sport of motor racing required better and more precise time-keeping.
Nicholson still-life goes to dealer Richard Green
06 June 2022London dealer Richard Green was the successful bidder on a Sir William Nicholson (1872- 1949) still-life sold for £440,000 (plus 25% buyer’s premium).
A landmark of Canadiana rediscovered in an attic
06 June 2022Recently found in a Norfolk attic, a full set of Canadian scenes by the military artist and topographical draughtsman Major General James Pattison Cockburn (1779-1847) sold for £130,000 at Forum Auctions (plus 25% buyer’s premium).
Porcelain displays skills of a Polish master
06 June 2022This Vienna porcelain tea bowl and saucer from the 1720s is painted en camaieu by Ignaz Preissler (1676-1741).
An exceptional English chronometer auctioned in Hamburg
06 June 2022This English deck chronometer is Molyneux No 1326 – made by the London maker Robert Molyneux in c.1830.
Still a demand for coal after all
06 June 2022Simple white Wiener Werkstätte boxes epitomise fine design offered at trio of sales
Portrait bust provenance with Peel appeal
06 June 2022This late 18th century portrait bust of a gentleman by a sculptor from the circle of Joseph Nollekens (1737-1823) is traditionally thought to depict the prominent British Whig statesman Charles James Fox (1749-1806).
Gang of three and four-figure results
06 June 2022The Our Gang range of Second World War ‘types’ were designed for the Bovey Pottery Company by architect Fenton Wyness (1903-74) and modelled by artist Gwynneth Holt (1909-95). Both were based in Aberdeen in the 1940s.
Collingwood wall-hanging work on the up at auction
06 June 2022Sworders’ (25% buyer’s premium) Design sale on May 18 included a record for a wall-hanging by the weaver Peter Collingwood (1922-2008).
Previews: issue 2546
06 June 2022A selection of nine upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.
Vulliamy mantel clock stars in our pick of seven auction highlights
03 June 2022ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a 19th century ‘five-glass’ mantel clock which made over five times estimate in Lincoln.
Le Gray album emerges from a drawer to take a six-figure sum
30 May 2022Gustave Le Gray’s 'Souvenirs du Camp de Châlons' sold at Phillips in London.
Browning museum archive comes to auction in Essex
30 May 2022Museum contents devoted to the celebrated Victorian poets Robert Browning (1812-89) and Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-61) will be offered this month.
Pick of the week: Tuck into a Meissen and Augsburg treat
30 May 2022From the very beginning, the Meissen factory sought close trade relations with the Augsburg goldsmiths.