Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
Tinworth’s mighty mice and a giant leap for mankind
17 May 2021Even 40 years ago, when the market for George Tinworth (1843-1913) anthropomorphic mouse groups was in its relative infancy, this 3½in (9cm) model above would have been a bargain at £1.
Hope vase was used as an Oklahoma table
17 May 2021A previously lost bronze and ormolu vase designed and commissioned by Thomas Hope has been discovered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where it had been converted into a table base.
Auction previews: issue 2493
17 May 2021A selection of 17 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
De Morgan belter in Belfast
17 May 2021Bloomfield Auctions (15% buyer’s premium) in Belfast achieved a house record on May 11 with the sale of this William De Morgan vase for £15,000.
Samplers make a string of positive auctions results
17 May 2021Estimated at just £80-150, a Queen Anne or George I period needlework sampler sold for £10,000 via thesaleroom.com at Lawrences (25% buyer’s premium) of Crewkerne.
Fijian bowl with rare form brings fervent interest at Lyon & Turnbull
17 May 2021This Fijian kava bowl, or daveniyaqona, carved in the form of a shallow figure, would have been used for both the consumption of kava (yaqona – the intoxicating liquor of the pepper plant) by priests during religious rites and to hold sacred oil.
Chinese lots emerge from Hampshire estate
17 May 2021A double-gourd dragon vase was one of two excellent Chinese pieces to emerge from a deceased Hampshire estate into Selborne auction house Hannam’s (23% buyer’s premium) rooms on May 4.
Unique Lowestoft porcelain jug stars in our pick of five auction highlights
14 May 2021ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes the only known inscribed piece of Lowestoft porcelain with a direct link to one of the owners of the factory.
'Lost' bronze vase discovered as table base in Oklahoma
13 May 2021A previously lost bronze and ormolu vase designed and commissioned by Thomas Hope (1769–1831) has been discovered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where it had been converted into a table base.
Pick of the week: Symbol of a surprisingly diverse era
10 May 2021London’s art world between the wars was a surprisingly diverse community.
A 19th century baker’s shop fitting and a Lowestoft jug are among five lots to watch at auction
10 May 2021With estimates from £1500-10,000 here are five previews of upcoming items this week.
‘There are more book buyers out there than we realised’
10 May 2021ATG interviews the new Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association president Pom Harrington
Collecting the book as art
10 May 2021How the livre d’artiste can combine words and images beautifully – and be highly desirable
Metalware collection based on long experience
10 May 2021John Douglas’ interest in antique base metalware started over 60 years ago.
Music box plays a big £27,000 part in auction
10 May 2021John Gresham was a third-generation member of a wealthy Hull timber-importing family.
Pail sale: more from 'Breadboard Annie' Marchant kitchenalia collection
10 May 2021The Annie Marchant (‘Breadboard Annie’) collection of domestic and country antiques offered in Kent on April 12-13 produced many strong prices.
Price on a higher plane
10 May 2021The choice element of a mixed lot offered in Chichester on April 16 was a Georgian walnut mitre plane stamped for Christopher Gabriel.
Brangwyn the bachelor boy
10 May 2021From 1932-34 Clarice Cliff was the art director for a project involving nearly 30 artists of the day to promote good design on tableware.
Auction previews: issue 2492
10 May 2021A selection of 12 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
Exceptional Lalique Ceylan vase stars in our pick of five auction highlights
07 May 2021ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a Lalique Ceylan pattern vase described as “simply the best” example of its kind.