‘Wild man’ spoon is Benson best-seller
The Benson collection of early spoons was dispersed at Christie’s King Street last week. The highest selling lot was a Henry VI spoon with a Wodewose or wild man finial (one of only four known) which was secured by a UK private buyer on the phone for £70,000.
With the buyer's premium included, the auctioneers believe this to be the highest price for a single…