Press
Selected press highlights from past auctions.
Iznik tiles and silver in Matthew Barton's auction
18th January 2021
Iznik tiles and Chinese porcelain in the European and Asian Works of Art auction on 18th November
16th December 2020
Bidders battle for German armour
7th December 2020
Three abundances at Olympia Auctions
30th November 2020
A fine collection of Islamic tiles coming to auction
18th November 2020
A selection of largely Damascus tiles from a private European collector is being sold by auction
12th November 2020
Preview: A fine collection of some 40 Islamic tiles dating from the 16th to 18th centuries
10th November 2020
The European and Asian Works of Art sale at Olympia Auctions on November 18 includes a fine collection of Islamic tiles.
8th November 2020
Matthew Parris writes about his 'In Conversation' with Emma Bridgewater at Olympia Auctions
11th March 2020
High prices for a much-missed circus supremo
10th March 2020
Nell Gifford's magic lives on in her art
17th February 2020
An auction of Nell Gifford's circus paintings
16th February 2020
Nell Gifford's Paintings and Drawings of Circus Life comes to auction
5th February 2020
Three sisters: Emma Bridgewater, Nell Gifford and Clover Stroud
15th January 2020
Antique Trade Talks - Matthew Barton
19th September 2019
Thomas Del Mar to sell important collection of arms and armour
19th June 2019
Capital gains: The wider choice available in the London auction scene
19th June 2019
A highlight of the British and Continental Pictures auction on 17th April is explored by Huon Mallalieu
24th May 2019
Antiques Trade Talks – an interview with Anabel Yorke of Olympia Auctions
24th April 2019
The British and Continental Pictures Auction on the 17th April at Olympia Auctions is particularly strong in modern British pictures
1st April 2019
Artist Amy Shuckburgh is interviewed on London Live about her pictures in the Motherhood exhibition at Olympia Auctions
15th February 2019
The 25 Blythe Road auctions collective is relaunching under the brand of Olympia Auctions
29th January 2019
De Waal Netsuke collection brings welcome addition to Blythe Road auction
8th December 2018
Japanese netsuke sculptures to sell for charity
15th November 2018
Why Japanese arts and crafts are finding a following among youthful collectors
6th November 2018
Edmund de Waal’s netsuke, immortalised in his memoir, go on sale
19th October 2018
Writer and ceramicist Edmund de Waal's famed netsuke collection go on long term loan to Vienna and under the hammer
15th October 2018
British & Continental Pictures and Prints Auction
13th October 2018
Affordable art
3rd October 2018
The latest Thomas Del Mar Ltd sale of Antique Arms
29th August 2018
Six works sold or offered for under £900 including watercolour by a Victorian ‘prodigy of manual skill’
3rd August 2018
Thomas Del Mar Ltd in News in pictures
23rd June 2018
Remarkable military insignia collection displays its charm at Thomas Del Mar auction
8th May 2018
Saleroom selection: five lots from former V&A director’s collection offered at auction
4th April 2018
Object lessons: a falangcai bowl that could set a new record for Chinese porcelain
27th March 2018
A former V&A director's collection goes under the hammer
13th March 2018
Get a handle on the pistols market
3rd February 2018
The 18th-century duelling pistols which ended up in the hands of a notorious British spy
4th January 2018
Early Brits Fitz the bill at Olympia Auctions auction
18th November 2017
The Olympia Arms Fair to be held on 30th September at Pillar Hall, London
9th November 2017
Olympia Auctions announces Film Poster & Memorabilia online auction
9th November 2017
Thomas Del Mar launches new west London militaria fair
26th August 2017
Zettler glass added to Del Mar’s specialist armory
12th August 2017
Victorian silver snuffbox with Montefiore crest takes £40,000 at Blythe Road auction
10th June 2017
Asian Art at Blythe Road sale
4th May 2017
Tips on buying a gun at auction
18th April 2017
A potential house record for 25 Blythe Road
7th March 2017
Photos from the 1890s show Thailand before the tourism boom
17th January 2017
Very rare Elizabethan jack of plate armour bought by the V&A at Thomas Del Mar auction
13th December 2016
Nepalese bronze sets house record for Matthew Barton
24th November 2016
How to get a bargain at auction
17th November 2016
MacKinnon Clan Chief portrait up for auction
15th April 2016
A rare occasion to see works of Edward Hartwig
15th March 2016
Arnaud Delas – Photographs Auction at Olympia Auctions
15th March 2016
For the person who has everything…
12th February 2016
Ninety years of film posters and memorabilia at Olympia Auctions
29th October 2015