Boxers fight their way to the top price level

Rarely do 19th century Staffordshire figures feature among the top-selling lots at auction these days but two bare-fist boxing champions did just that.

The 9¼in (23.5cm) tall figures offered in Tennants’ (20% buyer’s premium) Autumn fine art sale wer…

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