What will post-lockdown auction rooms look like?

Some bidders may miss the cut and thrust of traditional salerooms, but many new buyers are tech-savvy youngsters

A walnut davenport at Woodward's.

The ricochet effect of the pandemic in our beckoning post-lockdown world is a cause for speculation. Old salts like me miss the atmospheric cut and thrust of the saleroom but many new online buyers at auction houses are tech-savvy youngsters. 

This much-needed infusion is a sign of hope for the future of the trade. Whether they incline to online buying post lockdown, or turn up in person to bid is anyone’s guess.