Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
Tutankhamen pharaoh tomb find detailed in three volumes
14 August 2023Account of the discovery of Tutankhamen’s tomb comes as rare set with dust jackets intact
Liner launcher mallet exempted from ivory trade ban
14 August 2023The ivory-made launching mallet and silver casket from the ill-fated RMS Empress of Ireland came for sale at McTear’s (24% buyer’s premium) in Glasgow.
Milk jug made for William Beckford’s Fonthill Abbey comes to auction
14 August 2023Ornate creation from Gothic fantasy comes for sale as part of the Bayreuth collection
Cheap cape but £21,000 for in demand Star Wars Jawa figure
14 August 2023The Vinyl Cape Jawa was the first Star Wars action figure to assume mythic status among collectors.
Heal's garden seat was fashioned from Churchill’s yacht
14 August 2023This Heal’s set of garden furniture added seasonal warmth to Great Western Auctions’ (24% buyer’s premium) Glasgow sale.
Oscar Wilde letter ponders inverted commas
14 August 2023A fine Oscar Wilde letter sold for £16,000 at Dawsons (25% buyer’s premium) in Maidenhead on June 29.
Royal Doulton bird jar stars in our pick of five auction highlights
11 August 2023ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a bird jar reminiscent of the Martin Brothers original designs but made by Royal Doulton.
Copy of the ‘foundation book of modern Australia’ comes to auction
08 August 2023Following the arrival of the first British colonists and convicts to Australia in 1788, early accounts of the settlement on the continent were created.
Sower reaps benefit of a Millet likeness
07 August 2023A drawing of Jean François Millet’s (1814-75) most famous image generated unexpected levels of bidding in Alameda, California.
A Victorian Wellington chest is among five lots to watch
07 August 2023With estimates from £300, here are five previews of items coming up for auction this week.
Pick of the week: Convict turned his hand to art in Oz
07 August 2023Edmund Edgar worked as a house painter, engraver and lithographer in London.
Omnibus driver staged brave blaze rescue
07 August 2023A privately produced Victorian silver bravery medal proved hugely popular when offered at Noonans (24% buyer’s premium) on June 21.
Extraordinary 18th century pannier dress stars in our pick of five auction highlights
04 August 2023ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes an ornate 5ft wide pannier dress that made five times estimate in Gloucestershire.
Museum of life in East Germany comes to auction
03 August 2023The entire inventory of a museum devoted to life in East Germany will be auctioned by Historia Auctionata in Berlin on August 26.
A Napoleonic prisoner-of-war ship model is among five lots to watch
31 July 2023With estimates from £300, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week.
Stunning Suzanne Belperron brooch stars in our pick of five auction highlights
28 July 2023ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a diamond flower brooch by Suzanne Belperron (1900-83) that made over five times estimate in Yorkshire.
Australian demand lifts Edmund Edgar miniature to five times estimate in Oxford auction
27 July 2023Edmund Edgar (c.1804-54) worked as a house painter, engraver and lithographer in London. And life may have stayed that way had he not been apprehended by a constable in Lisson Grove, Marylebone on the morning of September 12, 1825, in possession of a bag of silver, watches, jewellery and fine linen.
Darwin notes reveal evolution of a book
24 July 2023Christie’s Books and Manuscripts sale on July 12 included a remarkable copy of 'Insectivorous Plants' by Charles Darwin (1809-82).