Buyer splashes out on British wine and water ewers connected to American high society

A pair of Edwardian wine and water ewers by London silversmith Sydney Bellamy Harman, 1910, tied for the most-expensive lot at a recent Doyle (28% buyer’s premium) auction.

Guided at $12,000-18,000 at the sale on February 11, they hammered for $30,000 (£22,000) in New York…

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