One of two plaster reliefs from the Parthenon – £3400 at Lawrences.
17th century wainscot chair – £11,000.
Better by a distance than nine similar items, a mid-17th century wainscot chair offered by Lawrences (25% buyer’s premium) in Crewkerne demonstrated the yawning price gap between the acceptable and the desirable in the early oak market.