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How to buy

There are many ways to buy at our auction;
 
Bid live in person at our auction house, simply register to bid at the main desk and you will receive a paddle number which lasts until the end of the year. Our auctions begin at 10am on a fortnightly basis, see our calendar for upcoming dates.
 
Bid live online using our bid online page, we use a platform called Easy Live Auction in which you can register and watch from the comfort of your own home.
 
If you cannot attend the auction you can leave an absentee bid with us and we will bid up to the maximum amount you state.
 
You can request a telephone bid by calling us on 0191 5372630
 
Please note, buyer’s premium is added on top of the hammer price, please see below for further details.
 
Items are bought as seen, it is recommended to either attend a viewing day or ask for a condition report, see below for further details.
 
Please note, we do not provide a postage and packing service, see below for our recommendations.
Upcoming Auctions

Wednesday 29th July

Wednesday 12th August

Upcoming Viewing Dates

Saturday 25th July
10am – 12pm

 

Tuesday 28th July
10am – 12pm and 2pm – 6pm

 

Saturday 8th August
10am – 12pm

 

Tuesday 11th August
10am – 12pm and 2pm – 6pm

Lot(s) purchased will incur 20% Buyer’s Premium plus standard VAT charges in addition to the hammer price.

Payment can be made during or immediately after the sale. The successful buyer should take the bidding paddle to the office for processing.

We ask that all items are paid and removed from the saleroom by 12 noon on the Saturday after the sale. Any extension of this must be agreed with us or a storage charge of £3 (small items) and £10 (furniture and large items) per will be applied – if you get in touch you can avoid this charge – communication is key!

Collection is by appointment please call to book 0191 537 2630. We are closed for lunch between 1pm and 2pm.

Boldon Auction Galleries accept payment by cash up to £8,000, debit card, cheque, made payable to Boldon Auction Galleries Limited with a valid cheque guarantee card and bank transfer. Card payments where the card holder in not present will only be accepted for transactions up to £500.

Barclays Bank Plc, 64-66 King Street, South Shields, Tyne & Wear, NE33 1HZ
Account: 13300714
Sort Code: 20-80-47
IBAN: GB27 BUK B 2080 4713 300714
SWIFTBIC: BUK BGB22

Once payment has been made the purchaser will receive their invoice from one of our porters with their goods.

By appointment please call to book 0191 537 2630. We are closed for lunch between 1pm and 2pm.

Boldon Auction Galleries require all purchases to be paid for and removed from the saleroom by 12 noon on the Saturday after the sale.  Any extension of this must be agreed with us or a storage charge of £3 (small items) and £10 (furniture and large items) per will be applied – if you get in touch you can avoid this charge – communication is key!

Collection is by appointment please call to book 0191 537 2630.  We are closed for lunch between 1pm and 2pm.

If you require packing and postage for national or international shipping Boldon Auction Galleries recommend Mailboxes Etc. Newcastle.  0191 222 00 18.  info@mbenewcastle.co.uk for small items or Bradleys Antique Packing Services.  01325 281 332.  info@antiquepacking.co.uk

To bid in person at auction, please register in advance for a bidding paddle by filling out and submitting a registration form at our office on the day of the sale. The bidding paddle costs £1 and can be used through the year of registration. We re-register bidding paddles annually from January. When registering in person we may require photo ID, such as a passport or driving licence. All contact details you give us are used in relation to purchased lots and not given to any third parties. This bidding paddle should be held up when bidding and paying.

Goods sold are not new and all goods are sold with all faults and imperfections and errors of description. Illustrations in the catalogue and any other illustrations provided are for identification only; colours and appearance may differ from the actual item(s) due to the limitations of the printing process and screens. We try extremely hard to ensure our photos are as life-like as possible, but please understand the actual colour may vary slightly from your screen or our published images.

Boldon Auction Galleries take great care to ensure that any statements as to attribution, age, date, origin, provenance and condition are reliable and accurate, but it should be noted that all such statements are skilled opinions, if provenance (written or historical fact) cannot be produced.

While indications of condition are given in some lot descriptions, an absence of such advice does not imply that a lot is free from defect, restoration or alteration. Prospective bidders must satisfy themselves as to the condition of a lot prior to bidding. Our staff can provide condition reports for those unable to attend our saleroom.

