Barberi table is £250,000 coup for Dreweatt Neate
The highlight of the month’s auction calendar, this remarkable Italian micromosaic and ormolu mounted centre table shot to £250,000 (plus 15/10 per cent buyer’s premium) at Dreweatt Neate of Donnington Priory, Newbury on January 21.
Made c.1845 by Michelangelo Barberi (1787-1867), the 3ft 4in (1.02m) diameter top features 20 indivi…