Latest News Articles by Tom Derbyshire
Career launched by pocket money pottery purchases
15 January 2018Not only is industrious Derbyshire auction house Hansons about to launch its new saleroom down south, but it is also starting a new sale format building on the popular tribal art collecting scene.
Halls’ shake-up revives stand-alone Asian sale
15 January 2018New year brings a new sales calendar at Halls of Shrewsbury, not least launching a dedicated Asian art auction.
Buyers take note of Algernon Newton
15 January 2018Algernon Newton (1880-1968) is one of those British artists whose pictures went unnoticed for many years.
Salerooms feel the tribe is right
15 January 2018The rising popularity of the tribal art collecting scene is tempting auction houses to take steps in that direction.
Auction house appointments at Moore Allen & Innocent and Keys
15 January 2018Lucie Rowe, who started her career with Cirencester auction house Moore Allen & Innocent 15 years ago as a part-time saleday porter, has been promoted to her first management position: assistant saleroom manager.
Italian Navy diver watch captured from German frogman in Second World War on offer at Fellows auction
10 January 2018The saying ‘to the victor go the spoils’ sums up the many items appearing at auction which were ‘liberated’ by Allied troops in the Second World War, with a watch on offer at Fellows a perfect example.
John Lennon mini motorbike comes to auction
08 January 2018What could be more rock ‘n’ roll than roaring around your own extensive estate on a motorbike, helter skelter? The H&H Classics saleroom is offering one such machine.
Stan Mortensen 1953 FA Cup final hat-trick football to be offered at Derbyshire auction
06 January 2018With a full weekend of FA Cup action kicking off last night, it is a perfect time to reveal that the only football ever used to score a hat-trick in an FA Cup final at the original Wembley Stadium is coming up at auction.
Create your own home cinema with film posters and seats on sale at auction
04 January 2018Televisions are so large these days that watching films in your own house has its own big screen quality. You could enhance the home cinema experience thanks to lots coming up at a Gloucestershire saleroom.
Early coin proof sets prove to be in high demand at London auction
28 December 2017Judging by the number of coin proof sets that have been issued in Elizabeth II’s reign, they have become very popular with collectors. But these Royal Mint sets date much further back and are now sought-after at auction.
Nelson and Lawrence of Arabia footwear stroll to Hansons auction success
23 December 2017Footwear is always topical at this time of year thanks to careless Cinderella and her mislaid slipper. So it’s a perfect chance to bring news of a couple of intriguing items sold at Derbyshire saleroom Hansons.
Psychedelic music poster by Martin Sharp captures Sixties spirit at Batemans auction
20 December 2017The psychedelic posters produced to promote the likes of Bob Dylan, Cream and Jimi Hendrix encapsulate the spirit of the Sixties – and can catch the eye at auction, such as the Batemans sale this month.
Marilyn’s sultry happy birthday song to JFK
18 December 2017The night, just three months before her death, that Marilyn Monroe sang ‘Happy Birthday’ in sultry tones at a Democratic Party fundraiser celebrating John F Kennedy’s 45th birthday caused quite a sensation.
Single-owner Cartier-Bresson collection in the New York picture
18 December 2017The famous photographs of Henri Cartier-Bresson are no strangers to salerooms but it is not every day that you find 120 lots being offered from a single-owner collection.
Lawrence of Arabia sandals emerge from supermarket carrier bag into Derbyshire auction
14 December 2017A supermarket carrier bag concealed a battle-weary but still wearable pair of sandals worn by Lawrence of Arabia.
Miner turned vet then art historian comes to Winchester exhibition
13 December 2017In covering art and antiques, it is easy to overlook the role of the collector in among the people who created objects in the first place, and of course the dealers and auctioneers who sell them. But one collector, the late David Brown, is the subject of a show coming up in Winchester.
Rare and record Henry VII testoon coin sold in London auction is bought by Royal Mint Museum
12 December 2017A scarce coin showing a portrait of the first Tudor monarch has been bought at auction on behalf of the Royal Mint Museum for £44,000.
Rare engraving of the Canterbury Magna Carta is bought at local auction by the city's cathedral
11 December 2017A rare engraving of ‘Canterbury’s Magna Carta’ of 1215 has been saved for the Kent city after it appeared in a sale at The Canterbury Auction Galleries.
Gold box marks freedom of New York awarded to American naval hero who captured British ship
11 December 2017The War of 1812 was something of a shock to the Royal Navy. Still basking in the glow of victories such as the Battle of the Nile and of course Trafalgar, British ships seemed unbeatable.
Tibet in the frame from golf to gore
11 December 2017Wiltshire auction house Henry Aldridge & Son (17.5% buyer’s premium) has established a reputation for Titanic memorabilia thanks to two specialist sales a year. Thanks to a lot sold in the November 11 auction, the Devizes firm also has a handy sideline in early photographs of Tibet.