In the absence of any contractual value of the Condition report, it is the Buyer’s sole duty to inspect in person the Lot in order to be assured of its true condition and we shall not be responsible for assertions within the Condition Report hereto.  No guarantee or warranty is issued or given in anyway, either written or verbal and therefore refunds will not be issued on the basis of the Lot not being “in working order”, “incomplete”, or “not in original condition”.

The Condition Report is for identification purposes only and cannot be considered as giving a precise account of the Lot’s true state. Thus, some imperfections and faults may not be accounted for in the Condition Report. 

Please note, Boldon Auction Galleries do not guarantee that condition reports, whether included in the catalogue, or given at a later time; cover all aspects of an item(s) condition.

Boldon Auction Galleries will continue to do written condition reports as a guide but would respectfully ask that you do view in person and satisfy yourself regarding condition particularly where certain aspects of condition are personally important.  Please ensure that you do satisfy yourselves as to the condition, completeness and originality of any Lot prior to making a bid.

Neither Boldon Auction Galleries nor the seller, nor their servants and agents, are responsible for errors of description or for the authenticity of any lot.

Neither Boldon Auction Galleries nor the seller, nor their servants and agents, give any warranty whatsoever other than hereinafter contained to any buyer in respect of any lot; any express or implied conditions or warranties are hereby excluded.

Reasonable endeavours are made to ensure the accuracy of any statement as to authorship, attribution, origin, date, age, provenance and condition of any lot whether or not such statement forms part of the description of any such lot. Whether any such statement is made orally or in the catalogue it is merely an expression of opinion given by us.

In respect of pictures, these have not been removed from their frames unless specifically mentioned in the Condition Report. We accept no liability for any damage for any lot arising during the viewing, during the sale or after the sale. We act as agents only.

Forgery: Any Lot that proves to be a deliberate forgery may be returned to Boldon Auction Galleries by the Buyer within 21 days of the Sale provided it is in the same condition as when bought and is accompanied by particulars identifying it from the relevant catalogue description and a written statement of defects. If Boldon Auction Galleries are satisfied from the evidence presented that the Lot is a deliberate forgery Boldon Auction Galleries shall refund the amount paid (including Buyer’s Premium and VAT) unless:

(a) if the catalogue description or condition report reflected the accepted view of scholars and experts at the time of the sale; or

(b) you are unable to transfer a good and marketable title to us, you shall have no rights under this condition.

From 14 February 2006 United Kingdom art market professionals (which includes auctioneers) are required to collect a royalty payment for all works of art that have been produced by living artists, and those who have died within the last 70 years. This payment is calculated on qualifying works of art which are sold for a Hammer Price more £1,000.

All items marked with “✓” are potentially qualifying items, and the royalty charge (set out below) will apply if the Hammer Price is more than £1,000. The royalty charge will be added to purchase invoices and must be paid before items can be cleared. All royalty charges are paid to either the Design and Artists Copyright Society (“DACS”) or the Artists’ Collecting Society (“ACS”) by Boldon Auction Galleries, and no handling costs or additional fees with respect to these changes will be retained by Boldon Auction Galleries.

The royalty charge for qualifying items which achieve a Hammer Price of more than £1,000 is calculated using a scale of 4% to 0.25%. The higher the price the work sells for, the lower the royalty percentage that applies for the last portion of the sale price.

For further information please visit www.dacs.org.uk or www.artistscollectingsociety.org. There is no VAT payable on this royalty charge.

Boldon Auction Galleries Limited (“We”) are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

This policy (together with our terms and conditions and any other documents referred to on it) sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.

By visiting boldonauctions.co.uk you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this policy.

For the purpose of the Data Protection Act 2018 (the Act), the data controller is Boldon Auction Galleries Limited, 24a Front Street, East Boldon, Tyne & Wear, NE36 0SJ. Telephone 0191 537 2630.  Email info@boldonauctions.co.uk.

Information we may collect from you
We may collect and process the following data about you:

  • Information you give us.You may give us information about you by filling in forms on our site boldonauctions.co.uk or by corresponding with us by phone, e-mail or otherwise. This includes information you provide when you subscribe to our service and when you report a problem with our site. The information you give us may include your name, address, e-mail address and phone number, financial and debit or credit card information, personal descriptions and photographs.
  • Information we collect about you.With regard to each of your visits to our site we may automatically collect the following information:
  • technical information, including the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet, your login information, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform;
  • information about your visit, including the full Uniform Resource Locators (URL) clickstream to, through and from our site (including date and time); products you viewed or searched for; page response times, download errors, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs), and methods used to browse away from the page and any phone number used to call our customer service number.
  • Information we receive from other sources.We may receive information about you from third parties including Easy Live Auction who provide the live bidding platform for online bidding and Mailboxes Etc. Newcastle or another delivery service.

