1) Roma Numismatics to close doors this week
London ancient coin dealers and auctioneers Roma Numismatics is to close.
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The Brutus Eid Mar-type gold aureus that sold for £2.7m at Roma Numismatics in October 2020 – an auction record for any classical coin at the time. Richard Beale pleaded guilty to a series of charges in connection with its unlawful sale.
2) Early Dod Procter portrait turns heads at West Sussex auction
A bidding battle broke out at Bellmans in West Sussex for an early and engaging portrait by Dod Procter (1890-1972), setting the second highest auction price ever recorded for the artist.
3) Leonora Carrington’s surrealist ‘masterpiece’ sets major auction record at Sotheby's
Setting a record for any British-born female artist at auction, a surrealist painting by Leonora Carrington (1917-2011) drew a lengthy bidding battle at Sotheby’s New York, taking the artist into a new league commercially.
4) Jonathan Pratt joins Berkshire firm Dawsons
Dawsons Auctioneers has appointed Jonathan Pratt as managing director.
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Jonathan Pratt said Dawsons has 'real potential for further growth'.
5) Previews: Our pick of nine upcoming lots including a Winston Churchill pocket watch
Our selection of lots from upcoming auctions includes a watch given to Winston Churchill by Herbert Henry Asquith.
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Pocket watch gifted to Winston Churchill by Herbert Henry Asquith, estimate £20,000-30,000 at Dawsons.
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