21st July Fine Art Sale – Auction recap

Once the auction catalogue goes live, the auction house becomes a hive of activity, as we make sure we are on top of all of the commission bids which come in, manage the condition report requests, get additional images because no matter how many angles The Photographer has photographed a lot from, inevitably someone will…

21st July Fine Art Sale – Furniture

Our auctioneer, Ryan, can often be heard lamenting the fact that older furniture just does not sell as well as it used to. We get why, and the reasons are myriad from smaller houses, tastes have changed and it just isn't fashionable (not necessarily the same thing, at least not in the auction world). And…

Lotus Excel and BSA Motorcycle excite at auction, resulting in £9,300 combined hammer price*

We get our share of vehicles to auction, typically from deceased estates, and our 21st July Fine Art sale saw a 1985 Lotus Excel and a BSA pre-1962 motorcycle come under the hammer. Leading up to the auction we had a few people discover the car was here & hardly a day went by where…

Consignment for the 21st July Fine Art Sale

Railway shelfplates in the 21st July auction

We've received a consignment of railway signal box brass shelfplates, and other railwayana, which will be featured in our 21st July Fine Art sale. We expect this to be a popular section of the auction, and the photographer is busy photographing it all today, but we couldn't resist a sneak preview for you! Selection of…

UK Government 5AML legislation

The UK Government's 5AML (anti-money laundering) legislation comes into affect for auction houses tomorrow, Thursday 10th June 2021, and all auction houses are now required to do "due diligence" checks. As such, you will now be asked to provide government issued photographic ID (driver's licence or passport) in order to bid with us, or sell…

18th November Fine Art Sale – Jewellery

The auctioneer is busily putting the final touches on the catalogue for our final Fine Art sale of 2020, and it's looking like an interesting & varied sale. As always, our Jewellery section takes pride of place with close to two hundred lots making it a great place to look for that early Christmas present…

Covid-19 update – Anthemion Auctions

Due to the recently announced "Fire Break" lock down in Wales, we have taken the difficult decision to postpone both of our November sales. Our 4th November General sale will now take place on Wednesday, 11th November at 11am. Viewing for this sale will be by appointment only on the 9th and 10th November. Please…