Latest News Articles by Tom Derbyshire
Arnhem hero was a lifesaver
27 May 2024Medal group sold for £43,000 at a Devon sale recognised the bravery of a medic who cared for others
Vendor chuffed as collection of British Railways photos pulls into Tennants
27 May 2024'Large and comprehensive' was the apt description used by Tennants (24% buyer’s premium) for a collection of British Railways photographs and slides offered on April 3.
Ready to fight factory fires
27 May 2024This Huntley & Palmers factory fire service helmet with white metal mounts and H&P monogram was the highlight of a collection offered at Kent saleroom Bentley’s (20% buyer’s premium) on May 15.
Displays stand out at auction even without a toy
27 May 2024The importance of an original box in good condition to the value of a toy is well known. But what about a display without any toy in sight, box or no box?
Doctor’s atlas proved just the remedy for a changing world
27 May 2024A world atlas produced by a Dublin-born man who is considered the first US commercial publisher made its way to the Irish capital to be sold at auction house Adam’s (25% buyer’s premium).
French Revolutionary bonnet is among five lots to watch
20 May 2024With estimates from £400, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week
Fixture list lined up two sports auctions in Glasgow
20 May 2024News that Celtic and Rangers no longer automatically qualify for the Champions League next season put a bit of a dampener on Scottish football.
Batty cricket idea ended up full of holes
20 May 2024Sports stars are always looking for small incremental improvements in performance that can prove crucial to the result.
Prices high for Man Utd programme rarities
20 May 2024A football programme for for the Estudiantes de la Plata v Manchester United Intercontinental Cup final on September 25, 1968, hammered down at a top-estimate £10,000 in Shropshire.
Bake to basics approach to bread making
20 May 2024Owen Simmons was a bit of a bread fan, it is fair to say. A lecturer at the National Bakery School in London, he produced the lavish book shown here.
Early memorabilia gets pulse racing for cycling enthusiasts
20 May 2024Archive sold in Somerset and bugle offered in Dorset reflect the first organised cycling clubs
Cryptography book creates a Shakespearean drama
20 May 2024Cryptoryptomentyces et Cryptographiae has been described as ‘arguably the most complete tome on esoteric cryptography ever published’, an esoteric claim to fame in itself.
A ‘dog kennel’ vesta case is among five lots to watch
13 May 2024With estimates from £300, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week.
Shackleton’s farewell from South Georgia
13 May 2024A letter from Ernest Shackleton to a supporter, written from South Georgia on the eve of his final departure on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, was offered at Charles Miller’s (24% buyer’s premium) latest Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art sale.
Lobby card for The Mummy discovered at auction
13 May 2024A rare lobby card for The Mummy was brought to life at an auction in Los Angeles
Alfies unveils new street level arcade and seeks to bring in new visitors
13 May 2024A large shark and tarot card reading might seem a bizarre way to bring visitors into a north-west London antiques centre but there is method behind the apparent madness.
Bernini stars in first Dickinson sculpture exhibition
13 May 2024Dickinson holds its first exhibition in the field with Renaissance artists going under the spotlight
Philip Mould collaborates on his first Treasure House stand
13 May 2024Art dealer Philip Mould and interior designer Edward Bulmer first met in their early 20s while students at East Anglia University and have remained friends ever since.
MS Rau opens pop up in Colorado
13 May 2024New Orleans art, antiques and jewellery firm MS Rau is expanding and will open a second seasonal location in Colorado, on June 6.