Auctions are normally held on a Wednesday and are split into the following three categories:
Fine Sales – held quarterly (see Calendar below)
An offering of the highest quality and most sought after items appearing in our Chester rooms. Categories include fine English, European and Oriental ceramics, Antique and high quality modern jewellery, oil paintings and watercolours, antique furniture including clocks and rugs, Works of Art and other interesting, unusual and decorative lots.
Printed illustrated catalogues are produced a week to ten days prior to the sale and fully illustrated online catalogues appear on three internationally known web portals and our own website:
For successful purchasers who are not able to collect items from the saleroom, we are delighted to offer a postage and packing service on almost all lots apart from furniture.
Collectors Sales – held quarterly (see Calendar below)
Areas covered in these sales include: Militaria; Scientific Instruments & Cameras; Dolls & Teddy Bears; Diecast & Tinplate toys including Dinky, Corgi, Bing, Marklin, Hornby etc; Coins; 20th Century Decorative Arts including Royal Doulton and Beswick; Transport memorabilia; Printed ephemera including postcards, autographs & stamps. Viewing is normally the same as General Sales (see below).
Auctions appear on the same websites as for our Fine Sales to take advantage of a growing worldwide following.
For successful purchasers who are not able to collect items from the saleroom we are delighted to offer a postage and packing service on almost all lots apart from furniture.
General Antiques & Later Effects Sales - held fortnightly
These sales are held every fortnight and consist of between 400 and 600 lots of affordable items including ceramics and glassware, silver and silver plate, antique, modern and costume jewellery, household effects, pictures and prints, antique and modern furniture. The price range generally for this type of sale is from £5 - £500.
A large percentage of the lots in these auctions come from local deceased estates where a complete house clearance service has been conducted.
Public viewing is held the day before the sale from 2pm to 7pm and from 9am on the morning of the sale, with the sale commencing at 10am.
Catalogues for these auctions are provided in a simple list form with descriptions of items but without published estimates. Staff can provide estimates during viewing. Our popular e-subscription service provides advance notice of these sales and the lots list is e-mailed to subscribers prior to the viewing.
To subscribe to this free service, click here, insert "e-flier" in the subject line and let us have you name and contact details.
Auction Calendar June to December 2008
