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How to bid: a first-timer’s guide

(Buying · 20 Sep 2026)

How to bid: a first-timer’s guide

Register, raise your paddle, keep calm. Our head auctioneer on the evening sale, from the inside.

Register at least a day before. You will receive a paddle with a number; that number is your voice in the room.

The auctioneer opens below the low estimate and moves in steps of about ten per cent. Raise your paddle clearly, and keep it up until the auctioneer has seen you.

If the hammer falls on your bid, the lot is yours. The buyer’s premium is added to the hammer price, and you have seven days to pay and collect.