Draft:David Duggleby

David Duggleby Auctioneers & Valuers is a British auction house incorporated in 2002 with headquarters in Scarborough, North Yorkshire in the United Kingdom. It was founded by Jane and David Duggleby and currently run by William Duggleby. It is one of Yorkshire's largest brokers of antiques, fine and decorative art, jewellery, and collectibles. It has 5 locations: Scarborough, Beverley, Harrogate & Whitby, York, and maintains a significant presence in the UK. They are part of the Duggleby Group, which has roots in the removals and storage industry.

History
David Duggleby Auctioneers & Valuers' was established in 1996 in Scarborough by David and Jane Duggleby. Under William Duggleby, the current MD of this family run business, the auction house extended its activities online using the Saleroom and more recently DD live to reach an international audience. In 2020, David Duggleby Auctioneers & Valuers' introduced its own proprietory, online system, which allows bidders to bid real-time online while watching the broadcast auctions. They perform valuations days across the UK for people in the rural areas, and those not active online.

Charity
David Duggleby Group support a wide range of charities with participation in events every year. In 2023, at The Ryedale Show, in support of Yorkshire Air Ambulance, David Duggleby Charity Auction was a proven success.

Auctioned items last 5 years
The following monetary values are given in Great British Pounds.
 * On 26 January 2024, a rare firearm made by George Wallis of Hull was sold for £1800.
 * On 15 September 2023, L. S. Lowry's painting of a salford Square was sold for £7400.
 * On 17 March 2023, Júlio Pomar's painting 'Don Quixote', oil on canvas signed and dated 1961, titled on typed label verso 64cm x 49cm was sold for £23000. He is one of the most renowned Portuguese artists of the 20th century.
 * On 17 September 2022, The Country House Sale, a bronze horse upon a stone plinth, 'Arab Horse Aslan' (1985) was sold for £23000.
 * On 17 September 2022, in the manner of a Thomas Chippendale - mahogany tripod wine table was sold for £5600.
 * On 26 August 2022, a 19th century Purdey 12-bore side-by-side double barrel black powder hammer gun made by the world famous London gunmaker James Purdey for Thomas Powys, 4th Baron Lilford, a Victorian aristocrat, was sold for £1500.
 * On 7 November 2020, a set of 12 George III's silver dinner plates by Thomas Heming, London 1769, was sold for £7000.
 * On 6 November 2020, Dorothea Sharp's oil painting called 'On the Beach' Square was sold for £16500.
 * On 5 February 2005, a Victorian corkscrew with brass stem and turned bone handle by Robert Jones and Son, Birmingham, dated 8th October 1840 was sold for £1000.