30 B Jeffries Anglo At Auction, Leyburn, N.yorks. 20Th June

[Anglogeezer]

For auction by TENNANTS, LEYBURN, N. Yorks. 20th June.

 

http://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/tennants-auctioneers/catalogue-id-srten10189/lot-a8a1ccd8-3da3-4eb2-af33-a4b200ffa4c1

 

Lot 235.

A Thirty Key Anglo System Hexagonal Concertina by C.Jeffries, the pierced nickel plated ends stamped with makers name, with thirty nickel buttons, leather hand straps inscribed 'C.Wheatstone & Co., London', gilt tooling to leather sides, six fold paper covered leather bellows, in a mahogany case

 

 

Jake

 

 

 

[Jody Kruskal]

I'll take two, please.

 

Great pix. Looks like it's actually a 31 button. I wonder about the key?

[malcolm clapp]

I'll take two, please.

 

 

 

At the auctioneer's guide price, of course....

[Anglogeezer]

The hammer price for this was £3,100.

 

So, 15% commission & 20% VAT is £1,085 brings the price to £4,185.

 

Jake

[JimLucas]

The hammer price for this was £3,100.

 

So, 15% commission & 20% VAT is £1,085 brings the price to £4,185.

 

And the auction house estimate was £600-800.

[Geoff Wooff]

The hammer price for this was £3,100.

 

So, 15% commission & 20% VAT is £1,085 brings the price to £4,185.

 

Jake

Surely the VAT should only be added to the commission ? Which would make a final price of £3658. Still, not cheap!

[Stephen Chambers]

The hammer price for this was £3,100.

 

So, 15% commission & 20% VAT is £1,085 brings the price to £4,185.

 

Jake

Surely the VAT should only be added to the commission ? Which would make a final price of £3658. Still, not cheap!

 

That should be the case unless the seller was registered for VAT Geoff, in which case it would be on the total price.

[Jake Middleton-Metcalfe]

hmm, unrestored I would guess?