Latest News Articles by Tom Derbyshire
Previews: issue 2532
28 February 2022A selection of 13 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
Busby Babe belongings come to Budd auction
21 February 2022Poignant items related to ‘Busby Babe’ Duncan Edwards that were kept safe by his girlfriend after his death following the Munich air disaster are for sale in a Sports Memorabilia auction to be held by specialist Graham Budd on March 8-9.
Previews: issue 2531
21 February 2022A selection of 15 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
Busby Babe Duncan Edwards' belongings kept by his girlfriend now come to auction
16 February 2022Poignant lots related to ‘Busby Babe’ Duncan Edwards that were kept safe by his girlfriend after his death following the Munich air disaster are for sale in a Sports Memorabilia auction to be held by specialist Graham Budd on March 8-9.
Pick of the week: Franklin connection boosts medal group
14 February 2022The search for doomed explorer John Franklin grips collectors almost as much as expeditions of discovery themselves.
Knockout £50,000 for Casino Royale first
07 February 2022When Ian Fleming sent an initial typescript of his first James Bond book Casino Royale to his good friend Paul Gallico asking if it was publishable, he got the reply “the book is a knockout!”.
Previews: issue 2529
07 February 2022A selection of 11 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
RAF Museum buys medals awarded to last surviving Tirpitz attacker from 617 (Dambuster) Squadron
03 February 2022The medal group awarded to the last surviving RAF pilot of 617 (Dambuster) Squadron to attack the German battleship Tirpitz has been sold to the RAF Museum via a sale arranged by London auction house Dix Noonan Webb.
Caravanette offers accommodation on the go
31 January 2022If you cannot decide on whether to collect dolls’ houses or toy vehicles, try this lot offered at Lawrences (25% buyer’s premium) of Crewkerne.
‘Traditional’ bears up well
31 January 2022Prices for more traditional toys such as dolls and teddy bears may not be at the heights of years gone by, but demand remains strong for the best items and rarities.
Previews: issue 2528
31 January 2022A selection of 16 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
Variations that are key to Star Wars figure value
31 January 2022As in so many collecting fields, slight variations can be key when it comes to pricing of TV generation toys.
Rocking horses: the mane attraction
31 January 2022Two of the main manufacturers of rocking horses – and competitors – featured in two salerooms recently.
German mass market appeal
31 January 2022A rare large-scale Erzgebirge mid-19th century painted wooden market was one of the stand-out lots of the largest-ever Toys, Dolls, Dolls’ Houses and Teddy Bears sale to be staged by Special Auction Services (20% buyer’s premium) in Newbury.
Tiny teawares for a ‘little miss’
31 January 2022Halls (23% buyer’s premium) offered the Enid and Bruce Moulder collection of toy teawares via a timed online auction that closed on November 23.
Doll was given with royal seal of approval
31 January 2022An English all-wooden doll originally presented by Queen Charlotte to her goddaughter sold for $200,000 (£148,000) at a US auction.
Macaw blimey: a Sarah Stone collection for sale
31 January 2022Mallams is selling a collection of around 30 watercolours by the British natural history illustrator and painter, Sarah Stone (c.1760-1844).
Clowning around on a tricycle
31 January 2022A rare, early 20th century Fischer tin clown tricycle wind-up toy sold for a premium-inclusive $2300 (£1725) despite not being in working condition.
Buyers keeping eyes on toys as investments
31 January 2022A new American firm, LCG (Legacy Collectibles Group) Auctions, sold what it described as “the highest graded Cobra Commander GI Joe action figure in existence” in a timed sale last year.
Toys & collectables: Mini drivers power into saleroom
31 January 2022Pedal cars are regular visitors to salerooms but rarer powered versions were also produced for children to use, partly for road safety training