Only a tiny songbird but it helped secure big prices during artwork auction at Yorkshire saleroom

                                                               

Quirky carvings, each  featuring a Wren, sold for above the pre-sale estimate at an auction conducted by Tennants at their saleroom in Leyburn , North Yorkshire. The one of a boot sold for £380, compared with a guide price of £200-£300, while the magazine rack also achieved a hammer price of £380, well above the estimate of £100-£150. The carvings are the work of cabinet maker Bob Hunter of Thirlby in Yorkshire.