Latest News Articles by Tom Derbyshire
An auction result to make a Cockney Rebel smile
26 September 2022The Lacy Scott & Knight Music, Film & Sport Memorabilia auction on September 16 included over 40 lots consigned by singer and 1970s rock band Cockney Rebel frontman Steve Harley.
Arnup destined to sculpt
26 September 2022Apparently Sally Arnup (1930-2015) knew she was going to be a sculptor from the age of five – taking a shed in the family garden as a studio.
Bidders track railway model maker Beeson
26 September 2022Revered in the world of railway modelling, the name James Stanley Beeson (1906-90), better known as Stan Beeson, attracted well-heeled collectors and specialist dealers to Tennants’ (22% buyer’s premium) sale on July 27.
Previews: issue 2559
12 September 2022A selection of upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.
Soldiers’ thanks to nurse Esme: cape with military badges brings demand at auction
05 September 2022This scarlet and navy woollen cape sold in an Essex auction is sewn with the numerous cloth regimental badges that were given to Esme Kathleen Robinson (d.2017) by the soldiers she treated in Oxfordshire as a member of the Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) during the Second World War.
Ready for a night of surreal dreams
05 September 2022This striking unique bed was designed in 1935 by poet and patron Edward James together with interior decorator Norris Wakefield.
Pick of the week: Belting result for Action Man
05 September 2022A lot offering Action Man outfits and accessories from the flock hair period c.1970 sold for 100 times the low estimate at a Devon saleroom thanks to a considerable rarity it contained.
A piece of Mouseman furniture and a psychologist's portrait are among six lots to watch
05 September 2022With estimates from £200-6000, here are six previews of items coming up at auction this week.
Previews: issue 2558
05 September 2022A selection of eight upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.
First Victoria Cross awarded to a civilian comes up at auction
29 August 2022The first Victoria Cross awarded to a civilian is coming up for auction at Noonans on September 14.
Second World War nurse's cloak is among five lots to watch this week
29 August 2022With estimates from £150-4500, here are five previews of items upcoming up at auction this week.
Previews: issue 2557
29 August 2022A selection of 14 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.
Rare autograph of England’s first-ever football captain emerges at auction
29 August 2022Two sporting ‘firsts’ are being marked by lots coming up in separate auctions this month.
‘Lisbon Lions’ link makes the difference to result
22 August 2022In its catalogue notes for the July 22 Scottish Greats: Football, Golf, Fishing and more sale, McTear’s (24% buyer’s premium) was careful to say regarding a football shirt on offer that it could give no guarantee it was exactly as billed.
Previews: issue 2556
22 August 2022A selection of eight upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
Fourteen bidders eager for a slice of the illusion action
22 August 2022Percy Thomas Tibbles, born in Hampstead, London, in 1881, was destined to become famous for cutting women in half.
Eyelashes help Sasha doll flutter to £1000
22 August 2022Sasha dolls were popular presents in the sixties and seventies and still in demand enough at auction today to hit four figures.
I’ll definitely swap for a Billy Meredith…
22 August 2022The appetite for early Manchester United memorabilia is strong – even for a player who started out at their arch-rivals