Latest News Articles by Tom Derbyshire
A Gillows side cabinet is among five lots to watch
13 March 2023With estimates from £400, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week
Receipt now reveals Nelson’s specs appeal
06 March 2023Nelson’s life and work has been exhaustively researched and evaluated since the day he died.
An 18th century bureau cabinet is among five lots to watch
06 March 2023With estimates from £800, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week.
Comic where Roy of the Rovers makes his debut comes to auction
27 February 2023For many British schoolchildren Roy of the Rovers was just as famous as any of the real-life footballers of the day.
An Edward Burne-Jones stained glass window by Morris & Co is among five lots to watch
27 February 2023With estimates from £300, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week.
Auction marks end of an era for textiles dealer Peta Smyth
27 February 2023Peta Smyth has been dealing in antique textiles since 1976 and her shop at 42 Moreton Street in Pimlico, west London, is renowned for its extensive array of fine textiles, attracting a loyal and diverse clientele of interior designers, antiques dealers and collectors.
Previews: issue 2582
27 February 2023A selection of 11 upcoming lots available at UK and Irish auctions.
A rare 16th century livery cupboard is among five lots to watch
20 February 2023With estimates from £800, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week.
Civil engineer’s career took him from Grimsby to Brazil
20 February 2023A substantial Victorian monocular microscope auctioned by Flints (25% buyer’s premium) dated 1858 and 1863 on the objectives was not only a good bit of kit with lots of accessories included but came signed with the owner’s name in several places.
Navigate a route, north and south
20 February 2023Jason Clarke Antiques has for sale at £8500 this unusually large 9in diameter, c.1770, universal equinoctial ring dial by Dollond of London
Optical expertise all round
20 February 2023The famous firm of Negretti & Zambra was formed in London in 1850 by the Italian-born Henry Negretti and Joseph Warren Zambra
Marine clock of Titanic type on offer
20 February 2023London auctioneer Charles Miller holds his next Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art auction on April 25
Edison Electric Pen turned out to be good for tattooing, not so for copying
20 February 2023Thomas Edison’s electric pen might not have flourished as planned for the purpose of duplicating documents but if you have a tattoo you can be thankful.
Quadrant provided early help if all at sea
20 February 2023The Winter Maritime Sale at Eldreds on February 28-March 1 includes an 18th century Islamic brass quadrant made in the Maghreb region of north-west Africa.
Prize winning horizontal steam engine shows ‘exceptional engineering’
20 February 2023Steam engine made in France and later installed in Sussex museum graced same exhibition as the Eiffel Tower
When Short Brothers started to hit the heights
20 February 2023This instrument dates from the founding days of one of the world’s most significant aerospace manufacturers: Short Brothers
Gems from a golden age of French automata
20 February 2023The Paris firm of Roullet & Decamps was famous for automata, walking and moving dolls and toys.
Telescope on offer from renowned German maker
20 February 2023Georg Merz and Joseph Mahler took over the Utzschneider & Fraunhofer company in 1839.