’Anglo- Japanese’ walnut coffee table – £14,000 at Charterhouse.
Originally entered for a general sale at Charterhouse Auctions (20% buyer’s premium), a distinctive little walnut table with brass leg attachments caught the eye of auctioneer Richard Bromell who diverted it to the fine sale in the Sherborne rooms on June 22.
“It wasn’t stamped, there were condition problems and, apart from coming from a farmhouse south of Bristol, had no particular provenance,” said Bromell.