Antique teddy bear. Copyright Geffrye Museum

Buying and selling art and antiques at auction

 

 

Art and antiques auctions have been a successful method of buying and selling fine art for centuries and a barometer of the market at local, national and international level. 
 

Buying at auction
Selling at auction
On the day: now the fun part!

If you are thinking of buying or selling fine art or antiques at auction, it may be in your interests to ensure the auctioneer is an RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) member.

Members can be identified by the letters FRICS, MRICS or TechRICS after their name.

To find an RICS member in your area, please visit the Find a Surveyor website at www.ricsfirms.com.
For the full range of RICS guidess, and to order copies, visit www.rics.org/usefulguides.

Alternatively, contact RICS Contact Centre:
T +44 (0)870 333 1600
contactrics@rics.org

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