26-06-2018, 10:04 PM
On a warm summer evening it is all too easy to sit out on the patio to look at prices in Brightwell's recent auction. The alleged 1935 "Ulster" quasi replica that got such a bad review here, actually fetched £12,320 plus commision of course. Am I alone in finding that remarkable, for all the wrong reasons? The '28 Chummy went for £13,100 and for almost the same someone bought the 1924 12/4 , that is £13,200. Both the latter two eligible for various sporting activities and with at least some provenance. The "Ulster" price seems like a terrible temptation for Ruby chopping for the less honest.