Latest News Articles by Tom Derbyshire
Monaco Deco design
02 May 2022French illustrator Robert Falcucci (1900-89) was famous for his graphic works of the Art Deco era – particularly the Monaco Grand Prix posters.
Rolls-Royce ecstatic at sales figures
02 May 2022Spirit of Ecstasy has adorned the bonnet of every Rolls-Royce motor car since February 6, 1911.
Lalique mascots add a touch of glass
02 May 2022Lyon & Turnbull notes that while mascots made no functional contribution to a car, they “certainly added style, and generally have fared better over time than the cars to which they were mounted”.
Archer car mascot points way to luxury
02 May 2022Ewbank’s (24% buyer’s premium) held a dedicated Cars, Motorbikes, Scooters & Automobilia auction on December 2 in Send, Woking.
Stork flew from planes to cars
02 May 2022Top price among a selection of car mascots offered in Newcastle came for a design in honour of the French aviator George Guynemer.
Previews: issue 2540
25 April 2022A selection of 10 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
The Beatles’ Shea Stadium poster sets $220,000 record
25 April 2022A bright yellow poster promoting the Beatles’ August 23, 1966, concert at New York’s Shea Stadium has sold for a record $220,000 (£169,400) at Heritage Auctions in Dallas.
Beatles concert poster from 1966 sold at Dallas auction house sets a new high
20 April 2022A bright yellow poster promoting the Beatles’ August 23, 1966, concert at New York’s Shea Stadium has sold for a record $220,000 (£169,400) at the Heritage auction in Dallas.
Previews: issue 2539
18 April 2022A selection of eight upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
Capturing ‘the sentiments of a recovering nation’
18 April 2022The original watercolour draught for Sydney Harbour Bridge that featured on the front page of ATG No 2538 was bought by the Australian National Maritime Museum, it has been revealed.
Olympia fundraiser for Met arms department
18 April 2022West London saleroom Olympia Auctions has announced a new fundraising campaign to benefit the arms and armour department of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
A clown in front of the camera
18 April 2022Potter & Potter’s early spring signature Circus, Sideshow and Oddities Sale in Chicago features a collection of photographs of such subjects, plus theatrical images, amassed by collector and historian Gary Bart.
Previews: issue 2538
11 April 2022A selection of 13 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
Tank crew kit and jerkins get into gear
04 April 2022Estimated at £100-150, a group of six items of Second World War army kit ended up selling for £4000 at Tennants (22% buyer’s premium).
Pick of the week: First look at Sydney Harbour Bridge
04 April 2022Cyril Arthur Farey (1888-1954) was one of the most renowned British architectural draughtsmen of the 20th century.
Previews: issue 2537
04 April 2022A selection of 12 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
Uniform for a (very) small soldier
04 April 2022This Victorian tailor-made military uniform by A Succaram Tookaram & Sons, Tailors, 273 Main Street, Poona was estimated at £150-200 at Lockdales (18% buyer’s premium) in Ipswich.
Sound purchases in Canada
28 March 2022The Edison Class M cylinder phonograph was initially intended for business dictation but in time entertainment became its main role.
Wilde and Joyce bring taste of Ireland
28 March 2022Potter & Potter’s Fine Literature & Modern Firsts Sale on April 26 in Chicago includes a copy of Oscar Wilde’s (1854-1900) The Ballad of Reading Gaol.
Previews: issue 2536
28 March 2022A selection of 13 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.