Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
Exhibition showcases Benney and Devlin, giants of British silversmithing revival
16 October 2023Elements from the Pearson collection of post-war silver - the largest assemblage of its kind in private hands - will be on display at Noonans in Mayfair.
A George III truncheon is among five lots to watch
16 October 2023With estimates from £500, here are five previews of items coming up this week.
Suffragette’s enamel design skills on show via flower power
16 October 2023Sworders (25% buyer’s premium) timed online sale that closed on August 13 included this rare enamel by Ernestine Evans Mills (1871-1959).
Previews: Unrecorded Tipu Sultan swords among highlights on offer this season
16 October 2023Two previously unrecorded swords from the Tiger of Mysore are among the stand-out lots on offer in upcoming auctions and from dealers
Clarice Cliff goes supersize with a ginger jar
16 October 2023The typical Clarice Cliff ginger jar measures just under 9in (22cm) high and around 6in (15cm) wide.
Table that’s worth Moore thanks to probable Georgian maker
16 October 2023This George I giltwood side table offered by Lots Road Auctions (25% buyer’s premium) is one of a group typically attributed to James Moore.
Photos cover imperial visits in the days of the Raj
16 October 2023The opening two lots of Gorringe’s (25% buyer’s premium) Fine Art & Antiques sale on October 3 were leather-bound albums of photographs from British India.
Intimate photographs of the young Edward VIII star in our pick of five auction highlights
13 October 2023ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a pair of portrait photographs linked to a mistress of Edward VIII.
Pick of the week: Cabinets hint at Grendey grandeur
09 October 2023A spectacular pair of English giltwood and lacquer cabinets emerged for sale in Germany.
Ann Forbes portraits show natural talent of an artist excluded from formal training
09 October 2023While the Dundee-born painter Catherine Read (1723-78) is considered the first Scottish women to work as a professional artist, a close second was Ann Forbes (1745-1834).
An Art Nouveau design by a woman silversmith is among five lots to watch
09 October 2023With estimates from £600, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week.
EH Shepard’s ‘silly old bear’ Winnie-the-Pooh still delivers the big prices
09 October 2023When Ernest Shepard was first recommended to AA Milne in 1923, the author had originally deemed him unsuitable.
Carry ‘the brains of a genius’
09 October 2023The British scientific author David Salomons (1851-1925) – one-time owner of the world’s largest private collection of Breguet watches and clocks – said “to carry a fine Breguet watch is to feel that you have the brains of a genius in your pocket”.
Clocks: Time for a folk tale
09 October 2023Nineteenth century English clock adorned with Dick Whittington designs leads a look at horological hammer highlights and previews
Samuel Johnson letter located and bought by UK institution at auction
09 October 2023While its existence was known, the whereabouts was a mystery until a routine house valuation
Charlie Watts books sale: it’s all over now
02 October 2023Christie’s sale Charlie Watts: Gentleman, Collector, Rolling Stone combined stardust with an extraordinary library of modern first editions.
Elizabethan goblet good to go after further examination
02 October 2023Following examination by a committee of experts and testing at Goldsmiths Hall, an Elizabethan silver and porcelain goblet comes to auction.
Ivory seal deemed to be of ‘outstanding’ value comes to Cirencester auction
02 October 2023The sale at Moore Allen & Innocent on October 11-12 includes a series of personal items relating to William Duke of Clarence, later William IV (1765-1837).