Latest News Articles by Tom Derbyshire
Sword of honour: Award for captain's Battle of Trafalgar bravery could make six figure result at auction
16 October 2024Next year marks the 220th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, the most famous naval battle in British history.
Pick of the week: Own a Le Mans winner at £5800
14 October 2024This miniature replica car was built by Frenchman Francis Mortarini.
Irish silver beer jug features among five lots to watch
14 October 2024With estimates from £100, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week
Too much violence sounded the death knell for Action comic
14 October 2024Action comic was withdrawn by publisher IPC before its 37th edition dropped through letterboxes, with 200,000 copies pulped in the process.
Board game joins the range of Mont Blanc merchandise
14 October 2024As a reminder that merchandise is nothing new, take a look at this board game offered at North Yorkshire saleroom Tennants (24% buyer’s premium).
Look back at Osborne with the help of a dedicated sale
14 October 2024Olympia Auctions is holding a timed online sale that starts to end on October 20 titled Looking Back at John Osborne: Pictures and Possessions from his Estate, The Hurst, Shropshire.
Classic horse style rocks up in Dorset
14 October 2024The maker was not indicated in the cataloguing but a “late 19th/early 20th century dapple grey rocking horse, with leather tack” galloped away from a £200-300 estimate.
Dolls in demand: a selection of recent highlights
14 October 2024An Adelaide Huret bisque shoulder head fashion doll with accessories hammered for £16,000 at Cheffins’ (25% buyer’s premium) teddy dolls and bears timed online sale on September 5, four times the high estimate.
Heyde Antarctic toy set in pole position
14 October 2024The Heyde Ernest Shackleton 1908 Antarctic Exploration Set is one of the rarest and sought-after productions from the German toy maker.
Playtime options of just the kitchen or a whole building
14 October 2024Despite the catalogue note “would benefit from sympathetic restoration to exterior”, the overall appeal of a rare 19th century folk art dolls’ diorama of a kitchen was enough to take the hammer price to £7000.
Rare German motorcycle and sidecar sought by collectors
14 October 2024An early clockwork model wheeled into a Buckinghamshire saleroom to get bidders into gear for an estimate-busting result
Auction house Fellows to sell entire collection of renowned Edinburgh jewellers
10 October 2024Auction house Fellows will offer the collection from Joseph Bonnar Jewellers, following the retirement of its proprietor.
'Wavy edged' Chinese export silver bowl features among five lots to watch
07 October 2024With estimates from £350, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week
Gainsborough portraits on public display for the first time
05 October 2024Four Thomas Gainsborough (1727-88) family portraits acquired under the Acceptance in Lieu scheme have gone go on public display for the first time.
Classic Kemp-Welch artwork reunited with its preliminary sketches after museum’s purchase
23 September 2024A landmark painting by renowned equine artist Lucy Kemp-Welch (1869-1958) has been reunited with the sketches she made to create the work thanks to a museum purchase from a dealer.
First Fantastic Four in super condition becomes the second most valuable Silver Age comic
18 September 2024One of only two copies of 1961’s Fantastic Four No 1 comic to be awarded a Near Mint+ 9.6 grade by Certified Guaranty Company set a record for this historic first chapter in the Marvel Universe.
Rare book on mining history features among five lots to watch
16 September 2024With estimates from £800, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week