[Brushstrokes 75]

I would go to Christie's or Bonham's with that...

You just give them a call or send an email to the specialists.

Bonham's has a print sale in July whereas Christie's have a sale in September.

Regarding the cost, Bonham's are way more flexible and you can get a pretty good rate.

Pm me & I'll give you more details..

[Deleted]

Mary (i believe mcCarthy? Or so?) is a star, but the dreweatts results have not been that impressive.. I'd go bonhams/christies, or donate it to me.

[My Name is Frank]

Cheers folks if it needs to happen ill pm.

[johnnyh]

If you want to pm me I know Mary at Dreweats buttalso agree Bonhams is better I also have Garethat Bonhams head of urbane details and email. Drop me a pm will give you both good people

[Gard]

Is the 15% commission of the hammer price or final price?

[anodyne13]

I have not sold anything at one of the major houses, but did contact one about putting a smaller piece in an auction which they were interested in. I was amazed at the total fees.

15% buyers premium + 1.5% damage cover + 20% VAT on the fees = 19.8% on the sellers side

+ 25% buyers premium 

For a total of almost 45% on the auction price, if I had a more expensive piece the total would be closer to 40%. 

That is a boat load of fees..........

[Shoot Again]

Any experienced forumite willing to explain me/us if there's sometimes room for nego on the SELLER's side ?

[Deleted]

Yes there is, you can negotiate a fair sellers rate with them,though remember it all depends on how keen they are to offer the work for sale anyhow ie. is it rare and / or original etc., watch out for any ridiculously high estimate on their part as you may have to fork out a percentage of estimate if it doesnt sell,, try for a no sale no fee but i doubt you will get that ha!, what they offering? 10%?, go for 7% or less.
Good luck.

[kelly]

I'm new so please forgive my ignorance but what's the hammer price?

[Deleted]

Printguru has it spot on. You can try for a no sale no fees deal which sometimes works if you know them well, not you obv. as you have never done it before, and go for 7% rate but be happy for anything up to and including 10%,the fees may seem steep but remember they have the clients and a wider audience than you could ever possibly have. Phillips De Pury best imo,Christies ok imo and Bonhams couldnt find a hold in their arses with sat nav and a torch IMO, and i know Dreweatts have weird results with this scene sometimes but they have been going for ages and have excellent results sometimes!
Have fun.

[erik]

Feb 4, 2011 14:46:40 GMT 1 murdock said:

When you only want to test the waters and do NOT already have a contact to a brick and mortar house, you can try Artnet Auctions. There is only the initial listing fee ($25 ?) if the artwork does not sell and 10% commision if it sells.

This saves you running around, shipping, insurance etc.

Like printguru said, it really depends on what you want to consign. the better the piece, the more you have. The more high profile the piece, the more you want a large audience and maybe are willing to take more fees into account.

Is it possible to sell art through Artnet as a private person? and does the artwork have to go through their facilities or can you as a seller send it directly to the buyer? Appreciate the help!

[murdock]

Yes, that's actually what it's for, but that is also one of it's flaws. Artnet is just an intermediary. They never even see the artwork, what is very practical for the seller, but of course highly critical IF the artwork turns out to be not like it was described.

And you should have a VERY good measure of the market and the items worth YOURSELF, before buying anything.

[murdock]

And the "hammer price" is the final bid, which means that the buyer pays more than that and the seller gets less than that number.

[jettad]

I am trying to figure out which sites have a decent reputation and would like to hear anyones experiences (good or bad) with any, especially artnet.com and paddle8.com.

Thanks

[beenrhymin]

they can all be good and bad, especially the two you mentioned, just be sure to do your homework, ask the right questions (framed? mounted? hinges? etc....).

[johnnygrizot]

Hello here, i'm working for an important Urban Art Auction, the 9TH October with Tajan. One of the most prestigious french auction house. If someone is interested to consign, pm me. We already have very important pieces and we'll do a big communication.

Best,
Johnny Grizot.

[Deleted]

Jun 21, 2014 16:17:53 GMT 1 johnnygrizot said:

Hello here, i'm working for an important Urban Art Auction, the 9TH October with Tajan. One of the most prestigious french auction house. If someone is interested to consign, pm me. We already have very important pieces and we'll do a big communication.

Best,
Johnny Grizot.

Do you actually work for Tajan Johnny or are you offering an outside service to consign people goods?.

They can consign work to sales themselves no?.

[Deleted]

Jun 21, 2014 16:45:19 GMT 1 @wizbong said:

Jun 21, 2014 16:17:53 GMT 1 johnnygrizot said:

Hello here, i'm working for an important Urban Art Auction, the 9TH October with Tajan. One of the most prestigious french auction house. If someone is interested to consign, pm me. We already have very important pieces and we'll do a big communication.

