SERVICES

We Bid You Welcome

What is your perception of an auction house? Only for those interested in buying antiques? Only for the dealers? Only for the wealthy who have homes full of valuables who want them selling on their behalf? Perhaps - once upon a time. Maybe when Outhwaite and Litherland first started 100 years ago - but not now. Not anymore - like every other type of business we have moved with the times. From categorising sales to going on line - auctioneering now appeals to a much wider market... and more and more people are discovering that it’s an exciting, fascinating and vibrant world of buying and selling. Buying at an auction appeals to all the same people that walk around antique fairs and car boot sales each weekend hoping to spot a bargain -selling through an auction appeals to everybody who has something lying around their home that can be turned into cash! And no - we are not just looking for the unusual items that will ‘fetch a fortune' we have numerous sale categories which means we are in an enviable position of being able to take almost anything from anyone, anywhere. Which is great news for you. Whether you are looking to clear a whole house, or single items from household goods to granny’s antique chest of drawers, we are happy to take it off your hands and sell it on your behalf. Welcome to today’s world of auctioneering from a company who’s been around long enough to know the business of antiques is as much about tomorrow as it is knowing about yesterday.

Service, Experience and Expertise

Having over a 100 years of experience behind us results in having a fine reputation amongst our peers, the public and a long history of loyal customers. We offer a complete and comprehensive service - from selling to valuations, from restoration to advice and from storage to shipping - taking the hassle out of buying and selling to give the kind of no nonsense help and advice that we have built our reputation upon. And as the regions largest independent auctioneers, we get many referrals from major London Auction Houses who only want the best in the area to deal with their clients. Our sales are varied and cover many specialised areas of interest. Our Fine Art and Antiques Sale is held once a quarter and include pictures, antique furniture, jewellery, china and numerous other categories. The monthly Cavalcade Sale comprises of a wide selection of quality articles for the collector including books and coins whereas the popular weekly Premier Sale covers Victorian, Edwardian and all types of goods of interest for our continental and USA buyers as well as a wide range of general household items. We also hold many specialist sales including ‘affordable collectables’, liquidation sales, company sales, clock and watch sales, scientific instruments, books, toys, etc. So, if you have an item to sell it doesn’t have to be an antique to be of interest to us at Outhwaite and Litherland - as you can see from our varied list of sale categories we can sell anything on your behalf and do! Lots!

Thinking of not selling?

We also offer a full restoration service in our offices including furniture,clocks, jewellery, paintings, water colour drawings etc. the work is carried out by experts with many years in the restoration, conservation and repair of antiques as well as modern items.

Things to come

Naturally, like most other businesses we are finding that people's time is precious and we need to make it easier and quicker for people to find information or to have valuations. Below is a list of things that we are going to add to this site in the future to show that we mean business.

• We already execute bids on your behalf if you can't attend a sale, but soon you will be able to make a bid online after browsing through the sales catalogue on our website.

• Our site will also allow you to have an online evaluation by completing form or scanning and emailing a photograph to us.

• We will also be creating a knowledge base of freqeuntly asked questions and answers that will be catalogued into a useful reference manual for visitors to the site.

• There is going to be a page showing some examples of the most unusual restorations that we have undertaken.

• As well as links to other antique related sites, www.lots.uk.com will be your one stop shop.