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Sale Details
Our next auction is on Thursday September 9th, 2010 12.00 midday
All sales held at Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, Holborn, London, WC1R 4RL
How to get to Conway Hall
Viewing
Takes place from Tuesday to Thursday of each sale week:
Tuesday 12.00 midday to 8.00pm
Wednesday 10.00am to 8.00pm
Thursday 9.00am to 11.30 am
Future Sale Dates
Thursday 9th September 2010
Thursday 16th December 2010
Thursday 14th April 2011
Thursday 16th June 2011
The results for our sale on 9th September will be here by late afternoon.
Viewing
Tuesday 7th September 12.00 noon to 8.00pm
Wednesday 8th September 10.00am to 8.00pm
Thursday 9th September 9.00 - 11.30am
Catalogue
A printed catalogue is available two weeks prior to the sale by sending a cheque for £6.00, or £20.00 for a year’s subscription of four catalogues, to:
Piano Auctions Ltd, Malting Farmhouse, Cardington, Beds MK44 3SU
Latest Sale Details for 9th September 2010
| Lot No. | Image | Piano | Estimate |
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| 1 | Blüthner (c1908) A 5ft 8in grand piano in a rosewood case on square tapered legs, on an ‘A’ frame. | £1,000 - 1,500 | |
| 2 | Stool A black buttoned adjustable stool. | £80 - 120 | |
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Eavestaff (c1930s) A 4ft 3in grand piano in a burr walnut case on square tapered legs together with a matching upholstered stool. | £600 - 800 |
| 4 | Reid Sohn (c1992) A 4ft 8in Model 140 grand piano in a bright mahogany case, together with a three-legged circular stool. | £1,200 - 1,800 | |
| 5 | Yamaha A Model U1D upright piano in a bright mahogany case. | £1,300 - 1,500 | |
| 6 | Steinway (c1901) A 6ft 2in old style Model A grand piano on square tapering legs. | £5,000 - 7,000 | |
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Monington & Weston A 4ft 3in Art Deco grand piano in a walnut case on inverted 'skyscraper' legs'. | £2,000 - 4,000 |
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Blüthner (c1900) A 6ft 3in grand piano in a rosewood case. | £1,500 - 2,000 |
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Bechstein (c1900) A grand piano in a rosewood case on turned legs. | £800 - 1,200 |
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Reid-Sohn A 5ft 4in Model S1G-48D grand piano in a mahogany case on square tapered legs. | £1,500 - 2,000 |
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Chappell (c1985) A traditional style upright piano in a bright mahogany case together with an upholstered duet stool. | £800 - 1,200 |
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Blüthner (c1913) A 5ft 8in grand piano in an ebonised case on turned and fluted legs. | £1,000 - 1,500 |
| 13 | Grotrian Steinweg (c1970) A 120 cm upright piano in a bright mahogany case together with a stool. | £1,000 - 1,500 | |
| 14 | Yamaha (c1981) A 5ft 3in Model G1 grand piano in a bright ebonised case on square tapered legs. | £2,000 - 3,000 | |
| 15 | Yamaha A Model U1E upright piano in a bright mahogany case. | £1,400 - 1,600 | |
| 16 | Steinway (c1937) A 5ft 10 in Model O grand piano in a mahogany case on square tapered legs. | £6,000 - 8,000 | |
| 17 | Grotrian Steinweg (c1926) A 5ft grand piano in an ebonised case together with a stool. | £2,000 - 3,000 | |
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Bechstein (c1905) A Model 8 overstrung upright piano in a burr walnut case together with an upholstered stool. | £1,500 - 2,000 |
| 19 | Hoffmann (c1990) A 5ft 8in grand piano in a bright ebonised case on square tapered legs. | £2,000 - 3,000 | |
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* Brinsmead An early twentieth century 6ft 3in grand piano in a Sheraton style case with geometric boxwood inlay on eight slender supports united by stretchers together with matching stool. This piano has been reconditioned. This piano was previously in the Ritz Casino in Piccadilly. *VAT is payable on the hammer price of this lot. | £1,000 - 1,500 |
