Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
Lucie Rie record broken for fourth time in two years as porcelain bowl takes $170,000 bid
21 December 2016The market for Lucie Rie ceramics continues to thrive. A new auction high for the doyenne of the British studio pottery movement was posted by Phillips in New York this month– the fourth occasion a record has been set in just two years.
Harry Hyams' collection of art and vintage cars to be placed on public view
19 December 2016Property developer and collector Harry Hyams, who died in December 2015, has left much of his £487m estate to a charity that will preserve his collection for the nation.
Doccia porcelain dishes sell for £70,000 despite poor condition
17 December 2016A group of three Doccia porcelain dishes from c.1740-45 sold for £70,000 at a stellar sale at Cheffins in Cambridge.
Museum slams ‘Van Gogh sketchbook’
09 December 2016The Van Gogh Museum has issued an extraordinary public rebuttal to the release of ‘Vincent van Gogh: The Lost Arles Sketchbook’, criticising the authors for their “excessively easy going attitude… towards questions of authenticity”.
Form, glaze and rarity lift Van De Velde vase at Oxford auction
08 December 2016This stoneware vase designed by Henry Van De Velde for Reinhold Hanke was sold at Mallams in Oxford earlier today for £17,000.
Judge issues ruling in California ivory ban
07 December 2016The Los Angeles Superior Court has upheld California’s uncompromising ban on the sale of most ivory objects.
Bonhams sets record for Tibetan sculpture after nine minutes of bidding
07 December 2016An imposing brass alloy figure of Canda Vajrapani set an auction record for a Tibetan sculpture when it was knocked down at HK$42.5m (£4.34m) at Bonhams Hong Kong.
London dealer sues artist’s foundation in New York
06 December 2016London’s Mayor Gallery has filed a complaint in New York state court claiming the Agnes Martin foundation acted wrongly when rejecting works submitted for authentication.
Total sleeper: Tribal necklace sells for £99,000 at Ewbank’s instead of £15 at flea market
05 December 2016Some good old-fashioned saleroom drama ensued at Ewbank’s of Send in Surrey on December 1 when a tribal art necklace estimated at £60-100 sold to a buyer from Continental Europe at £99,000 (plus 22.5% premium).
Judge hears challenge to California ivory law
01 December 2016A Superior Court judge in Los Angeles has heard the legal arguments that challenge California’s uncompromising ban on the sale of practically all ivory objects.
Korean uniform flies 100 times above estimate at Woolley & Wallis’ Asian sale
24 November 2016The latest Asian art sale at Woolley & Wallis generated a total of £3.6m and posted some of the strongest prices at auction in the UK regions this year.
Vendor’s waste paper basket proves to be rare Burmese silver bowl
11 November 2016A rare late 19th century Burmese silver bowl has come to auction having previously been used by the vendor’s mother as a waste paper basket.
Forum and Fellows join forces for jewellery auction in London
07 November 2016Forum Auctions and Fellows are to join forces for a jewellery sale in London at the end of this month.
Oriental Ceramic Society exhibition opening at Sotheby’s
31 October 2016The venerable Oriental Ceramic Society are holding an exhibition of Asian ceramics at Sotheby’s which opens later this week.
Bottled-up demand for medicine that ‘restores life’ – auction record set for rare Victorian flask
28 October 2016A new record for an empty English medicine bottle was set by BBR Auctions in Elsecar, North Yorkshire when a Victorian flask of ‘Dr Sibley’s Solar Tincture’ took £8200.
New valuations firm launched in London
27 October 2016Well-known general valuers Rachel Doerr and Sean McIlroy launch a new UK valuations firm this month.
Collector and shippers indicted over New York tax dodge
21 October 2016A Manhattan district attorney has warned the art and antiques trade of its obligations regarding local sales taxes after a collector and his shippers were indicted for fraud.
$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.