Plucky bidders in a £10,500 battle
UK: CONSIGNED by a private vendor who had played it regularly, this late 18th century harpsichord, right, by the prolific makers, Jacobus & Abraham Kirkham was the centre of attention at the Loughton, Essex rooms of Ambrose Auctioneers (15 per cent buyer's premium) on January 26.
It had been altered in 1929 by Alec Hodson of Lavenham, Suffolk and converted to a two-tier manual k…