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Why sell your gold, silver, valuables at auction?

There are two good reasons why you should consider selling your antique gold and silver valuables through British Bespoke Auctions.

TRUSTWORTHINESS
Local solicitors regularly instruct us to sort and sell gold and silver valuables from various estates. You can trust us to separate and identify the various gold purities and test for these free of charge where there are no hallmarks. There can be a very big difference in the value when this is carried out honestly.

EXPERTISE
Our specialised knowledge allows us to identify pieces of jewellery that could have much more than intrinsic metal value. Most finds are in handed down boxes of “Grandmother’s costume jewellery”. One example is a set of Fabergé gentleman’s dress studs, which auctioneer Nicholas Granger identified.

The rare studs were sold for an incredible £9,500. Even taking sale charges into account, you can end up with much more in your pocket by selling your gold & silver coins and jewellery at auction. Gold watches are very sought after by collectors. A customer recently entrusted us with a gentleman’s Rolex which achieved £18,000 at auction.

Gold coins including sovereigns are regularly included in our auctions.

Silver Cutlery, Tea Sets, Salvers & Proof Coins are other examples of items that can achieve a great deal more by sale through auction rather than simply being sold for scrap. We were asked to sell a George III silver tankard which sold in a recent Sale for £2,000 – the intrinsic metal value was just £600.

Live internet and Timed internet auction bidding, social media marketing, targeted advertising and mailing lists ensure that we attract buyers from across the globe. Selling at auction is always the best way to realise the true value of your precious metal valuables.

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