The closing nine lots in Lawrences’ January 18 sale were consigned by a lady in Somerset. They had belonged to her mother and grandmother and had been kept in a safe deposit box in the bank for about the last 30 years.
“As a lot of the banks are now closing down branches and getting rid of their deposit boxes, she was told she had to find alternative arrangements and so she decided to sell it with us,” said specialist Miranda Bingham.