Roland Arkell

St Albans

Deputy Editor, Features and Supplements at Antiques Trade Gazette

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Print shows British delight at American woes

1 week ago | antiquestradegazette.com | Roland Arkell

Only a few copies are known - mainly in UK and US institutional collections - and the example on s…
Printed catalogues retain their charm for book buyers

1 week ago | antiquestradegazette.com | Roland Arkell

It’s probably no surprise that, even in the days of digital first, printed catalogues are still loved by rare book collectors.
'Unique' sulphide portrait of George Washington emerges

1 week ago | antiquestradegazette.com | Roland Arkell

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Need ointment for your ‘emrods’? Why early remedy books help in the modern day

1 week ago | antiquestradegazette.com | Roland Arkell

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Asian Art: Previews of lots from 16 upcoming auctions

1 week ago | antiquestradegazette.com | Roland Arkell

No Asian art sales are being held by either Sotheby’s or Christie’s this May, and the move of Bonh…
Rare Qianlong period painting headlines upcoming Hong Kong auction series

2 weeks ago | antiquestradegazette.com | Roland Arkell

Sotheby’s Hong Kong Asian Art Week is led by one of the great imperial Qianlong period paintings in private hands – The Blue Goats by the Italian Jesuit painter Giuseppe Castiglione and the Chinese court artist Jin Tingbiao. The painting, unseen for close to a century, carries an estimate of HK$60m-150m (£6m-15m) in a singl…
Reticulation adulation for Royal Worcester

2 weeks ago | antiquestradegazette.com | Roland Arkell

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Pick of the Week: Watching Georgian life in a goldfish bowl

2 weeks ago | antiquestradegazette.com | Roland Arkell

Stands and side tables were a prominent feature in many large Georgian houses and were used for a variety of quite specific purposes. However, it is extremely rare to find a piece of furniture designed specifically to take a goldfish bowl. Only a handful are known, although account books suggest that the great St Martin’s Lane workshop …
All the world is indeed a stage - playbill promotes Arctic theatre production

2 weeks ago | antiquestradegazette.com | Roland Arkell

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Dealer offers Hilary Mantel’s desk used to write Wolf Hall trilogy

2 weeks ago | antiquestradegazette.com | Roland Arkell

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