Uses made of the information
We use information held about you in the following ways:

Information you give to us. We will use this information:

  • to carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us and to provide you with the information, products and services that you request from us;
  • to provide you with information about other goods and services we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about;
  • to provide you, or permit selected third parties to provide you, with information about goods or services we feel may interest you. If you are an existing customer, we will only contact you by electronic means (e-mail or SMS) with information about goods and services similar to those which were the subject of a previous sale or negotiations of a sale to you. If you are a new customer, and where we permit selected third parties to use your data, we (or they) will contact you by electronic means only if you have consented to this. If you do not want us to use your data in this way, or to pass your details on to third parties for marketing purposes, please tick the relevant box situated on the form on which we collect your data;
  • to notify you about changes to our service;
  • to ensure that content from our site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer.

Information we collect about you. We will use this information:

  • to administer our site and for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes;
  • to improve our site to ensure that content is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer;
  • as part of our efforts to keep our site safe and secure;
  • to make suggestions and recommendations to you and other users of our site about goods or services that may interest you or them.
  • Information we receive from other sources.We may combine this information with information you give to us and information we collect about you. We may use this information and the combined information for the purposes set out above (depending on the types of information we receive).

Disclosure of your information

We may share your information with selected third parties including:

  • Business partners, suppliers and sub-contractors for the performance of any contract we enter into with [them or] you.
  • Analytics and search engine providers that assist us in the improvement and optimisation of our site.

We may disclose your personal information to third parties:

  • In the event that we sell or buy any business or assets, in which case we may disclose your personal data to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets.
  • If Boldon Auction Galleries or substantially all of its assets are acquired by a third party, in which case personal data held by it about its customers will be one of the transferred assets.
  • If we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply our terms and conditions boldonauctions.co.uk and other agreements; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Boldon Auction Galleries, our customers, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

Where we store your personal data

All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers. Any payment transactions will be encrypted [using SSL technology].

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.

We use a third party payment processor to process and manage the storage of users payments details, in a PCI DSS compliant manner. The third party payment processor is committed to protecting the users information.

How long we keep information

  • Contracts where the service provided includes sale of items at auction, purchase of items at auction, bidding at auction, internal valuations carried out at Boldon Auction Galleries, external valuations carried out at client’s home or valuation venue, written valuations or services for private treaty or willing buyer/willing seller transactions. The retention period is 7 years from the conclusion of the contract.
  • Contracts where the service provided includes written valuations for Probate or Insurance purposes. The retention period is unfixed due to the nature of service provided (maximum length of retention 50 years).

For more information on how long we store your personal information or the criteria we use to determine this please contact us using the details provided above.

Your rights
You have the right to ask us not to process your personal data for marketing purposes. We will usually inform you (before collecting your data) if we intend to use your data for such purposes or if we intend to disclose your information to any third party for such purposes. You can exercise your right to prevent such processing by checking certain boxes on the forms we use to collect your data. You can also exercise the right at any time by contacting us at info@boldonauctions.co.uk.

Access to information
The Act gives you the right to access information held about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with the Act.

Changes to our privacy policy
Any changes we may make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by e-mail. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our privacy policy.

The full Christian name(s) and the surname of the artist – In our opinion a work by the artist

The initials of the Christian name(s) –  In our opinion a work of the period of the artist which may be wholly or in part his work

The surname only of the artist – In our opinion a work of the school or by one of the followers of the artist or in his style

The word “after” associated with the Surname of the artist – In our opinion a copy of the work of the artist

Signed” – Has a signature which in our opinion is the signature of the artist

“Bears signature” or “traces of signature” – Has a signature which in our opinion may be the signature of the artist

“Dated” – Is so dated and in our opinion was executed at that date

“Bears date” or “Inscribed” (with date) – Is so dated and in our opinion may have been executed at about that date

Buyer’s Premium is 20% plus VAT @ 20% (24%). This is a commission that is paid in addition to the hammer price.

Payment can be made during or immediately after the sale.  We ask that all items are paid and removed from the saleroom by 5pm on the Friday after the sale.  The successful buyer should take the paddle number to the office for processing.