Best,
Johnny Grizot.

Do you actually work for Tajan Johnny or are you offering an outside service to consign people goods?.

They can consign work to sales themselves no?.

Heres Johnny

www.artsper.com/galeries-d-art/france/337/Galerie-Johnny-Grizot?lan=en

[Deleted]

Jun 21, 2014 16:17:53 GMT 1 johnnygrizot said:

Hello here, i'm working for an important Urban Art Auction, the 9TH October with Tajan. One of the most prestigious french auction house. If someone is interested to consign, pm me. We already have very important pieces and we'll do a big communication.

Best,
Johnny Grizot.

I'll send you a Ploppi but I don't want Tajan to lose it like they lost the Renoir.

Has Tajan got over the other scandals ?

[Deleted]

Jun 22, 2014 14:33:34 GMT 1 @elviswarhol said:

Jun 21, 2014 16:45:19 GMT 1 @wizbong said:

Do you actually work for Tajan Johnny or are you offering an outside service to consign people goods?.

They can consign work to sales themselves no?.

Heres Johnny

www.artsper.com/galeries-d-art/france/337/Galerie-Johnny-Grizot?lan=en

I already knew that.

[anbesivam1]

Jun 21, 2014 16:45:19 GMT 1 @wizbong said:

Jun 21, 2014 16:17:53 GMT 1 johnnygrizot said:

Hello here, i'm working for an important Urban Art Auction, the 9TH October with Tajan. One of the most prestigious french auction house. If someone is interested to consign, pm me. We already have very important pieces and we'll do a big communication.

Best,
Johnny Grizot.

Do you actually work for Tajan Johnny or are you offering an outside service to consign people goods?.

They can consign work to sales themselves no?.

@wizbong Johnny is working directly on this inaugural urban art auction for Tajan. He is not offering any outside consigning services.

 



   

[Deleted]

Jun 22, 2014 21:42:37 GMT 1 anbesivam1 said:

Jun 21, 2014 16:45:19 GMT 1 @wizbong said:

Do you actually work for Tajan Johnny or are you offering an outside service to consign people goods?.

They can consign work to sales themselves no?.

@wizbong Johnny is working directly on this inaugural urban art auction for Tajan. He is not offering any outside consigning services.

 



   

Okeydokey.
Fired Murielle off now have they?.

[Deleted]

Jun 22, 2014 21:42:37 GMT 1 anbesivam1 said:

Jun 21, 2014 16:45:19 GMT 1 @wizbong said:

Do you actually work for Tajan Johnny or are you offering an outside service to consign people goods?.

They can consign work to sales themselves no?.

@wizbong Johnny is working directly on this inaugural urban art auction for Tajan. He is not offering any outside consigning services.

 



   

too vague,

 working directly in which capacity ?

[chaserawr]

So I have a piece I want to put in an auction in another country and I wanted to see how this has been handled in the past if anyone has any experience let me know. Do they send a shipper? How is payment sent. etc etc.
Thanks

[Deleted]

Dec 12, 2014 22:34:47 GMT 1 chaserawr said:

So I have a piece I want to put in an auction in another country and I wanted to see how this has been handled in the past if anyone has any experience let me know. Do they send a shipper? How is payment sent. etc etc.
Thanks

If you want to send the piece yourself email Steve or Susan from Flightlogistics. GREAT service!

[Cornish Crayon]

Dec 12, 2014 22:41:40 GMT 1 Json24 said:

Dec 12, 2014 22:34:47 GMT 1 chaserawr said:

So I have a piece I want to put in an auction in another country and I wanted to see how this has been handled in the past if anyone has any experience let me know. Do they send a shipper? How is payment sent. etc etc.
Thanks

If you want to send the piece yourself email Steve or Susan from Flightlogistics. GREAT service!

Agreed, flight logistics are tops

[Poesia]

The Auction in Paris that I was involved in did a great Job handling all the art and sales but they did not cover the shipping costs of the work at all. I am not sure what auction you are working with but you can PM me if you dont want it public. They argue that they dont pay shipping due to the low sale percentage they collect and seller should cover this cost.

[djvlnt]

Sounds like a good collection that any acution house would love to sell. July, hmm, I wonder if that's a good month for auctions, don't people do other stuff on the summer? Anyways, make sure to lower their fees since you are selling numerous pieces.

Good luck and I and the rest of the forum is looking forward to see that canvas...

Best
D

[gironawatch]

never go to www.phillips.com/ is the worse of the worse, they don't have a clue, and you will get lot of overcharged for unsold lots!!

I will never consider sale nothing with them again.

[andrep]

When in auction setting keep In mind artist Andre pace ( works on paper)
Www.AskArt.com
Www.GallArt.com

Thank you ...