Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
Arts & Crafts northern exposure: woodwork made in Cumbria and Yorkshire – auctioned in Cumbria and Yorkshire
10 April 2026Lake District cabinetmaker and woodcarver Ernest John Oldcorn trained at Gillows of Lancaster but he found his niche after joining the Arthur W Simpson workshop.
Cape Town connects the world
10 April 2026Single-owner collection reflects both the port’s position linking trade routes and the artisans it attracted
Market that relies on a stand-out selection of South African Modernists such as sought-after Stern
10 April 2026The South African auction scene is heavily dependent on the work of the handful of painters who played a key role in shaping the nation’s art in the first half of the 20th century.
Chinese cushion cover came from British military source
10 April 2026The March 3-4 sale at Chorley’s (25% buyer’s premium) in Prinknash Abbey, Gloucestershire, was topped by a good example of Qing imperial needlework: a yellow ground silk and metal thread cushion cover.
Gallery visit showcased in art sells at auction house after international bidding contest
10 April 2026Nine potential buyers from France, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, and the US engaged in a bidding battle for a 17th century Dutch genre painting in Lille.
Indian auction house expands to London
02 April 2026Indian online-only auction house AstaGuru has expanded into the UK and set up home in west London.
‘Working archive’ of prints inspired Sorel
02 April 2026Roseberys’ Prints & Multiples auction on April 16 includes 56 lots from the collection of avant-garde artist Agathe Sorel (1935-2020) and her husband Gabor Sitkey, also a painter and textile designer.
Beatrix Potter letters reveal her love for antiques
02 April 2026Eighteen letters written by Beatrix Potter to an antiques dealer between 1933-43 come for sale in Nottingham this month.
Indian art continues to make headlines across the globe
02 April 2026A newly discovered prime period untitled work by Indian Modernist Akbar Padamsee (1928-2020) established a new house record for Roland Auctions in Glen Cove, New York, on March 28.
Roseberys auction house expands from south London with a Pimlico Road shop
02 April 2026South London auction house Roseberys will join the antiques and interiors shops in Belgravia this spring.
Bidders pipe up for treen at Yorkshire auction
02 April 2026This Georgian treen tobacco stopper or pipe tamper sold for £2900 at Hartleys in Ilkley, West Yorkshire.
Cunard White Star line silver plate pieces snapped up
02 April 2026Generating plenty of competition at Bonhams Skinner (28% buyer’s premium) was this lot of three pieces of Elkington & Co silver plate.
Skol! A Scandinavian bowl for supping ale
02 April 2026Norwegian kjenge or kasa have been used for drinking ale at special occasions since the medieval period.
A lucky house clearance find to get your teeth into
02 April 2026Books from a routine call proved disappointing until a first edition Dracula loomed into view
Pick of the week: Inject a dose of reality into art
02 April 2026In the latter half of the 19th century, French society stood at the crossroads of progress.
Wooden netsuke full of life at auction despite draconian laws on affecting ivory versions
02 April 2026Despite the strict antique ivory rules, Japanese art can still take big sums - as a Norfolk sale demonstrates
Pick of the week: Wedgwood made a move with Flaxman chess set
27 March 2026The first mention of plans for a Wedgwood earthenware chess set occurs in a bill from a 30-year-old John Flaxman dated March 8, 1785.
German porcelain, vendor in east Asia… Paris sale
27 March 2026Eighteenth century Meissen bought by a porcelain enthusiast from east Asia comes for sale at Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr in Paris on April 22.