Latest News Articles by Terence Ryle
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Rothschild name tempts bidders
04 April 2022Provenance adds cachet to a varied selection offered in regional sale after London first dibs
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Catherine Southon tees off to a fine start in 2022
21 February 2022Egyptian antiquities and Rolex are a hit in first sale of the year held at Surrey golf club
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Oak sales revived in Suffolk
14 February 2022Specialist auctions staged in Stowmarket with expert input show encouraging signs
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Solicitor’s sale reflects lifetime interest in West Country silver
07 February 2022A Plymouth solicitor’s lifetime appreciation of West Country silver was shared by enthusiastic bidders at Chilcotts’ (21% buyer’s premium) Honiton rooms.
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‘Bulgari’ rescued from dressing-up box fate
07 February 2022Bidders backing their judgment sent two lots to 20-times estimates at Mallams’ (25% buyer’s premium) jewellery and silver sale
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Egyptian king re-emerges for sale in Gloucestershire
31 January 2022Greywacke sculpture headlines a series of high-flying results including £66,000 double bass
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From Bond to a snuff box: the Gilbert collections
17 January 2022Collections relating to leading British film director Lewis Gilbert (1920-2018) and his wife of 53 years Hylda (d.2005) provided very different lots for Billingshurst auction house Bellmans (22% buyer’s premium).
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Boxers fight their way to the top price level
10 January 2022Rarely do 19th century Staffordshire figures feature among the top-selling lots at auction these days but two bare-fist boxing champions did just that.
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Rich pickings from Richmond remains
10 January 2022Left out of the Christie’s sale 20 years ago, but far from remnant-bag pieces, the 11 early needlework items from the Sir Frederick Richmond collection offered at Gildings (20% buyer’s premium) attracted keen interest from UK collectors and specialist dealers.
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Castle keeps auctions interest going
10 January 2022Further lots from ancient country seat star alongside a stellar specialist collection.
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Sitwell seat sells very well
20 December 2021Appeal of Weston Hall contents particularly enhanced by 20th century occupants
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Newlyweds buying Victorian table create a positive feeling for the future
22 November 2021Most angles on the collecting spectrum were covered in Bamfords’ (24.75% buyer’s premium) three-day autumnal catalogue.
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Portrait miniature buyers make Smart choices
22 November 2021In demand at home and abroad during his lifetime, the eminent miniaturist John Smart was an international draw at a trio of sales.
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Playtime in the saleroom at Hartleys
22 November 2021Top names in their different fields, ages and markets, Wurlitzer and Armand Marseilles were the star makers at Hartleys (17.5% buyer’s premium).
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Valuation brings home comfort
15 November 2021Anglo-Chinese huanghuali bureau cabinet was spotted just down the road from saleroom
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Carpenter’s hits include chart toppers
01 November 2021Antarctic maps take highest prices in collection relating to key Terra Nova crew member
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Musical monkey business proves an attractive ensemble
01 November 2021Eye-catching and ear-pleasing, this early example of a monkey chamber orchestra musical automaton picture was one of the star performers at Tennants’ (20% buyer premium) Scientific and Musical Instruments sale.
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Steel string guitar strikes a cord in Lincolnshire auction
01 November 2021Bought in 1952 by a semi-pro Skegness musician who played with East Coast seaside entertainers, this steel string guitar got a big show of hands at Louth auction house John Taylors (18% buyer’s premium).
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Scottish ballet impresario's collection in step with decorative fashion
27 October 2021It was not to high-end purist tastes, but ballet pioneer’s collection reeled in eager bidders
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London calling at Catherine Southon's Surrey saleroom
27 October 2021Underground or overground, London travel memorabilia amounted to a £95,000 hammer total at Catherine Southon (24% buyer’s premium).