Latest News Articles by Tom Derbyshire
Courageous messenger honoured
01 May 2021A Victoria Cross group awarded to a British soldier who volunteered to carry a vital message to a stranded platoon at Mericourt in October 1918, in the knowledge that five of his comrades had already been in killed in turn making earlier attempts, sold for £200,000.
May the fourth be with you for this auction
26 April 2021The collection of a giant of cinema is coming up at East Bristol Auctions: Dave Prowse (1935-2020), who played Darth Vader in Star Wars.
Auction previews: issue 2490
26 April 2021A selection of 16 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
Darth Vader and Green Cross Code Man - Dave Prowse collection comes to auction
21 April 2021The collection of a giant of cinema is coming up at East Bristol Auctions: Dave Prowse (1935-2020), who played Darth Vader in Star Wars.
Pick of the week: Milking the sale of ‘Breadboard Annie’ collection
19 April 2021The mouthwatering kitchenalia collection of Annie Marchant (1951-2020) certainly served up a treat when it came to auction on April 12-13.
Auction previews: issue 2489
19 April 2021A selection of 16 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
Trophies from a Victorian family of England internationals
12 April 2021Rogers Jones of Cardiff is selling an archive relating to a remarkable Victorian sporting dynasty on April 17.
Auction previews: issue 2488
12 April 2021A selection of 15 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
Cold courage comes into play for Victoria Cross from First World War
05 April 2021“I joined up as a youngster for a bit of fun, but it didn’t turn out like that. We were young men made old before our time.”
Hound kept in garage
05 April 2021Classic Hammer Horror film posters are always popular at auction. This example below was probably the first UK quad release of The Hound of The Baskervilles (1959) starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee.
Wow – Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel early days
05 April 2021One of the oldest and rarest Charlie Chaplin posters to come to the market was offered at a Californian auction house on March 15.
Auction previews: issue 2487
05 April 2021A selection of 16 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
Entertainment memorabilia: Cover stories
05 April 2021The name Abbey Road has gone far beyond its significance as a smart street in north London thanks to renowned music studios and a seminal album
Sex Pistols and Rolling Stones poster successes
05 April 2021A highlight of the Omega (28% buyer’s premium inc VAT) Punk, Indie & New Wave auction on January 26 was an original listing poster for the Sex Pistols’ ill-fated 1976 Anarchy tour.
Bowie unreleased and unheard
05 April 2021Space for an oddity in your vinyl collection? David Bowie fans obviously feel that way.
Hat that fell to Earth and a Strange tale about a suit
05 April 2021As the sale title suggested, plenty of Bowie material appeared in Omega’s (28% buyer’s premium inc VAT) David Bowie & Glam Rock Vinyl Records & Memorabilia auction earlier this year.
Radiohead demo cassette evokes that Friday feeling
05 April 2021Three previously unheard tracks by the band that went on to become Radiohead surfaced thanks to a demo cassette that sold at Merseyside auction house Omega (28% buyer’s premium inc VAT).
Rock ‘n’ not just a roll
05 April 2021They sang about a Champagne Supernova but ‘24 large cans of quality lager’ were more to their taste when Oasis stipulated their needs for band and crew at an early gig.
Aunt Mimi on behalf of John Lennon
05 April 2021A note penned in December 1963 by Mary Elizabeth Smith from The Mendips, Menlove Avenue, Liverpool, to a Miss V Stoker of 54 Pirton Road, Hitchin, sold for £1300 to a UK online bidder at Wolverhampton saleroom Cuttlestones (17.5% buyer’s premium) on March 19.
Stars came out for Grand occasion
05 April 2021While the Grand Hotel, Birmingham, may not have the same ring as Hotel California, in the Sixties it was the place to check in. And even leave afterwards.