Two eye-openers boost Surrey total

UK: THERE was a time when any antique eyebath brought a gleam to the eyes of auctioneers, but one might have thought those days had passed. Not so, if the reaction to an example offered in the Dorking Halls sale is anything to go by.

Auctioneer Simon Windibank intially thought the 2in (5cm) blue and white oval piece was probably 18t…

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