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SWMRcollection – by Filipa Gaspar A range of personal items that belonged to world renowned sports commentatorwent under the hammer at an auction house – fetching over £1K. David Coleman, who worked for the BBC for 46 years, is known for his coverage of six FIFA World Cups, 11 Summer Olympics, and eight Commonwealth Games. He also hosted ‘A Question of Sport’ for 18 years. His contributions to sports journalism earned him an OBE in 1993 in the New Years Honours by Queen Elizabeth II. The auction in Wiltshire featured a number of his personal notes, research, and items of…

SWLNmask – by Filipa Gaspar A 20th-century African mask was sold for more than 300 times its guide price – fetching over 100K. The Kwele mask from Gabon was given a estimate of between £300 to £500 – but there was a “competitive” bidding with participants from all over the world. The bidding which went on for some time was eventually won out by a French buyer – who purchased it for £107,100. The 29.5cm high mask with almond shaped slit eyes and punched circle decoration, with white pigment and burnished highlights, was from the private collection of the late…