Wool trade relic weighed up at £5100
Echoes of Lincolnshire’s history in the hugely lucrative late medieval wool trade, this wool weight, below, probably from the 16th century, was the star item at John Taylors’ (18% buyer’s premium) appropriately named Wool Mart auction rooms in Louth.
The 5½in (14cm) long, 7lb bronze weight bore an armorial shield, which was somewhat battered but a…