Eastern hoard out of Cumbria

“The best piece in the sale,” enthused auctioneer Richard Harrison in reference to a Meiji Kazaridana cabinet sold for £11,000 at Mitchells (20% buyer’s premium) at Cockermouth on June 13-15.

It was one of many objects in the catalogue from the long-empty home of a hoarder. There were the …

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