As so often the silks section – 61 lots which totalled £2677 – provided most of the higher prices including the sale’s best seller, a First World War embroidered crest of the VI Inniskilling Dragoons which sold at £220.
Enthusiasts who have been following the sales of the Sussex Collection were rewarded with the fifth and final part of the collection of local scenes. Sold in 84 multiple lots, divided into subjects such as pubs, transport, and military, this final look at Sussex totalled £3155.
Dragoons leads the field among silks
TEMPTING though it is to say that word from the Specialised Postcard Auctions (10% buyer's premium) was lost in the post, this midsummer auction on July 5 has slipped through the Antiques Trade Gazette net until now. But the £23,000 sale should be recorded as one of the series which have, for years, been catering for this specialist market.
