New hopes for an English furniture record

Christie’s are confidently expecting to set a new auction record for British furniture in London on June 18 when they offer a small but exclusive auction of just a dozen lots under the title 12: Exceptional furniture.

Five of the pieces are by Thomas Chippendale and with the current auction high of £1.6m set back in …

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