88 An early 16th century Ottoman shaffron with punched and engraved ornament is estimated at £8000-£12,000 as part of Thomas Del Mar’s Antique Arms, Armour and Militaria sale at Olympia Auctions on July 10.
The capital’s auction scene has seldom seemed more dynamic.
A generation or more ago the UK’s international fine art auction houses used a broad brush and satellite rooms to capture most elements of the market within the M25. However, slowly but surely, since the turn of the 21st century, London has once again become a hive of multi-venue auction activity.