Latest News Articles by Tom Derbyshire
Keeping the memories alive on the Isle of Man
23 November 2020A local community charity on the Isle of Man, the Knockaloe Trust, keeps alive the memory of the German internees housed there in the First World War and aids research.
Auction previews: issue 2469
23 November 2020A selection of 16 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.
Auction previews: issue 2468
16 November 2020A selection of 17 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.
A new chapter of Simcock’s career
16 November 2020As Keith Chapman of Modern Art Auctions in Scarborough says, he rarely prints catalogues but coming up in his next auction is “such a good collection of a very underrated artist, we have made an exception”.
Museum buys memorial plaque of Great War’s ‘first black officer’
14 November 2020The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Museum (Royal Warwickshire) has bought a First World War ‘dead man’s penny’ memorial plaque.
Red alert: Macallan matured for 78 years
09 November 2020The oldest bottle released from The Macallan Distillery – and the oldest age statement whisky ever offered at auction – has sold for a premium-inclusive £756,400 in London.
Auction previews: issue 2467
09 November 2020A selection of 16 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland. While care has been taken in compiling these previews, we strongly advise that you also check with the saleroom concerned in case of cancellations or postponements because of the latest Covid-19 lockdowns and restrictions.
Crude and rude for more than 40 years – Viz No1 comic comes to auction
09 November 2020Fat Sod, Skinhead, Colin the Amiable Crocodile and Victor Pratt the Stupid Twat were introduced to the public in the form of a comic offered in a Newcastle pub in December 1979. Forty-one years later that comic is still going strong: Viz.
Phwoarrrr - first ever Viz comic comes up for sale
07 November 2020Fat Sod, Skinhead, Colin the Amiable Crocodile and Victor Pratt the Stupid Twat were introduced to the public in the form of a comic offered in a Newcastle pub in December 1979.
Remembering the Great War’s ‘first black officer’
02 November 2020A First World War ‘dead man’s penny’ memorial plaque awarded to a soldier believed to be the first black officer commissioned into a British army regiment during the conf lict and the first black officer casualty is coming up at auction.
Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson rarities emerge in studio archive
02 November 2020An archive cleared from Bray Studios after Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson’s production company wrapped up its final series of Terrahawks in the mid-1980s is coming to auction at Surrey firm Ewbank’s on November 30.
Auction previews: issue 2466
02 November 2020A selection of 16 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.
Auction previews: issue 2465
26 October 2020A selection of 16 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.
Art Deco poster rides into Edinburgh auction
19 October 2020This striking example of Art Deco poster design promotes the Blue Train: the luxury overnight express between Calais and the French Riviera named after the dark blue Compagnie International des Wagons-Lits carriages used when the service resumed after the First World War.
Louis Vuitton trunk made to aid the war effort offered in Munich
19 October 2020As travel possibilities opened up with the advent of railways and steamships, the question of how to transport belongings became an important one. One of the first manufacturers to tackle this with great success was entrepreneur and designer Louis Vuitton (1821-92).
William Russell Flint railway poster for Bamburgh emerges at Onslows
19 October 2020Sir William Russell Flint (1890-1969) is an artist well known for his watercolours, often featuring exotic landscapes and ladies with not a lot on.
Auction previews: issue 2464
19 October 2020A selection of 14 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.
Two wheels v four legs
19 October 2020Tim Bryars’ enthusiasm for the “democratisation of travel” extends well beyond the railways.
Bradshaw off the mark as a mapmaker
19 October 2020Before railway mania came canal mania – key to the Industrial Revolution. This 1830 second edition copy of George Bradshaw’s 'Map of Canals, Navigable Rivers, Rail Road &c. in the Midland Counties of England from Actual Survey' sold for £500 (estimate £200-300) at Forum Auctions (25/20/12% buyer’s premium) on October 8.
Soviet travel posters included in Surrey auction
19 October 2020Ewbank’s of Send, Surrey, will feature a series of rare 1930s Soviet travel posters in its Vintage Posters auction on October 30.