They were found on a local rubbish tip and entered into the April 27 sale held by Sherborne auctioneers Charterhouse Auctions (15% buyer’s premium) by the waste management company in charge of the tip.
Attracting huge interest mainly from the specialist trade, the panels were in ‘perfect’ condition and depicting Pre-Raphaelesque images of long-haired maidens, they had been put in a wooden three-fold frame by the previous owners.
After fierce bidding both in the room and on four telephone lines the hammer fell in favour of a London specialist dealer bidding in the room for £7000.
Triple treasure found on a local tip
UK: Somehow it still happens. After all the years of the Roadshow and other TV programmes on antiques, all the glossy magazine articles and all the newspaper columns, people still junk what seem obviously valuable materials, like this set of three Victorian stained glass panels.
