Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
Superb collection of British commemorative ceramics comes to auction
23 August 2021The Robin Simpson (1940-2020) collection of British commemorative ceramics comes for sale next month.
Chinese vase used to repay debt takes six-figure sum at Hampshire auction
23 August 2021Hannam’s in Selborne, Hampshire, has achieved a new house record with the sale of this Qing famille rose vase for £520,000 (plus buyer’s premium).
Dealer launches advice service as extra Brexit red tape takes effect
23 August 2021A Cambridgeshire dealer has launched a customs clearance and advisory service aimed at dealers and collectors who buy in post-Brexit Europe.
Medal awarded to the first British soldier killed in the First World War sells at Dix Noonan Webb
23 August 2021This otherwise humble 1914 Star acquired great historical resonance in the knowledge it was awarded to Private John Parr of the 4th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment).
Webb’s Seeds sign grows in value
23 August 2021The pictorial enamel signs advertising Webb’s Seeds of Stourbridge are some of the most popular on the market.
Auction previews: issue 2506
23 August 2021A selection of 13 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK
Art Deco pendant and earrings boast impressive provenances and prices
23 August 2021The central stone to this Art Deco seed pearl and diamond pendant is an elongated cushion-shaped pink sapphire, weighing about 25ct.
Chinese cup with surprise in store
23 August 2021Chinese trick or surprise cups were made to deceive a drinker and illustrate the classical paradigm that modesty brings gain and arrogance results in loss.
Omega watch made for the SAS stars in our pick of five auction highlights
20 August 2021ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a rare Omega Seamaster made exclusively for members of the SAS that commanded attention at Fellows in Birmingham.
Valuable watches stolen in ‘brazen theft’ at Cheshire antiques centre
19 August 2021Cheshire Police has issued CCTV images of two men they would like to speak to in connection with a theft at an antiques centre in Northwich.
Piano restorer David Winston’s ‘unique’ collection comes to auction at Dreweatts
18 August 2021Newbury saleroom Dreweatts is to offer an impressive private collection of rare pianos in the autumn.
Bids tabled for £60,000 Prague pietra dura casket
16 August 2021Eight phone bidders competed for this splendid ebony and pietra dura table casket offered at a recent auction at Claydon Auctioneers in Middle Claydon, Buckinghamshire.
Pick of the week: National Library of Wales joins contest for John Dyer archive
16 August 2021The National Library of Wales was among the successful bidders when an archive relating to the poet and painter John Dyer (1699-1757) emerged for sale in Yorkshire this month.
A set of Ercol tables and a Tudor watch are among five lots to watch this week
16 August 2021With estimates from £300-£5000, here are five previews of upcoming items this week including a set of 1960s Ercol occasional tables in elm and beech.
Pride of the snuff boxes from Lion collection
16 August 2021A silver sale at Woolley & Wallis (25/12% buyer’s premium) this summer included a selection of 24 snuff boxes from the Lion collection – as published in 'British Silver Boxes 1640-1840, The Lion Collection' (2015).
Portrait of a young boy by Greiffenhagen makes many multiples of estimate
16 August 2021Semley (22% buyer’s premium) earlier this summer sold this portrait of a young boy in profile by Maurice William Greiffenhagen (1862- 1931).
Auction previews: issue 2505
16 August 2021A selection of 15 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK
Collector goes on a £30,000 steeple chase
16 August 2021Distinctive steeple cups are scarce but an Elizabethan silver example came to market at a Somerset auction house
Maiolica dish stars in our latest pick of four auction highlights
13 August 2021Our pick of four items that sold many times above estimate includes a Maiolica dish deemed three centuries older than catalogued.
Wassail bowl sets record for Ewenny slipware as Sir Kyffin hits new high at Welsh auction
09 August 2021The latest Welsh sale at Rogers Jones in Cardiff – topped by a record price for a Sir Kyffin Williams picture – included this remarkable early 19th century Ewenny pottery slipware wassail bowl and cover.