Antiques

You can get a free valuation four ways: visit our saleroom Monday to Friday (8:30am-4:30pm) or at our valuation mornings every other Saturday, send photos via WhatsApp for the fastest response, submit an online request with photos and a description, or post smaller items to us free of charge. One of the team reviews antiques in person or from photos and responds within one working day, with no obligation to consign.

We sell furniture, clocks and barometers, brass and metalware, treen and woodenware, rugs and textiles, mirrors and frames, decorative curios and architectural salvage, spanning Georgian, Victorian, Edwardian and later periods. We also handle full estate and probate collections and house clearances, from a single piece of furniture to the entire contents of a property.

Our fee structure is simple: a £5 + VAT lotting fee per item for furniture, or £1.50 + VAT for smaller antiques, plus 18% + VAT commission on the hammer price. For example, £1,000 worth of antiques sold would net you £784 after commission, excluding the lotting fee. There’s never a charge for the initial valuation, whether or not you go ahead.

Once your antiques sell and all buyers have settled their invoices, we process payment by bank transfer within 21 days of the sale ending.

Yes. Demand for traditional brown furniture has dropped over the last few decades, but many other antiques continue to perform strongly. Studio pottery, watches and jewellery are all categories where we have seen extremely high demand and growth in recent years.

Yes. As well as free auction estimates, we offer chargeable probate valuations of antiques and household contents across London and Surrey.

We are unable to accept beds and mattresses, modern furniture and sofas, white goods, general household goods, or low-end modern items. Electrical goods are only accepted if they are of good quality and PAT tested, or of collector’s value. If you are not sure, send us a photo and we will tell you.