A WORD FROM OUR CHAIRMAN
Dare I suggest that the past three months at Spink have seen more action than any other auction house
in London – certainly in terms of breaking records?
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17 December 2021
THE OPIUM WARS
One of the root causes of the First Opium War was a trade imbalance between China and Britain. Over two or more centuries, demand had grown in European countries for luxury goods from China, notably tea, porcelain and silk.