| 21 | Cabinet A walnut music cabinet with glass front and labelled shelves. | £80 - 120 | |
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Bechstein (c1897) An overstrung upright piano in a rosewood case. | £300 - 500 |
| 23 | Offenbach A Model 118 upright piano in a bright ebonised case. | £400 – 600 | |
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Steinway (c1908) A 5ft 10in Model O grand piano in a rosewood case on square tapered legs together with a duet stool. | £5,000 - 7,000 |
| 25 | Yamaha A Model U1G upright piano in a bright mahogany case. | £1,400 - 1,600 | |
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Schimmel (c1990) An upright piano in a satin walnut case together with a matching beige-upholstered stool. | £1,500 - 2,000 |
| 27 | Steinway (c1900) A Vertegrand upright piano in a rosewood case. | £1,200 - 1,600 | |
| 28 | Blüthner (c1934) A 5ft 1in grand piano in a mahogany case on square tapered legs. | £2,500 - 3,500 | |
| 29 | Young Chang (c1986) A 6ft 6in grand piano in a bright ebonised case on square tapered legs. | £1,000 - 1,500 | |
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Bösendorfer (c1950s) 'The Backhaus Bösendorfer' A 5ft 7in Model 170 grand piano in an ebonised case on square tapered legs. Originally played exclusively by Wilhelm Backhaus it was later used as the rehearsal piano for over fifty opera recordings, starting with the legendary Solti DECCA 'Ring', and later for recordings by Herbert von Karajan and Leonard Bernstein. The piano has been signed by Leonard Bernstein, Georg Solti, Wilhelm Backhaus, Andras Schiff and Maria Joao Pires. | £15,000 - 20,000 |
| 31 | Bechstein (c1938) A 4ft 7in Model S grand piano in a mahogany case on square tapered legs. | £2,500 - 3,500 | |
| 32 | Harpsichord (c1980) A 5ft single manual harpsichord by Donald Garrod in various fruit woods on an elm stand. | £400 - 600 | |
| 33 | Broadwood (c1979) An upright piano in a mahogany case. | £400 - 600 | |
| 34 | Yamaha (c1982) A 6ft 7in Model C5 grand piano in a bright ebonised case on square tapered legs. | £5,000 - 7,000 | |
| 35 | Yamaha A Model U3C upright piano in a bright mahogany case. | £1,400 - 1,600 | |
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Blüthner (c1905) An upright piano in a rosewood case. | £400 - 600 |
| 37 | Steinway (c1972) A 6ft 2in Model A grand piano in a mahogany case on square tapered legs. | £12,000 - 18,000 | |
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Monington & Weston (c1937) A 4ft 11in Art Deco grand piano in a satin walnut and crossbanded case on inverted 'skyscraper' legs and together with a matching duet stool. | £1,000 - 1,500 |
| 39 | Bechstein (c1902) A 6ft 6in grand piano in a rosewood case. This piano has been restored. | £2,500 - 3,500 | |
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Broadwood Forte Grand Piano (c1808) A 7ft 6in forte-grand bearing the label John Broadwood & Son, Makers to His Majesty & The Princesses, Great Poultney Street, Golden Square, London; with a compass of 5½ octaves; the mahogany inlaid case with ebony stringing and cross-grained borders on a trestle stand. This instrument was the property of Benjamin Britten Esq. until 1962 when it was sold in auction at Christie’s. | £10,000 - 15,000 |
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Rohden (c1865) An upright piano in a satin maple ebonised and gilt decorated case. | £500 - 700 |
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Broadwood Manxman (c1907) A Manxman upright piano in an oak case. The initial case design work was done by the architect Hugh Baillie Scott, who originally came from the Isle of Man (hence the nickname of this Model - 'The Manxman'). | £2,000 - 4,000 |
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Bechstein (c1896) An upright piano in a burr walnut case together with a tapestry upholstered adjustable stool. This piano has been restored. | £2,000 - 2,500 |
| 44 | Stool A piano stool on slender swept legs united by stretchers. | £40 - 80 | |
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Yamaha A Model U3E upright piano in a bright ebonised case. | £1,500 - 1,700 |
