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She has been a long serving patron of Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity. And Joanna Lumley took on the role of auctioneer at Christie’s in London on Wednesday in aid of the organistion. The actress, 74, auctioned seven lots which are part of a Valuable Books and Manuscripts sale that showcases book illustration throughout the centuries. … Read more
Mr Scamazon: Surrey-based antiques auctioneer, 46, is linked to a bogus ‘five star’ reviews scam involving Amazon Justin Fryer reviewed £15,000 worth of products last month, giving five-stars He was identified as Amazon’s most prolific product reviewer in Britain Mr Fryer appeared to have sold many of the goods he reviewed on eBay By Sean … Read more
Our hammer horror! Cottage sold by TV auctioneer Colin West for £69,000 came with only 5ft of garden Rebecca and David French spent £69,000 on a two-bedroom Cumbrian cottage Their ‘deal of the day’ home only came with 43 of the 258 sq ft they thought it did Auctioneer Colin West, who appears in Homes … Read more
Long before the era of the celebrity auctioneer, when figures such as Lord Archer could, through sheer personality, cajole any gathering to part with their money, salerooms were often as hushed and stuffy as a public library. If any one person could have laid claim to have single-handedly changed all that, it was Peregrine Pollen. … Read more