Rare Lowestoft Porcelain Plate Expected to Fetch £20,000 at Auction

An "exceptionally rare" porcelain plate found hidden in an attic for more than half a century is expected to fetch tens of thousands of pounds when it goes under the hammer. Woolley and Wallis is auctioning off what it describes as a "historically important" plate which was made at the Lowestoft Porcelain Factory, Suffolk. Dating from 1766, the piece, which measures 0.7ft (22.7 cm) in diameter, was discovered carefully wrapped in wood wool in a tea chest, among a collection of nearly 80 pieces, at a property in London. The plate is estimated to sell for £10,000-£20,000 when it is auctioned as part of the British and Continental Ceramics and Glass sale in London on Thursday.