All purchased lots must be collected within 48 hours of the date of sale. Any extension of this must be agreed with us or a storage charge of £5 per day will be applied – if you get in touch you can avoid this charge – communication is key! 

Collection is by appointment please call to book 0191 537 2630 (please note at this time we are unable to assist customers to lift goods into vehicles).  We are closed for lunch between 1pm and 2pm.

Boldon Auction Galleries accept payment by:-

Cash

Debit Card

Cheque – made payable to Boldon Auction Galleries Limited with a valid cheque guarantee card.

Bank Transfer
Barclays Bank Plc, 1 King Street, South Shields, Tyne & Wear, NE33 1DA

Account: 13300714

Sort Code: 20-80-47

IBAN: GB27 BUK B 2080 4713 300714

SWIFTBIC: BUK BGB22

Once payment has been made, goods may be cleared and the purchaser will receive their invoice from one of our porters with their goods.27

Mailboxes Etc.
T. 0191 222 00 18
E. info@mbenewcastle.co.uk

Bradleys Antique Packing Services
T. 01325 281 332
E.info@antiquepacking.co.uk

UK & European Motorcycle, Sidecar and Trike Transport

email: info@movingmotorcycles.co.uk
web: https://www.movingmotorcycles.co.uk/lp/charterhouse/
Tel: +44 (0) 1933 448555

International car and motorcycle shipping by air and ocean

email: info@shippio.com
web: www.shippio.com
Tel: +44 (0) 1604 419815

For Viewing times please see our Auction Dates page which can be found under the calendar tab at the top of every page. Our members of staff are on hand during viewing in the sale room to help with enquiries about the sale and specific lots. Please note that when handling any item at the view you do so at your own risk – All BREAKAGES MUST BE PAID FOR.

Anyone wishing to bid in person should register at the office and will receive a paddle number before the start of the sale. The paddle number costs £1 and can be used for the year (We re-register paddle numbers annually from January) This number should be held up when bidding and paying. Registration is carried out on the day of the sale only.

All lots carry a catalogue description.  Vendor’s (or Seller’s) reserves may be set, they are confidential. Estimates do not carry buyer’s premium. Lots may carry abbreviations such as a/f (as found – considerable damage). Many lots are of an age or nature, which preclude their being in pristine condition. Some catalogue descriptions may make reference to damage and/or restoration; however, omission of such a reference does not imply a lot is free from defects nor does any reference to a particular defect imply the absence of others. All clients should satisfy themselves of both condition and descriptions prior to purchase. Any measurements and weights may be approximate.

Artist’s Resale Right (Droit De Suite)
Living artists and descendants of artists deceased within the last 70 years are entitled to receive a resale royalty each time their work is bought. The right applies only when the sale price reaches or exceeds the sterling equivalent of 1,000 Euro and is calculated on a sliding scale. 

From 1st April 2024 the UK Government has announced that the currency operating in the ARR Regulations will change from Euros to GBP Pound Sterling.

Please note that ARR is calculated in Euros.  Boldon Auction Galleries will apply current exchange rates.
Royalties are also capped so that the total amount of the royalty paid for any single sale of a work cannot exceed 12,500 euro.  ARR is exempt of VAT.

We strongly recommend that you have either viewed items in person or have received a condition report. NO REFUNDS will be given after sale due to the condition of items.

Our catalogues can be viewed on this website. We aim to illustrate every lot in our catalogues on-line. Our catalogues are displayed with the-saleroom.com and the Auctions are live. These Catalogues are available five days prior to the auction.

If you are unable to attend the sale but wish to bid on a lot, we can do this on your behalf. You will need to fill out a commission bidding form which is found at the back of the catalogue, in the saleroom or on-line via this web site. You should complete the contact details, list the lot and the maximum price you wish to pay, excluding the buyer’s premium. You can then either e-mail us directly from the website, submit the bid by telephone or hand it in person to the Office. The bid will be carried out by us and is completely confidential. Successful buyers will be contacted by telephone or email or will receive a postal invoice after the sale. Please note we will be automatically register you with a paddle number which costs £1 for the year if you are successful.

We can only offer a limited number of telephone bidding lines on sale day. This facility is available on lots where the bottom estimate is over £500.00. Requests for telephone bids must be made at least 24 hours prior to the sale and are allocated on a first come first served basis. We require two contact telephone numbers and full address details at time of registration to bid by telephone. Boldon Auction Galleries do not take any responsibility if they are unable to make contact with the bidder.

