Last Thursday's General Auction demonstrated that Barnes Auctioneers is able to offer the right balance of ensuring that our sellers achieve excellent results whilst at the same time making sure that our buyers manage to pick up a bargain or two.
Let's start with the sellers: how about a postcard album with no reserve, expected to sell for between £60 and £80, achieving £390? Or a set of four post-war Suffolk Regiment medals making £280 when the vendor was expecting little more than £50? But as always, it's the less obvious sales that clock up a decent return for the sellers, like the painted coffee table (lot 152) that sold for £48 with a reserve of just £12.
Buyers left with a smile on their face too - how about a job lot of glass including two Georgian rummers for £5? Or a tribal spear for £1. Or an antique Kodak camera for £18?
Our General Sales, which incorporate antiques, books, collectables, furniture, jewellery, pictures, and much much more, are going from strength to strength and we are already looking forward to our next auction on Thursday, 18th June. The observant amongst you will instantly realise that to be the third Thursday of the month (usually our auction is held on the second Thursday of the month) but we have had to change this time round only because St Andrew's Hall is not available to us on the previous week.
Business as usual tomorrow at The Cloisters Fair. We will be offering some unsold lots from Thursday, and paying out for those sellers who supported us during May. So do pop along to St Andrew's Hall in Norwich between 8am and 3pm to see us.
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