The £1.2m Baird Casket finds a UK home in private collection and stars in new book

A 14th century French gothic ivory casket or coffret that was completely unknown to the public until shortly before its sale at auction in 2021 has emerged in a UK private collection and is now also the subject of a new book.

Known as the Baird Casket, it made a hammer price of £1.2m after 10 minutes of bidding at Lyon &am…

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