Boldon Auction Galleries offer an online bidding service for all our Sales via the-saleroom.com for bidders who cannot attend the sale.

Online bidding allows you to follow an auction as it is happening via the internet and bid in real time against those in the room or on the telephone. To participate in this way you need to register your details before the sale just as you would with us. Typically, the lot being sold will be shown on screen with the level of bidding displayed alongside. For the internet bidder it is then simply a matter of clicking to register a bid.

In completing the bidder registration through www.boldonauctions.co.uk and clicking on the On-line Auction tab on and providing your card details and unless alternative arrangements are agreed with Boldon Auction Galleries you:
1. authorise Boldon Auction Galleries, if they so wish (within 24 hours after the sale), to charge the debit card given in part or full payment, including all fees, for items successfully purchased in the auction via the-saleroom.com, and
2. confirm that you are authorised to provide these debit card details to Boldon Auction Galleries through www.the-saleroom.com and agree that Boldon Auction Galleries are entitled to ship the goods to the card holder name and card holder address provided in fulfilment of the sale.

Please note that any lots purchased via the-saleroom.com live auction service will be subject to an additional 4.95% commission charge + VAT at the rate imposed on the hammer price.

Any commission bids left via the-saleroom.com must be left by 9.30am on the day of the sale.

Generally we will cover approximately 140 – 180 lots per hour. The speed of the auction will vary between auctioneers. Bidding stops after the hammer has fallen and the auctioneer’s decision is final. At the fall of the hammer, all lots shall be and remain, in every respect, at the absolute risk of the Purchaser, including those of fire, burglary, etc, and damage occasioned to lots by the removal of other goods.

Purchasers shall pay for and remove lots at their own risk and expense within 48 hours of the date of sale. Any extension of this must be agreed with us or a storage charge of £5 per day will be applied. The Auctioneers reserve the right to re-sell uncollected lots by auction or private treaty or alternatively, warehouse goods at a Purchaser’s expense. In all cases, the Auctioneers may act without notice and any incidental expenses incurred will become a liability to the defaulter.

Notwithstanding any other terms in these Conditions of Sale, if within seven days of a Sale, a Purchaser gives notice in writing to the Auctioneers, that in his/her opinion a particular lot (this shall not apply to books or similar printed matter) is a deliberate forgery, as defined below and within fourteen days after such written notice, returns lots to the Auctioneers in the same condition as it was at the time of Sale – and by producing evidence, the burden of proof to be upon the Purchaser – satisfies the Auctioneers that the lot is a deliberate forgery, then the Auctioneers are authorised to do so and will rescind the transaction and refund the purchase price received by them. This benefit is not assignable.

In the context of this guarantee, a ‘deliberate forgery’ means a lot made with an intention to deceive, when considered in the light of the catalogue entry and at the date of the 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 description in the catalogue at the time of the Sale was in accordance with the 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.

The Auctioneers reserve the right to ask for evidence before clients complete transactions.

The full Christian name(s) and the surname of the artist – In our opinion a work by the artist

The initials of the Christian name(s) –  In our opinion a work of the period of the artist which may be wholly or in part his work

The surname only of the artist – In our opinion a work of the school or by one of the followers of the artist or in his style

The word “after” associated with the Surname of the artist – In our opinion a copy of the work of the artist

“Signed” – Has a signature which in our opinion is the signature of the artist

“Bears signature” or “traces of signature” – Has a signature which in our opinion may be the signature of the artist

“Dated” – Is so dated and in our opinion was executed at that date

“Bears date” or “Inscribed” (with date) – Is so dated and in our opinion may have been executed at about that date

Electrical/mechanical goods are sold on the strict understanding that these are untested, without warranties or any other guarantees as to serviceability or working order.

Any changes to the catalogue after production will be displayed in the Saleroom in a Saleroom notice and will be announced prior to the lot being sold.

Requests for condition reports (for our Antique & Interiors Sales only) are accepted by telephone or e-mail and must be received at the latest 24 hours before the sale otherwise we cannot guarantee we will be able to respond in time.  All lots are illustrated where possible on-line.

To see our privacy policy, click here

Buyer’s Premium is 20% plus VAT @ 20% (24%). This is a commission that is paid in addition to the hammer price.

