A week later the sale of a Canadian collection of commemorative wares, conducted by Christie’s South Kensington, on May 7, saw a Charles II polychrome charger dated 1673 make £82,000.
Tin-glazed earthenware charger
UK: AUCTIONEER John Goodwin of Ledbury in Herefordshire sold this polychrome tin-glazed earthenware charger, 33/4in (35cm) diameter, decorated with a portrait of King George, to London specialist Jonathan Horne for £13,750 (plus 10 per cent premium) on April 28.
