The Auctioneers disclaim responsibility for all loss or damage to goods or for unauthorised removal of the same unless directly the result of negligence on the part of their employees. Then, adding a knob of butter, fry the chop on each meat side for no more than a few minutes. Your chop is now cooked yet maintains the most juicy and succulent texture. As with all meats, allow it to relax in its pan for an extra few minutes to tenderise further.

The solution is miniterialism: find something old, beautiful and unique that is relatively cheap. I’m wary of sharing, because I don’t want some sort of feeding frenzy ensuing, whereby newly enthusiastic TNE readers price me out of the market, but my new thing is tins. Yup – that’s right: small, vintage ones, that have contained either foodstuffs – Burdall’s Gravy Salt, with its slogan “The Tell Tale” – or medical ones: for Elastoplast Boil Dressings, and any number of pastilles and cachous; or tins for gramophone needles, glue tubes, and cocoa samples (I have a lovely little Bournville tin from the 1900s, complete with a striker for non-safety matches on its base). All conditions, notices, descriptions, statements and other matters in the catalogue and elsewhere concerning any lot are subject to any statements modifying or affecting the same made by the auctioneer from the rostrum prior to any bid being accepted for the lot. Nomato, for the uninitiated, is a range of organic products - including ketchup, pasta sauce and soup - minus (as the name might betray) the ubiquitous tomato. It is aimed at those who, like Jill, for health and/or dietary reasons, have elected to exclude tomato (and fellow members of the ominously titled nightshade family) from their diets. Unsold goods will attract a lotting fee plus 1.5% insurance charge (based on reserve price or lower estimate), plus expenses where applicable. Goods withdrawn prior to sale but after cataloguing, valuation or repairs will attract a charge at the rate of 15% of the value based upon reserved prices or valuation provided by the Auctioneers (plus expenses where applicable), which shall be binding upon the Vendor. This will be levied in addition to the lotting fee and the insurance charge.Goods cannot be withdrawn within three working days of commencement of the sale without the agreement of the Auctioneers. There are, it seems, several factors that will ensure a light, airy scone that is scoffed at first sight. First of all, says Sue, it is vital to employ the lightest possible touch when rubbing in the butter, mixing in the milk and patting out the dough. Sue, in fact, never kneads her scone dough; instead simply patting it gently into submission.III. All Statements, whether printed in the catalogue or made orally as to any of the matters set out in b. above are statements of opinion only and are not to be taken as being or implying any warranties or representations of fact by Acreman St. Antiques Auction Ltd, unless they have been instructed in writing by the vendor so to certify, and in such cases Acreman St. Antiques Auction Ltd. do so as agents of the vendor and are themselves not responsible for such claims.

I. Each lot as set out in the catalogue or as divided or combined with any other lot, or lots, is sold by the vendor with all faults, imperfections and errors of descriptions.

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To hold one of these old tins – many of which have pleasingly haptic qualities – is to feel one’s own hands gloved by ancient skin, and long-gone fingers fumbling for a Sure Shield glycerine & thymol compound pastille to soothe their sore throat. To decipher the lettering on them: “Crumpsall Works: the Only 8-Hour Biscuit Works in England” is, imaginatively at least, to re-enter not the arid, sexless existence of all connoisseurs in all ages, but the daily lives of living breathing ordinary folk going about their lives.

All items offered will be subject to the Auctioneers discretionary margin of 10% - 20% of the set reserve. Unreserved goods withdrawn prior to or awaiting sale will be valued by the Auctioneers at their absolute discretion as their estimate of auction value.It is the addition to each officer's room of a dark closet, capable of holding a bed, so that officers will not be compelled actually to make the same room serve as sitting room and bedroom, but will have the privilege to sleep in closets, without windows, separated only by curtains from their sitting rooms! II. Acreman St. Antiques Auction Ltd do not accept any responsibility for the authenticity, attribution, genuineness, origin, authorship, date, age, period, condition or quality of any lot unless they have been instructed in writing by the vendor so to certify and in such cases the auctioneers do so as agents for the vendor and are not themselves responsible for such claims The auctioneer must be notified in writing of all requests to change previously agreed reserves no later than 3 working days prior to the start of sale. We use a coarse sea salt, which is not only better nutritionally, but doesn’t go into a solid lump as Burdalls or other versions do (despite their use of anti-caking agents found in chemically