Payment can be made during or immediately after the sale.  We ask that all items are paid and removed from the saleroom by 5pm on the Friday after the sale.  The successful buyer should take the paddle number to the office for processing.

All purchased lots must be collected within 48 hours of the date of sale. Any extension of this must be agreed with us or a storage charge of £5 per day will be applied – if you get in touch you can avoid this charge – communication is key! 

Collection is by appointment please call to book 0191 537 2630 (please note at this time we are unable to assist customers to lift goods into vehicles).  We are closed for lunch between 1pm and 2pm.

Boldon Auction Galleries accept payment by:-

Cash

Debit Card

Cheque – made payable to Boldon Auction Galleries Limited with a valid cheque guarantee card.

Bank Transfer
Barclays Bank Plc, 1 King Street, South Shields, Tyne & Wear, NE33 1DA

Account: 13300714

Sort Code: 20-80-47

IBAN: GB27 BUK B 2080 4713 300714

SWIFTBIC: BUK BGB22

Once payment has been made, goods may be cleared and the purchaser will receive their invoice from one of our porters with their goods.27

Mailboxes Etc.
T. 0191 222 00 18
E. info@mbenewcastle.co.uk

Bradleys Antique Packing Services
T. 01325 281 332
E.info@antiquepacking.co.uk

UK & European Motorcycle, Sidecar and Trike Transport

email: info@movingmotorcycles.co.uk
web: https://www.movingmotorcycles.co.uk/lp/charterhouse/
Tel: +44 (0) 1933 448555

International car and motorcycle shipping by air and ocean

email: info@shippio.com
web: www.shippio.com
Tel: +44 (0) 1604 419815

For Viewing times please see our Auction Dates page which can be found under the calendar tab at the top of every page. Our members of staff are on hand during viewing in the sale room to help with enquiries about the sale and specific lots. Please note that when handling any item at the view you do so at your own risk – All BREAKAGES MUST BE PAID FOR.

Anyone wishing to bid in person should register at the office and will receive a paddle number before the start of the sale. The paddle number costs £1 and can be used for the year (We re-register paddle numbers annually from January) This number should be held up when bidding and paying. Registration is carried out on the day of the sale only.

All lots carry a catalogue description.  Vendor’s (or Seller’s) reserves may be set, they are confidential. Estimates do not carry buyer’s premium. Lots may carry abbreviations such as a/f (as found – considerable damage). Many lots are of an age or nature, which preclude their being in pristine condition. Some catalogue descriptions may make reference to damage and/or restoration; however, omission of such a reference does not imply a lot is free from defects nor does any reference to a particular defect imply the absence of others. All clients should satisfy themselves of both condition and descriptions prior to purchase. Any measurements and weights may be approximate.

Artist’s Resale Right (Droit De Suite)
Living artists and descendants of artists deceased within the last 70 years are entitled to receive a resale royalty each time their work is bought. The right applies only when the sale price reaches or exceeds the sterling equivalent of 1,000 Euro and is calculated on a sliding scale. 

From 1st April 2024 the UK Government has announced that the currency operating in the ARR Regulations will change from Euros to GBP Pound Sterling.

Please note that ARR is calculated in Euros.  Boldon Auction Galleries will apply current exchange rates.
Royalties are also capped so that the total amount of the royalty paid for any single sale of a work cannot exceed 12,500 euro.  ARR is exempt of VAT.

We strongly recommend that you have either viewed items in person or have received a condition report. NO REFUNDS will be given after sale due to the condition of items.

Our catalogues can be viewed on this website. We aim to illustrate every lot in our catalogues on-line. Our catalogues are displayed with the-saleroom.com and the Auctions are live. These Catalogues are available five days prior to the auction.

If you are unable to attend the sale but wish to bid on a lot, we can do this on your behalf. You will need to fill out a commission bidding form which is found at the back of the catalogue, in the saleroom or on-line via this web site. You should complete the contact details, list the lot and the maximum price you wish to pay, excluding the buyer’s premium. You can then either e-mail us directly from the website, submit the bid by telephone or hand it in person to the Office. The bid will be carried out by us and is completely confidential. Successful buyers will be contacted by telephone or email or will receive a postal invoice after the sale. Please note we will be automatically register you with a paddle number which costs £1 for the year if you are successful.

