1707 is still a great vintage
One weekend every summer, this quiet South Yorkshire village is overwhelmed by enthusiasts, collectors and dealers of antique bottles, pot lids and advertising, who converge to participate in the collector’s fair, Elsecar National, and to bid in BBR auction’s major sale hosted on an adjacent site.
“We store and stockpile our best consignments,” said BBR specialist Alan Blakeman, who nevertheless …