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Post by Bruce Partington-Plans on Feb 29, 2024 9:50:00 GMT
This was on the local news yesterday, which led me to the auctioneers in question and surely something that I would not be alone in saying is the stuff every chap's (or chappette's) dreams are made of! Often I have thought, at the end of a Poirot or somesuch, "there must be a warehouse/collection/stock room somewhere full of those suits, outfits etc. that I would dearly love to raid." Well, here it finally is! At the risk of starting a gentlemanly bidding war, I am particularly taken with the idea of having a punt on lot 56 but, having never taken part in an auction of this sort before, am not sure quite what the form is. Obviously I have read up on the auctioneer's registration requirements, buyer's fees, condition reports etc. and have seen the odd episode of Bargain Hunt and Antiques Road Trip in my time so I am not completely in the dark, but still... Any thoughts/tips?
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Post by Freddie Devere on Mar 3, 2024 7:08:57 GMT
This was on the local news yesterday, which led me to the auctioneers in question and surely something that I would not be alone in saying is the stuff every chap's (or chappette's) dreams are made of! Often I have thought, at the end of a Poirot or somesuch, "there must be a warehouse/collection/stock room somewhere full of those suits, outfits etc. that I would dearly love to raid." Well, here it finally is! At the risk of starting a gentlemanly bidding war, I am particularly taken with the idea of having a punt on lot 56 but, having never taken part in an auction of this sort before, am not sure quite what the form is. Obviously I have read up on the auctioneer's registration requirements, buyer's fees, condition reports etc. and have seen the odd episode of Bargain Hunt and Antiques Road Trip in my time so I am not completely in the dark, but still... Any thoughts/tips? I don't have any tips, I'm afraid, as I'm utterly clueless about auctions. However, I just wanted to say that I feel the price estimate is a very reasonable one for lot 56! If you do decide to go for it I wish you the very best of luck with your bidding, Bruce Partington-Plans !
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Post by Bruce Partington-Plans on Mar 7, 2024 12:03:37 GMT
Well, I registered my interest and sat down to watch (and take part in!) the aforementioned auction on Tuesday but as I expected I was not successful in nabbing the lot I was after. I think it rather helped me to stay my hand that the auctioneer's estimates were almost all wildly conservative - fewer than half-a-dozen of the 69 lots sold for within (or in one case less than) their estimates. The Edward Fox suit that I had my eye on was guided at £300-£500; bidding started at £440 and it sold for £1,100 (plus buyer's premium etc., so nearer £1,500 in total) - still not a bad price for a piece of bespoke tailoring with provenance but beyond what I was willing to pay for it. I threw out one bid early on but knew it wasn't going to secure it. But I did it! I bid in a traditional auction! Something to tick off the list, if nothing else. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience, though (viewing/taking part on-line at the auction house's webbular site) - the auctioneer was very personable and relaxed (there were many first-timers in attendance, apparently) and the whole process was very smooth. I won't say I've caught the auction bug but I was very impressed and I will certainly be keeping my eye on the same auction house in the future as they would seem to specialise in "period costume" (or clothes, to you and me), with a couple of similar auctions in the offing.
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