A hairline crack to the 121/2in (32cm) diameter 16th century dish did not detract bidders on five phone lines. Expected to bring £10,000-15,000, the dish was sold to a Parisian dealer for £22,000 (plus 12.5 per cent buyer’s premium and VAT).
Urbino majolica istoriato dish
UK: This Urbino majolica istoriato dish, depicting the cutting of Samson’s hair and attributed to Francesco Xanto Avelli di Rovigo, was discovered in a box of effects following a clearance at a Fenland farmhouse and entered for sale at Golding Young & Co. of Grantham on April 11.
