Silver: Sale in Devon hots up with a Charles II brazier
Bolstered by a strong melt price of over £15 an ounce, domestic silver hollowwares and flatwares are selling strongly. However, it is the pieces of collectable value – novelties, provincial rarities and the work of the best Georgian, Regency and Victorian smiths – that continue to perform best in the market
Among the more unusual pieces in the specialist silver sale at Whittons (18% buyer’s premium) of H…