Buyers plump for battered Beswick at Taunton auction
DISTRESSED condition was no barrier to sale for a collection of Beswick horses at Greenslade Taylor Hunt’s Spring Sporting Sale. Buyers were undeterred by the sorry state of some of the pottery pieces, but their rarity only drove up prices at The Octagon Salerooms, East Reach, Taunton. A collection of Beswick horses, including a Windsor Grey, together sold for £4,600. The most notable individual lot was £2,200 achieved for a grey horse and a chestnut. The painting section saw a range of pleasing prices. A well traveled Lionel Edwards oil painting bought by a Northamptonshire clien...
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