wally Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 More concertinas for sale at Bonhams this week in three lots here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 More concertinas for sale at Bonhams this week in three lots here. Well, though the detail description of Lot no. 5 says "Duet system", it's clearly an English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Drinkwater Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 More concertinas for sale at Bonhams this week in three lots here. Well, though the detail description of Lot no. 5 says "Duet system", it's clearly an English. Quite so. To be helpful, I decided to email the Bonhams "specialist" and point out the error in the description. I'll let you know if I get a reply. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirge Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 If they are going to continue to sell concertinas there's probably a small retainer to be earned by someone who can convince Bonhams that they should retain a part time 'consultant'... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 (edited) If they are going to continue to sell concertinas there's probably a small retainer to be earned by someone who can convince Bonhams that they should retain a part time 'consultant'... The detail page for Lot 5 (the one with the error) says Contact the Specialist to discuss this lot or selling in a future saleEmail: Thomas Palmer Tel: 02073933849 So I'd guess that he's their "consultant". But he's the same "Specialist" for all their musical instruments, and I'd guess that his knowledge of concertinas isn't very deep. Then again, some of the most expert potential consultants are also potential bidders, which might be considered a conflict of interest. Edited October 27, 2010 by JimLucas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Drinkwater Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Here's the reply I received from Bonham's music 'specialist' Thomas Palmer, after I had emailed him about mistakes in the descriptions of two of the concertina lots coming up for sale. Dear Mr Drinkwater, I thank you for your advice and shall amend our description after verification. The estimates are auction estimates and are somewhat less than commercial estimates. The price realised at auction may exceed these estimates. Kind regards, Thomas Palmer Anyway, I think anyone seriously intent on bidding on one of these concertinas, would already know something about concertinas and the different types and models and not be misled by possible inaccurate descriptions, when a photograph of the item tells a different story. It wouldn't surprise me if Chris Algar is on the end of the phone on the day, putting in his usual telephone bids! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Drinkwater Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Here's what these three concertinas fetched at auction, including buyer's premium. Sale 17856 Lot 4 Show details A Concertina by Charles Jeffries (2) Sold for £3,720 inclusive of Buyer's Premium Sale 17856 Lot 5 Show details A Treble Concertina, by Wheatstone & Co, London. circa 1940 (2) Sold for £1,320 inclusive of Buyer's Premium Please note there is an amendment to this lot See full description for details Sale 17856 Lot 6 Y Show details An English System Concertina Labelled Wheatstone & Co (2) Sold for £600 inclusive of Buyer's Premium I thought that the prices realised, are quite reasonable. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoopet Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 surely the last one was an absolute bargain...2 english concertinas,one of them a top period treble aeola for 600 quid.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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