Items once core to collections

An essential of genteel Georgian life, silver apple corers with their simple elegance were once much prized by collectors. However, a collection of nine early 19th century examples offered at Woolley & Wallis on April 24-25 met a mixed reception, with only five getting away.

One dated London 1819, with engine-turned handle, went on the low estimate at £150 and another, by…

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