Philips Auctions first sale for the year on February 16 has had mixed results with most quality items selling well above expectations while others struggled to reach lower estimates.
Typical of the good results was a 19th century Victorian carved emu egg and silver plated epergne which sold for $2124 (including buyers premium) against an upper estimate of $1500, while an antique European after Carcassi violin changed hands for $4012.
An early 1900s...