Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
$10m puts TEFAF – and New York – on the map
21 October 2016Among the undisputed highlights of TEFAF New York Fall is the most expensive map ever offered on the open market.
Wedgwood vase adds lustre to auction in Scotland
20 October 2016At just over 17in (42cm) high, the 1920s Wedgwood vase (shape 2465) is among the largest produced in the Fairyland Lustre range.
TEFAF talks to tackle antiquities and fashion
19 October 2016The ‘cultural programming’ built up around the inaugural ‘TEFAF New York Fall’ (October 21-26) includes a week of panel discussions and lectures scheduled to coincide with the fair at the Park Avenue Armory.
Dealers Wartski buy metal detectorist’s medieval ring
17 October 2016This late medieval marriage ring, unearthed by a metal detectorist last year in North Yorkshire, has been sold to London dealers Wartski for a five-figure sum after a private deal was negotiated by independent valuer Mark Littler.
Going, Going, Gomm: mahogany commode bid to £28,000
14 October 2016This early George III mahogany serpentine dressing commode with distinctive carved decoration forms part of a group thought to have been made by the London cabinet-maker William Gomm (c.1698-1780).
Roger Keverne sells works from personal collection at Hong Kong auction
13 October 2016London Asian art specialist Roger Keverne chose to mark his 50th year in the trade with a sale of items from his personal collection.
Ornate Japanese cabinet from Leicestershire house takes £34,000 at Gildings’ auction
06 October 2016“It’s a super quality piece, the sort you can stand in front of for hours appreciating the quality and intricacy,” said Will Gilding in the wake of the sale of this Meiji period shodhana for £34,000.
‘Unseen’ works by Bloomsbury group artists to be sold at Dorset auction
05 October 2016Bridport saleroom Busby’s will offer ‘unseen’ works by members of the Bloomsbury group on October 20.
The Australian gold rush of 2016 – bracelet takes £57,000 in Chorley’s auction
30 September 2016A remarkable Australian gold rush era bracelet was sold by Chorley’s of Prinknash Abbey Park earlier this month for £57,000. The buyer was an Australian private collector.
Robert Salmon painting leaps to a house record in Cumbria
29 September 2016Robert Salmon’s 1814 oil painting ‘The Frigate William Fell off Greenock’ set a house record at Mitchells of Cockermouth earlier this month when it was knocked down at £79,000.
Benin plaque surfaces in Virginia auction after family dispute
27 September 2016One of the famed 16th century bronze plaques recovered from the charred ruins of the Benin Kingdom’s royal palace carries an estimate of $800,000-$1.2m at Quinn’s Auction Galleries in Virginia on October 1.
Tate acquire early Joan Carlile portrait
26 September 2016The Tate has acquired its earliest picture by a female artist.
Red tape set to cripple ivory sales in France
22 September 2016The market for antique ivory in France looks set to be paralysed by bureaucracy, a lawyer for dealer association Syndicat National des Antiquaires (SNA) has told ATG.
New MD for coin specialists Baldwin’s
12 September 2016Coin dealers and auctioneers AH Baldwin & Sons have appointed Neil Paisley as managing director.
Forum to offer interest-free credit on auction purchases
09 September 2016Forum Auctions are to introduce a credit facility for buyers at future sales. In an exclusive arrangement with lending platform Unbolted, the new London firm will offer approved bidders the opportunity to pay for purchases with up to 90 days of interest-free finance.
Restituted German Romantic drawing for sale at Berlin auction in November
07 September 2016A much-exhibited early 19th century drawing, restituted in August to the heirs of a Holocaust victim, has immediately appeared for sale in Germany.
Five members of Baldwin’s staff leave Stanley Gibbons Group and join Ian Goldbart's new business
02 September 2016Ian Goldbart, lifelong coin collector and former managing director of AH Baldwin & Sons, is launching a new numismatic dealership and auction firm in Mayfair.
Woolley & Wallis open London office in Mayfair
30 August 2016Salisbury auction house Woolley & Wallis are opening a Mayfair office.
Carved in Russia and mounted in Scotland – coconut cup takes £8000 bid
26 August 2016This George III coconut cup with silver strapwork mounts sold by Lyon & Turnbull of Edinburgh provides a glimpse of the close relationship that existed between Scotland and Russia in the late 18th century.
Hatton Garden jewellery quarter under threat from rent hikes
25 August 2016The imminent arrival of Crossrail services in London are threatening the character of the Hatton Garden jewellery quarter.