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Steinway (c1902) A 6ft 2in Model A grand piano in an ebonised case on square tapered legs together with a stool. This piano has been restored. | £8,000 - 12,000 |
| 47 | Boston (c2002) A 7ft 2in grand piano in a satin ebonised case on square tapered legs together with a matching black-leather upholstered adjustable stool. | £6,000 - 8,000 | |
| 48 | Kawai (c1983) An upright piano in a bright ebonised case. | £600 - 800 | |
| 49 | Grotrian Steinweg (c1929) A 4ft 8in grand piano in a mahogany case on square tapered legs. This piano has been re-strung and re-polished | £1,500 - 2,000 | |
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Steinway (c1897) A fine 6ft 10in Model B grand piano in a mahogany, rosewood, kingwood and marquetry case decorated with floral and geometric panels raised on pierced dual-tapered legs terminating in paw feet and headed with foliate ornament. The case by C Mellier & C, London, inscribed with a panel on the inside of the fall. | £50,000 - 60,000 |
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Challen (c1961) A 5ft grand piano in a walnut case on square tapered legs together with a beige upholstered stool. | £800 - 1,200 |
| 52 | Bechstein An upright piano in a mahogany Arts & Crafts case on a design by Walter Cave. | £500 - 700 | |
| 53 | Yamaha (c1978) A 6ft 1in Model C3 grand piano in a bright ebonised case on square tapered legs together with an ebonised stool. | £3,000 - 5,000 | |
| 54 | Steinway (c1925) A 5ft 7in New York Model M grand piano in an ebonised case on square tapered legs; music desk missing. | £3,000 - 5,000 | |
| 55 | Yamaha A recent Silent Series upright piano in a bright ebonised case together with a matching stool. | £1,500 - 2,000 | |
| 56 | WITHDRAWN Dulcitone In an oak case together with a stool. | £150 - 200 | |
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Mangeot & Freres A 7ft late-nineteenth century grand piano in a burr walnut case on scroll legs; this piano has a Steinway & Sons patent frame. | £1,000 - 1,500 |
| 58 | Knight (c1979) An upright piano in a mahogany case. | £400 - 600 | |
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Challen (c1948) A 7ft 6in grand piano in a satinwood case on square tapered legs on an ‘A’ frame. | £600 - £800 |
| 60 | Steinway (c1895) An 85-note 6ft 7in ‘old style’ Model B grand piano in a mahogany and ebonised case on ‘elephant’ legs. | £6,000 - 8,000 | |
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Bechstein (c1927) An upright piano in a bright ebonised case. | £600 - 800 |
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Ed Seiler A grand piano in a light wood on cabriole legs together with a matching duet stool. | £800 - 1,200 |
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Kawai (c2002) A 5ft 10in Model RX2 grand piano in a bright mahogany case together with an ebonised stool. | £6,000 - 8,000 |
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Allison (c1935) A ‘baby’ grand piano in an Art Deco birdseye maple case with coromandel cross-banding on square tapered legs, together with a matching stool. | £1,000 - 1,500 |
| 65 | Steinway (c2000) A Model K upright piano in a bright mahogany case. | £12,000 - 15,000 | |
| 66 | Ibach (c1986) A 6ft 6in grand piano in a bright ebonised case on square tapered legs together with a stool. | £3,000 - 5,000 | |
| 67 | Offenbach A Model G-50A grand piano in a bright mahogany case. AMENDMENT Is together with a stool | £1,000 - 1,500 | |
| 68 | Blüthner (c1923) A 5ft 6in grand piano in a rosewood case. AMENDMENT Is on turned and fluted legs and together with a duet stool. | £1,500 - 2,000 | |
| 69 | Welmar (c1984) An upright piano in a satin mahogany case. | £400 - 600 | |
| 70 | Steinway (c1883) A 9ft concert grand piano in a rosewood case on square tapered legs. This piano has been reconditioned and re-polished. | £18,000 - 22,000 | |
| 71 | Blüthner (c1961) A 110cm upright piano in a mahogany case together with an adjustable brown upholstered stool. | £800 - 1,200 | |
