Sale Highlights

Arthur J Elsley 'Spring Time'
Sold £155,000

C.F.A Voysey

Painted mantel clock

Sold £141,000

C.F.A Voysey

Mantel Clock

Sold 72,000

C.F.A Voysey

Mantel Clock

Sold £7,400

Godwin, Aesthetic Movement Table

Sold £34,00

Scottish provincial HM silver snuff mull

Sold £1,520

18thC Gothic yew wood Windsor chair

Sold £8,100

Rare tin glazed charger

Sold £6,600

Christopher Dresser electroplate

Toast Rack by Hukin & Heath

Sold £2,900

Pair of oil on canvas Neapolitain views of Naples

Sold £6,500

C.1790 Cantaloupe Melon Tea Caddy

Sold £5,500

Selling

Dickins Auctioneers are happy to accept entries for all forthcoming Antique & Fine Art Auctions, Pictures Auctions, Sporting & Country Pursuits Auctions and Specialist Sales.

We also offer full and partial House Clearance

Items entered for auction are subject to:

15% commission rate on the hammer price
£4.00 per lot lotting fee (£5.00 for Picture Auctions)
1% insurance charge - based on the reserve or the lower estimate.

All charges are subject to VAT

Illustrations are provided free of charge
There are no storage charges pending sale
Collection can be arranged.

Please see of full terms and conditions - vendors

Terms & Conditions - Vendors

Definitions for the purpose of these Terms & Condition of Engagement: The Company is the Auctioneer and the Vendor is the person instructing the auctioneers to sell goods by auction. The Purchaser is the person who has acquired goods at auction.

The Auctioneers' Condition of Sale is on display in the auction rooms and printed in each catalogue. Vendors are considered to have had notice of these and to have agreed acceptance of the same when requesting the entry of goods for the sale in this application.
Upon receipt of a completed Entry Form, the vendor will be notified of the appropriate auction date(s) with delivery instructions (where applicable). Subsequently altered instructions are at the Vendor's risk unless confirmed in writing.
The Auctioneers reserve the right to catalogue goods as they see fit, determine in which sale these shall be included (i.e. General or Specialist) and refuse any lots considered to be unsaleable or of negligible value. They shall not be held responsible for any expenses or loss incurred thereby or for the postponement or cancellation of sales, for whatever cause.
Vendors do not incur storage charges for the goods held with Dickins Auctioneers Ltd. pending sale.
The Auctioneers act as agents only and do not hold themselves responsible for any default on the part of the Vendors or Purchasers. Furthermore, the Auctioneers give notice that they are not liable for faults or imperfections found with any lot, for any errors of description made by the Vendor, themselves or persons in their employment but draw special attention to the Misrepresentation Act which reduces the protection normally given by the customary 'Caveat Emptor' clause in the Conditions of Sale which in some circumstances make a Vendor liable to a purchaser in respect of disputed catalogue descriptions (even when made in good faith and innocently).
The Auctioneers will not accept electrical goods for sale unless these are almost new and/or the owner can assure the same are in working order. Some 'Period' equipment may be accepted (eg. lights and fittings) but will be sold as decorative only - to comply with legislation.
The vendor shall indemnify the Auctioneers against any claims in connection with goods sold on the Vendor's instructions.
The Auctioneers disclaim responsibility for all loss or damage to goods or for unauthorised removal of the same unless directly the result of negligence on the part of their employees.
Unless otherwise instructed in writing all goods on the Auctioneers' premises and in their custody will be held insured against the risks of fire, burglary and water damage (but not accidental damage or breakage). The value of goods so covered shall be the gross amount realised or in the case of unsold lots, the best bid made or the reserve price when the latter has been fixed.
All items offered will be subject to the Auctioneers discretionary margin of 10% of the set reserve. Unreserved goods withdrawn prior to or awaiting sale shall be valued by the Auctioneers at their absolute discretion as their estimate of auction value.
Vendors Commission is charged on the hammer price at the rate of 15% plus 1% for insurance cover and a lotting fee of £4.00 per lot. This comprises all charges except removal, storage, illustration and advertising (where applicable). The Auctioneers reserve the right to collect the appropriate lotting fee with the entry form.
Unsold goods will attract a lotting fee plus 1% insurance (based on reserve price or lower estimate), plus expenses where applicable. Goods withdrawn prior to sale but after cataloguing or valuation will attract a charge at the rate of 5% of the value based upon reserved prices or valuation provided by the Auctioneers (plus expenses where applicable), which shall be binding upon the Vendor. This will be levied in addition to the lotting fee and the insurance charge.
Payment (without interest) will usually be made to the Vendor approximately one month following the sale after the deduction of premium, commission, VAT and expenses (where applicable) provided that full payment has been received from the purchaser.
Not withstanding any other of these Terms and Conditions if within 10 days of the sale of any lot the Purchaser gives written notice to the Auctioneer that in his or her opinion it is a deliberate forgery as defined below and within 14 days of such notice returns the lot to the Auctioneers in the sale condition as it was at the time of sale and by producing evidence (the burden of proof being with the purchaser) satisfies the Auctioneers that the lot is a deliberate forgery then the Auctioneers will rescind the sale and refund the purchase price received by them (this benefit is not assignable) the vendor will also be bound by this condition.

N.B. In the context of this guarantee 'A deliberate forgery' means a lot made with the intention to deceive when considered in the light of the catalogue entry and which at the date of sale had a value substantially less than it would have had had it been in accordance with the description. However there will be no right where the catalogue description at the time of the sale was in accordance with then general opinion of experts, or fairly indicated there to be a conflict of opinion. The Auctioneers reserve the right in forming their opinion to consult and rely upon any expert or authority considered by them to be reliable.
A Vendor may place reserves on any lots (minimum £20) but unless instructed to the contrary all lots will be sold without reserve or at the Auctioneers discretion. Lots failing to reach reserve prices may be sold after the sale at or above the reserves or by agreement with the vendor. If a lot fails to sell at the initial auction it will be subject to a 10% reduction in lower estimate or reserve on each subsequent entry. All items entered in 'General Sales' will be sold strictly without reserve.
The Auctioneers reserve the right to dispose of all unsaleable lots which they consider to be of negligible value (not under reserve) without reference to the Vendor and at the Vendors full expense including those which fail to comply with condition 5 herein.
Owners whose goods remain at the Auction rooms after notice has been given for removal of the same will be charged £1 per lot per day. Continued failure to collect may result in goods being sold without further notice, without reserves to recover costs.
VAT (as applicable) will be levied on all fees, charges and expenses at the prevailing rate.
The Auctioneer must be notified in writing of all requests to change previously agreed reserves no later than 72 hours prior to the start of sale.