A twist of a corkscrew opens two vintage sale days of astonishing bidding

Lowly-rated architect’s table sells at £24,000 UK: OCCASIONALLY a dream sale comes along for the auctioneer that needs no selling and takes off for no apparent reason. It happened at Nottingham where Neales’ specialist Bruce Fearne enjoyed taking some startling bids from privates and trade alike, for no obvious reason.

That said, there was an understandable reason for what seemed one of the most startling bids on the …

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