Valuations
Gern nehmen wir für Sie Beratungen und Bewertungen Ihrer Antiquitäten und Kunstobjekte vor, unverbindlich und kostenlos. Fragen Sie uns bei Unsicherheiten über die Wertigkeit eines Gegenstands in Ihrem Haushalt! Am besten vereinbaren Sie hierfür einen Bewertungstermin in unserem Haus. Natürlich ist es ebenso möglich, eine Fotografie Ihrer Objekte per E-Mail zu übersenden. Bitte haben Sie Verständnis, dass wir anhand von Fotografien lediglich eine Voreinschätzung vornehmen können. Natürlich bewerten und betreuen wir auch umfangreiche Sammlungen und Nachlässe. Sollten Sie einen Vororttermin bei Ihnen zu Hause wünschen, setzen Sie sich bitte mit uns in Verbindung. Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Anfrage!
Consignments
We would be happy to help you market your art and antiques after a free evaluation. We auction for you professionally and seriously, have many years of experience and an international clientele.
How do I consign?
We look forward to welcoming you to our house to appraise your treasures. Please make an appointment for this. You are welcome to send us photos in advance, which we can use to make a pre-selection and advise you even more specifically. When you post your items, we will work with you to set the limit prices (minimum prices) for your auction items. You will then receive a consignment contract.
What does the consignment contract say?
The consignment contract states which objects you have brought to us, at which limit price (minimum price) they will be auctioned and when they will be auctioned. Also, the contract lists all the terms and costs incurred for services such as insurance (damage and loss liability), commission and item charges.
What costs will be charged?
As your partner, we work in a success-oriented manner. A commission, the so-called discount, of 20 percent is only charged for objects that have been knocked down (sold). The deduction is not made from the limit price, but from the hammer price, which already includes VAT. Every object we take over is insured. Therefore, we also only charge a proportionate insurance fee of 1.19% (incl. VAT) of the surcharge for sold objects. If your property remains unsold, the insurance participation does not apply. For publication in external international portals, we charge a so-called item fee of 3 euros (plus VAT) for each object. This increases by EUR 2 (plus VAT) for small surcharges or limits of less than EUR 50.
Until when can I consign for an auction?
In principle, we accept goods for our auctions at any time. In individual cases, we will advise you which auction date has the best chance of generating high proceeds for the objects you have submitted. The research, cataloging and photo presentation take time. In order to achieve the best possible success for both sides, it is therefore advisable to hand over your treasures to us as early as possible, at the latest five weeks before the auction date. Of course, it is also possible to submit a request to us at short notice.
Can I attend the sale?
The auctions are public, so you have the opportunity to follow the auction directly in the hall. However, internationalization and progressive digitization show that more and more bidders are using the possibilities of the Internet to participate in our auctions. We are therefore streaming the entire auction in image and sound via our homepage. You can therefore experience from the comfort of your own home what prices your consigned items achieve.
How do I find out the results of my lots?
Auf Ihrem Einlieferungsvertrag sind bereits die Katalognummern vermerkt, die bei unserer Auktion Verwendung finden. Nur in seltenen Fällen ändern wir diese Nummerierung, sodass Sie die Katalognummer als Suchbegriff eingeben und so Ihr Objekt im Onlinekatalog schnell auffinden können. Auf unserer Homepage ist nach Abschluss der Auktion bei jedem Objekten der Zuschlagspreis vermerkt. So können Sie einfach nachschauen, zu welchem Preis Ihre eingelieferten Gegenstände versteigert wurden. Wir versenden circa vier Wochen nach der Auktion Ihre komplette Auktionsabrechnung.
When will my sold items be paid out?
Die Abrechnung und Auszahlung erfolgt circa vier Wochen nach der Auktion per Überweisung oder (bei Vorankündigung) auch als Barauszahlung.
What happens if not everything was sold at the auction?
If not all of the items you consigned have found a buyer, we will inform you of this in writing in the statement. We kindly ask you to pick up the remainder again. Due to limited storage capacity, we can only store unsold lots for a short time without incurring storage fees for you.
