Bidders pick odd rarities – a ‘Norse’ axe and a posy holder
FAIRLY routine furniture and modest pictures predictably took most of the higher prices at this Brightwells 850-lot sale in Herefordshire on 15-16 August but a couple of unusual items among the silver and the objets d’art were the eye-catchers.
Among the silver was a
ceremonial axe with a silver head and ivory handle, 5in (12.5cm) long, marke…