Spink
Spink are an auction house specialising in stamps, coins, medals and banknotes. The firm was founded in London in 1666 as a goldsmiths and pawnbrokers but, as well their premises in Bloomsbury, London, they now also hold sales in Switzerland, New York, Hong Kong and Singapore.
As part of their international expansion, Spink acquired companies including Robson Lowe, Shreves Philatelic Galleries and Smythe in the US as well as Phila China and Oeno China auctions in Hong Kong.
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New Spink medals head praises reinforcements
14 May 2018“Full steam ahead” is the battle cry of Marcus Budgen, the soon-to-be head of the medals department at Spink. He is due to replace David Erskine-Hill who is leaving that role following an ‘offer he can’t refuse’ – to be the curator of the best collection of Victoria Crosses in the world.
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Budgen to head medals department at Spink
07 May 2018Marcus Budgen is to head the Spink medals department after the departure of David Erskine-Hill.
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Spink specialist takes role as Lord Ashcroft’s medals curator
23 April 2018Spink medals specialist David Erskine-Hill is leaving to take over as Lord Ashcroft’s medals curator on the retirement of Michael Naxton.
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Sterling silver Hermès handbag makes auction record at Spink in Hong Kong
23 April 2018The highlight of the inaugural handbag auction held by Spink in Hong Kong was a sterling silver Hermès Kelly handbag.
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Surge in market earning its wings
16 April 2018Spink specialist observes extra interest ahead of sale marking centenary of RAF’s founding.
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Chocks away for RAF centenary events at Spink
16 April 2018To mark the centenary of the founding of the Royal Air Force, London auction house Spink is holding a special public exhibition featuring medals and relics on loan from prominent collectors.
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Handbags in Hong Kong for coin and stamp specialist Spink
12 March 2018Coins, banknotes and stamps specialist Spink has expanded its sales programme into the growing auction sector of luxury handbags.
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Spink-sponsored British Museum exhibition aims to bring numismatics to the public
20 February 2018The British Museum is to hold an exhibition on money and medals in a tie-up with specialist London coin and stamp auction Spink.
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Coin-grading firm ties with Spink as Royal Mint provides valuation service
19 February 2018Coin-grading firm The Certified Collectibles Group (CCG) has expanded again in the UK and will open an office in London in April on the third floor of dealership Spink’s headquarters.
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London numismatic highlights of 2017 - from a 1839 Una and the Lion five pound coin to the Smart collection of banknotes
12 February 2018A coin that a set a record for a British five pound piece features among the hammer highlights for coins and banknotes sold across the year at auction.
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Heads and tails of London’s coin market
12 February 2018Almost a quarter of a century since ATG’s first overview of the numismatic market, ATG reviews the comings and goings of 2017
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Victoria Cross sells for auction record at Morton & Eden and further VC sales are coming up at fellow London salerooms Dix Noonan Webb and Spink
30 November 2017Victoria Crosses are not exactly that rare at auction, despite being the highest British award for gallantry. However, the unique tales of bravery ensure demand is always high, as evident from the auction record just set at London saleroom Morton & Eden.
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Auction of Victoria Cross at Spink marks Passchendaele centenary
13 November 2017“I died in hell – they called it Passchendaele,” Siegfried Sassoon famously wrote of the First World War carnage which ended in November 1917.
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Sir Christopher Lee lifetime honours and awards come to auction
05 October 2017He was famous for film roles such as Dracula in Hammer Horror movies, Scaramanga in The Man With The Golden Gun, Lord Summerisle in The Wicker Man, Saruman in Lord of the Rings and Count Dooku in Star Wars. But Sir Christopher Lee’s role in the Second World War is also highlighted in a collection of his awards on offer at Spink on November 1.
Numismatic partnerships formed to broaden market
11 September 2017Two new international auction partnerships have formed in the coin market, both involving London firms.
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Bidding to go behind enemy lines
21 August 2017Operations behind enemy lines was the theme linking two special forces medals groups sold by London auction house Spink (20% buyer’s premium) on July 26.
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Not amused – but happy to crochet
17 July 2017While it is well known that Queen Victoria sent her troops tins of chocolate boxes for Christmas in the second Boer War (1899-1902), the eight scarves she personally crocheted to send to individual soldiers are not so familiar.
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Scarf crocheted by Queen Victoria for a humble British Army sergeant comes to auction
03 July 2017The popular image of Queen Victoria in the latter days is of a sombre, dressed in mourning black, unsmiling monarch who was definitely not amused. However, an intriguing item coming up at auction shows her compassionate, caring side.
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Mysterious 1776 US pewter dollar coin at auction in New York
08 June 2017One of the earliest coins in American history is coming to auction at Spink in New York.
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First European paper money up at auction in Spink in New York
13 December 2016Plastic money has been a bone of contention recently thanks to the strange revelation that the new UK £5 notes include animal fat. But one day the polymer notes will surely be as normal and accepted as the existing paper examples, assuming physical money has not all but disappeared anyway by then.
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