Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
Wellers Fine Art continue trading despite liquidation of commercial operation
30 June 2016Wellers Fine Art Ltd will continue to hold monthly sales of jewellery and watches in Guildford, despite the liquidation of a separate commercial operation.
UK antiques trade asked to take part in survey into impact of ivory ban
27 June 2016Art market stakeholders are being invited to take part in an online questionnaire on ivory.
US ivory ban: federal and state laws now in contradiction says specialist
24 June 2016The ‘final rule’ of the US law on African elephant ivory, due to come into force on July 6, puts state and federal laws in contradiction, says a leading specialist.
US ivory ‘final rule’: what you need to know
24 June 2016The ‘final rule’ of the US law on African elephant ivory is due to come into force on July 6. Here ATG’s lists the key points of the legislation including where exemptions apply.
Augustus John drawing of Jacob Epstein sells for £80,000 at Nottingham auction
23 June 2016A rediscovered Augustus John (1878-1961) pencil drawing of his friend Jacob Epstein sold for £80,000 at Mellors & Kirk in Nottingham.
Approved Paul Gauguin still life emerges at Connecticut auction
23 June 2016An 1885 Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) oil, ‘hidden in plain sight’ for decades, carries an estimate of $800,000-$1.2m at Litchfield County Auctions’ June 29-30 sale in the US.
Leading Paris furniture dealers face exclusion from Biennale fair
23 June 2016Kraemer Gallery and Didier Aaron & Cie, the two leading members of the Paris trade embroiled in a faking scandal, are expected to be excluded from the forthcoming Biennale des Antiquaires, a source close to the French trade has told ATG.
California ivory challenge reaches courtroom
21 June 2016A Superior Court judge in Los Angeles heard the opening salvos in a legal challenge to California’s uncompromising law that bans the sale of practically all ivory objects – including those fashioned from narwhal and walrus tusks and sperm whale teeth.
Top French furniture dealers respond to allegations of forgeries in Versailles
16 June 2016Two barons of the Paris antiques trade have been questioned in connection with the so-called Affaire Jean Lupu, a growing scandal surrounding fakes.
Algernon Newton view of Notting Hill brings £65,000 bidding storm in Gloucestershire auction
10 June 2016The small loan exhibition ‘The Peculiarity of Algernon Newton (1880-1968)’ by dealer Daniel Katz in 2012 helped put on the map a British painter who went largely unrecognised during his lifetime.
Chinese-made clock in European style chimes at $1.27m
03 June 2016A classic Chinese-made European style automaton clock or ‘Sing Song’ sold for $1.27m (£907,140) at Fontaine’s in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
South Lanarkshire auctioneers fined £1500 in ivory case
31 May 2016Another firm has been fined for breaching CITES regulations. South Lanarkshire auctioneers LS Smellie and Son were fined £1500 earlier this month for offering three items of unworked ivory for sale last year.
Forum Auctions announce venue for first London sale
31 May 2016New books and works on paper specialists Forum Auctions will hold their first London sale at the Westbury Hotel in Mayfair on July 13-14.
New head promises change at High Road Auctions in Chiswick
27 May 2016The owner of a new company operating High Road Auctions in Chiswick has told ATG he will be investing in the refurbishment of the premises and has already created escrow accounts to separate client’s money from day-to-day business expenses.
French trade respond to ivory ban threat
26 May 2016French art market associations have protested at environment minister Ségolène Royal’s plan to push for “a ban on any kind of ivory trade in France”.
Wagner weapons sold after ivory elements surrendered to customs
25 May 2016A series of antique weapons were sold by Bonhams earlier this month missing their ivory elements after the items had been surrendered to the UK’s Border Force.
Unique printing of early rugby rules makes £13,000 at Cardiff auction
25 May 2016An early printed copy of the laws of rugby appeared at Rogers Jones in Cardiff as part of a themed sale titled Sweat, Mud & Blood. Auctioneer Ben Rogers Jones said: ”In 25 years of our business, it is the most valuable book we have sold and probably the smallest.”
“A jaw dropping result” – nautilus shell outstrips estimate and sells at £8500
20 May 2016A large scrimshaw-decorated nautilus shell by Charles B Wood sold for an unexpected £8500 at Charles Miller’s latest sale of maritime antiques in London. It sold to a UK private collector.
Double joy at Halls as Chinese vases bring £85,000
19 May 2016A pair of Daoguang (1821-50) mark and period vases sold for £85,000 at a recent sale held at Halls of Shrewsbury.
High Road Auctions close Twickenham saleroom
19 May 2016Chiswick-based High Road Auctions have closed their satellite branch in Twickenham.