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In those days, a chest of drawers sold regularly from between £400 and £500 and we earned £50. Today we sell for £100 to £150 and at 15% on either side, we earn £45.

Who’s better off now, I wonder – dealers or auctioneers?

P B Farnsworth

Rendells, Stonepark, Ashburton