When Selling at Durrants Auction Rooms, closing dates for entries into the Fine Art and Specialist Sales close two weeks prior to the sale.
This allows time for cataloguing, printing & distribution of the catalogue.
Our standard vendors commission rate is 12.5% + VAT. In addition there is a £2 + VAT lotting fee on each lot entered into each sale.
Reserves are accepted or can be arranged with our advice. Should a reserved item fail to sell it is automatically reoffered the following week and subsequent weeks reducing the reserves by 25% each week until the item is sold. Alternatively the item can be withdrawn & retrieved upon instructions from the vendor.
Entries for these sales are determined entirely at our discretion.
Buying at Durrants Auction Rooms again is straight forward. All purchasers require a bidding number, which is exclusive to them and permanent.
Once registered (cost £1) this exclusive number must be used whenever making a purchase. Bidding is the same as at all other auctions. We also operate a reliable commission bidding system and a telephone bidding system with five phone lines.
Our buyer’s premium is 10% plus VAT which is added to the hammer price.
Commission Bidding
Durrants use a commission bidding system for buyers who cannot get to our auctions. There is a closing time that
all bids must be submitted by 9am on the day of the sale.
Just follow these steps:
- Add items to the Bid Form from either the Highlights or Catalogue of a forth coming sale.
- Once finished adding items, goto the Bid Form and enter your contact details and maximum amount to bid you'd be willing to pay for each item. Your maximum amount is kept confidential from other bidders in the sale.
- At the sale, the Auctioneer compares your bid to those of the other bidders and places bids on your behalf, using only as much of your bid as is necessary to maintain your high bid position (or to meet the reserve price). The auctioneer will bid up to your maximum amount.
- If another bidder has a higher maximum, you'll be outbid. BUT, if no other bidder has a higher maximum, you win the item. And remember, you could pay less than your maximum price!
Commission Bidding Arrangements for Payments - In order to avoid delay in clearing purchases buyers who are unknown to us are advised to make arrangements for payment prior to the sale. If such arrangements are not made, cheques will need to be cleared before purchases are removed.
Monday 9am - 4pm
Goods in, payments, collections & valuations
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Goods in, payments, collections & valuations
Week of Sale - viewing from 10am only!
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Payments, collections & valuations
Week of Sale - viewing from 10am only!
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Payments, collections & valuations
Week of Sale - viewing from 10am only!
Friday
Week of Sale: 8am - 4.30pm
Upstairs sale begins 10.30 and has ½ hour break at approx. 1:15pm.
Furniture sale starts downstairs at approx. 1:00pm
Payments & collections.
Payments, collections & valuations
Saturday 9am - 12pm
Open for goods in, collection of goods and payments.
We take goods in for the Fine Art and Specialist Sales on any day of the week but prefer that you avoid Fridays when a sale is taking place.
All sales are subject to our Terms and Conditions.
If you would like any further information do contact us.