Decorative sellers offset downturn of Continental furniture
THE unexceptional contents of a Scottish country house may have furnished Mallams (15% buyer's premium) April 28 304-lot outing with three-quarters of its entries, but it was the decorative, ornamental works from a variety of other private sources which provided many of the highlights.
Among the most sought after of these was a 19th century, folk-art leather draught screen.
The 5ft 1…