Albrecht Dürer Engraving Doubles Estimate in Auction Debut Bidding Battle

Lot number four, the marvellous print, the Albrecht Dürer print of Adam and Eve coming up and shown to you now from the important private Japanese collection and our bidding starts here at 200,000 at 200,000 pounds at 200,000 at 200,000 220,000 at 220,000 250,000 on my right at 250,000 with Charlotte North at 280,000 now with Julian Gascoigne. Charlotte it's against you at 280,000 thank you so much 280 then it's with my colleague Julian Gascoigne on the telephone desk but without a telephone he's that good at 280,000 pounds any more 300 in the room against you now Julian at 300 no more in the room then at 300,000 pounds any advance on 300,000 bidding here I'm so sorry sir 320,000 350,000 380,000 400,000 thank you so much 400,000 still with my original room bidder at 400,000 pounds and selling now next bid is 420,000 400 I have it's in the room I'm selling it now at 400,000 pounds still against you sir at 400,000 pounds are you all done yours sir paddle is number 722 thank you so much