Persian bowl tempts two bidders into sale day battle

Catalogued as ‘possibly 17th century Safavid’, a Persian copper pedestal bowl offered at Tennants (22% buyer’s premium) was undoubtedly a fine example of the great dynasty (1501-1736) as far as specialist bidders were concerned.

It had come into the Leyburn saleroom among other pieces from a private north-west vendor who had …

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