Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
Chinese jardinière selling for 194-times estimate features in our pick of five auction highlights
26 May 2023ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a Chinese blue and white jardinière that sold for 194 times its top estimate.
The £19 Chinese box now worth £230,000
22 May 2023The highlight of Dreweatts’ Asian art sale on May 17-18 was this very rare Xuande (1426-35) mark and period cloisonné ‘pomegranate’ box and cover.
Gallery holds Giambologna extravaganza
22 May 2023Stuart Lochhead Sculpture will offer a group of five Mannerist bronzes by Florentine sculptor Giambologna (1529-1608) and his pupils as part of the summer edition of London Art Week.
‘Earliest standard measure’ is the weigh to go
22 May 2023The Oak Interior sale at Bishop & Miller in Stowmarket on June 1-2 includes this ‘important and exceptional’ Edward IV bronze measure.
Pick of the week: Bread and salt charger is welcomed on second visit
22 May 2023It is traditional in Russia for important, respected or admired guests to be greeted with an offering of bread and salt.
Rolex bought for £200 by vendor is among six lots to watch
22 May 2023With estimates from £200, here are six previews of items coming up at auction this week.
Martinware birds flock to Salisbury
22 May 2023Salisbury auction house Woolley & Wallis is holding a Martin Brothers anniversary exhibition from June 13-22.
Previews: issue 2594
22 May 2023Our selection of 13 upcoming auction lots from UK and Irish salerooms.
Chinese jars spotted in charity shop star in our pick of five auction highlights
19 May 2023ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a near pair of Qianlong jars that were bought for £20 in a charity shop selling for £46,000.
An Arts & Crafts water jug is among six lots to watch
15 May 2023With estimates from £200, here are six previews of items coming up at auction this week.
Stitch in time: embroidered sampler makes 35 times estimate in Newcastle
15 May 2023The best needlework samplers continue to bring prices far above more routine examples.
Intaglio has a golden moment in Birmingham
15 May 2023Led by the multi-estimate £90,000 bid for an intaglio carved with the portrait of a Roman Caesar (see ATG No 2590), the strong market in the glyphic arts was evident among other lots offered at Fellows 25% buyer’s premium) in Birmingham on April 13
Mineral cabinet chips in
15 May 2023This mahogany 12-drawer cabinet of minerals, rocks and fossils carries the printed trade label reading Arranged and Sold by J Tennant, Mineralogist by Appointment to Her Majesty, 149 Strand London.
Blanchard spread his wings to be the leading manufacturer of terracotta in Britain
15 May 2023This rare pair of late 19th century terracotta eagles, each standing 2ft 2in (64cm) high have indistinct marks for Blanchard Terracotta London.
Pick of the week: Keen as mustard on a Lambeth rarity
15 May 2023In January this year three photos of a salt glaze stoneware jar appeared on the Facebook feed of the Oxfordshire Antique Bottle Collecting Club.
Mitten worn on 1953 Everest expedition sold at Hansons
15 May 2023A left-hand cotton mitten owned by John Hunt (1910-98), leader of the successful British Expedition to the summit of Mount Everest, sold for £3200 (plus 25% buyer’s premium) at Hansons in Bishton Hall, Staffordshire, on May 10.
Exceptional slice of dessert on offer with tasty Ewenny
15 May 2023The Welsh Sale held by Rogers Jones (24/15% buyer’s premium) in Cardiff on April 1 included an exceptional Swansea porcelain dessert plate.
Pocket watch expert’s exceptional collection catches the eye at Bonhams
15 May 2023Some exceptional pocket watches were offered for sale at Bonhams in Knightsbridge on May 11.
Pioneering Arrowsmith atlas admired for elegance
15 May 2023The County Durham-born cartographer John Arrowsmith (1790-1873) was responsible for one of the first ‘modern’ atlases of the 19th century.
