Dealer with an eye for quality and cats

As the many people in the trade who remember Joan Eyles will know, the Yorkshire dealer was a cat enthusiast. So when pieces from her own collection were offered at Tennants’ Leyburn rooms on 17-18 July it was no surprise to see the occasional accent on the feline.

Shown right is one side of a Victorian double-sided dummy board painted with a contented tabby – to …

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