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At auction on 12 th November by EASTBOURNE AUCTIONS. Auction House, Finmore Road, Eastbourne. BN22 8QL see here :https://www.eastbourneauction.com/catalogue/lots/5E72F06770764ECC240B8730451145106A8248A3C5978D5E155C0EB2EA61743F/1DAD09680FE122841B8E6C1F4CC703F8/fine-art-antiques-collectables-sale-2-days-lot-318/?action=4 Lot 318 Description: C. Wheatstone Suffolk 48 button ebonised concertina, serial number 60108, 16cms diameter Estimate: £600 - £800 Condition Report: The bellows do not appear to be split, there is one button missing from one end, all other buttons appear to be working well, some light wear to the leather, general scratches and scuffs to the wood Jake

For auction on the 12 th November at :- EASTBOURNE AUCTIONS. AUCTION HOUSE, FINMORE ROAD, EASTBOURNE. BN22 8QL see here : https://www.eastbourneauction.com/catalogue/lots/5E72F06770764ECC240B8730451145101E67EEE3E07F67DD21C759EE9DDA7C7F/1DAD09680FE122841B8E6C1F4CC703F8/fine-art-antiques-collectables-sale-2-days-lot-317/?action=4 Lot 317 Description: C. Wheatstone & Co ebonised 49 button concertina, serial number 30358, housed in a velvet lined case with label, 16cms diameter Estimate: £600 - £800 Condition Report: The bellows do not appear to be split, one button is stuck in and two buttons are missing from one side, all other buttons appear to be working well, some wear to the leather, general scratches and scuffs to the wood, the veneer is cracking all over. Button No 49 is by the right hand thumb Jake

According to the auctioneer's results the hammer price was :- £190 Jake

According to the auctioneer's results the hammer price was :- £300 Jake

According to the auctioneer's results the hammer price was :- £75 Jake

According to the auctioneer's results the hammer price was :- £280 Jake

According to the auctioneer's results the hammer price was :- £500 Jake

According to the auctioneer's results the hammer price was :- UNSOLD Jake

Adam Partridge. The Cheshire Saleroom. Withyfold Drive, Macclesfield. Cheshire. SK10 2BD http://www.adampartridge.co.uk/lots/?start=220&limit=20 Lot Number: 230 A 19th century wheatstone forty-eight key English concertina, serial no.7408 dating it to 27th November 1854, for restoration, with original box. Category: Musical Instruments and Mechanical Music Estimate: £150 - £200 Jake

Adam Partridge. The Cheshire Saleroom. Withyfold Drive, Macclesfield. Cheshire. SK10 2BD http://www.adampartridge.co.uk/lots/?start=220&limit=20 Lot Number: 229 A Lachenal & Co forty-eight key concertina, no.50317, cased. Category: Musical Instruments and Mechanical Music Estimate: £80 - £120 Jake

Adam Partridge. The Cheshire Saleroom. Withyfold Drive, Macclesfield. Cheshire. SK10 2BD http://www.adampartridge.co.uk/lots/?start=220&limit=20 Lot Number: 228 A late 19th century Lachenal forty-eight key English concertina, for renovation, with original box. Category: Musical Instruments and Mechanical Music Estimate: £60 - £100 Jake

Adam Partridge. The Cheshire Saleroom. Withyfold Drive, Macclesfield. Cheshire. SK10 2BD http://www.adampartridge.co.uk/lots/?start=220&limit=20 Lot 227 A late 19th/early 20th century Lachenal forty-six key concertina, serial no.4924, with pierced rosewood ends, complete with original box. Category: Musical Instruments and Mechanical Music Estimate: £60 - £100 LOOKS LIKE A DUET TO ME. Jake

Adam Partridge. The Cheshire Saleroom. Withyfold Drive, Macclesfield. Cheshire. SK10 2BD http://www.adampartridge.co.uk/lots/?start=220&limit=20 Lot Number: 226 A late 19th/early 20th century Lachenal thirty-one key Anglo concertina, for restoration. Category: Musical Instruments and Mechanical Music Estimate: £300 - £400 THE PICTURE SHOWS A VIOLIN!! JAKE

Auction by :- Adam Partridge. The Cheshire Saleroom. Withyfold Drive, Macclesfield. Cheshire. SK10 2BD http://www.adampartridge.co.uk/lots/?start=220&limit=20 Lot 224. A late 19th/early 20th century inlaid rosewood cased melodeon/flutina, with mother of pearl keys and original case. Category: Musical Instruments and Mechanical Music Estimate: £150 - £250 Jake

Sold for a hammer price of £3600. Jake

Ahaa! OK. Must admit I never include the air button. Jake

Soo, just 28 buttons then?? Jake

Sorry. Absolutely no idea of pitch. I can only report the catalogue description and most auctioneers seem to know VERY little about concertinas!! Jake

For auction 22/23rd October, at SHEFFIELD AUCTION GALLERY, WINDSOR ROAD, SHEFFIELD. S8 8UB. Viewing 21st & 22nd October. Lot 795. A Late XIX Century Charles Jefferies Thirty-Eight Button English System Concertina, with pierced nickel ends, ebonised frame, gilt embossed leather mounts and bellows, original leather case (lid detached). The description incorrectly calls it an "English System Concertina" http://sheffieldauctiongallery.com/Catalogues/ss231015/lot0795.html regards

Never mind the fairy harps, what's the concertina in the lower left corner???? Jake

Not specified in the brief description Jake

Right hand = 19 + air Left hand = 18 + drone Jake

For auction by, Andrew Smith & Son, Itchen Stoke, Nr Winchester, Hampshire. Lot 1073. A 37 button concertina by C. Jeffries, with pierced nickel end-plates and ebonised woodwork, the black leather bellows with gilt tooled decoration and printed paper decals, makers stamp to one end and on two sides, in hexagonal leather carrying case Estimate: £1,800 - £2,200 Here :- https://www.ukauctioneers.com/auction_catalogue.cfm?itemID=20E9CB0FD7D726FBD4EEFECEFF5E08EFE62CA2C2&auction=29EFC906 Regards Jake

For auction on the 16th September by Anderson and Garland, Anderson House, Crispin Court Newbiggin Lane Westerhope Newcastle upon Tyne NE5 1BF. Lot No: 845 Lachenal & Co, London: a hexagonal concertina, each pierced rosewood end fitted twenty-four steel buttons and inlaid metalwork, five-fold bellows, makers label inset, 7in. (18cms) wide; in original walnut case. Estimate GBP: £400.00 - £600.00 here:- https://www.andersonandgarland.com/87878/Lachenal-Co-London-a-hexagonal-concertina-each-pierced-rosewood-end-fitted-twenty-four-steel-buttons-and-inlaid-metalwork-five-fold-bellows-makers-label-inset-7in-18cms-wide-in-original-walnut-c?ipp=10&keyword=&view=lot_detail By the single photo this looks to be in tip-top condition. Jake

Jake, you obviously haven't seen my earlier posting about this concertina! http://www.concertina.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=17972 Chris I missed that Chris, must pay more attention!! Thanks to SteveS for posting the result. Jake