Cheffins Cheered by £450,000 record
Cheffins of Cambridge are celebrating what must rank as one of the most dramatic – and certainly one of the highest – prices ever recorded in the UK provinces after their February 11-12 sale that included a pair of white marble seated figures by Sir Henry Cheere (1703-81).
Although works by Cheere are not often seen on the market, Sotheby’s had sold his 10ft 6in (3.2m) ma…