Latest News Articles by Tom Derbyshire
Dolls from full house dubbed a ‘collector’s dream’
04 March 2024What Special Auction Services (20% buyer’s premium) in Newbury billed as “the largest and most valuable doll collection to been seen at auction for 25 years” went under the hammer on February 22 with a further slice to come in April.
Thundercats Tongue-A-Saurus grabbed by eager bidder
04 March 2024As with many 1980s toys, the Thundercats range was produced to accompany a TV or film series.
Fashion accessory for a 1930s foxy lady
04 March 2024An Arctic fox fur owned and worn by a 1930s movie star dubbed Britain’s answer to Ginger Rogers turned heads at a Derby saleroom.
Could be a lucky 13: all white rugby shirt won by an All Black for the first time is up for sale
01 March 2024A shirt from the first time the famed All Blacks played in all white is going up for auction next week.
Museum buys fragment thought to be from trail blazing pilot Amy Johnson's crashed plane
28 February 2024Kent Battle of Britain Museum has bought a fragment of wreckage believed to be from the last plane flown by pioneering British aviator Amy Johnson in 1941.
Jack the Ripper items from police investigator come to auction for the first time
26 February 2024A previously unknown collection of items related to the Jack the Ripper murders will be offered at auction by Whitton & Laing in Exeter on March 22.
A picture by Newlyn School artist Midge Bruford is among five lots to watch
26 February 2024With estimates from £400, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week.
Oops: the scripts that get left behind
26 February 2024Film and TV stars must be a forgetful bunch, if lots sold at two recent UK auctions are anything to go by.
Classic Tudor mansion house treasures on offer
26 February 2024The contents of Sandford Orcas Manor will be sold at auction by Duke’s of Dorchester on March 6.
Historic family collection from Tudor manor house comes to auction in Dorset
23 February 2024The contents of Sandford Orcas Manor, a Tudor manor house occupied by just two families over the past 470 years, is coming to auction next month.
Oops: the Star Wars and Friends scripts left behind when the stars moved on
21 February 2024Film and TV stars must be a forgetful bunch, if lots sold at two recent UK auctions are anything to go by.
Fascinating backstory of Mouseman furniture owned by same family since new comes to light
19 February 2024Mouseman furniture is a hugely popular if not exactly uncommon sight at auction but it is not so often you see a group with a backstory as comprehensive as that coming up at a Buckinghamshire saleroom.
An Art Nouveau ring by Henri Dubret is among five lots to watch
19 February 2024With estimates from £400, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week.
Auction magic from a very different Potter
19 February 2024Richard Potter (1783-1835) is considered the first successful stage magician born in the US and African-American celebrity.
Medals of SAS hero who fought alongside the legendary Paddy Mayne in a 'suicidal' rescue mission make £41,000
13 February 2024Renowned SAS commander 'Paddy' Mayne was so courageous (and hard as nails) he won not one but four Distinguished Service Order awards during the Second World War.
Rediscovered society portrait is among five lots to watch
12 February 2024With estimates from £200, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week.
Fantasy mag key to creating Games Workshop empire
12 February 2024Once considered to be the refuge of geeky teenagers, fantasy and sci-fi role playing and tabletop gaming is now hugely popular, with various celebs keen to proclaim their passion for all things orc and elf.