Latest News Articles by Tom Derbyshire
Budd nails it with a timely Derby Day lot
06 June 2022Sports specialist Graham Budd’s auction on May 25-26 included lots with strong Derby interest in the run-up to this year’s race held at Epsom on Saturday.
Reminders of Derby Day glory sell at auction just before the big race
31 May 2022This Saturday, June 4 is Derby Day - one of the five classic English horse races.
Civil War general Grant's revolvers set US saleroom house record
30 May 2022A pair of revolvers presented to American Civil War general and later US president Ulysses S Grant soldfor $4.4m (£3.61m) or $5.17m with premium.
Previews: issue 2545
30 May 2022A selection of 11 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.
Support for the monarchy still strong as commemorative items bring demand at auction
30 May 2022Special look at the cross-over market for coronation and commemorative items
Smaller Boehm statue of Queen Victoria finds admiration at auction
30 May 2022Joseph Edgar Boehm (1834-9) was commissioned to make a statue to mark the golden jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887.
Previews: issue 2544
23 May 2022A selection of 15 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.
Four-figure sum is sign of a healthy railwayana market
23 May 2022The classic enamel station totem signs used in the early days of the newly formed British Railways have long shown their pulling power at auction.
Sergio Aguero shirt worn when scoring last-gasp Man City title winner in 2012 comes up at auction
18 May 2022Probably best to look away now if you are a Man Utd fan...
Throwing light on proceedings at west London auction
16 May 2022London auctioneer overcomes power cut to complete sale including a mighty Fresnel lens
Previews: issue 2543
16 May 2022A selection of 15 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.
Titanic twists of fate: tale of two auction lots in the US and UK
11 May 2022Fate played a cruel hand in the case of two Titanic passengers whose stories have come to light through recent auction lots.
‘Liberation dolls’ come to auction in Newbury
09 May 2022When the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp was liberated on April 15, 1945, a party of British Red Cross nurses and doctors stayed and tended those they could help back to health.
Previews: issue 2542
09 May 2022A selection of 16 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.
Paradise before the horrors of war
09 May 2022One of the last five works created by the German Expressionist August Macke is for sale at Ketterer Kunst after being family owned for almost 100 years.
Pick of the week: Record price for an RAF Victoria Cross
02 May 2022The Battle of Britain or Dambusters are usually involved when it comes to sizeable Royal Air Force medal results.
Car badges make a statement at auction
02 May 2022Charterhouse (25% buyer’s premium) has been holding auctions of classic cars, motorcycles and automobilia for nearly 20 years.
Previews: issue 2541
02 May 2022A selection of 12 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.
Heuer helps rally timing
02 May 2022Described by Bonhams (15% buyer’s premium) as “the ultimate in rally equipment from the 1960s”, a pair of stopwatches mounted on an original Heuer plate intended to be attached to the dashboard of a racing or rally car received a suitably enthusiastic response.
BP battered but still four figures
02 May 2022‘Significant damage and rust’ was spot on as a catalogue description when it came to an enamel sign sold at Cotswold Auction Company (22% buyer’s premium) on February 8. It was a mess.