Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
Auction previews: issue 2483
08 March 2021A selection of eight upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
Prototype Explorer that aimed for peak perfection
08 March 2021Rolex made the reference 6150 Oyster Perpetual Explorer for around two years after the 1953 Everest expedition. It is believed that Tensing Norgay wore a prototype of the watch, the first Explorer model to have the Mercedes hands, while completing the ascent.
Taste of adventure: Omega ‘Red Racing Dial’ Speedmaster emerges at Sotheby's
08 March 2021A recent Sotheby’s New York (26% buyer’s premium) sale included this rare ‘Red Racing Dial’ Speedmaster consigned by the original owner.
Asia Week New York: The gavel go-ahead
08 March 2021Auction houses are getting back to normal for this latest staging of the New York Asian art spotlight, although new import taxes are having an effect.
Oysterdate Monte Carlo makes £8500 at Bonhams
08 March 2021The Oysterdate Monte Carlo series were the first chronographs produced by Tudor.
Bonhams to conduct sale of stock from Chinese art dealership Roger Keverne
08 March 2021Bonhams is to auction the remaining stock of the long-established London Chinese art dealership Roger Keverne.
Grima and Omega – the About Time partnership
08 March 2021At the peak of his fame in the 1969, the Anglo-Italian jewellery designer Andrew Grima was invited by Omega to create what would become the About Time collection.
Value judgment: Interview with the new head of watches at Lyon & Turnbull
08 March 2021With classic watches usually priced in five or six figures, it is worth discovering the less well-known brands and especially those from the 1980s, says newly appointed Lyon & Turnbull specialist Sarah Fergusson
Foyer doors from Abbey Road studios star in our pick of five auction highlights
05 March 2021ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes the original foyer doors from the Abbey Road recording studios that tripled their estimate in Surrey.
A Clarice Cliff jug and an Edwardian travel desk are among the four lots to watch at auction
01 March 2021With estimates from £400-15,000 here are four previews of upcoming items this week.
Auction previews: issue 2482
01 March 2021A selection of 11 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
It’s Tompion time in Birmingham
01 March 2021Although Thomas Tompion (1639-1713) is often referred to as the Father of English Clockmaking, his talents were not just limited to clocks.
Rare Royal Navy set shipshapes up to £4600 result
01 March 2021The latest Interiors sale at Cheffins (24.5% buyer’s premium) in Cambridge included one of the rarest of all the Britains lead soldier sets.
Trade views ahead of auctions ‘are business meetings’
22 February 2021Christie’s has explained its policy of holding trade-only viewings of its sales, saying they comprise ‘business meetings’ rather than public viewings.
Wallace Collection archive stays open after closure u-turn
22 February 2021Following an internal consultation – and a public outcry – the Wallace Collection has announced its library and archive will remain open to the public.
A Cartier ‘tool’ watch from 1915 makes £12,000 at Fellows
22 February 2021Although the elegant lines of the Cartier Tonneau Curvex wristwatch are the antithesis of today’s macho tool watch, many were used by soldiers in the First World War.
Five lots to watch at auction this week including a Soviet propaganda plate
22 February 2021With estimates from £400-2000 here are five previews of upcoming items this week.
Silver teapot with provenance to the Wedgwoods and Darwins sold at Cumbria auction
22 February 2021This silver teapot has London hallmarks for 1792 and a maker’s mark for silversmith Michael Plummer who worked out of Gutter Lane, London, from 1791-95.
Antiquities from Cotswolds local history hero turn heads at auction
22 February 2021A recent sale at Cotswold Auction Company (22% buyer’s premium) included a single-owner collection of antiquities from Lionel Walrond (1927-2020).