A new world record has been set in the sale of a single piece of Moorcroft, which dates back more than 100 years.<\/p>\n
The previous top price paid for a piece of pottery created by Moorcroft Pottery, based in Stoke-on-Trent, was \u00a331,500, which was achieved last summer at an auction in Wiltshire.<\/p>\n
But the record has now been set at \u00a341,984, following an auction held by Cotswold-based auctioneers, Kinghams.<\/p>\n
The rare vase, dating from around 1925, was designed by Moorcroft founder William Moorcroft and has a flambe landscape pattern, standing 38.5cm high.<\/p>\n
According to Kinghams, the item was likely produced for an exhibition, with another example selling at Christie’s, London in 1992.<\/p>\n
The lot was estimated to sell at between \u00a315,000 and 25,000, but the vase attracted a “huge amount of pre-sale interest” from collectors across the globe.<\/p>\n
A bidding battle on the day of the auction ensued, with buyers bidding online and on the phone.<\/p>\n
The winner was an anonymous UK-based private collector.<\/p>\n
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