Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
Broders brings elegance at varied sale
21 June 2021Poster Auctions International holds a 500-lot auction that includes Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Modern, and Contemporary designs by a mix of designers.
Nakashima frame design comes to Dallas auction
21 June 2021Included in the design sale to be held by Heritage in Dallas on July 15 is this walnut frame from c.1970 by George Nakashima (1905-90).
Barber’s chair for a mini customer
21 June 2021Doll specialist Theriault’s Summer Marquis auction will be conducted on July 10-11 in Annapolis, Maryland.
Victorian silver tray at Brunk
21 June 2021The Premier & Emporium Auctions at Brunk on July 9-10 include this large late Victorian silver tray with a shell and scroll border.
English park on view in Los Angeles
21 June 2021'Hunters and Dogs in the Park at Silkwood House, 1886', is an oil on canvas by British equestrian painter Edward Benjamin Herberte (1857-93).
Japanese cabinet for the export market emerges at Christie’s New York
21 June 2021Christie’s New York rooms is holding an online sale titled Treasures of a Storied Manhattan Collection open for bidding from June 15-July 1.
Top-selling cameo of Napoleon from 1810 stars in our latest pick of five auction highlights
18 June 2021ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a rare sardonyx cameo depicting Napoleon as a classical emperor that sold above estimate at Chiswick Auctions.
Infamous forgery 'Oath of a Freeman' doubles estimate at US auction
17 June 2021The 'Oath of a Freeman', one of the most infamous forgeries in US history, sold for a double-estimate $42,000 (£30,000) at Heritage.
Henry VIII gold medal takes six-figure sum in Swiss auction
15 June 2021A gold medal proclaiming Henry VIII as the Supreme Head of the Church of England – the only known example in private hands – has sold in Switzerland.
A 17th century portrait miniature and a royal Sikh archer’s ring are among five lots to watch at auction
14 June 2021With estimates from £500-8000 here are five previews of upcoming items this week.
Dealer offers 'more glamorous' Tompion table clock
14 June 2021While the Taylor collection is this summer’s horological focus – “a once in a generation event” is how one dealer described it – plenty of other purchasing opportunities are available for enthusiasts of the best in early English clockmaking.
Auction previews: issue 2497
14 June 2021A selection of 16 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.
Joseph Knibb: the pinnacle of technology
14 June 2021The first clocks represented the pinnacle of English technology and often lead the way in fashion.
Daniel Quare walnut longcase on show at Howard Walwyn
14 June 2021This walnut longcase, c.1710, by Daniel Quare (1648/49-1724) with a month duration movement is priced at £95,000 by Howard Walwyn.
One of only five Thomas Tompion Phase I clocks consigned to Bonhams
14 June 2021A fine late 17th century ebony veneered quarter repeating table timepiece by the father of English clockmaking, Thomas Tompion, leads Bonhams’ Fine Clocks sale in London on June 22.
Silver buyers release pent-up demand
14 June 2021Silver specialist says collectors were raring to go at a Salisbury auction after months of staring at an online catalogue
John Ebsworth table clock emerges at London dealer
14 June 2021John Ebsworth was in the first rank of early makers who were working during the last quarter of the 17th century.
Caddy spoons array ‘probably best on market since Norie’
14 June 2021The principal private collection of silver sold at Woolley & Wallis's latest specialist auction included a fine array of caddy spoons.
Georgian silver jug quadruples estimate in North Yorkshire auction
14 June 2021Beer jug or wine jug? The expect purpose of Georgian silver pear-shaped jugs is sometimes unclear.
Breadalbane spoons finally up for sale
14 June 2021Gavin Campbell (1851-1922), the 7th Earl of Breadalbane, was a prominent society figure and Liberal politician in the Gladstone administration but is best known in collecting circles as the owner of a vast array of silver.