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Murray & Co and its Sunday auction: the famous ‘hammer’ of Madras nears the century mark
Since February 10, 1927, the hammer at the auction house Murray & Co has not had a break except for two seasons: for a few weeks during a relocation to a new address and then during the pandemic. The operational space might have changed a few times, but its place in people’s mindspace has not. Hemant Srivatsa, partner, Murray & Co, on the long journey of the enterprise, beginning with real estate auctions and moving into retail auctions of household goods and furniture, followed by industrial a…
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