From £20 to £7000 – vendor spots rare Burmantofts plaque at car boot fair
This large Burmantofts faience plaque sold for £7000 at 1818 Auctions of Milnthorpe, Cumbria. The vendor, who bought it at a car boot sale for £20, was in the room to watch bidding surge way beyond a £400-600 estimate.
The purchaser was thought to be a private collector.
The plaque, measuring 2ft ½in (61cm), was paint…