Our auctions are curated and diverse, the combination of our one-to-one service with our team of specialists, means that selling your antiques and works of art can be easy and stress free. We will keep you informed at every stage, from the initial valuation to settlement.
Here is our guide to selling at auction:
Prior to your lot being accepted for auction, we will examine your property and provide you with an open market valuation. This is a free, no obligation service and you can contact us a number of ways, click here to find out how to obtain an auction valuation.
Once you decide to consign your items with Trevanion, you will receive a full customer receipt from us, this receipt will outline your details, the details of the item/s you wish to consign (including brief description, sale dates, estimates and any reserves discussed) and the commission charges involved. We would then ask you to review the receipt, sign it and retain a copy for your records along with our conditions of sale.
Your items will now be assigned a personal reference number/receipt number which must be quoted in all communication concerning your items. It is important that you retain a copy of this customer receipt, it is a record of your instruction for us to sell and acts as a contract with Trevanion.
Where appropriate, a reserve price (a price below which an item will not be sold) may be placed on an individual object. Reserves cannot exceed the low estimate and reserves are not applied to any item valued at less than £100. Your valuer will advise you on whether a reserve is necessary. In our experience, a high reserve will put bidders off, whereas a low reserve encourages more bidders to participate, therefore generating higher prices.
Prior to any auction you will receive a Pre-Sale Notification, either by email or post indicating which lots will be offered in the upcoming auction. This notification will outline the lot number of each of your items alongside the description, final estimate and reserve (if applicable). If you would like to change anything listed on you pre-sale notification, please contact us immediately.
Results of the auction – The week following the auction, you will receive a Post Sale Advice notification either by post or email outlining each of your lots and the hammer price of each item. If you would like to know the outcome of the auction on the day, you are welcome to telephone the saleroom after the auction has ended.
Unsold lots – If some of your lots remain unsold after an auction, we will contact you with our recommendations on what to do next. We may suggest that your lot is re-offered in the next appropriate auction with a lower estimate or for you to collect the item. We do not charge for unsold lots.
Settlement – Payment will be sent no later than 28 days following the auction for all lots sold and collected along with a detailed settlement statement. It is at this stage that we deduct our fees and charges. Payments are normally made by bank transfer or cheque.
Valuations can be provided on single items, private collections and full house contents.
We are currently conducting free auction valuations by appointment at our Whitchurch saleroom.
To book an appointment with a member of our valuations team please call 01948 800 202 or email info@trevanion.com
We are delighted to accept valuations via email to info@trevanion.com however, please be aware that due to the volume of requests we receive, it may take a short time for our valuers to undertake additional research and assign auction estimates.
If you are emailing images of your items to us, please include the following information:
The better the quality of your images and the more detail that you can provide the better!
If you do not have access to email, please telephone us on 01948 800 202 and we will connect you to one of our valuers.
Send us photographs of your item/s to Trevanion Auctioneers & Valuers, Station Road, Whitchurch, Shropshire, SY13 1RE along with the following information:
The better the quality of your images and the more detail that you can provide the better!
Please note that Trevanion Auctioneers & Valuers do not accept white goods, electrical, divan beds and non fire hazard compliant modern furniture.
Our vendor commission charges are outlined below:
| Hammer Price | Commission | Online Marketing | Total | Total (including VAT) | |
| £1 – £99 | 17.5% | 2.5% | 20% |
24% |
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| £100 – £999 | 15% | 2.5% | 17.5% |
21% |
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| £1,000 – £9,999 | 10% | 2.5% | 12.5% |
15% |
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| £10,000 and above | Refer to department |
We need to have your property on our premises in advance of the auction to catalogue, photograph and promote them properly – usually at least two weeks prior to the auction.
We are happy to recommend/arrange transport for your items with our local and experienced carriers, who will provide a quote for your items prior to your consignment, to ensure that you are fully aware of any costs involved.
Other auctioneers may charge you unsold fees for items that do not sell. At Trevanion Auctioneers, if your lot is not sold, there is no charge.
First time vendors will be asked to supply identification before selling at auction, this is to comply with the current government Anti Money Laundering regulations.
You will be required to provide:
Vendors who are required to supply identification can submit documents via email to info@trevanion.com or can bring them along to the saleroom when consigning items.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS
Trevanion Auctioneers & Valuers LLP hereafter known as Trevanion
(“the Conditions”)
A – GENERAL CONDITIONS
1 – Definitions
1.1 In these conditions:
“the Auctioneer” means the representative of Trevanion conducting the auction.
“Bought-in” means unsold, having failed at Auction to reach the Reserve.
“the Buyer” means the bidder (including a commission bidder under Condition 27) whom Trevanion has accepted by the fall of the auctioneer’s hammer.
“the Catalogue” means any advertisement, brochure, price list or other publication relating to the auction published on behalf of Trevanion.
“Dangerous Substances” any natural or artificial substance capable of causing harm to any living organism supported by the environment, or damaging the environment or public health or welfare.
“Environmental Law” all laws, regulations, codes of practice, circulars, guidance notices and the like (whether in the UK or elsewhere) concerning the protection of human health or the environment or the conditions of the work place or the generation, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of Dangerous Substances.
“Expenses” means Trevanion charges for illustrations, special advertising, insurance, import, packing and freight and any other expenses and VAT on these amounts.
“Hammer Price” means the price at which a Lot is knocked down by the Auctioneer to the Buyer.
“Lot” means any item or items of any kind accepted by Trevanion with a view to its or their sale at auction.
“the Purchase Price” means the Hammer Price in pounds sterling together with any premium inclusive of VAT chargeable and additional charges and expenses due from a defaulting buyer under Condition 27.
“the Reserve” means the minimum Hammer Price set by the Seller at which a Lot may be sold and otherwise subject to Condition 6.
“the Sale Proceeds” means the net amount due to the Seller, being the Hammer Price less commission at the Stated Rates and Expenses and any other amounts due to Trevanion.
“the Seller” means the seller or prospective seller of any Lot.
“Special Goods” means boats, motor vehicles, firearms and mechanical and electrical goods.
“the Stated Rates” means Trevanion’s published rates of commission for the time being and VAT.
“Storage Charges” means charges imposed by Trevanion in respect of the removal, storage and transportation of any Lot.
“VAT” means Value Added Tax.
1.2 The heading and divisions in General Conditions, Seller’s Conditions and Buyer’s Conditions in these Conditions are for convenience only and shall not affect their interpretation.
1.3 In these Conditions the singular includes the plural and the masculine indicates the feminine and neuter.
