Noonans
Noonans is a London auction house which specialises in coins, medals, militaria, banknotes, jewellery, watches and antiquities.
It was founded in 1990 by Nimrod Dix, Pierce Noonan and Christopher Webb, and was previously known as Dix Noonan Webb. In April 2022 it announced it was changing its name to Noonans, part of a general rebranding rather than indicating any change of ownership
With offices in Mayfair, the specialist auctioneers also handle private treaty sales.
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Jewellery: How the circles of life affect values at auction
30 September 2019A poignant background story or strong suggestion of original ownership greatly adds to the appeal of early jewellery finds often unearthed by metal detectors
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Rare Roman Solidus coin found in Somerset field bought by European collector
18 September 2019A rare Roman gold coin of the Emperor Constantine I found by a metal detectorist in a field in Somerset was hammered down at £16,000 (plus 24% buyer’s premium) at Dix Noonan Webb.
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Coinex returns for five-star treatment
16 September 2019Coinex, the British Numismatic Trade Association’s annual showpiece fair, returns on September 27-28.
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Five lots to watch at auction this week including a Snow White animation, medieval bowls and a gold armorial ring
09 September 2019With estimates from £200-25,000, here are four previews from upcoming sales this week.
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Hellenistic period single gold earring emerges for sale
26 August 2019Featuring in Dix Noonan Webb’s Jewellery, Watches, Antiquities & Objects of Vertu sale in London on September 10 is a Hellenistic period single gold earring, c.3rd century BC.
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Somerset field is first time lucky for metal detectorist after rare Roman gold coin discovery
14 August 2019A metal detectorist searching in a new field for the first time was rewarded with the discovery of a rare Roman solidus coin.
DNW challenges status quo with premium rise at numismatic sales
05 August 2019Dix Noonan Webb (DNW) has become the first UK numismatics auction house to set its buyer’s premium beyond 20%. The London coins, medal and jewellery specialist will charge a premium of 24% from September.
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Buyer’s premium rise for leading UK coin auctioneer
29 July 2019Dix Noonan Webb (DNW) has become the first UK numismatics auctioneer to set its buyer’s premium beyond 20%. The London-based coins, medal and jewellery specialist will charge a premium of 24% from September.
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New faces at Phillips and Alderfer Auction and a new format at Dix Noonan Webb – the latest Movers and Shakers across the art and antiques trade
24 July 2019An update on recent appointments in the world of art and antiques.
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Cameo role for Victorian jewels at Dix Noonan Webb
22 July 2019A recent sale at Dix Noonan Webb (20% buyer’s premium) included a private collection of antique jewels, gold and enamelled boxes and pocket watches.
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Five lots to watch at auction this week including novelty Victorian silver, a George III tea caddy and a rare Middle English manuscript
01 July 2019With estimates from £50-90,000, here are five previews from upcoming sales this week.
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Capital gains: The wider choice available in the London auction scene
19 June 2019As the battle for the ‘middle market’ heats up, the London auction scene today offers visitors a wider choice of items to buy and more places to bid for them.
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Five lots to watch at auction this week including a Suffragette silver pepperette, a Cromwellian sword and an early letter written by Winston Churchill
17 June 2019With estimates from £300-1500, here are five previews from upcoming sales this week.
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Coin from reign of Allectus found in field makes house record at Dix Noonan Webb
10 June 2019A rare Roman gold aureus, found by a metal detectorist in a field in Kent earlier this year, was hammered down at Dix Noonan Webb last week for a house record £460,000.
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Rare Roman gold coin found in Kent field sells at £460,000
06 June 2019A rare Roman gold coin, found by a metal detectorist in a field in Kent, was hammered down at £460,000.
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Five militaria auction highlights – including a Second World War V1 flying bomb rudder
28 May 2019A Second World War V1 flying bomb rudder recovered in Kent and kept as a ‘souvenir’ by a Home Guard member is among the militaria highlights in five recent auctions.
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Antiques Roadshow values Dam Busters blueprints – six items relating to the famous raid sold at auction
19 May 2019Among the items that viewers of the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow will see valued on this weekend’s programme are the original blueprints for the bouncing bomb depicted in the film ‘The Dam Busters’.
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Five lots to watch at auction this week including a Soviet propaganda poster, a 1916 Irish Proclamation and a landscape by Lowry’s tutor
06 May 2019With estimates from £30-150,000, here are five previews from upcoming sales this week.
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Highlights from five medals and militaria auctions including fascinating Gallipoli photo album
30 April 2019Five medals and militaria auctions are included in a look at recent highlights from this ever-popular collecting field.
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Five lots to watch at auction this week including a snuff box, an RMS Lusitania biscuit and a tall boy from retiring Stamford dealers
23 April 2019With estimates from £300-12,000, here are five previews from upcoming sales this week.
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