Estimates demolished as buyers identify two rarities: £5200 bid for 3oz cup marks current demand for Guild work
PROVINICIAL auctioneers may no longer be able to bank on a solid furniture take-up to keep business ticking over (the 162-lot furniture section at Bruton Knowles (15% buyer's premium) on September 16 fielded the lion’s share of casualties), but at least they can rely on unusual, commercial or quality entries still selling at a premium.
A case in point was the bid tendered to secure a 6 1/2in (17cm) high, Guild of Handicrafts, two-hand…