Stourbridge firm Fieldings began the new year in some style with the sale of a cameo glass plaque by George Woodall for £84,000 (plus 24% premium) on January 6.
Aphrodite was a favoured subject for Woodall and featured in variations across a number of other plaques and vases.
In the Thomas Webb & Sons inventory there are references to two other Aphrodite plaques. Woodall was paid £120 for an 11in (28cm) plaque charger (later sold by Webb at £400) and £30 for another sold for £95.