Latest News Articles by Tom Derbyshire
Falklands appeal fuels £82,000 bid
31 October 2022Relatively few gallantry medals available for what was short self-contained conflict, heroic stories involving highly collectable regiments, a relatively morally unambiguous backstory (for British collectors at least)… the Falklands War can generate high demand at auction.
Previews: issue 2566
31 October 2022A selection of 12 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.
Medals and militaria: The Grimsby exiles
31 October 2022Despite their sterling service with the Allies, a large number of Polish soldiers could not return home when the fighting ended, as a fascinating archive reveals.
RAF: elite Path Finders lead a look at the market
31 October 2022Air Commander J Searby had a key role to play in the Peenemunde Raid targeting the V weapons factory during the night of the August 17-18, 1943, as part of the RAF’s elite Path Finder Force.
Korean Military Medal won alongside a VC hero
31 October 2022When Bill Speakman won his Victoria Cross on November 4, 1951, fighting beside him was Corporal John Pender.
More than 300 uniforms on offer in single-owner collection
31 October 2022Stroud Auction Rooms’ sale on November 9-10 will feature over 1000 lots of guns, weapons, medals and militaria, including two notable collections.
Family naval group includes £28,000 medal
31 October 2022A group of father-and-son lots related to the Royal Navy may have been small in size but revealed a combined service in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars that was lengthy.
Mug shots reveal a conspiracy theory
31 October 2022A police ledger sold more than triple its top estimate featured original mug shots and criminal records relating to 500 people including a woman accused of plotting to kill Prime Minister David Lloyd George in 1917.
Focus on microscope taken on Captain Cook’s first Voyage of Discovery
24 October 2022A microscope used by Joseph Banks (1743-1820) on Captain Cook’s first Voyage of Discovery (1768-71) is going under the hammer estimated at £30,000-50,000 on November 1.
David Hockney printed works are among five lots to watch
24 October 2022With estimates from £1000-25,000, here are five previews of upcoming items.
Previews: issue 2564
17 October 2022A selection of 12 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.
War dog Rob's 'animal VC' Dickin Medal sells for record £140,000 in London auction
13 October 2022A ‘Victoria Cross’ for animals awarded to Rob, a black-and-white collie-retriever who served with paratroops and the SAS, has sold for a world record £140,000 at auction.
Previews: issue 2563
10 October 2022A selection of 16 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.
A mystery Scottish family portrait is among five lots to watch
10 October 2022With estimates from £1000-40,000, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week.
Photos reveal a face from 1840s Scotland
03 October 2022An exceptionally early album of calotype photographs sold for £68,000 (plus 25% buyer’s premium) at Lyon & Turnbull on September 28.
Starman soars to an astronomical six figures at auction
03 October 2022Generating a hammer price of £165,000, the star attraction in Omega’s auction on September 27 was pretty obvious.
A Country House picture from the family home of designer Oliver Messel is among six lots to watch
03 October 2022With estimates from £400-10,000 here are six previews of upcoming items.
Lowry looks out for a simple seascape
03 October 2022From the early 1940s, LS Lowry (1887-1976) embarked on a series of large-scale canvases far removed from his familiar bustling industrial streets scenes. They depicted nothing but sea and sky.
Previews: issue 2562
03 October 2022A selection of eight upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.