Latest News Articles by Dom Walbanke
Elvis Presley’s blue suede shoes make £95,000 at auction
05 July 2024The size 10½ shoes were worn on the Steve Allen Show in 1956 and carried an estimate of £100,000-120,000.
Bidders go mad for Freddie Mercury’s winkle-picker shoes
04 July 2024The black leather lace-up shoes with pointed toes worn for 1991 music video ‘I’m Going Slightly Mad’.
Princess Diana clothes given royal send-off at Beverly Hills auction
03 July 2024In what was the largest curated collection of her personal items since 1997, dresses, hats, shoes and personal letters were all up for grabs at Julien’s.
Newcastle United FA Cup winner’s medal sells for £7800
03 July 2024The medal which was awarded 100 years ago was sold at Newcastle auction house Anderson & Garland
Soldier’s watercolour of First World War battle to appear at auction
02 July 2024Richard Barrett Talbot Kelly’s observations of the Battle of Loos appears at Parker Fine Art Auctions
Henry VIII's six wives: exploring the jewels they wore
01 July 2024Fellows Auctioneers will be hosting an event at the National Portrait Gallery on July 12 exploring the jewellery of Henry VIII’s six wives.
First Folio finds new home in a ‘subversive adult Disneyland’
01 July 2024A rare copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio which was sold by London rare book dealer Peter Harrington last year has debuted at its new home, the Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) in Tasmania, Australia.
Shakespeare’s First Folio lands in Tasmania
29 June 2024London rare book dealer Peter Harrington sold the copy to an edgy Australian museum
Harry Potter original artwork sells for $1.6m
27 June 2024Thomas Taylor created the artwork in 1997 aged 23 years old and fresh out of art school.
Hunger strike medal for suffragette well backed at auction
25 June 2024The medal awarded to twice-arrested Rona Robinson knocked down for £17,000 at Bonhams
Olympic gold medal for Great Britain footballer a winner at auction
21 June 2024Purnell was one of Great Britain’s few Olympic football players and one of a smaller pool of gold medal winners
New head of Swann Galleries among latest Movers & Shakers
20 June 2024The latest jobs news across the world of art and antiques.
Lucky bidder gets Willy Wonka golden ticket
19 June 2024The production-made ticket is among other television and film auction highlights at Bonhams
Watch used in ill-fated Antarctica expedition appears at Bonhams
18 June 2024A deck watch used in Robert Scott’s Terra Nova expedition found with the bodies of the crew has been sold by Bonhams
German art VAT cut welcomed by dealers
17 June 2024Art in Germany might be about to get a bit cheaper with the German government confirming it will cut the VAT on art sales from 19% to 7% in line with its import VAT.
Boba Fett blasts his way to a top sum for a post-war toy
17 June 2024A missile-firing 1979 Star Wars Boba Fett action figure was launched into the record books after selling for a premium-inclusive $525,000 (£411,000) at Heritage Auctions on May 31, becoming the most expensive ‘vintage’ toy ever sold at auction.
Sculpture focus: Walk this way
17 June 2024Sculpture trails are part of the attractions this summer along with dealer shows and auctions
Roman shoes walk to Essex auction
17 June 2024Found by a mudlark along the Thames in the early 2000s, these three well-preserved 1st-2nd century leather shoes would have once protected the feet of Roman children in Londinium.
Guitars used for 1970s classics a hit at auction
14 June 2024Eric Clapton’s 'Wonderful Tonight' and Ian Bairnson’s 'Wuthering Heights' guitars sell at separate sales
Charles Hanson opens saleroom in Norfolk
13 June 2024The Rostrum in Norfolk will be the seventh saleroom to be operated by the firm