By Terence Ryle
Two pre-Christmas sales, one at Woolley & Wallis (22% buyer’s premium) in Salisbury and one at Mallams (20% buyer’s premium) in Oxford, highlighted the move of studio pottery from esoteric niche into the mainstream market.
W&W had the huge bonus of offering the noted collection of Prof Luke Herrmann (1932-2016) on December 13, before a wider-ranging sale the following day.