€343,250 for top lot amid strong interest

Quality and design tops at Mount Congreve, writes Des O’Sullivan

The Hampden Epergne, a George III piece made by Thomas Pitts, London, 1763, was the top lot at the Mount Congreve sale 11at Christie’s. It sold for £343,250.

THE whopping £343,250 paid for the mother of all epergnes from Mount Congreve in London last week says it all.