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Sword pistol linked to 1689 Siege of Derry sells for £40,000 at auction

It was part of a gun collection valued at more than £1 million that went under the hammer in Belfast.

The Independent UK

Sword pistol linked to 1689 Siege of Derry to go under the hammer

A gun collection valued at more than £1 million includes duelling pistols, carbines and revolvers.

The Independent UK

European Jewish Association Urges Irish Auction House To Drop Hitler Items

European Jewish Association chairman requested Bloomfield Auctions withdraw from a sale two items once belonging to Adolf Hitler

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Pencil said to have belonged to Adolf Hitler sells at Irish auction - but for way less than expected

The pencil sold for £5,400 to an online bidder at Bloomfield Auctions in the Northern Ireland capital on Tuesday.It had been expected to fetch between £50,000 - £80,000

Irish Mirror

Pencil purported to have belonged to Adolf Hitler sells for just a tenth of estimate

The pencil sold for £5,400, far below the estimate of £50,000 at Bloomfield Auctions in Belfast.

Evening Standard

Pencil purported to have belonged to Adolf Hitler sells for 10th of estimate

The pencil sold for £5,400, far below the estimate of £50,000 at Bloomfield Auctions in Belfast.

The Independent UK

Northern Ireland sale of Hitler memorabilia to go ahead despite outcry

Bloomfield Auctions rejects accusations it is acting immorally and insulting the memory of Nazis’ victims

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Pencil Adolf Hitler 'gave to Eva Braun' set to be sold at auction

It is thought that the dictator gave it to her on his 52nd birthday

Wales Online

Pencil ‘gifted’ to Hitler by Eva Braun to be auctioned in Belfast

It is inscribed with ‘Eva’ in German and the initials ‘AH’

The Independent UK

Pencil ‘given to Adolf Hitler by Eva Braun’ could fetch £80,000 at auction

Item inscribed with ‘Eva’ in German and the initials ‘AH’ to go under the hammer at Belfast auction in June

The Guardian - UK

Pencil purported to have belonged to Adolf Hitler to go under hammer in Belfast

The metal pencil is engraved as a gift from his partner Eva Braun.

The Independent UK

Rare pardon granted by Queen Victoria to Irish rebels set to be auctioned

A host of other historical items, including the PSNI peaked cap worn by former chief constable Ronnie Flanagan, is also to be sold.

The Independent UK

Jewellery that belonged to Wallis Simpson sells for £42,000 at auction

The emerald and diamond ring and bracelet had been expected to fetch between £25,000 and £35,000.

The Independent UK

East Belfast auction house offering trove of letters belonging to late Queen

Seven-piece silver tea service used to entertain the young Duke of Edinburgh at a polo match also for sale

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Letters offering ‘unique glimpse’ of late Queen’s life to be auctioned

An emerald and diamond bracelet and ring which once belonged to Wallis Simpson will also be sold.

The Independent UK

Rare Bible sells for £20,000 at Belfast auction house

The Geneva Bible, which dates back to 1615, sold for almost twice the estimate.

Belfast Live

Geneva bible dating from 1615 to go under hammer in East Belfast

Other items on sale from the same collection are two paintings by the renowned Victorian artist Thomas Sidney Cooper

The Independent UK

Bible dating from 1615 to go under the hammer in Belfast

The Geneva Bible is expected to fetch between £5,000 and £10,000 at auction next week.

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The Independent UK

Rare vase sells for over £5,000 at auction in Belfast

It was part of a sale of contents from Shakespear House in south Belfast.

Belfast Live

Ulster Covenant printing plate sells for £15,000 at auction

An Irish flag that once flew from republican leader Michael Collins’ state car also sold for £2,800

The Independent UK

Ulster Covenant printing plate sells for £15,000 at auction in Belfast

Historic items relating to republican leader Michael Collins also sold at the auction house in east Belfast on Tuesday.

Belfast Live

Lock of Michael Collins' hair and evocative account of his death go under hammer

Bloomfield Auctions managing director Karl Bennett said 100 years on from the events of the War of Independence he expects international interest in the items

Irish Mirror

Lock of Michael Collins' hair and account of his death to be auctioned

The items are among a number from the Irish War of Independence going under the hammer

The Independent UK

Lock of Michael Collins’ hair and evocative account of his death go under hammer

They are among items which will go to auction as part of Bloomfield Auctions’ Irish War of Independence Sale in March.

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