An age away from the controversy, skulduggery and sky-high prices that have too often characterised the antiquities market of late, the world of the quiet academic’s study came to the Macclesfield rooms of Adam Partridge (15% buyer’s premium) on April 6-7.
Two points characterised the lots from a private Warwickshire collection.
One was a sound provenance – the collector was a friend of historian/archaeologist Arthur Dale Trendall, who used pieces from the collection to illustrate his books.