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Irish Independent
04-07-2025
- Business
- Irish Independent
In the salerooms: Collectors cash in with rare banknotes, work by key Irish artists and a 5kg silver bar
When is a £50 worth more than £100? When it's a Lady Lavery banknote. An Irish £50 bearing the portrait of Lady Lavery sold for £14,000/€16,360 at Noonans Mayfair on June 25. 'This Irish Free State £50 note is considerably rarer than the £100,' Andrew Pattison of Noonans commented. In the same sale, a proof £100 note from the Central Bank of Ireland (1979-80), showing an imagined portrait of Grace O'Malley complete with pirate ships, sold for £3,000/€3,500. The proof was never put into production. 'No final proofs or specimens showing the obverse have ever come to auction before,' Pattison explained. Adams Blackrock With an exhibition of their work still on show at the National Gallery of Ireland, paintings by Mainie Jellet and Evie Hone continue to sell well at auction. On June 18, Cubist Composition by Mainie Jellett sold for €8,571 at Adam's Blackrock, while The Artist's Garden by Evie Hone fetched €2,857. Flowers by a Window, also by Hone, sold for €833. See Matthews A two-day sale of Jewellery & Silver at Matthews Auction Rooms in Kells, Co Meath, includes one 5kg silver bar (est €4,000 to €7,000) and 22 tubes of Canadian Maple Leaf pure silver coins (each est €700 to €1,200). ADVERTISEMENT With wars and unrest increasingly threatening the world economy, many investors are turning to gold and indeed silver to hedge against all eventualities. 'This is a good opportunity for anyone who wishes to invest in the continuing upward values of this precious metal,' Damien Matthews says. The sale takes place on Sunday, July 6, from 5.30pm and Monday, July 7, at 12pm. See
BBC News
21-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Miner's auctioned George Cross to return to Doncaster
A George Cross awarded to a miner for his gallantry in rescuing a man trapped underground at a colliery has been bought by a council at Smith was honoured for helping save Charles Liversedge when he was buried following a roof collapse at Askern Main Colliery, near Doncaster, on 3 January medal was bought for £12,000 by City of Doncaster Council and is now set to go on display at the city's Danum Gallery, Library and Museum later this Ros Jones said: "As the daughter of a miner, I am delighted that this important medal recognising a life-saving achievement at a Doncaster pit, is coming back to the city." The medal was sold by a private collector in an auction at Noonans Mayfair on 14 council said the purchase was made possible through a private added: "This is an important part of our heritage and even more so, given these are so rarely awarded."I hope people come and see this medal and read its story." Oliver Pepys, auctioneer and medal specialist for Noonans, said only 319 miners received the original Edward Medal in bronze between 1907 and 1971."Smith was one of just 30 miners who had received the Edward Medal in bronze to exchange his medal for the George Cross," said Mr Pepys."Exchanging the medal makes it a much rarer award, which attracted substantial interest."Following his Edward Medal exploits, Mr Smith entered the military and served in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, during World War his wartime services he was awarded the 1939-45 Star; the Burma Star; the Defence Medal; and the War Medal 1939-45. Following demobilisation in 1945, he returned to the coal industry and was employed at Stargate Colliery in Ryton until later worked in the coking industry at Derwenthaugh, County Durham until his retirement in died at Blaydon, County Durham, on 25 October, 1987. Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
The Independent
27-03-2025
- General
- The Independent
Two rings found by metal detectorists sell at auction for total of £30,000
Two medieval rings that were unearthed by a pair of metal detectorist friends in fields in Norfolk have sold at auction for a combined total of £30,000. Retired fire service worker Mark Sell found a gold bishop's ring with jewels set in it on King Row in the village of Shipdham in 2019. It was estimated to fetch £15,000 to £18,000, and sold at Noonans Mayfair in London for a hammer price of £19,000 on Wednesday. Mr Sell, 63, of Swaffham, who is planning to use his share of the proceeds to go on a special holiday, said afterwards: 'It was a wonderful price, and I am delighted with the result.' Tree surgeon Richard Girling, also 63, discovered a gold posy ring with a love message inscribed on it while searching a field in Merton, around 20 minutes from his home in Ickburgh, last year. The message translates from Medieval French as 'I love you by faith' or 'I love you faithfully'. The ring, estimated to fetch £6,000 to £8,000, sold for the hammer price of £11,000 at Noonans Mayfair. Mr Girling, who has yet to decide what to spend his share of the money on, said afterwards: 'I was working in a tree at the time of the auction, so didn't know how much the ring had sold for until I saw Mark, and I was amazed that it had sold for almost double the pre-sale estimate.' The pair have been metal detecting together for a long time and were together when Mr Sell discovered the bishop's ring. The proceeds from the sale of the two rings will be shared with the landowners. The ring found by Mr Sell was bought by a member of the trade, while the ring found by Mr Girling was bought by a private collector. The bishop's ring dates from the late 12th to early 13th century, and the gold posy ring dates from the 13th to 14th century.