| 72 | Steinway (c1900) An 85-note 6ft 2in old style Model O in an ebonised case on square tapered legs. AMENDMENT Is a 6ft 11in Model B | £4,000 - 6,000 | |
| 73 | Welmar (c1995) An upright piano in a mahogany case. | £400 - 600 | |
| 74 | Bechstein (c1896) A 6ft 6in grand piano in an ebonised case on square tapered legs together with two stools. | £1,200 - 1,800 | |
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Steinway (c1975) A Model Z upright piano in a walnut case. | £3,000 - 5,000 |
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Blüthner (c1934) A 4ft 11in Model IV grand piano in a mahogany case on square tapered legs. | £2,000 - 3,000 |
| 77 | Steinbach A 4ft 10in grand piano in a mahogany case on dual-square tapered legs. | £600 - 800 | |
| 78 | Steinway (c1896) A 5ft 10in Model O grand piano in a rosewood case; together with a cover. | £6,000 - 8,000 | |
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Broadwood (c1916) A ‘green frame’ upright piano in a boxwood strung mahogany case. This piano was reconditioned in the 1990s. | £600 - 800 |
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Steinway (c1923) A 6ft 11in Model B grand piano in a mahogany case on square tapered legs together with an adjustable leather top stool. | £10,000 - 15,000 |
| 81 | Danemann An upright piano in an oak case. | £300 - 500 | |
| 82 | Blüthner (c1920) An upright piano in a mahogany case. | £500 - 700 | |
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Bechstein, London (c1930s) A 4ft 8in grand piano in a mahogany case on square tapered legs together with a green-upholstered rosewood stool. | £1,500 - 2,000 |
| 84 | Broadwood (c1909) A grand piano in a rosewood case. | £600 - 800 | |
| 85 | Steinway (c1912) A 5ft 10in Model O grand piano in a rosewood case on square tapered legs together with an adjustable stool. | £6,000 - 8,000 | |
| 86 | Kawai A Model KU10 upright piano in a bright ebonised case. | £1,500 - 1,800 | |
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Schiedmayer (c1914) A 6ft grand piano in a rosewood case on dual square tapered legs. | £800 – 1,200 |
| 88 | Bechstein (c1904) A Model 10 upright piano in a rosewood case. | £500 – 700 | |
| 89 | G Wallis Ash A 5-octave yacht piano in a mahogany inlaid case. | £300 - 500 | |
| 90 | Bechstein (c2007) A 6ft 3in Academy 190 grand piano in a bright ebonised case on square tapered legs. | £20,000 - 25,000 | |
| 91 | Steinway (c1905) A 5ft 10in Model O grand piano in a re-polished mahogany case on square tapered legs together with a matching duet stool. | £6,000 - 8,000 | |
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Francois et Cie (c1870s) A small decorative cottage upright piano in a walnut case with original sconces on a fretwork front-panel; the keyboard supported by fluted baluster columns. | £200 - 400 |
| 93 | Eavestaff (c1962) An upright piano in a mahogany case. | £300 - 500 | |
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Monington & Weston (c1930s) A 4ft 2in grand piano in a mahogany case on square tapered legs. | £400 - 600 |
| 95 | Yamaha (c1983) A 6ft 7in Model C5 grand piano in a bright ebonised case on square tapered legs. | £4,000 - 6,000 | |
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Erard (c1909) An upright piano in a rosewood case. | £600 - 800 |
| 97 | Bechstein (c1905) A 6ft 6in grand piano in a Sheraton style mahogany case on dual square tapered legs. | £2,000 - 3,000 | |
| 98 | Steinway (c1906) A Vertegrand upright piano in a rosewood case. | £1,500 – 2,000 | |
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Challen (c1926) A 4ft 6in grand piano in a mahogany case on square tapered legs. | £500 – 700 |
| 100* | * Steinway (c1994) A 6ft 11in Model B grand piano in an ebonised case on square tapered legs. *VAT on the hammer price of this lot. | £25,000 - 30,000 | |
| 101 | Gors & Kallmann A 5ft 6in grand piano in a mahogany case on square tapered legs. | £800 - 1,200 | |
| 102 | Bechstein (c1891) A Model V upright piano in a rosewood case. | £500 – 700 | |
