I don’t doubt that one bit. I was one of the bidders on the phone. I called and spoke to them when the catalog first came out getting an assessment of the rifle. That 15.5” LOP stock is what had my interest the most.
I really hope whoever bought it doesn’t shorten the stock. There aren’t many doubles (even modern production) with a 15.5” or longer LOP so those of us with Ogre measurements like @rookhawk and I have to learn to shoot shorter guns.
The real gem of the whole show was a 450BPE best purdey sidelock underlever auto-opener. It went for a paltry $6400. I can't believe that one didn't go for 2x-3x that amount. Nicest double I've seen in a few years.