Shackleton medals draw bidders at Christie’s auction

The collection of medals awarded to Ernest Shackleton, the most decorated of the Polar explorers, excelled at a recent Christie’s South Kensington sale.

Passed down by descent, the 12-lot group totalled £472,000 on October 8 with every item sold for a m…

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