Our Catalogue Sales of Antiques and Collectors’ Items include a wide variety of antiques across many disciplines, priced from around £80 to several thousand pounds.

They are available to view online around 10 days to 2 weeks prior to the sale date, with most lots illustrated, and condition reports appear next to every lot.

Printed catalogues are also available for these sales - click on the Catalogues button for subscription details.

Our fortnightly Victorian and Later Furnishings and Effects sales comprise a wide selection of general antiques and collectibles plus a selection of more modern items including electrical goods, suites and reproduction furniture, from a few pounds to several hundred pounds.

A Lady's white metal (stamped 18ct) Diamond Cluster Ring.

Sold For £8,000

Antique sales are always held on Wednesdays, and are viewable for the two days prior to the sale, Monday 10am to 5pm and Tuesday 10am to 7pm.

Our fortnightly sales of Victoriana and Later Furnishings and Effects (also Wednesdays) are viewable on prior Tuesdays, noon to 6pm. Dates are given on the “Catalogues and Calendar” page.

A permanent paddle number is required for all sales. These are available free of charge at all times from the office.

Absentee commission bids may be left in person, by telephone, or by fax. For catalogue sales they may also be left via e-mail - a link is available on the catalogue viewing page. We would greatly appreciate the receipt of bids by the end of the previous day’s viewing, to allow time to process them. WE CANNOT GUARANTEE THE EXECUTION OF BIDS LEFT AFTER THE START OF THE SALE.

Items are purchased as cheaply as reserves and other bids allow - recent commission purchases include a print at £700 where £1800 was left, so you can trust that we will not “run you up”!

Telephone bids may also be organised for antique sales. Again, these should be made prior to sale day to ensure adequate time for processing. Lines are reserved on a “first come, first served” basis up to a maximum of 5 lines per lot so early booking is always advantageous. We will telephone you around 5 lots prior to the relevant lot to ensure a good connection (especially mobiles/international). A secondary back-up number and a back-up commission bid (not placed on the auctioneer’s book, but kept with the staff member telephone bidding on your behalf) are both good ways to ensure your bid is not missed (e.g. if you are engaged/in an area of poor reception). WE CANNOT GUARANTEE THE EXECUTION OF TELEPHONE BIDS LEFT ON THE DAY OF THE SALE.

These are prepared in advance for every lot at the time of cataloguing. Where appropriate (e.g. ceramics, oil paintings), items suspected of post-production “interference” have been examined under UV light for signs of restoration. We will stand by any report that we give - however, any questions regarding condition not covered by the report MUST be resolved by further communication with the auctioneers to the buyers satisfaction before leaving a bid. Our full terms and conditions for buyers are viewable by clicking here).

Each lot is subject to a Buyers Premium of 15% PLUS VAT - i.e. £100 on the hammer is £117.63 premium-inclusive.  Please note that lots bought through ATG Media will incur and additional 3% premium.

Payment can be made during the sale and, where possible, items may be removed - a porter will always be on hand to collect items from the restricted area behind the rostrum. Larger items (e.g. furniture) may be removed immediately after the sale - again, porters will be on hand to offer assistance.

We are pleased to offer a full in-house packing service for most items in our quarterly sales. We send nationally and internationally by the preferred method of the purchaser - e.g. Parcelforce, Special Delivery or Courier. We charge postage at cost, plus a modest charge for packing materials and time - typically no more than £10 per parcel, whatever the size/contents. Costs can be established prior to settlement of the account, to make one easy overall payment.

For light and small items under 2kg including packing we recommend Special Delivery, with appropriate insurance if requested, typically costing from £4.30 for 100g to £19.45 up to 10kg, equating to £10-£23 inclusive of packing charges.

For parcels over 10kg (where Special Delivery jumps to £19.45) we recommend national couriers Interlink, who deliver next day for around £20 - again, this equates to a flat £25 inclusive of packing, regardless of the number of items. The advantage of Interlink is that (although they are principally parcel couriers rather than antiques couriers) they have a national network of smaller vans (which keeps costs down), and (unlike Parcelforce) do not use mechanical lifting apparatus.  As their flat charge covers items up to 10kg, most postable items do not require quoting for, so transactions can be processed quickly. BUYERS SHOULD NOTE THAT INTERLINK ARE PARCEL COURIERS AND DO NOT OFFER INSURANCE FOR THE CARRIAGE OF ANTIQUES.  WHILST WE WILL ENDEAVOUR TO PACK BREAKABLE ITEMS AS CAREFULLY AS POSSIBLE, NEITHER PFK NOR INTERLINK OFFER COMPENSATION FOR ITEMS DAMAGED IN TRANSIT.  THIS GOODWILL SERVICE IS THEREFORE OFFERED STRICTLY AT THE SOLE RISK OF THE PURCHASER.  In our experience antiques are almost impossible to insure in transit.

We are also pleased to offer a local post-sale delivery service for larger items - please telephone the office for a quote. For buyers from further afield, we have contact details of a number of hauliers who regularly travel to (e.g.) London, and can obtain quotes as needed.

Terms and Conditions for Buyers can be viewed by clicking here.

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