Polito’s Menagerie doubles up at Edinburgh auction
A recent sale at Franklin Browns (18% buyer’s premium) in Edinburgh on included one of the most ambitious and most desirable of all early 19th century Staffordshire figure groups: the 'Polito’s Menagerie of the wonderful burds and beasts from most parts of the world'.
It was not in good condition (two figures were missing along with elements of the bocage) but it w…