Tried and trusted auction format yields benefits
November 2024
Sometimes, the old ways are the best ways. At Greenslade Taylor Hunt’s latest Collectors Sale a series of strong results were posted thanks to the tried and tested combination of established expertise and personal service.
“It’s tempting to assume that any online marketplace will deliver the same results, but that’s simply not the case, “said Peter Rixon, the auctioneer’s specialist valuer.
“When we were offered a large collection of West Somerset postcards we were able to identify the most interesting, divide the group into multiple lots by area, and catalogue the cards in considerable detail to maximize their appeal to buyers both on the internet and in the room.
The result was an impressive hammer total of £3,200. This is undoubtedly more than our vendor would have received had he sent the collection off in the post to be valued, or taken a cash offer from one of those distant dealers who hire a local venue for a day,” Dr Rixon added.
Several collections of diecast models – an area in which GTH have long specialised – also did well. The second instalment of a single-owner haul of Corgi lorries brought £3,100, while an interesting batch of Budgie commercial vehicles made £1,300.
Carefully-combed consignments from house clearances across the county and beyond yielded six stoneware jars, at £320; a poster for the opening of the new swimming pool in Minehead in 1936, at £200; and a good run of Transformers comics, from the mid-1980s, at £190.
Among an offering of selected antiques a small Arts & Crafts oak wardrobe retailed by Liberty & Co. was bid to £500.
Greenslade’s next specialist collectors’ sale will take place on Wednesday, December 11, and is already due to include a large collection of diecast model racing cars.
For further details, or free advice on buying and selling at auction, contact the saleroom at [email protected] or on 01278 410250, or pop in for a chat.
“It’s tempting to assume that any online marketplace will deliver the same results, but that’s simply not the case, “said Peter Rixon, the auctioneer’s specialist valuer.
“When we were offered a large collection of West Somerset postcards we were able to identify the most interesting, divide the group into multiple lots by area, and catalogue the cards in considerable detail to maximize their appeal to buyers both on the internet and in the room.
The result was an impressive hammer total of £3,200. This is undoubtedly more than our vendor would have received had he sent the collection off in the post to be valued, or taken a cash offer from one of those distant dealers who hire a local venue for a day,” Dr Rixon added.
Several collections of diecast models – an area in which GTH have long specialised – also did well. The second instalment of a single-owner haul of Corgi lorries brought £3,100, while an interesting batch of Budgie commercial vehicles made £1,300.
Carefully-combed consignments from house clearances across the county and beyond yielded six stoneware jars, at £320; a poster for the opening of the new swimming pool in Minehead in 1936, at £200; and a good run of Transformers comics, from the mid-1980s, at £190.
Among an offering of selected antiques a small Arts & Crafts oak wardrobe retailed by Liberty & Co. was bid to £500.
Greenslade’s next specialist collectors’ sale will take place on Wednesday, December 11, and is already due to include a large collection of diecast model racing cars.
For further details, or free advice on buying and selling at auction, contact the saleroom at [email protected] or on 01278 410250, or pop in for a chat.