| 103 | Steinway (c1936) A 5ft 7in Model M grand piano in a mahogany case on square tapered legs. | £7,000 - 9,000 | |
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Blüthner (c1983) A traditional style Model A upright piano in a bright mahogany case. | £1,500 - 2,000 |
| 105 | Blüthner (c1885) A 6ft 3in Style VII grand piano in an ebonised case. | £800 - 1,200 | |
| 106 | Blüthner (c1925) A 5ft 8in grand piano in a walnut case on square tapered legs together with a dark brown adjustable stool. This piano was reconditioned in 1985. | £3,500 - 4,000 | |
| 107 | Allison A 5ft 2in grand piano in a mahogany case on square tapered legs. | £300 - 500 | |
| 108 | Offenbach A Model 110 upright piano in a bright mahogany case. | £400 – 600 | |
| 109 | WITHDRAWN Blüthner (c1894) A 6ft 5in grand piano in an ebonised case on square tapered legs. | £1,000 - 1,500 | |
| 110 | Grotrian Steinweg A 6ft 2in grand piano in an ebonised case on square tapered legs. | £8,000 - 12,000 | |
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Stool A bright ebonised concert adjustable stool with a gloss-leather deep button seat, on square fluted legs. | £120 - 180 |
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Stool A bright ebonised concert adjustable stool with a gloss-leather deep button seat, on square fluted legs. | £120 - 180 |
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Stool A bright ebonised concert adjustable stool with a gloss-leather deep button seat, on square fluted legs. | £120 - 180 |
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Stool A bright ebonised concert adjustable stool with a matt-leather deep button seat, on square fluted legs. | £100 - 150 |
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Stool A bright ebonised concert adjustable stool with a matt-leather deep button seat, on square fluted legs. | £100 - 150 |
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Stool A bright ebonised concert adjustable stool with a matt-leather deep button seat, on square fluted legs. | £100 - 150 |
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Stool A bright ebonised piano stool with a velour seat on square tapered legs. | £70 - 100 |
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Stool A bright ebonised piano stool with a velour seat on square tapered legs. | £70 - 100 |
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Stool A bright ebonised piano stool with a velour seat on square tapered legs. | £70 - 100 |
| 120 | Broadwood (c2002) A Stratford Model upright piano in a traditional satin mahogany case. | £1,500 - 2,000 | |
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Stool An upholstered mahogany duet stool. | £40 - 60 |
| 122 | Bechstein A 7ft 4in Model C grand piano in a rosewood case. AMENDMENT Is 7ft 11in on turned octagonal legs. | £800 - 1,200 | |
| 123 | Weber (c1990) A modern upright piano in a bright dark mahogany case. | £600 - 800 | |
| 124 | Piano Art Painted metal wall-hanging related to musical instruments. | £40 - 60 | |
| 125 | Piano Art Painted metal wall-hanging related to musical instruments. | £40 - 60 | |
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Paul Werner An overstrung upright piano in a walnut case | £200 - 400 |
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Maxine Freres An upright piano in an Art Deco Case | £300 - 500 |
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Blüthner An upright piano | £300 - 500 |
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Ibach An upright piano in a mahogany case. | £400 - 600 |
| 130 | Steinway (c2003) A Model K upright piano in a bright ebonised case; together with a matching stool and cover. | £12,000 - 18,000 | |
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ADDITIONAL LOT Steinway (c1924) A 5ft 7in Model M grand piano in a mahogany case on square tapered legs. | £6,000 - 8,000 |
| 132 | ADDITIONAL LOT Danemann An overstrung upright piano | £400 - 600 | |
| 133 | PLEASE CHECK THIS SITE FOR LATE ADDITIONS AND AMENDMENTS |
Next auction is Thursday December 16th, 2010
