Overview

• All 150 lots sold on July 17 at Woolley & Wallis, fetching £124,614—more than double the £60,000 estimate.
• The 440-lot collection features provincial and continental silver assayed across eight UK cities and is believed to be the most comprehensive York grouping ever offered.
• Michael Baggott assembled the collection over a lifetime as a specialist at Christie’s and Sotheby’s and as a BBC Flog It! expert.
• Top sales included a George III York silver tontine chamberstick and snuffer for £8,190 and a Victorian ceremonial spade by John Bell for £4,032.
• Executors will offer the remaining lots in two further auctions later this year following sustained international bidding.