Latest News Articles by Tom Derbyshire
Lord Ashcroft buys ‘unique’ Victoria Cross from 1875 colonial campaign
26 July 2016A ‘unique’ Victoria Cross at auction usually means one thing – a bid from Lord Ashcroft. And that’s exactly how it turned out at the latest orders and decoration auction held by London saleroom Dix Noonan Webb.
Original Ghostbusters merchandise at specialist toy auction in Bristol
25 July 2016Who you gonna call? If you have ectoplasm seeping through the floorboards then ‘Ghostbusters’ is the obvious answer, shouted loudly.
Medal from Celtic’s first-ever cup victory to be offered at Glasgow auction
21 July 2016Fighting valiantly through the Champions League qualifying rounds after overcoming the mighty Lincoln Red Imps last night, Celtic are well on the way to emulating their 1967 Lisbon Lions European Cup glory.
Cumbria saleroom launch specialist vintage and antique toy auctions
13 July 2016Dinky toys, antique dolls and a life-sized Dalek will be among the lots offered in Mitchells’ first ever ‘Vintage & Antique Toys’ auction at their Cockermouth saleroom later this month.
Studio pottery in the limelight as works by TV’s Kate Malone come to auction
12 July 2016Studio pottery has been hogging the arts and crafts headlines for a while now. In recent years collectors have really taken this field to heart and items produced by 20th century designers such as Lucie Rie and Hans Coper have been drawing strong bids at auction.
Gary Lineker signed pants on offer at Stroud Auctions
07 July 2016At the time, Gary Lineker’s promise to present the new season’s first Match of the Day in his underpants if Leicester City won the Premier League didn’t seem like a rash pledge to make.
Collection of first British rider to wear the yellow jersey comes to Macclesfield auction
28 June 2016How times change. The British cycling roll of honour now features such illustrious names as Bradley Wiggins, Chris Hoy, Mark Cavendish, Chris Froome, Laura Trott and Victoria Pendleton.
Auction of clapped-out old Austin 7 shows why barn finds now have “a kind of kudos”
27 June 2016Why pay £6000-12,000 for a roadworthy Austin 7 when for thousands of pounds more you can have one that’s a wreck?
Jo Wood to sell family doll collection through Vectis
06 June 2016Jo Wood, model, entrepreneur, dancer and ex-wife of Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood, has consigned a collection to auction which is a world away from rock and roll excesses.
Hurst's hat-trick jersey to go under the hammer
06 June 2016In 1996 Frank Skinner, David Baddiel and the Lightning Seeds sang about ‘30 years of hurt’. Sadly for English football fans, it is now ‘50 years of hurt’ since the national team actually won something. Or have even reached a final.
Model of the Jedi Master – Star Wars collection of Yoda’s make-up designer comes to auction
18 May 2016“When 900 years old you reach, look as good you will not.” The wise, if somewhat mangled words of Yoda, are ones that the great and good of the art and antiques trade will sagely nods their heads to. Then again, a nice patina and original condition are often just what’s needed.
West Ham hold memorabilia auction as they leave Upton Park
10 May 2016As West Ham and Manchester United prepare to play the final match at Upton Park tonight, the East London club have announced that fans will have the chance to buy their own slice of Hammers’ history with an extensive auction of memorabilia, including fixtures and fittings from the stadium itself.
Trading places: people moves at Mossgreen, Roseberys and Freemans
28 April 2016The latest moves and appointments from around the art and antiques industry.
Axe from The Shining brings a slice of film history to Tamlyns
19 April 2016Certain moments in films stay razor sharp in the mind long after you have seen them. Mention ‘Jack Nicholson’ and it is odds-on a mental image will spring up of that terrifying ‘Here’s Johnny’ scene from The Shining.
Phillips stage auction to benefit Design Museum as reopening date is announced
19 March 2016The Design Museum will be reopening at its new site in London on November 24. It had originally been thought that the relaunch would be in the summer.
Lord Ashcroft adds George Cross to his bumper medal collection
04 March 2016Dix Noonan Webb have achieved the second highest price for a George Cross just eight months after selling the GC awarded to the secret agent Violette Szabo for a record £260,000.
£165,000 record for Great Escape Rolex
09 December 2015A 1940s Rolex wristwatch whose RAF owner was murdered by the SS after the Great Escape has sold for £165,000 in Buckinghamshire.
Modern British greats in focus: Freud archive and Bacon catalogue
30 November 2015An archive comprising Lucian Freud’s sketchbooks, drawings and letters has been acquired by the nation from the estate of the artist through the Acceptance in Lieu Scheme.
Sextant story of shipwreck cannibalism
30 November 2015A simple pencil message on a wooden sextant case sold at a London auction tells a story of desperate shipwrecked sailors adrift in a dinghy and running out of food and water.
All Blacks jersey sets world record for a rugby shirt
13 October 2015Lot number one in Rogers Jones’ latest sale provided both a world record result and a house record for the Welsh auctioneers.