FREE PRE-SALE VALUATIONS

Free verbal valuations are available to anyone proposing to sell at Louis Taylor , and can be given on everything from single items to complete house contents. A Valuer is always available on a Friday at the Hanley Office, Britannia House, 10 Town Road (Opposite the main entrance to the Potteries Shopping Centre) to offer a free verbal valuation and opinion between 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Other times by arrangement. (Please use our Glass Street entrance).

Alternatively, if more convenient our Valuer will be pleased to call on you at home, by appointment and usually without charge. See Contact Us. Assistance with the transport of goods to our Salerooms can also be arranged by Louis Taylor, who can instruct a removal contractor on the vendor’s behalf.

 

SPECIALIST CATALOGUING

Louis Taylor offer more than 50 years collective experience in appraising and valuing Antiques, Collectables and Works of Art. Our staff are expert at presenting relevant information for our well produced catalogues and internet listings. All our catalogues enjoy a national and international mailing list.

 

SALE PUBLICITY

All Sales held by us are widely publicised. This includes the posting of catalogues on our own website as well as other specialist websites such as the Antiques Trade Gazette, auction-net site and Invaluable. Advertisements in the Antiques Trade, International press and the daily and weekly local press, whilst the media is kept informed of any items of exceptional interest to further publicise sales. In this way the content of each Sale is brought to the attention of the widest possible audience.

 

SELLING PROCEDURE

Our Specialist Two Day Fine Art Sales are held every three months and are all separated into specialist areas of collecting. These range from the many areas of Pottery and Porcelain, Prints, Watercolours, and Oils, to Silver and Jewellery, to ensure that all goods offered on behalf of vendors are given due prominence within the context of the overall Sale.

An additional selling facility of Louis Taylor, of particular interest to solicitors or other representatives of deceased estates, or those wishing to dispose of whole house clearances, are our General/Victoriana Sales held every two weeks. These Sales consist of items of affordable 19th century and 20th century Furniture, Ceramics, Glass, Pictures, Silver, Jewellery, Collectors Items, from the past to the present day. These are the busiest and best in the region.

 

COMMISSION CHARGES

Louis Taylor dispose of vendors’ goods on a commission basis. Rates are agreed with the vendors or their representatives before the goods in question are entered in our Sales and a copy of the Sales Agreement supplied for their records.

 

PAYMENT

Payment of monies due to vendors is normally made 14 days approx after a General/Victoriana Sale and 21 days after a Two Day Fine Art Sale.

 

A Rare Royal Doulton figure 'one of the forty' HN663 sold for £4700 despite a chip to the base.