Bronze statue sold for £1.8m

A 13 inch 17-century bronze ostrich sculpture  has been sold for £1.8m produced by Renaissance  sculptor Glambologna owned by 17-th century politician and writer Horaxe Walpole . It was sold to John Dunn-Gardner ,The self-styled Earl of  Leicester,  in 1842 f9or £50  and eight shilling  equal to   £3, 000 today, and it has stayed in his family until the sale ofto a UK-baswd collector .

Martin  Millard of  Cheffins,  said the price  which set a record for  the auction house  was fantastic result.