Latest News Articles by Dom Walbanke
Music to vendor’s ears as Francois Nicole box doubles estimate at auction
03 October 2024A rare example from a pioneer of modern musical boxes came for sale at Lawrences of Crewkerne
EH Shepard Wind in the Willows illustration among Forum Auctions sale highlights
02 October 2024A selection of important British works were on offer at Forum Auctions, including these four highlights that hammered over estimate
Shirt worn by first black player to play for England Viv Anderson goes to auction
27 September 2024Viv Anderson made his historic debut in 1978 against Czechoslovakia. Now the shirt he wore that day heads to Graham Budd Auctions
First English edition of The Prince doubles estimate in Essex
26 September 2024A rare copy of the first English edition of Niccolo Machiavelli’s seminal 1532 book 'The Prince' was snapped up at an auction in Colchester.
Important Assyrian artefact returned to Iraq after being held in UK for 22 years
25 September 2024An ancient Assyrian artefact stolen from an archaeological site in Iraq in the early 1990s has been returned to the country after being stored for an extended period by the Metropolitan Police in London.
Trevillion's 'favoured' sketch of Churchill emerges at Hansons
24 September 2024A Winston Churchill (1874-1965) portrait personally signed by the former prime minister heads to Hansons on November 20.
Boxing prints power their way beyond estimates
23 September 2024On a wintry February day in 1789 in a field on the outskirts of Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, a fight between Irishman Michael Ryan and English champion Thomas Johnson was heating up.
Medal awarded to sergeant who freed fellow gunner when bailing among lots at Baldwin’s
21 September 2024Air gunner Sergeant Derrick John Allen was returning from an operation to Dusseldorf when his Lancaster was attacked several times – forcing the crew to bail.
Christie’s expands to Middle East with presence in Saudi Arabia
20 September 2024Christie’s becomes the first international auction house to secure a presence in the Gulf state and appoints managing director in the kingdom.
Trevor Francis collection heads to auction
19 September 2024Britain’s first million-pound player won two European Cups under Brian Clough as part of a sparkling footballing career – now his personal collection heads to auction
Cigarette card lights up Reading auction
30 August 2024A c.1912 cigarette card showing baseball pitcher Rube Marquard was given a ballpark estimate of £300-500 at Loddon Auctions.
Babe Ruth’s ‘called shot’ New York Yankees jersey sets record for any sporting collectable
28 August 2024The 1932 World Series jersey sold at Heritage Auctions for $24.1m, setting a new high for any piece of sporting memorabilia
Would you believe it? Rare Billy Nicholls LP appears at auction
27 August 2024'Would You Believe' was geared up to be Britain’s response to 'Pet Sounds' by The Beach Boys but was instead shelved
Unpublished Muhammad Ali photographs and film to be auctioned in Wiltshire
22 August 2024A series of unpublished photographs and film reel of Muhammad Ali (1942-2016) for a 1971 advert for a non-alcoholic beverage will be offered at RWB Auctions on September 11.
Hats off to Indiana Jones after famous fedora makes $500,000
21 August 2024The famous hat was one of many props from blockbuster films to appear at Propstore’s August auction
Air hostess' autographs collected onboard Concorde take off at auction
20 August 2024Concorde’s capability to fly at twice the speed of sound and travel from London to New York in three hours attracted the rich and famous of the time.
Single-owner offering of Clarice Cliff on offer
19 August 2024A Football pattern hexagonal vase was among the highlights at the sale of a single-owner Clarice Cliff collection sale at Anderson & Garland (25% buyer’s premium).
Autographs collected on board Concorde head to auction
14 August 2024Autographs collected aboard Concorde by an air hostess will go up for sale at Hansons in Derbyshire on August 20.
John Lennon glasses - bought via phone bid, not telepathy
12 August 2024A pair of blue-tinted glasses gifted by John Lennon to an Abbey Road Studios visitor sold to illusionist and magician Uri Geller for £40,000 (plus 23% buyer’s premium) via Catherine Southon’s auction on July 31.
New Bonhams global CEO among latest movers and shakers
08 August 2024The latest jobs news across the world of art and antiques