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MY NAME IS PAUL YOUNG AND I AM THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF CHARLES PHILLIPS AND SONS, I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME YOU TO OUR NEW TEMPORARY WEBSITE TO INFORM YOU OF THE CHANGES TAKING PLACE WITHIN THE BUSINESS DUE TO THE CONTINUING SITUATION WITH THE COVID 19 VIRUS.

ALL OUR LIVES HAVE BASICALLY CHANGED IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER AND WE AS A COMPANY ARE NO DIFFERENT AND WE’VE HAD NO OPTION BUT TO ADAPT FROM THE LIVE ‘ON LOCATION AUCTIONS’ TO A DIFFERENT FORMAT.

FOR NEW POTENTIAL BUYERS WHO DON’T KNOW THE COMPANY PLEASE ALLOW ME TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF HISTORY. THE BUSINESS WAS CO FOUNDED BY ONE OF OUR CURRENT SHAREHOLDERS CHARLIE WILLIAMS ALMOST 35 YEARS AGO CHARLIE STILL DOES SOME LIVE AUCTION DUTIES FOR THE COMPANY AND IS VERY FRUSTRATED THAT HIS PASSION HAS COME TO A GRINDING HALT DUE TO THE MASS GATHERING LAWS AND THE CANCELLATION OF LIVE EVENTS IN THIS SECTOR.

SINCE I JOINED THE COMPANY NEARLY 30 YEARS AGO THE BUSINESS THEN WAS JUST PERFORMING AUCTIONS OF PAINTINGS BUT THIS HAS STEADILY GROWN IN OTHER EXCITING SECTORS RELATED TO THE ARTS AND LUXURY GOODS. DURING THIS PERIOD AND IN ADDITION TO THE WEEKLY AUCTION SCHEDULE WE WERE INVOLVED IN THE MAINLY OVERSEAS PROCUREMENT, CONTAINERISATION AND SALE OF SPECIAL ‘ONE OF KIND’ ITEMS, DURING THIS PERIOD WE HAVE AMASSED A 30 YEAR COLLECTION OF ART, ENTERTAINMENT MEMORABILIA, DIAMONDS AND JEWELLERY, SCULPTURES , FURNITURE ,WINE AND NUMEROUS UNUSUAL ITEMS.

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WE WILL NOW OFFER THIS VAST COLLECTION FOR SALE AT VERY ATTRACTIVE DISCOUNTED PRICES AND WAY BELOW THE NORMAL AUCTION ESTIMATES, YOU WILL NOT HAVE TO PAY ANY COMMISSION WHICH WILL GIVE YOU FANTASTIC FURTHER SAVINGS, WE WILL GIVE GOOD ADDITIONAL DISCOUNTS ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES PLEASE BROWSE AT YOUR LEISURE AND FEEL FREE TO BUY OR MAKE OFFERS.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO VISIT US PERSONALLY WE HAVE CONVERTED OUR WAREHOUSE AND OFFICES JUST OUTSIDE EDINBURGH INTO SHOWROOMS WHERE YOU CAN VIEW EXQUISITE ITEMS AND MAKE PURCHASES AND OFFERS SHOWROOMS WILL BE READY TO OPEN THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EACH WEEK FROM SEPTEMBER 12, TO GIVE YOU A GOOD IDEA OF THE MERCHANDISE ON OFFER JUST CLICK ON TO THE WALK THROUGH VIDEO I THINK YOU WILL BE IMPRESSED.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE DON’T HESITATE TO SEND ME AN EMAIL

THANK YOU, PAUL YOUNG

The Auction House, North Berwick Road, Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland, EH21 8JT.