Latest News Articles by Terence Ryle
By Markwick Markham… or not
16 January 2023English names from a defunct clock manufactory were used for familiarity in an export market
Second chance to own a pioneering Summers plywood armchair
16 January 2023Bidders who missed out on a version of Gerald Summers’ 1933-34 plywood armchair sold for £20,000 as part of a collection of Simple Furniture at Lyon & Turnbull last October did not have too long to wait for another to appear for sale.
Stiff competition at Suffolk sales indicates strength of Staffordshire pottery market
09 January 2023Collectors of Staffordshire have noted a number of higher prices of late and further evidence of a more active market came when a pair of Victorian Staffordshire flatback figures was offered by Lacy, Scott & Knight (22.5% buyer’s premium).
Bijouterie shines and ceramics surprise in west London saleroom
09 January 2023Eye-catching bijouterie attracted international buyers to Olympia Auctions’ (25% buyer’s premium) 320-lot European Works of Art sale.
Paul Daniels sale creates touch of magic
09 January 2023Collection amassed by the popular TV magician leaves bidders spellbound as nearly all items get away
Viennese box boasts all-round benefits
19 December 2022Comprehensive sewing kit, playing cards, mirror and pocketknife are among the attractions at Warwick sale
Tiffany gift came with true royal approval
12 December 2022Engraving on Tiffany pepperette reveals the provenance as a princely present in 1879
Bidders desperate for daguerreotypes
12 December 2022Found in a cigar box during an attic clearance and taken to Exeter auction house Bearnes, Hampton & Littlewood (25% buyer’s premium), seven framed daguerreotypes in poor condition provided one of the better sleepers of the year on November 22-23.
Tangible rewards in tough times
14 November 2022UK auctioneer hails successful sale offering attractive investments to buyers worldwide
Flaxley Abbey and Chilham Castle: Two sales disperse contents put together by renowned designers
07 November 2022Two ancient country manors refurbished by two of the 20th century’s leading UK interior designers brought what the auctioneers described as ‘pre-Covid atmospheres’ at Dreweatts’ (25% buyer’s premium) Donnington Priory rooms.
Rothschild taste sensations as bidders turn out in force at Exbury House sale
07 November 2022The unashamed opulence of interior decoration that became known as Le Goût Rothschild as it spread from 19th century France to Austria, Germany and Britain is a style that has always been admired.
Rutting Pan and Pliny’s Doves take their place in an eclectic selection offered by Somerset saleroom
24 October 2022Nineteenth-century Grand Tourists and souvenirs from the Orient made for a highly successful outing near Bristol where micro-mosaic panels, intaglios and Chinese vessels led the way at Clevedon Saleooms (22% buyer’s premium).
Mortars sell in the grind manner
17 October 2022Bronze examples from the estate of renowned late metalware dealer catch the attention
Old bottles contain plenty of appeal for collectors at Canterbury auction house
17 October 2022Forty years after he began identifying Victorian rubbish heaps then digging in them, a Kent collector’s faith in the saying ‘where there’s muck there’s glass’ was vindicated when fellow enthusiasts demolished estimates on scores of his old bottles.
All cisterns go in Gloucestershire
10 October 2022Two classic country house ‘garden’ form 17th century examples show their mettle
The furniture price adjustments that show a positive trend
10 October 2022While traditional antique furniture prices are still relatively cheap, contemporary and mid-20th century material continues to be an expanding market.
Testing the market for Batterham studio pottery
03 October 2022Works by one of the finest masters of thrown stoneware come to auction
Showy Victorian taste lights up Shropshire sale
03 October 2022Literally the highlight of Halls’ (23% buyer’s premium) Autumn Sale was a hall lantern demonstrating showy high Victorian taste at its most confident.
Flamboyant mirror frames make over 20-times estimate in Yorkshire
03 October 2022Complex cartouche-shaped marginal wall mirrors from the early 18th century are notably rarer than arched or rectangular examples.
The Swan’s jewels shine among Shakenhurst lots
12 September 2022With the added lustre of having been worn by a Fifties aristocratic supermodel, two jewellery items entered by her grandchildren were the stars at Bellmans’ (22% buyer’s premium) sale of items from a Shropshire manor.