We hold approximately 30 auctions per annum, spanning many specialist categories from Old Masters to contemporary design. By combining personal, one-to-one service with a team of internationally experienced specialists selling antiques and art at auction can be easy. Our team are on hand to assist at every stage, keeping you up-to-date throughout the process from initial valuation to settlement.
Prior to accepting a lot for sale, we would examine your property to provide you with an idea of the fair market value. This service is complimentary, and can be performed in person at one of our locations, at your home, or via photographs. For further information please visit our Auction Estimates page. Our auction estimates are offered free of charge and without any obligation to give you the knowledge you need when deciding to sell or keep your art and antiques.
If for any reason you cannot send us an image via email, then we wil be happy to provide you with a valuation either in one of our offices or at your home.
Please note, while we maintain offices throughout the UK, when considering selling you need informed specialist advice on the item in question. Because our valuers travel around the world conducting appraisals, they may not be available at a given office on a given day - for this reason we ask clients to contact us prior to visiting so that we can make an appointment to ensure the right person is on hand to advise you.
To make an appointment please contact:
EDINBURGH – 0131 557 8844 – info@lyonandturnbull.com
33 Broughton Place Edinburgh EH1 3RR
LONDON – 0207 930 9115 - london@lyonandturnbull.com
22 Connaught St London W2 2AF
GLASGOW – 0141 333 1992 - glasgow@lyonandturnbull.com
182 Bath Street Glasgow G2 4HG
You can also contact one of our regional representatives to arrange a visit at your home. For full details of our offices and our regional representatives click below.
With a great number and range of specialist auctions throughout the season our specialists will advise you on the best auction to place your item in in order to attract the most interest and achieve the best result possible for you. If you would like to speak to a specialist to ensure now is a good time to sell, please call or email one of our specialists.
Upon deciding to consign a lot to our sale you will receive a full customer receipt from us – this receipt will outline your details, the details of the items you wish to consign (including sale dates, brief description, estimates and any reserves discussed) and the commission/ charges involved. You then review this receipt and sign, retaining a copy for your records along with our Conditions of Sale.
You items will now be assigned a personal consignment/ receipt number which must be quoted in call communication concerning your items. It is important that you retain a copy of this customer receipt, and the associated Conditions of Sale for your reference - it is a record of your instruction to us to sell and acts as a contract with Lyon & Turnbull.
When appropriate, a reserve (a price below which an item will not be sold) may be placed upon individual items. Reserves cannot exceed low estimate and sadly we cannot apply a reserve to an item valued at less than £500. Your specialist will advise you on deciding a reserve - in our experience a high reserve can put some bidders off, whereas a low reserve encourages more bidders to participate, generating higher prices.
Please contact the department for details.
All sold lots will be subject to a 1.5% loss & warranty fee.
Each sold lot will be subject to a £40 photography and listing charge. This allows for your lot to be promoted not only on our own website but also through a number of other international auction platforms such as The-Saleroom.com, Invaluable.com and Live Auctioneers.
For lots illustrated in our printed catalogues there may be an additional catalogue photography fee charged (for example £50 for half page, £100 for full page). Specialists will be happy to discuss this further at initial consignment.
VAT, at the current rate, is payable on all commissions and charges.
We need to have your property on our premises far enough in advance of the sale to catalogue, photograph and promote it properly - usually at least six weeks prior to the sale date. We are happy to assist with transportation arrangements. Any charges for transportation will be removed from your initial settlement, so please take the opportunity to discuss transport arrangements when consigning your goods to ensure you are fully aware of any costs.
We do not charge you anything on lots that we do not manage to sell. However, if unsold items remain uncollected for an inappropriate period of time after an auction then additional storage fees may be applied (normally £5 per day).
Prior to any sale you will receive your complimentary catalogue along with a pre-sale notification indicating which lots will be offered in the upcoming auction. This notification will out
Shortly after an auction you will receive a Results of Sale notification by post/ email outlining each of your lots and the hammer price of each item. If you would like to know the outcome on the day, you are welcome to telephone the saleroom about an hour after the end of the auction.
If one or two of your lots remain unsold after an auction we will be in touch with our recommendations on what to do next. The specialist in charge of the sale may suggest that either your lot is re-offered again in a future auction, collected by yourself or transferred to a secondary saleroom. If you decide you are not happy with our recommendations please call us to discuss. If we do not hear from you we may proceed with our recommendation. Lyon & Turnbull do not charge for unsold lots.
Payment will be sent 28 working days after the auction for all lots sold and collected along with a detailed settlement statement. It is at this stage that we deduct our fees and charges (including any transport fees incurred at consignment). Payments are normally made by cheque, if you would prefer to receive settlement by bank transfer please let us know at the consignment stage.
For further information on selling at Lyon & Turnbull please see our Conditions of Sale for Sellers
33 Broughton Place
Edinburgh
EH1 3RR
0131 557 8844
info@lyonandturnbull.com
22 Connaught Street
London
W2 2AF
0207 930 9115
london@lyonandturnbull.com
182 Bath Street
Glasgow
G2 4HG
0141 333 1992
glasgow@lyonandturnbull.com
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