Payment

If you are successful in bidding at auction, you will receive post sale notifications by email, including:

• An invoice detailing auction sale price and all other charges such as buyer’s premium, VAT, etc.
• Details of how to pay
• Information regarding storage & collection
• Shipping information.

Buyer’s Premium

All lots purchased at auction and by private treaty will be subject to a buyer’s premium charged at a rate of 25% of the hammer price unless stated otherwise in the details of any particular auction. This premium is subject to VAT payable at the standard UK rate.

Storage & Collection

We will happily store purchases free of charge until the Friday at the end of the week following each auction. After this point, unless otherwise agreed in writing with us, all lots will be subject to a storage charge of £10 per day plus VAT.

Following each auction, goods will be available for collection from our office in Notting Hill in our normal opening hours, otherwise by appointment.

Shipping

(i) Domestic UK packages are charged according to the below pricing bands, dependent on the invoice amount:

Band A – £1 – £2,500.         Cost is £20.00

Band A – £2,501 – £4,000.   Cost is £30.00

Band B – £4,001 – £6,000    Cost is £40.00

Band C- £6,001 – £8,000     Cost is £50.00

Band D – £8,001 – £10,000   Cost is £60.00

Band E – £10,001 – £15,000   Cost is £70.00

Band F – £15,001 and above   Cost is £80.00

International Packages are charged as follows:

i) Up to £250 in value charged at £30.00 per package;

ii) In excess of £250 in value charged at £40.00 per package plus insurance at a rate of 1% of the total purchase price.