Latest News Articles by Tom Derbyshire
Victoria Cross and George Cross both sell for six figures as part of superb naval medal collection
27 July 2024The sold-out auction of a remarkable collection of medals spanning more than 200 years of naval history included fine examples of a Victoria Cross and a George Cross.
Second World War prisoner of war Rolex watch features among five lots to watch
22 July 2024With estimates from £300, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week
Famous Skegness Jolly Fisherman comes bracing into view in the bottom corner of a rare poster
22 July 2024The original Skegness Is So Bracing showing the ‘Jolly Fisherman’ dancing along a beach has become one of the most famous railway posters in the world.
Film poster on offer could bring a Fonda memory of Barbarella
22 July 2024Roger Vadim’s cult classic film 'Barbarella' starring Jane Fonda was released in 1968.
Best of British posters: classic film designs beyond Bond
22 July 2024A preserved and framed collection with a great provenance dispersed at auction showed the wider strength of a market often dominated by the familiar stars
Jack B Yeats fired his broadsides with help of Irish private press
22 July 2024The Fonsie Mealy Chatsworth Summer Rare Books & Collectables Sale on July 30-31 includes a private collection of works by Jack B Yeats, The Cuala Press and modern Irish and English literature.
Georgian mahogany furniture features among four lots to watch this week
15 July 2024With estimates from £5000, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week
Saxon gold sword pommel and Celtic figure rise up out of the ground
08 July 2024Metal-detecting finds often prove valuable both in terms of heritage and a healthy sum at auction.
Inscription helps Holtby result
08 July 2024Little-known work by the Yorkshire author dating from 1927 is boosted by dedication to Suffragette friend
Tulwar sword hilt with tiger stripes reveals Tipu tempter
08 July 2024With a rusty blade and seemingly anonymous scabbard, an ornate hilt was the key as to why an Indian tulwar sword estimated at £100-200 instead sold for a huge hammer price of £109,500 (plus 22% buyer’s premium).
First naval VC of the Great War on offer
08 July 2024The first naval Victoria Cross of the First World War is coming to auction as part of an extensive Royal Navy collection on offer at London saleroom Noonans on July 23.
First naval Victoria Cross of the First World War comes to London saleroom
02 July 2024The first naval Victoria Cross of the First World War is coming to auction as part of an extensive collection on offer at London saleroom Noonans on July 23.
Lot reveals story of the Lumberjills
01 July 2024While the work of British women on the home front in both world wars is now widely recognised in a wider sense, many of the specific units set up remain obscure and largely forgotten.
Wheellock from French king’s famed collection comes to US saleroom
01 July 2024A wheellock sporting arm from the renowned Cabinet d’Armes of King Louis XIII (1601-43) is for sale at Rock Island Auction Company (RIAC) from August 23-25.
Personal signed Churchill letter to his old teacher adds up to £14,000
01 July 2024“You were the only person who ever succeeded in teaching me mathematics or indeed - let me add - in making me work at anything that did not excite my interest. I regard my work at mathematics under your care as the most salutary mental discipline I ever received.”
Bidders fired up for exceptional flintlock
01 July 2024A flintlock duck gun hailed as exceptional by Olympia Auctions fully lived up to its billing when it shot past an estimate of £60,000-80,000 to hammer down at £380,000 on June 26.