Irish Auction Info
Selling at auction can seem every bit as daunting as buying, especially if you don’t know the item’s history or what it might be worth.

Finding out the value of your item

Visit an auction house to get your item valued. Find out if you need to register and make an appointment with a valuer in advance if necessary. When visiting one of the larger auction houses you’ll probably have to queue up and show your item to a receptionist who’ll decide which expert should be called to value it for you. Valuation is almost always free.
Provide the auction house with as much information as possible. The valuer will probably ask you for anything you can tell them about the item. The history of an item, known as its ‘provenance’, can help enormously in its correct identification and valuation. Even details which might seem insignificant to you can help a valuer, so if you know your table once belonged to Aunt Ethel who lived in Devon who bought it from a local duchess, then don’t forget to say so.
Try to get more than one valuer’s opinion. After careful examination the valuer will probably tell you what he can about your item. This may be where, when and by whom it was made, as well as what it might fetch at auction. It’s best if you can get more than one opinion.

Posted: 06|1|06 at 8:32 am. Filed under: UK News.