We can only offer a limited number of telephone bidding lines on sale day. This facility is available on lots where the bottom estimate is over £500.00. Requests for telephone bids must be made at least 24 hours prior to the sale and are allocated on a first come first served basis. We require two contact telephone numbers and full address details at time of registration to bid by telephone. Boldon Auction Galleries do not take any responsibility if they are unable to make contact with the bidder.

Boldon Auction Galleries offer an online bidding service for all our Sales via the-saleroom.com for bidders who cannot attend the sale.

Online bidding allows you to follow an auction as it is happening via the internet and bid in real time against those in the room or on the telephone. To participate in this way you need to register your details before the sale just as you would with us. Typically, the lot being sold will be shown on screen with the level of bidding displayed alongside. For the internet bidder it is then simply a matter of clicking to register a bid.

In completing the bidder registration through www.boldonauctions.co.uk and clicking on the On-line Auction tab on and providing your card details and unless alternative arrangements are agreed with Boldon Auction Galleries you:
1. authorise Boldon Auction Galleries, if they so wish (within 24 hours after the sale), to charge the debit card given in part or full payment, including all fees, for items successfully purchased in the auction via the-saleroom.com, and
2. confirm that you are authorised to provide these debit card details to Boldon Auction Galleries through www.the-saleroom.com and agree that Boldon Auction Galleries are entitled to ship the goods to the card holder name and card holder address provided in fulfilment of the sale.

Please note that any lots purchased via the-saleroom.com live auction service will be subject to an additional 4.95% commission charge + VAT at the rate imposed on the hammer price.

Any commission bids left via the-saleroom.com must be left by 9.30am on the day of the sale.

Generally we will cover approximately 140 – 180 lots per hour. The speed of the auction will vary between auctioneers. Bidding stops after the hammer has fallen and the auctioneer’s decision is final. At the fall of the hammer, all lots shall be and remain, in every respect, at the absolute risk of the Purchaser, including those of fire, burglary, etc, and damage occasioned to lots by the removal of other goods.

Purchasers shall pay for and remove lots at their own risk and expense within 48 hours of the date of sale. Any extension of this must be agreed with us or a storage charge of £5 per day will be applied. The Auctioneers reserve the right to re-sell uncollected lots by auction or private treaty or alternatively, warehouse goods at a Purchaser’s expense. In all cases, the Auctioneers may act without notice and any incidental expenses incurred will become a liability to the defaulter.

Notwithstanding any other terms in these Conditions of Sale, if within seven days of a Sale, a Purchaser gives notice in writing to the Auctioneers, that in his/her opinion a particular lot (this shall not apply to books or similar printed matter) is a deliberate forgery, as defined below and within fourteen days after such written notice, returns lots to the Auctioneers in the same condition as it was at the time of Sale – and by producing evidence, the burden of proof to be upon the Purchaser – satisfies the Auctioneers that the lot is a deliberate forgery, then the Auctioneers are authorised to do so and will rescind the transaction and refund the purchase price received by them. This benefit is not assignable.

In the context of this guarantee, a ‘deliberate forgery’ means a lot made with an intention to deceive, when considered in the light of the catalogue entry and at the date of the 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 description in the catalogue at the time of the Sale was in accordance with the 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.

The Auctioneers reserve the right to ask for evidence before clients complete transactions.

The full Christian name(s) and the surname of the artist – In our opinion a work by the artist

The initials of the Christian name(s) –  In our opinion a work of the period of the artist which may be wholly or in part his work

The surname only of the artist – In our opinion a work of the school or by one of the followers of the artist or in his style

The word “after” associated with the Surname of the artist – In our opinion a copy of the work of the artist

“Signed” – Has a signature which in our opinion is the signature of the artist

“Bears signature” or “traces of signature” – Has a signature which in our opinion may be the signature of the artist

“Dated” – Is so dated and in our opinion was executed at that date

“Bears date” or “Inscribed” (with date) – Is so dated and in our opinion may have been executed at about that date

Electrical/mechanical goods are sold on the strict understanding that these are untested, without warranties or any other guarantees as to serviceability or working order.

Any changes to the catalogue after production will be displayed in the Saleroom in a Saleroom notice and will be announced prior to the lot being sold.

Requests for condition reports (for our Antique & Interiors Sales only) are accepted by telephone or e-mail and must be received at the latest 24 hours before the sale otherwise we cannot guarantee we will be able to respond in time.  All lots are illustrated where possible on-line.

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