Local associations boost bids on 17th century chair
THE policy of these Cheshire auctioneers, Maxwells, to hold a decent sale in January rather than in the crowded period before Christmas generally pays off, and did so this year although, that said, the local associations of the top seller would probably have resulted in a good price at any period.
This was a 17th century oak wainscot chair entered into the sale from the estate of a local doctor’s…