Sherborne Times February 2021

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Antiques

TIMES CHANGE Richard Bromell ASFAV, Charterhouse Auctioneers

A late 18th century Mr Punch walking stick, sold for ÂŁ5,200

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t this time last year Coronavirus was just starting to be reported on. Like many people at the time, I thought it was a problem in China which would not affect us, too much. How wrong was that? Currently we are in lockdown 3.0 and vaccinating the nation has started. Whilst we are still some way from the home straight in the fight against Coronavirus, 58 | Sherborne Times | February 2021

there is at least some light at the end of the tunnel. Like many businesses, working out what we can and cannot do and adapting has been interesting, to say the least. Our auctions are planned well in advance, we do like to know what we are doing not only next month, but also in a year’s time. As we went in and out of lockdown and went up in the tier system, our auction schedule


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