Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
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).
A rare Minton boar’s head tureen is among five lots to watch
24 July 2023With estimates from £120, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week.
Signs sales signal a robust market
24 July 2023Born into a Jewish Orthodox family in Brooklyn, New York, Seymour Stein (1943-2023) discovered his love of pop music early on, listening to records and memorising Billboard magazine’s charts.
‘Ferris wheel’ timepiece turns heads
24 July 2023This ‘ferris wheel’ timepiece, thermometer and barometer compendium is a novel type that was first made in France in the last quarter of the 19th century.
Racing pics in the running once again
24 July 2023There was a time when historic racing pictures by a top name might have been priced close to six figures.
From chocolate and tea to tyres and petrol: a promotional selection of results
24 July 2023Recent advertising highlights from UK sales and an Italian auction
Meat and greet: butcher’s slabs display collecting popularity
24 July 2023Victorian and Edwardian pottery butcher’s slabs made to display lard, butter and margarine are relatively frequent visitors to UK salerooms.
Ian Botham’s World Cup shirt stars in our pick of six auction highlights
21 July 2023ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes memorabilia from the collection of Sir Ian Botham sold at Knight's Auctioneers.
That’s the Wade to go: rare figure sets auction record for pottery factory
17 July 2023A new auction record for the Wade factory was set by Potteries Auctions in Stoke-on-Trent when this monumental 3ft 10in (1.15m) high figure made for the 1951 Festival of Britain sold at £4200.
Egyptian relic ‘from Akhenaten’s tomb’ is full of life in London auction
17 July 2023A fragmentary shabti with a cartouche for the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten proved a highlight of Bonhams’ latest Antiquities sale.
Viking artefacts found in a field are among five lots to watch
17 July 2023With estimates from £1000, here are five previews of upcoming items.
Buffa and Anzani rarity emerges
17 July 2023Among the most popular lots in the Guinevere: 60 Years on the King’s Road sale was this rare Italian marquetery, vellum and bronze sideboard.
John Ward pot sets a new auction record at Dreweatts
17 July 2023A large stoneware vessel by studio potter John Ward (1938- 2023) sold for £35,000 (plus 25% buyer’s premium) as part of a private collection of his work offered by Dreweatts on July 11.
Art Deco: Cocktails shake up the Jazz Age
17 July 2023Partying through Prohibition, cocktail shakers sum up the spirit of Art Deco
Ivory laws hit Deco prices
17 July 2023It’s no surprise that prices of Art Deco bronze and ivory figures have fallen sharply since US and UK laws on the sale of elephant ivory were tightened.
Epitome of Art Deco that sailed into oblivion
17 July 2023The SS Normandie was both the apogee and the nadir of the Art Deco movement.
Sumptuous work by the Shaykh
17 July 2023Album of watercolours by mysterious but talented Indian artist takes £90,000 at Scottish saleroom
Pick of the week: Well done to naval hero Waldegrave
17 July 2023The practice of presenting gold and enamel swords and freedom boxes, already popular in England in the 18th century, became more widespread during the Napoleonic Wars.