Anderson & Garland Auctioneers » Buying & Selling

Selling

Free pre-sale valuations
Free verbal valuations are available to anyone proposing to sell at Anderson & Garland Ltd and can be given on everything from single items to complete house contents. Goods may be brought to our salerooms on selected free valuation days or where appropriate, we will also be able to arrange a free home visit at your convenience. See contact us. Assistance with the transport of goods to our salerooms can also be arranged by Anderson & Garland Ltd, who can instruct a removal contractor on the vendor’s behalf. Furthermore, homes from which all contents are to be removed are, where possible, left in broom clean condition.

Complimentary pre-sale valuations
We are always happy to advise clients as to the value of any items that they are considering for sale. This can be anything from a single item to complete house contents; this service is free and without obligation. Goods can be brought to the saleroom on any Monday or Friday morning during our normal hours from 9am - noon.

Specialist cataloguing
Anderson & Garland Ltd offer more than 150 years collective experience in appraising and valuing antiques and works of art. Our specialist staff are expert at presenting relevant information for our well produced catalogues and internet listings. See the meet our team page. All our catalogues enjoy a national and international mailing list.

Sale publicity
All sales held by us are widely publicised. This includes the posting of catalogues on our own website as well as other prime collectors and antiques trade websites; advertisements in the antiques trade international press and the daily and weekly local press, whilst the media is kept informed of any items of exceptional interest to further publicise sales. In this way the content of each sale is brought to the attention of the widest possible audience.

INSTRUCTIONS
All goods delivered to the Auctioneers’ premises will be deemed to be delivered for Sale by Auction and will be catalogued and sold accordingly.

RESERVES
Anderson & Garland Ltd will be pleased to advise on suitable protective reserves but if no reserves have been received prior to the day of the Sale, the Lot will be sold without reserve or at the discretion of the Auctioneer. Reserves must be confirmed in writing.

INDEMNITY
Vendors shall indemnify Anderson & Garland against any claims in connection with goods sold by Anderson & Garland Ltd on the Vendor’s behalf.

COLLECTIONS
The Auctioneers do not themselves undertake the collection of goods but acting expressly as Agents, they will if required, instruct a Removal Contractor on the Vendor’s behalf.

INSURANCE
Unless instructed otherwise (in which case the property remains at the Owner’s Risk) goods will be insured against all risks whilst on the premises pending sale. The premium cost will be at the rate of £1.50 per £100 calculated on the hammer price (minimum charge £1.50). The Auctioneers shall not be responsible for damage to, or the loss, theft or destruction of any goods not so insured.
If the Vendor has in force a Policy or Policies of Insurance in which the article is specifically mentioned as being insured (whether or not for an agreed sum of value) the Vendor shall notify his Insurers of, and shall himself note the Auctioneers’ interest as Bailees in such policy or policies.

WARRANTY OF TITLE
The seller warrants to Anderson & Garland Ltd and to the Buyer that he is the true owner of the property or is properly authorised to sell the property by the true owner and is able to transfer good and marketable title to the property free from any third party claims.

Selling procedure
Our select catalogue sales are between one and three days duration and are all separated into specialist areas of collecting. These range from prints, watercolours and oil paintings, to furniture and rugs and ensure that all goods offered on behalf of vendors are given due prominence within the context of the overall sale. Selling is conducted by our team of auctioneers who are amongst the most experienced in the North.

An additional selling facility of Anderson & Garland Ltd of particular interest to the legal profession or other representatives of deceased estates, or those wishing to dispose of whole house contents, is our general antiques and modern furnishings sales held every two weeks. These consist of items of affordable eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth century furniture, ceramics, glass, pictures, prints, silver, jewellery, textiles, collectors items and objects of art. These are the busiest and best in the region.

Photography
Vendors give Anderson & Garland Ltd the right to photograph and illustrate any Lot placed with them for sale and to
use such photographs and illustrations at any time at their discretion, whether or not in connection with the auction.
Illustrations used in our catalogues will be charged at cost.

Payment
Payment of sums due to vendors is normally made within 10 to 15 working days of a Town & County sale and 21 working days after a Fine Art sale. The Auctioneers act throughout as Agents only and are not responsible for any default by the Buyer. They disclaim liability for paying the vendor until they have received settlement from the Purchaser.

Warehousing
The Auctioneers exempt themselves from any liability to goods delivered to their salerooms without sufficient sale instructions, and reserve the right to make a warehousing charge in this respect. A similar warehousing charge will be applicable for goods left on their premises 7 days after they have requested the Vendor to remove them. This
charge will be levied at the rate of £1 per item per day. Goods will not be released until warehouse charges are paid in full.

Withdrawn Items
Anderson & Garland Ltd reserve the right to charge a withdrawal fee of 10% (plus VAT) of the lower estimate for any item/s removed from any sale by the vendor if the item/s have been catalogued and/or a catalogue has been published and marketing undertaken. Any item/s withdrawn from the sale must be collected promptly and will not
be released until the above fee has been paid in full. Failure to collect in good time will incur further storage charges of £1 per lot per day, recoverable by the sale of the item/s if they remain uncollected for a period of more than two months.

Unsold Items
If a reserved item is unsold it will be re-offered (sometimes within 7 days and without notice) and the reserve will be lowered by 30% each time of entry. Lots will be re-offered until sold or collected. Where in our opinion an item is unsaleable you must collect such items from the saleroom within 7 days on being so informed. Otherwise, storage charges will be incurred. If goods remain with us and we have no contrary written advice of your reasonable
intentions, the items will be moved to storage and reasonable labour charges levied and storage at the rate of £1 (plus VAT) per lot per day thereafter. If an unreserved item is un-saleable by virtue of failing to attract a bid we will have absolute discretion to dispose of that item and charge for the service.

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