Latest News Articles by Terence Ryle
Rare banknote was worth a bit more than fifty quid
06 March 2023Early example note from Sir Christopher Wren issue takes group lot to high four figure price
Furniture heads overseas from Northumberland
06 March 2023Paintings dominated the sale of contents of Meldon Park, Northumberland, but furniture going abroad also made a significant contribution.
Cigars at the officer’s table
06 March 2023Military history and regimental glamour combine in a Victorian silver cigar case offered at Ripon auction house Elstob & Elstob (25% buyer’s premium).
Music and mechanics in harmony at a Yorkshire auction
20 February 2023Musical automata were the top hits at Tennants’ (22% buyer’s premium) auction of scientific and musical instruments and cameras.
Carpet and cabinet create international interest in Salisbury saleroom
13 February 2023Five-figure stars from north India and South America took top honours at a notably international sale at Woolley & Wallis (25% buyer’s premium) on January 18-19.
Somerset saleroom reaps rewards from series of auctions in the new year
13 February 2023Lawrences of Crewkerne kicks off 2023 with an extensive £1m (premium-inclusive) series of sales over several days
By Markwick Markham… or not
16 January 2023English names from a defunct clock manufactory were used for familiarity in an export market
Second chance to own a pioneering Summers plywood armchair
16 January 2023Bidders who missed out on a version of Gerald Summers’ 1933-34 plywood armchair sold for £20,000 as part of a collection of Simple Furniture at Lyon & Turnbull last October did not have too long to wait for another to appear for sale.
Stiff competition at Suffolk sales indicates strength of Staffordshire pottery market
09 January 2023Collectors of Staffordshire have noted a number of higher prices of late and further evidence of a more active market came when a pair of Victorian Staffordshire flatback figures was offered by Lacy, Scott & Knight (22.5% buyer’s premium).
Bijouterie shines and ceramics surprise in west London saleroom
09 January 2023Eye-catching bijouterie attracted international buyers to Olympia Auctions’ (25% buyer’s premium) 320-lot European Works of Art sale.
Paul Daniels sale creates touch of magic
09 January 2023Collection amassed by the popular TV magician leaves bidders spellbound as nearly all items get away
Viennese box boasts all-round benefits
19 December 2022Comprehensive sewing kit, playing cards, mirror and pocketknife are among the attractions at Warwick sale
Tiffany gift came with true royal approval
12 December 2022Engraving on Tiffany pepperette reveals the provenance as a princely present in 1879
Bidders desperate for daguerreotypes
12 December 2022Found in a cigar box during an attic clearance and taken to Exeter auction house Bearnes, Hampton & Littlewood (25% buyer’s premium), seven framed daguerreotypes in poor condition provided one of the better sleepers of the year on November 22-23.
Tangible rewards in tough times
14 November 2022UK auctioneer hails successful sale offering attractive investments to buyers worldwide
Flaxley Abbey and Chilham Castle: Two sales disperse contents put together by renowned designers
07 November 2022Two ancient country manors refurbished by two of the 20th century’s leading UK interior designers brought what the auctioneers described as ‘pre-Covid atmospheres’ at Dreweatts’ (25% buyer’s premium) Donnington Priory rooms.
Rothschild taste sensations as bidders turn out in force at Exbury House sale
07 November 2022The unashamed opulence of interior decoration that became known as Le Goût Rothschild as it spread from 19th century France to Austria, Germany and Britain is a style that has always been admired.
Rutting Pan and Pliny’s Doves take their place in an eclectic selection offered by Somerset saleroom
24 October 2022Nineteenth-century Grand Tourists and souvenirs from the Orient made for a highly successful outing near Bristol where micro-mosaic panels, intaglios and Chinese vessels led the way at Clevedon Saleooms (22% buyer’s premium).
Mortars sell in the grind manner
17 October 2022Bronze examples from the estate of renowned late metalware dealer catch the attention
Old bottles contain plenty of appeal for collectors at Canterbury auction house
17 October 2022Forty years after he began identifying Victorian rubbish heaps then digging in them, a Kent collector’s faith in the saying ‘where there’s muck there’s glass’ was vindicated when fellow enthusiasts demolished estimates on scores of his old bottles.