Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
A picture by Newlyn School artist Midge Bruford is among five lots to watch
26 February 2024With estimates from £400, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week.
Naval captain and the captor of Napoleon
19 February 2024Memorabilia from the descendants of Captain Frederick Lewis Maitland – the officer Napoleon surrendered to on board HMS Bellerophon on July 15, 1815 – is coming to auction.
An Art Nouveau ring by Henri Dubret is among five lots to watch
19 February 2024With estimates from £400, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week.
Antiquities auction brings Egyptian tiles of the unexpected
19 February 2024Blue-glazed decoration thought to have been invented by king’s architect takes £55,000 at auction
First edition of early feminist text makes over 30 times estimate
19 February 2024Actress cheated by the Prince of Wales turned to a campaign based on ‘injustice of mental subordination’
Vietnamese inspired bleu de Hue porcelain in high demand
19 February 2024A Chinese blue and white dish recognised by bidders as a fine example of bleu de Hue porcelain flew to $26,000 (£20,500).
White gloves and trilby hats for Turpin
19 February 2024Essex saleroom Sworders (25% buyer’s premium) enjoyed a white-glove sale and a £406,000 total for the personal collection of Maurice Turpin (1928-2005).
Copy of George Washington’s Thanksgiving Day proclamation is toast of auction
19 February 2024A printing of George Washington’s 1795 Thanksgiving Day proclamation sold way above hopes at Sarasota Estate Auction (23% buyer’s premium) in Florida.
Auction magic from a very different Potter
19 February 2024Richard Potter (1783-1835) is considered the first successful stage magician born in the US and African-American celebrity.
Royal Doulton Guy Fawkes figure with a difference
19 February 2024The Royal Doulton figure Guy Fawkes designed by Charles Noke was issued as HN98 from 1918.
Mail recovered from Titanic casualty
19 February 2024The British and US postal clerks aboard transatlantic liners had the duty of sorting the mail during the passage.
Lalique style leads selection of design classics at Chiswick Auctions
19 February 2024Lalique, the epitome of inter-war glamour, took centre stage at the Chiswick Auctions (25% buyer’s premium) Design sale.
Deaccessioned rare prints collection comes to Boston auction house
16 February 2024A remarkable collection of prints amassed by Winfield Robbins (1841-1910) of Arlington, Massachusetts have been deaccessioned and will be auctioned.
Mug commemorating real-life crime 1823 style flies to 10 times estimate
12 February 2024The murder of William Weare in the Hertfordshire village of Radlett in 1823 has been called the first trial by newspaper. It was also the first subject in the ‘crime and punishment’ series of earthenwares that proved curiously popular in the Victorian era.
Rediscovered society portrait is among five lots to watch
12 February 2024With estimates from £200, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week.
Gallantry top-seller: Crimean War naval VC
12 February 2024The best-selling gallantry medal of 2023 was offered at Noonans late in the year on December 6. The Naval Victoria Cross awarded to Seaman James Gorman at the Battle of Inkerman sold for a hammer price of £320,000 (plus 24% buyer’s premium) and now forms part of a private collection of Crimean War medals.
Lalique and Doulton star in Florida saleroom
12 February 2024A small 8in cast bronze relief or architectural element c.1900 designed by Art Nouveau and Art Deco master René Lalique was offered in Florida.