Silver sale breaks the £1m barrier
A COLLECTION of gold boxes that hadn’t seen the light of day for 200 years, a charming collection of novelty silver animals, a good quality spoon collection and plenty else in between all contributed to the highest total ever seen for a silver sale at Bonhams Bond Street on July 2.
Of the 333 lots on offer, 238 sold (72 per cent) for a sum of £1.15m. This was the first time they h…