Latest News Articles by Tom Derbyshire
Polish para auction pick
13 June 2022A selection of Second World War ephemera with a distinctly Polish flavour estimated at £60-100 sold instead for £7600 at a Devon auction.
‘Magnificent’ medal collection generates many four-figure results at Suffolk sale
13 June 2022A private medal collection rated by Ipswich saleroom Lockdales (18% buyer’s premium) as “magnificent” was offered on May 20-22.
Previews: issue 2547
13 June 2022A selection of seven upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.
Brothers brought South American magic via Barnsley
13 June 2022Long before Mirandinha, Faustino Asprilla and Nolberto Solano graced the hallowed turf of Newcastle United’s St James’ Park, two brothers paved the way for South American footballers to play professionally in England.
Previews: issue 2546
06 June 2022A selection of nine upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.
Budd nails it with a timely Derby Day lot
06 June 2022Sports specialist Graham Budd’s auction on May 25-26 included lots with strong Derby interest in the run-up to this year’s race held at Epsom on Saturday.
Reminders of Derby Day glory sell at auction just before the big race
31 May 2022This Saturday, June 4 is Derby Day - one of the five classic English horse races.
Civil War general Grant's revolvers set US saleroom house record
30 May 2022A pair of revolvers presented to American Civil War general and later US president Ulysses S Grant soldfor $4.4m (£3.61m) or $5.17m with premium.
Previews: issue 2545
30 May 2022A selection of 11 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.
Support for the monarchy still strong as commemorative items bring demand at auction
30 May 2022Special look at the cross-over market for coronation and commemorative items
Smaller Boehm statue of Queen Victoria finds admiration at auction
30 May 2022Joseph Edgar Boehm (1834-9) was commissioned to make a statue to mark the golden jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887.
Previews: issue 2544
23 May 2022A selection of 15 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.
Four-figure sum is sign of a healthy railwayana market
23 May 2022The classic enamel station totem signs used in the early days of the newly formed British Railways have long shown their pulling power at auction.
Sergio Aguero shirt worn when scoring last-gasp Man City title winner in 2012 comes up at auction
18 May 2022Probably best to look away now if you are a Man Utd fan...
Throwing light on proceedings at west London auction
16 May 2022London auctioneer overcomes power cut to complete sale including a mighty Fresnel lens
Previews: issue 2543
16 May 2022A selection of 15 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.
Titanic twists of fate: tale of two auction lots in the US and UK
11 May 2022Fate played a cruel hand in the case of two Titanic passengers whose stories have come to light through recent auction lots.
‘Liberation dolls’ come to auction in Newbury
09 May 2022When the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp was liberated on April 15, 1945, a party of British Red Cross nurses and doctors stayed and tended those they could help back to health.
Previews: issue 2542
09 May 2022A selection of 16 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.
Paradise before the horrors of war
09 May 2022One of the last five works created by the German Expressionist August Macke is for sale at Ketterer Kunst after being family owned for almost 100 years.