Online Valuation Form

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Contact Information

Valuations

The first step is to contact the relevant departments to arrange a valuation of your items. We offer a number of means of doing this, see the options below.

  • Free Online Auction Valuations: Upload images of the item(s) to be valued and provide any additional information Request an online valuation via our form, or email us images to info@ewbanks.co.uk. 

  • Free Virtual Appointment via your smartphone with one of our specialists.  Contact us via WhatsApp. 

  • Free Valuation at our Surrey saleroom Monday to Friday, 9.30 am to 5 pm.

  • Home Visits: Contact us to make an appointment for a valuer to visit you.  Provide your contact details and a brief description by emailing us at info@ewbanks.co.uk 


If you would rather speak to us directly, please call us on: +44 (0) 1483 223 101 or email: info@ewbanks.co.uk  

Before the auction: 

  • Once you have received your valuation and you have decided to proceed to auction, we ask you to arrange delivery of your item(s) to our salerooms if collection has not already been arranged with us.  Our staff are happy to help.
      

  • You will then receive a receipt, which will form your contract with Ewbank’s and outline the agreed fees. Full receipts will also list estimates, reserve prices agreed and proposed auction dates.

  • Your items will be then be catalogued, photographed and researched, where required, in preparation for the auction. We provide high resolution images, as well as condition reports, for all the lots in our auctions for prospective buyers.

  • Prior to the auction itself you will receive a pre-sale advice by email confirming the lot numbers, full catalogue descriptions, estimates and any reserves as well as the auction date.

 
The auction:

  • You can view the online auction catalogue on our website via the auction page.  

  • Ewbank’s have a very large database of buyers all over the works and a strong online presence, our live auctions are streamed directly on our homepage which charges less than the third-party commercial bidding platforms which we also list on.

  • You can follow the auction live via our website or come to the saleroom to watch in person. 

Post auction:

  • After the auction, you will receive post-sale advice by email which will inform you of the hammer prices that your items have achieved at the auction.

  • Once the items have been paid for by the buyer, the agreed fees and charges will be deducted from the hammer price.   

  • You will receive later a vendor statement outlining these deductions and then payment will be made within 28 days after the sale by cheque or bank transfer.

Commission is charged to sellers calculated per lot, as follows:

  • Vendor’s commission 15%
  • Loss and damage warranty 1.5%
  • Internet and marketing charge £15 per lot (applies to both sold and unsold lots)
  • All charges are plus VAT
  • Rates negotiable for high value lots and collections

Probate valuations

Probate valuations are required for accurate calculation of inheritance tax liability. We have many years' experience of dealing with probate lawyers and executors and can also recommend house clearance experts. Probate valuations can also be the basis for the equitable division of an estate amongst beneficiaries and/or the eventual sale at auction of any surplus antiques.

Insurance

Insurance companies require owners to maintain a detailed inventory and up-to-date values to maintain cover and there is also a much better chance of recovering stolen items if they are professionally described and photographed.

Professional valuations

We also provide written professional valuations for the purpose of insurance, probate, family-divsion and capital gains tax from entire collections and single items.

Capital gains

Where required we can advise on values in relation to capital gains tax assessments.

Selling at auction

For further information on selling at auction please click here and note our terms and conditions for sellers.

Commission is charged to sellers calculated per lot, as follows:

  • Vendor’s commission 15%
  • Loss and damage warranty 1.5%
  • Internet and marketing charge £15 per lot (applies to both sold and unsold lots)
  • All charges are plus VAT
  • Rates negotiable for high value lots and collections

What Next?

The first step is to get an accurate appraisal from one of our specialists. We are open Monday - Friday 9.30am - 5pm for free valuations by in person or by appointment. Alternatively, you can send us images now for assessment remotely by email or using WhatsApp. If you are a larger collection we recommend booking an appointment with us for one of our specialists to come and see you.