20 Button. Lachenal Anglo, At Auction. 31St August, Lincoln, Uk.

[Anglogeezertoo]

For auction on 31st August by GOLDING YOUNG & MAWER LINCOLN
Thomas Mawer House
Station Road
North Hykeham
Lincoln
LN6 3QY

Lot 423
A late 19thC Lachenal and Co London concertina, in a mahogany case, with ivory buttons.
No Estimate

See here = https://www.ukauctioneers.com/auction_catalogue.cfm?itemID=20E9CB0FD7D62DFDDFE6FECEFF590AE4E82DA2C9&auction=21EBCB06D6

 

regards

Jake

[Anglogeezertoo]

hammer price on this was £95.

 

Jake

[Patrick McMahon]

In my experience of buying things at these local auctions, you end up paying between a quarter and a third more than the hammer price, once buyer premium and VAT are added. And that's if you pick up the item, and pay no delivery and handling charge, which can add significantly more. And it's a bit of a grey area, who loses out, if your item, that you have paid for, and paid to be delivered, doesn't turn up, but gets lost in transit.

The auction houses use vague language, like "delivery can be arranged, for a fee".

 

If I can't go to the auction and collect the item, I would rather not bid.

This concertina made £95, which would probably be about £125 with premium etc, before delivery costs.

Not cheap for what it is, considering that you don't know if it's got any reeds, whether they are steel or brass, and you've only seen one poor photo of one end.

Let's hope the buyer got lucky, and it's a nice one.