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Someone was certainly keen to pay over the estimate.
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Auction #140, 19-20 November 2016, Lot 653:
Medals and ephemera to Superintendent William Melville, the original "M" of MI5.
Melville's career reads like a Victorian crime novel; contending with the Jack the Ripper case, anarchists, terrorists, and plots against the crowned heads of Europe. Sold with a hand-typed autobiographical branch memo and his personal testimonial.
Estimate £1000-£1200
Hammer Price: £4400
Auctioneer trick to raise level of interest?
Someone was certainly keen to pay over the estimate.
http://www.lockdales.com/staritems.html
Auction #140, 19-20 November 2016, Lot 653:
Medals and ephemera to Superintendent William Melville, the original "M" of MI5.
Melville's career reads like a Victorian crime novel; contending with the Jack the Ripper case, anarchists, terrorists, and plots against the crowned heads of Europe. Sold with a hand-typed autobiographical branch memo and his personal testimonial.
Estimate £1000-£1200
Hammer Price: £4400
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