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Article: Any offers? LONDON TRIBES; No wonder the auction houses hire such charming young men. The hammer heads must be as seductive as the lots they sell, says Mark Palmer.
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- The Evening Standard (London, England)
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- August 22, 2003
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Byline: MARK PALMER
No wonder the auction houses hire such charming young men. The hammer heads must be as seductive as the lots they sell, says Mark Palmer
Tim Inglis, 35
Musical instruments
Tim Inglis's big day came 18 months ago when a Stradivarius made in 1712 came up for auction and he was on the rostrum. He had estimated that this particular lot would fetch around [pounds sterling]500,000 but he was hoping for more.
'Competition is always good for business and there were several collectors who were interested in the violin,' says Inglis, who has been head of musical instruments at Sotheby's for four years. 'I can tell ...