PREVIEW

It is not unusual for an auctioneer to receive enquiries from members of the public who have seen items ‘identical’ to theirs in a newspaper, a magazine or on television. In reality the Queen Anne walnut chest turns out to be a 1920s reproduction worth £100 – but, yes, they do look almost identical.

So it was with reserved interest that Richard Bromell of Charterhouse Auctions, Sherborne listened t…

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