WEMBLEY AT AUCTION
HIGH FURNITURE PRICES. 1 The first day of the sale by auction* of the fumitnre and miscellaneous* effects at the Empire Exhibition by the* auctioneers appointed by the liquida-* tors attracted many buyers, the sale* was conducted in the Civic Hall, and* all kinds of articles of furniture, including chairs and tables from the Garden Club, umbrella-stands, upholstered? armchairs and settees, mirrors, and the Para rubber flooring from tho Palace* of Art, came under the hammer. Most* of those who attended the sale were* men, many of them second-hand furniture dealers, but there was- a Bprinklingof women, and by eariy afternoon, large numbers of the general public, had joined the throng, judging by the high bidding, to get something from Wembley at any price. An auctioneer’s assistant stated thaf there were people present from all ovei* the country. He added that (remark-* ably high prices were being realised. *
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New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12393, 12 March 1926, Page 11
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