Oak and iron-bound cellaret painted HMY Britannia RYS – £400 at Bishop & Miller.
While wine served by Richard and Sheila Miller was generally drunk from Georgian glasses, it could come to the table via these later talking points.
The 16in (40cm) wide oak and iron-bound cellaret, above, is painted HMY Britannia RYS built by D & W Henderson Ltd, 1893, Glasgow, Buried at sea off the Isle of Wight on the night of July 8th 1936. Built for Edward VII, the yacht was inherited by George V who instructed that she be scuttled after his death. Pitched at £100-150, the cellaret sold at £400.