Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
Bids tabled for £60,000 Prague pietra dura casket
16 August 2021Eight phone bidders competed for this splendid ebony and pietra dura table casket offered at a recent auction at Claydon Auctioneers in Middle Claydon, Buckinghamshire.
Pick of the week: National Library of Wales joins contest for John Dyer archive
16 August 2021The National Library of Wales was among the successful bidders when an archive relating to the poet and painter John Dyer (1699-1757) emerged for sale in Yorkshire this month.
A set of Ercol tables and a Tudor watch are among five lots to watch this week
16 August 2021With estimates from £300-£5000, here are five previews of upcoming items this week including a set of 1960s Ercol occasional tables in elm and beech.
Pride of the snuff boxes from Lion collection
16 August 2021A silver sale at Woolley & Wallis (25/12% buyer’s premium) this summer included a selection of 24 snuff boxes from the Lion collection – as published in 'British Silver Boxes 1640-1840, The Lion Collection' (2015).
Portrait of a young boy by Greiffenhagen makes many multiples of estimate
16 August 2021Semley (22% buyer’s premium) earlier this summer sold this portrait of a young boy in profile by Maurice William Greiffenhagen (1862- 1931).
Auction previews: issue 2505
16 August 2021A selection of 15 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK
Collector goes on a £30,000 steeple chase
16 August 2021Distinctive steeple cups are scarce but an Elizabethan silver example came to market at a Somerset auction house
Maiolica dish stars in our latest pick of four auction highlights
13 August 2021Our pick of four items that sold many times above estimate includes a Maiolica dish deemed three centuries older than catalogued.
Wassail bowl sets record for Ewenny slipware as Sir Kyffin hits new high at Welsh auction
09 August 2021The latest Welsh sale at Rogers Jones in Cardiff – topped by a record price for a Sir Kyffin Williams picture – included this remarkable early 19th century Ewenny pottery slipware wassail bowl and cover.
Pick of the week: Sleeper in Norfolk as Worcester 'Union Jack House’ cup is flagged up
09 August 2021A solitary English blue and white porcelain coffee cup emerged from the relative anonymity of a one-line catalogue description and a £120-180 estimate to sell for £4100 at Keys in Aylsham on July 24.
A Grand Tour micro mosaic brooch and a rare Star Wars figure are among four lots to watch
09 August 2021With estimates from £50-1200, here are four previews of upcoming items this week.
Auction previews: issue 2504
09 August 2021A selection of 14 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK
Top-selling railway clock stars in our pick of five auction highlights sold this week
06 August 2021ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a Great Western Railway wall clock from the 1880s that made over 17-times estimate in Hertfordshire.
Christie's to open permanent saleroom in Hong Kong
03 August 2021Christie’s is to step up its operations in the Far East with its first permanent saleroom and gallery space in Hong Kong.
Outstanding iron model of a hawk stars in our pick of six auction highlights sold this week
30 July 2021ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a rare jizai okimono of a hawk that sold above estimate in Salisbury.
Queen Victoria’s bracelet joins coronet – with Butler’s help
26 July 2021Humphrey Butler has announced the rediscovery of a bracelet from the famed suite of sapphire and diamond jewels made for a young Queen Victoria.
French candelabra shine out at summer auction in Yorkshire
26 July 2021Leading the Summer Fine Sale at Tennants in Leyburn was this pair of French ormolu-mounted, white marble and porphyry candelabra.
Hu knew? Yongzheng vase takes over 700-times estimate in Irish auction
26 July 2021Bidders deem Yongzheng Guan ware to be of the period as estimate is demolished
A Lawrence of Arabia poster and a sketch of Lucian Freud by his daughter are among five lots to watch
26 July 2021With estimates from £150-30,000, here are five previews of upcoming items this week.
Chinese table topper from private Scottish collection sells 70-times over estimate in Glasgow
26 July 2021A private Scottish collection was the source of the-top selling lot at McTear’s (24% buyer’s premium) in Glasgow on July 2.