Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
Xuande period suspected, £43,000 hammer resulted
08 April 2024This 8in (19cm) high vase may belong to a select group of Ming cloisonné enamel vases dating to the Xuande period (1426-35).
Two Jacques who combined organic materials with metal modernity
08 April 2024Mid-century works by the French Modernist architects and interior designers Jacques Adnet (1900-84) and Jacques Quinet (1918-92) were in strong demand at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (31/25% buyer’s premium).
Rolex told time for intrepid explorer
08 April 2024A Rolex used by Spanish sailor and scientist Vital Alsar Ramirez (1933-2020) during his Amazon and Atlantic expeditions in 1977 sold for £10,000 at Halls (24% buyer’s premium).
Extraordinary mourning gown shows its Worth
08 April 2024A sale titled Vintage for Valentines at Augusta Auctions (25% buyer’s premium) in Bellows Falls, Vermont, was topped by an extraordinary printed chiffon outfit by the Parisian fashion house Worth.
Two for one deal on ‘Singer Sargent’
08 April 2024Two watercolours in the manner of John Singer Sargent sailed above hopes when offered by Amelia Jeffers (20% buyer’s premium) in Delaware, Ohio on March 7.
Cole clock now with Oz dealer
08 April 2024This parcel gilt silver cased cheval clock by Thomas Cole (1800-64) is hallmarked for London 1850 and the maker John Samuel Hunt of Hunt & Roskell.
Collector who just loved Schuco toys
08 April 2024Canadian saleroom offers 180 lots from group amassed by a big fan of the German toymaker
Sleeping clair-de-lune bottle vase from Ohio yeast magnate rises to six-figure sum
03 April 2024The stand-out performance in the March series of Asian art sales was a Qing monochrome clair-de-lune bottle vase.
Scottish country house giltwood side tables spark international bidding battle
02 April 2024A pair of 18th century giltwood side tables from a Scottish country house made £220,000 at Lyon & Turnbull.
Outstanding Meissen figure collection comes to auction in Paris
01 April 2024The first part of one of the finest collections of 18th century Meissen figures still in private hands will be offered at Bonhams in Paris on April 17.
A Steiff teddy bear is among seven lots to watch
01 April 2024With estimates from £60, here are seven previews of items coming up at auction this week.
Dealer buys second Celestial Cup at auction
01 April 2024The latest sale of Fine Asian Art at Alastair Gibson Auctions in London included a particularly impressive example of 19th century Chinese export silver.
Pick of the week: Dutch Golden Age relic blossoms
01 April 2024The gift of the private collection of the late George Withers keeps on giving.
Western horology ticked Chinese requirements
01 April 2024Just as rich Europeans coveted Chinese porcelain and lacquer in the 18th and 19th century, so the Chinese were fascinated by Western horology.
Trough digs out another Spry auction success
01 April 2024This large rectangular earthenware trough, measuring 20in (21cm) across the handles, is part of the range of flower containers made by the Fulham Pottery for the society florist Constance Spry (1886-1960) from the mid-1930s to the 1950s.
Calder’s tapestries – the South American versions
01 April 2024Alexander Calder (1898-1976) first produced designs for tapestries made at the Aubusson factory in the early 1960s.
Early Khanna creation emerges in New Jersey
01 April 2024A relatively early work by the Indian post-war painter Krishen Khanna (b.1925) hammered for $116,000 (£90,500) against an estimate of $4000-8000 at Taurus Auctions (18% buyer’s premium).
Easter Bunny and Santa moulds choc full of appeal
01 April 2024Chocolate moulds do not get much better than the two ‘showpiece’ models offered for sale at Leonard Auction in Addison, Illinois, on March 24.