Latest News Articles by Tom Derbyshire
Latest auction house appointments
13 February 2018A round-up of people in the news, in UK and US salerooms.
Pick of the Week: First World War women's uniforms come to the fore at Kent auction
12 February 2018With the centenary of the act that enfranchised female voters aged over 30 very much in the headlines, a collection of First World War uniforms and a photo album sold by C&T Auctioneers (20% buyer’s premium) underlines the role played by women in that conflict.
Holts reloads its London auction base
12 February 2018After more than a decade of holding auctions in west London, Holts Auctioneers is relocating to a new saleroom to the south-east of the capital this March.
Auction house duo make everything rosy at an idyllic location
12 February 2018It’s lucky that Michael Scott and Paul Hodson are such firm friends, or the next War of the Roses could break out.
The enduring appeal of Rorke’s Drift valour
12 February 2018The Zulu War medal awarded to Driver Charles Robson, batman to commanding officer Lieutenant John Chard during the epic defence of Rorke’s Drift, sold for £110,000 at Dix Noonan Webb on March 2.
Buffalo Road musician sets Miller on way to specialist sale
12 February 2018Three years since he launched his Suffolk auction house Bishop & Miller, managing director Oliver Miller is fine-tuning his sales line-up.
Liverpool FC memorabilia from old Main Stand at Anfield ready to score at auction
08 February 2018Liverpool FC supporters are being given the opportunity to own a piece of Reds’ history in a special memorabilia auction being held at Anfield.
Very early aviation photos at auction show first commercial flight in England
07 February 2018What would you guess was the purpose of the first ever commercial flight taken in England? Taking passengers from London to Edinburgh perhaps? Or maybe a sightseeing trip over tourist attractions?
Royal Armouries buys rare British rifle from Holts Auctioneers
05 February 2018A rare British rifle made for colonial use has been bought by the Royal Armouries in Leeds from Holts Auctioneers.
How a £1 coin produced in error could now be worth over £1000 at auction
02 February 2018Not every coin has to be old to have value for collectors. A £1 coin struck in error just last year is estimated at £1000-1400 in the TimeLine Auctions February 20-24 sale.
Football programmes at auction recall when Wolves were champions of the world and inspired European Cup
01 February 2018Wolves may now be flying high at the top of the Championship after decades of underachievement but nearly 70 years ago they were soaring to European heights, as football programmes up at auction demonstrate.
Original letters from Nelson's captains offer memorabilia at lower price levels
31 January 2018The never-ending wave of Nelson-related memorabilia crashing in to saleroom shores brings a group of autograph letters with links to the great admiral to auction in Cheshire.
First World War posters at auction show value of excellent condition
30 January 2018Subject matter and rarity aside, a major concern for poster collectors is condition, as a group of First World War recruitment posters proved when sold at Brighton General Auctions.
Franklin Arctic Medal discovery emerges at Young’s Auctions
29 January 2018An Arctic Medal with a provenance indicating it was awarded to a member of the doomed Franklin Expedition which vanished searching for the elusive Northwest Passage has surfaced at a Surrey auction house.
Arctic Medal with provenance to Franklin expedition crewman comes to Surrey auction
26 January 2018An Arctic Medal with a provenance indicating it was awarded to a member of the doomed Franklin Expedition which vanished into the icy wastes searching for the elusive Northwest Passage has surfaced at a Surrey auction house.
Call goes out to bid for alarm clock owned by Kenneth Williams of Carry On fame
24 January 2018Carry on bidding at Catherine Southon’s auction on March 7 and you stand a chance of buying an alarm clock which once made sure Kenneth Williams wasn’t late for filming.
Chiswick makes more hires amid move to fortnightly ‘interiors’ sales format
22 January 2018Chiswick Auctions has taken on a trio of books specialists from Bloomsbury Auctions as the west London saleroom kicks off 2018 with a new sales programme.
Large collection of toy robots marches into Wiltshire auction
18 January 2018If you worried about robots becoming a threat to jobs, or even to humanity, look away now. If you are, however, fascinated by the more benign impact of toy robots, then keep on reading about a Chippenham Auction Rooms sale.
How Reginald Cheetham's huge collection of militaria was housed in a two up two down home
15 January 2018Collectors can often be as fascinating as a collection itself. Take Reginald J Cheetham, an extraordinary man who amassed a huge array of items now coming up for auction at the Adam Partridge saleroom.
Strike a light for lost world of smoke
15 January 2018A gentleman retires to his designated smoker’s chair, picks up his meerschaum pipe and Dunhill lighter and puffs away contentedly by his hearth… a vanished scenario in the UK today but recreated in the antiques world in these three items from December auctions.