Hardwood bitong emerges at Bath auction
A Chinese ‘sleeper’ emerged in a Vintage and General Sale at Gardiner Houlgate (20% buyer’s premium), Corsham, near Bath on April 25 courtesy of a textbook ‘scholar’s’ object.
Estimated at just £60-80, a 10in (25cm) Qing hardwood brush pot and stand – probably a mid-18th ce…