Fatimid ewer found in Somerset
Drama at Lawrences of Crewkerne on January 17 when this remarkable silver gilt and rock crystal vessel, left behind its estimate of just £100-200 to sell to a buyer in the room at £220,000 (plus 17.5 per cent buyer’s premium).
The Somerset auctioneers had believed it to be a French creation from the late 19th century - a refe…