Cabinet price beaten only by record Rolex

Briefly catalogued as a 19th century French cabinet embellished with gilt metal mounts and a jasperware plaque, this highly decorative piece shown below was a stand-out offering at Rayleigh auction house Stacey’s (20% buyer’s premium).

Estimated at £2000-3000, it brought four phone bidders into a battle which ended with victory for …

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