John Nicholsons are one of the largest auctioneers in the south of England. Based in Fernhurst, Surrey/Sussex and Chelsea, London, we offer a professional auction and valuation service for all manner of antiques and collectables, including glass, china, porcelain, toys, jewellery, silver, bronzes, furniture, watercolours, prints and oil paintings, books, photographs and manuscripts.
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If you have property you wish to sell, John Nicholsons team of auctioneers can help you through the entire process.
Initial Valuation
The first step in the process is to arrange a meeting with one of our auctioneers. If you aren't sure who you need to speak to, contact our offices on 01428 653727 to discuss your requirements.
Depending on your location and the quantity/quality of items, one of our valuers may come and visit you at your property to value the items, or alternatively you may bring them to our offices for a free verbal valuation for sale.
If either of the above options are not practicle, it is possible to have a basic valuation conducted by post or email. To obtain a mail evaluation, please send us photographs together with your name and address. Or alternatively email them to us. Address details can be found here. Owing to the large numbers of valuation requests we receive, we ask you to please be patient, We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible.
Entering Items for Sale
Once you have received and are happy with your valuation, we will then advise of the next steps to take to selling your property at auction. We will suggest a suitable auction for the items, and if you are happy a receipt will be issued and we will accept the items to be catalogued for sale.
Carriage
If you have large items and/or have difficulty delivering them to our offices, we can arrange to have them collected for you. Contact our offices to arrange a time and get a quote.
Reserve Price
The reserve is the minimum selling price to which we will sell your item for, below which no bid will be accepted. If your item fails to reach its reserve, it will remain unsold and you will be advisedon the next course of action. Auctioneers will be able to give you guidance on setting a reserve.
Seller's Commission
The seller must pay and sellers commission. This, together with any other agreed fees, i.e. photography will be deducted from the hammer price.
Commission Rate
Commission fee: 20% per lot.
Insurance fee: 1.5%
Entry fee: £5 per lot.
Electrical fee: £3 per item (testing where necessary)
Photography by arrangement
Fine Art: £20-30 per illustration in colour.
Pictures: £15-25 per illustration in colour.
VAT ADDED TO ALL CHARGES
Please note: Cartage plus any tipping charges can be decucted from the auction proceeds, average charge £35 per hour.
Payment
The week following the sale, you will receive a listing of the final hammer price for each item entered into the sale. Settlement vie cheque will follow 28 days after the sale, provided payment has been received by the purchaser of the lot.
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