If we visit your home to view items for one of our sales, you will be told
of the closing date for the relevant sale - the latest day by which to get
the items to Baffins Hall. If you are unable to deliver the items to
us yourself, we will be happy to recommend a carrier who will be able to do
this for you, although this is at your cost.
We will either list the items on a receipt during our visit with your or
send a Receipt & Contract to you in the post to sign, once the items have
been received into the saleroom.
Charges
Commission Our commission for
sales is 15% plus VAT on the first £1,000 of the hammer price of individual
lots, then 10% thereafter on the amount remaining over £1,000 on individual
lots.
Insurance All items left
for sale are covered by insurance. A charge of 1.5% plus VAT of the
hammer price is made to cover this.
Withdrawal from Sale A
charge is made for withdrawing an item prior to sale, once the catalogue has
been published. The fee is 5% of our estimated reserve or a minimum of
£25.
Illustrations Items
illustrated in our catalogues are charged at an agreed rate.


The whole process starts with either a visit to our saleroom with an item,
or with a visit to your home by a representative from the saleroom, usually
our Saleroom Manager, Cliff Beacher.
We also offer free Valuations Days -
please click here for further details.
Once it has been agreed that your item is saleable at auction and you are
happy with the estimate/reserve we have recommended, it will be entered into
the appropriate sale.
Reserve Price This is the
minimum price at which the item will be sold. It will be agreed with
the vendor in advance. It is normal to allow the auctioneer discretion
of 10% of the reserve price, e.g. £90 on an item with a £100 reserve or £180
on an item with a £200 reserve. If bidding slows at the discretion
figure the auctioneer will sell at that price.
Please note: we do not place reserves on items deemed by Henry Adams
to be worth less than £100. In the case of such items, they will sell
to the highest bidder on the day.
If you visit the saleroom in person, a Client Property Receipt & Contract
will be completed. You will be asked to sign this and a copy will be
given to you for your records.
Advertising Regular
advertisements are placed in local and regional newspapers and also in the
Antiques Trade Gazette, the weekly publication for the antiques industry.
On-Line Catalogue Our
sale catalogues are available to view on-line, free of charge via the
following websites:
Our own:
by clicking here
Antiques Trade Gazette
www.antiquestradegazette.com
Settlement Terms We pay
clients 28 days after our sales. In the event that a buyer fails to
settle his invoice with us we may not be able to settle with our client, but
will keep our client informed at every stage if it occurs. We do not
release client items to the buyer until payment has been received in full.