Latest News Articles by Tom Derbyshire
Hornby train sets still on the right track after 100 years
20 July 2020The Hornby train set is 100 years old this year. ATG reports on the sale of a remarkable century-old survivor plus highlights from across the UK regions
Auction previews: issue 2452
20 July 2020Sixteen upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.
Pick of the week: Exhibition quality lugger models sail into Charles Miller’s auction
13 July 2020Whoever H Twyman was, his talents as a craftsman are beyond doubt.
Go through the keyhole to find special appeal of 19th century doll’s house
13 July 2020A 19th century doll’s house sold for £8500 at North Yorkshire saleroom Tennants (20% buyer’s premium) – but its real appeal came from what was inside.
Auction previews: issue 2451
13 July 2020Sixteen upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
Auction previews: issue 2450
06 July 2020Sixteen upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
Whiteside football collection up for sale
06 July 2020Pub quiz time: who was the youngest player to appear in a World Cup, the youngest to score in a League Cup Final and FA Cup Final, made his debut for Manchester United at 16 and was their youngest captain at the age of 20?
Norman Whiteside football memorabilia collection to be sold in Surrey auction
01 July 2020Pub quiz time: who was the youngest player to appear in a World Cup, the youngest to score in a League Cup Final and FA Cup Final, made his debut for Manchester United at 16 and was their youngest captain at the age of 20?
Auction previews: issue 2449
29 June 2020Sixteen upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
Militaria: Bismarck’s visor cap leads auction selection of military uniforms
22 June 2020Military uniforms reached their ornamental peak in the 19th century Western Europe – with the leaders of the day sharing in their ostentation
Medal awarded to Victorian soldier wounded at Rorke’s Drift sells to doctor at auction
22 June 2020A Zulu War medal awarded to a Victorian soldier severely wounded while fighting in the hospital building at Rorke’s Drift has been bought at auction – by a doctor.
American collector secures original Second World War RAF ensign flag
22 June 2020An American collector bought this original Second World War RAF ensign flag at a recent East Bristol Auctions (18% buyer’s premium).
Bidding contest for Nelson letter from HMS Victory and medal group from Battle of the Nile
22 June 2020A signed memorandum letter sent by Nelson from HMS Victory to one of his captains sold for a mid-estimate £3200 at a recent TW Gaze (18% buyer’s premium) auction in Diss in Norfolk.
Painting of Battle of the Nile veteran’s fundraiser emerges at Charles Miller
22 June 2020Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of the Nile was the 'Vanguard'. An oil on canvas coming up at Charles Miller’s July 7 auction in west London features a very unusual portrayal of this vessel.
The other evacuation at the time of Dunkirk
22 June 2020The 80th anniversary of Operation Dynamo, aka the Dunkirk evacuation in May-June 1940, has been in the headlines recently. However, less well known is the fate of the British 51st Highland Division almost 100 miles further along the French coast.
Rare spy camera disguised as pocket watch from 1905 brings bidding battle between two museums
15 June 2020A rare ‘pocket watch’ sold by East Bristol Auctions (18% buyer’s premium) was more surveillance device than timekeeper.
Auction previews: issue 2447
15 June 2020Fifteen upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
Pick of the week: Into battle armed with bagpipes
18 May 2020As the Scottish regiments went over the top on July 1, 1916 – the fateful First Day of the Somme – they were led into battle by the wail of bagpipes.
The force is with first-ever Star Wars poster
11 May 2020A long time ago, a poster costing $1.75 launched a series of films set in a galaxy far, far away. Forty-four years later, that series has become the phenomenally successful Star Wars blockbuster and a rare example of that same design sold at auction for £4000.
Wolverhampton Wanderers FA Cup and Olympic medals sell at Mullock’s
11 May 2020A gold winner’s medal awarded for the 1893 FA Cup – Wolverhampton Wanderers’ first major trophy – sold for £8000 at Mullock’s (20% buyer’s premium) on April 29-30.