Toovey’s aim to expand their influence with new rooms

LARS Tharp officially declared Rupert Toovey’s huge new Sussex saleroom open at last week’s public viewing. Mr Tharp, who is a consultant expert to the auctioneers, echoed Mr Toovey’s own sentiments that his firm’s commitment to such a large undertaking showed how much confidence they had in the future of provincial auctioneering.

The firm have made no secret of their ambitions to replace Sotheby’s Billingshurst operation as the …

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