by Roland Arkell
Last sold in 2015, this Lowestoft porcelain mug inscribed John Elden Carpenter at Colthorp [sic] carries an estimate of £6000-8000 at Keys in March. Elden (1714-18) is buried in the churchyard at Calthorpe in north Norfolk.
Norfolk auction house Keys has marked the end of its 65th year in business by gaining independence from its estate agency parent company.