Latest News Articles by Tom Derbyshire
£165,000 record for Great Escape Rolex
09 December 2015A 1940s Rolex wristwatch whose RAF owner was murdered by the SS after the Great Escape has sold for £165,000 in Buckinghamshire.
Modern British greats in focus: Freud archive and Bacon catalogue
30 November 2015An archive comprising Lucian Freud’s sketchbooks, drawings and letters has been acquired by the nation from the estate of the artist through the Acceptance in Lieu Scheme.
Sextant story of shipwreck cannibalism
30 November 2015A simple pencil message on a wooden sextant case sold at a London auction tells a story of desperate shipwrecked sailors adrift in a dinghy and running out of food and water.
All Blacks jersey sets world record for a rugby shirt
13 October 2015Lot number one in Rogers Jones’ latest sale provided both a world record result and a house record for the Welsh auctioneers.
The shirt of original All Blacks legend
30 September 2015Timing is everything in sport and at auction. With New Zealand firm favourites to retain the Webb Ellis Cup on October 31, this is surely the moment to sell the jersey of a legendary All Black.
Adam Partridge to offer large lump of whale vomit found by vendor on Welsh beach
05 September 2015Fancy spending thousands of pounds on a lovely lump of vomit?
Lusitania centenary brings Captain’s medals to auction
28 August 2015The medal group awarded to the captain of the Lusitania on its final voyage, William Turner, is on offer at Lockdales of Ipswich, Suffolk.
New sales complex for Staffordshire auction house
27 August 2015Staffordshire auctioneers Richard Winterton have embarked on an expansion which will create six salerooms in total across two sites.
South Pacific clubs hit the heights at auction
26 August 2015South Pacific war clubs continue to strike high prices at auctions, as this Tongan example sold in Stafford this month shows.
New Olympia fair for vintage toys
20 August 2015A new fair at London’s Olympia venue aims to revitalise the market in antique dolls, teddy bears and toys by attracting a fresh generation of collectors.
Wedgwood Collection on display after £34m Barlaston museum redevelopment
10 August 2015The Wedgwood Collection has gone back on public display now a £34m museum redevelopment is complete.
Edward VIII Nazi salute photos on sale at Morgan Evans
27 July 2015A photo album showing the former King Edward VIII giving Nazi salutes is on offer for the first time in 30 years, auctioneers Morgan Evans have revealed.
Kent saleroom snap up top toy experts
24 July 2015Following the closure of Bonhams toy department, two senior specialists have signed up with an ambitious Kent auction house.
Bottle of ice-cold beer that costs you £3300
25 June 2015A fine 1875 vintage… never opened… so what did this bottle of wine sell for?
Birtwell Collection sale offers fashion one-offs
15 June 2015Kerry Taylor Auctions are selling the Celia Birtwell Collection on June 23 in Bermondsey, south London.
New high for Olympic torch as Budd sets £420,000 house record
09 June 2015Sports specialist Graham Budd struck gold in his latest sale by setting an Olympic torch auction record.
Collector’s tip-off helps police rescue big stash of church relics
26 May 2015More than 60 artefacts stolen from English and Welsh country churches over the past few years have been recovered by police after they were alerted by a collector.
Protests against more Portobello redevelopment
22 April 2015A charity aiming to redevelop the vintage market end of London’s Portobello Road has been forced to defend its plans in the face of protests against further gentrification of the area.
Duke’s open for business at new town centre salerooms
21 April 2015Duke’s have moved into their new offices and saleroom in Dorchester.
New blacklist threat for deaccessioning museums
09 April 2015A fresh warning has gone out to UK museums and galleries that they could face future funding cuts if they sell items from their collections.