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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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.
‘CON’ CHERRY OLYMPIC ROWER & WW2 HERO
The Medals and Archive of ‘Con’ Cherry give us a unique insight into the life and times of a participant of the 1936 Berlin Olympics, who made the ultimate sacrifice during the Second World War.
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