The Independent
17-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Gold ring found by metal detectorist could fetch up to £8,000 at auction
A medieval gold ring unearthed by a metal detectorist in a field he had visited many times before has been estimated to fetch up to £8,000 when it is sold at auction. Richard Girling, 63, said the jewellery was 'beautiful' and described it as 'one of my best artefact finds'. The tree surgeon, of Ickburgh in Norfolk, made the find at a site in Merton – around 20 minutes' drive from his home – in March last year. Mr Girling said: 'I began metal detecting when I was 16 years old as as a child. I was fascinated by gold and silver shops and anything that glistened such as rocks and crystals. 'Then I had a C-scope (a type of metal detector), now I have a Deus 2. 'On the day I found the ring, the ground was very wet, and I was aching from walking all day around the field that I have visited many times. 'I got a signal in one patch of the field; the soil was very black, maybe where a pond used to be, so I dug down three inches and found a gold ring – I didn't do the dance like some people do but wow, I was very pleased with the ring, it was beautiful.' The gold posy ring, thought to date from the 13th or 14th Century, is to be auctioned at Noonans Mayfair in London on Wednesday March 26. It has a pre-sale estimate of £6,000-8,000. 'This is one of my best artefact finds,' Mr Girling said. 'I have found coins in the past, and it is nice to have something in your hand that hasn't been touched for hundreds of years and imagine what were the people like, why were they there…' Laura Smith, jewellery expert at Noonans, said: ' Romance and jewellery have always been closely entwined and, during the medieval period, it became popular to inscribe a short love message or 'posy' on a gold ring to be given to your beloved. 'The intimacy is enhanced by the fact the message is worn right next to the skin and is really just for the wearer to behold.' She said the ring is inscribed on the exterior in a mixture of Roman and Lombardic forms, reading: '+ This translates from Medieval French as 'I love you by faith' or 'I love you faithfully'. Ms Smith said: 'Merton Hall was built in 1613 on the site of a house which had been in possession of the de Grey/de Gray family since the mid 14th century, and prior to that of their ancestors in the female line, the Baynards, to whom the property was granted at the time of William the Conqueror. 'This ring is in very fine condition, described by the British Museum in the portable antiquities scheme report as 'unworn, with crisp arrises'.' The ring has been disclaimed as treasure, and Mr Girling will share the proceeds of the sale with the landowner.
BBC News
07-02-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Sapcote: Roman coins discovery a 'once in a lifetime find'
A haul of 50 Roman coins which were unearthed by a metal detectorist is expected to fetch between £1,200 and £1,500 at Dunn, 42, made the discovery on 19 July 2023 when he decided to revisit the field near his home in said "something told" him to go to the field, which he had visited "numerous times" and after his metal detector picked up a faint signal, he found two Roman coins in the same Dunn, who has been metal detecting for two years, said he went to get the farmer and dug a further two feet (61cm) down where they found 50 coins. "Who knows what would have happened if we continued digging further," Mr Dunn added."I am not aware of any other finds in the field."Many of the coins that I found were in really good condition with perfect portraits – it was a once in a lifetime find!"Mr Dunn took the coins in a briefcase to his local finds officer, who spent a year offering them to various museums, which did not wish to claim them. The Antoninianus coins are will now be sold in one lot at Noonans Mayfair on 18 February in a sale of British and Ancient Coins. Mr Dunn added: "The money doesn't interest me just finding history is what I love."The farmer has had a rough few years since Covid so I'd like to give him the majority of the money if it can help in any way."Noonans Coin Expert Alice Cullen said: "The Antoninianus was a coin used during the Roman Empire thought to have been valued at two denarii."This hoard dates from the reigns of Carausius who usurped power in 286 after the Carausian Revolt, and declared himself emperor in Britain and northern Gaul."
