Latest News Articles by Tom Derbyshire
Pick of the week: Belting result for Action Man
05 September 2022A lot offering Action Man outfits and accessories from the flock hair period c.1970 sold for 100 times the low estimate at a Devon saleroom thanks to a considerable rarity it contained.
A piece of Mouseman furniture and a psychologist's portrait are among six lots to watch
05 September 2022With estimates from £200-6000, here are six previews of items coming up at auction this week.
Previews: issue 2558
05 September 2022A selection of eight upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.
First Victoria Cross awarded to a civilian comes up at auction
29 August 2022The first Victoria Cross awarded to a civilian is coming up for auction at Noonans on September 14.
Second World War nurse's cloak is among five lots to watch this week
29 August 2022With estimates from £150-4500, here are five previews of items upcoming up at auction this week.
Previews: issue 2557
29 August 2022A selection of 14 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.
Rare autograph of England’s first-ever football captain emerges at auction
29 August 2022Two sporting ‘firsts’ are being marked by lots coming up in separate auctions this month.
‘Lisbon Lions’ link makes the difference to result
22 August 2022In its catalogue notes for the July 22 Scottish Greats: Football, Golf, Fishing and more sale, McTear’s (24% buyer’s premium) was careful to say regarding a football shirt on offer that it could give no guarantee it was exactly as billed.
Previews: issue 2556
22 August 2022A selection of eight upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
Fourteen bidders eager for a slice of the illusion action
22 August 2022Percy Thomas Tibbles, born in Hampstead, London, in 1881, was destined to become famous for cutting women in half.
Eyelashes help Sasha doll flutter to £1000
22 August 2022Sasha dolls were popular presents in the sixties and seventies and still in demand enough at auction today to hit four figures.
I’ll definitely swap for a Billy Meredith…
22 August 2022The appetite for early Manchester United memorabilia is strong – even for a player who started out at their arch-rivals
Pilkington’s St George so good it was worth a repeat
15 August 2022A large plaster relief panel executed by Pilkington’s, designed by Gordon Forsyth and modelled by Richard Joyce, will be offered at Gildings next month.
A remarkable Jacobite goblet is among five lots to watch this week
15 August 2022With estimates from £250-5000, here are five previews of items coming up at auction.
Calm head in face of mutiny
15 August 2022Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Kelly (1871-1936) had a decent wartime career in the Royal Navy but it was a peacetime crisis that also showed his skills: the Invergordon Mutiny.
Internet research now a huge influence on a buoyant medals market, says Spink's department head
15 August 2022To get an idea of the healthy nature of the medals market at the moment, consider the Victoria Cross sold at Spink (20% buyer’s premium) this summer.
Previews: issue 2555
15 August 2022A selection of eight upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
Life lost when saving others
15 August 2022Unique medal combinations will always catch a collector’s eye, particularly when accompanied by a highly emotive backstory.
Buyer goes deep into Gulley
15 August 2022This cased pair of English flintlock duelling pistols by Joseph Gulley, London, c.1810-15, sold for £8600 at Halls (20/12% buyer’s premium) in a timed online sale that ended on August 2.
London armour sale helps New York museum
15 August 2022A composite German full armour, c.1500-10, from a European Collection was one of the highlights of Thomas Del Mar’s (25% buyer’s premium) sale of Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria held at Olympia Auctions on June 29.