Vanity has lasting appeal at auction
AN airheaded and insubstantial vice it might be, but plainly vanity has lasting appeal at auction, judging by the success of the coromandel veneered lady’s box, top right, and the gentleman’s hide toilet case, bottom right, offered at Amersham Auctions Rooms (15% buyer's premium) on June 6.
The 7 1/2 x 12 x 9in (19 x 30 x 23cm) vanity box, with a Bramah lock, contained a set of cut-glass, …