Latest News Articles by Dom Walbanke
Double estimate for Churchill’s pocket watch linking two PMs
03 June 2024A pocket watch given to Sir Winston Churchill from Henry Herbert Asquith for Christmas in 1905 sold for £76,000 (25% buyer’s premium) at Berkshire auction house Dawsons on May 23.
Ukrainian soldier’s medal for ‘courage and fearlesness’
03 June 2024A US Medal of Honor awarded to Ukrainian soldier Nicholas Minue (1905-1943) will be offered on August 8 at London auction house Baldwin’s in aid of Ukrainian humanitarian relief efforts.
John Lennon’s lost Help! guitar sets auction record
31 May 2024Guitar belonging to the Beatle was rediscovered in an attic after 50 years
Pocket watch linking two prime ministers more than doubles estimate at Berkshire auction
30 May 2024A pocket watch given to Sir Winston Churchill by Henry Herbert Asquith for Christmas in 1905 sold for £76,000 (plus 25% buyer’s premium) at Berkshire auction house Dawsons.
US Medal of Honor awarded to Ukrainian soldier to be auctioned for charity
29 May 2024The only US Medal of Honor ever awarded to a Ukrainian soldier is being sold to aid Ukrainian humanitarian efforts.
Floral dress worn by young Elizabeth II goes to auction
28 May 2024Worn by the late Queen around 1930 and kept by her nanny ever since, the cotton dress goes to auction in June
Cruikshank boxes clever with trio of sought-after fighters
27 May 2024Television host's collection yields rare studies at London auction
Book by man who conquered the Matterhorn peaks at £4000 level
27 May 2024Victorian mountaineering book annotated by the author climbs to 20 times the top estimate
Ian Bairnson’s Wuthering Heights guitar appears at Wiltshire auction
24 May 2024Ian Bairnson’s guitar featured in Kate Bush’s debut 1978 hit 'Wuthering Heights' is being offered at Gardiner Houlgate in Wiltshire.
Sotheby’s new pricing structure comes into effect
23 May 2024Auction house reduces buyers’ and sellers’ fees but rivals are yet to follow suit
Rare collection of Fabergé animals to go to auction
22 May 2024Mostly acquired over a four-year period, a 20-lot collection of Fabergé animals comes to Elmwood’s
West Brom player John Wile shed blood for the cause back in 1978
20 May 2024When West Bromwich Albion player John Wile was photographed with a bloodied shirt and bandaged head during the 1978 FA Cup semi-final against Ipswich Town, it epitomised football’s rougher days.
Messi napkin contract sells for £600,000
17 May 2024The napkin responsible for the signing of the teenaged Lionel Messi to FC Barcelona was sold by the player’s former agent at Bonhams
Eric Clapton’s Wonderful Tonight guitar set to rock auction
16 May 2024The guitar on which Clapton wrote 'Wonderful Tonight' carries an estimate of £300,000-400,000
Model aircraft used to instruct earliest aviators goes to auction
15 May 2024The model of a Blériot XI could be the earliest surviving aeronautical training model in existence
Damascened casket linked to Henry VIII’s metalworker comes to auction in Barcelona
14 May 2024Iron and gold inlayed casket depicting sieges of Boulogne sur Mer is attributed to court gunsmith and armourer Diego de Çaias.
Matterhorn pioneer’s book documenting tragedy peaks at £4000
13 May 2024Mountaineer’s annotated book of tragic expedition to the Alps fetches 20 times estimate in Buckinghamshire auction
Battersea Decorative fair welcomes celebrity shoppers and weathers train strike woes
10 May 2024The first day of the Battersea Decorative Fair is always a place to celebrity spot as well as see a comprehensive range of art and antiques.
Diego Maradona’s 1986 World Cup Golden Ball to go to auction
10 May 2024The player was named player of the tournament after winning the World Cup for Argentina
John Wile’s bloodied FA Cup shirt scores at auction
09 May 2024The West Bromwich Albion shirt from the 1978 FA Cup semi-final sold for £11,000 at Stacey’s Auctioneers in Essex.