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The Canterbury Auction Galleries is Kent’s premier Saleroom

for Fine Art and Antiques, operating from premises built in

1911, thought to be the first purpose-designed saleroom

outside London.There is nothing old fashioned about the way

the firm operates, though.Today, its two-day weekend auctions

attract a worldwide audience, thanks to live Internet bidding,

obtaining prices that match – and in some cases – exceed

those achieved by the big London houses, but without the

cost associated with selling in the capital.

Chairman and Senior Valuer is Tony Pratt, who together with

his colleagues, Director Cliona Kilroy and Managing Director

David Parker (Jewellery and Militaria), Specialist Justin Ball

(Ceramics and Glass) and Consultant, the well-known James

Linington, offer vendors the benefit of more than 200 years

combined expertise. Completing the team is Alastair Gibson,

a former Sotheby’s Director who specialises in Asian

Works of Art.

Professionalism and expertise, combined with local knowledge,

makes the level of service offered by The Canterbury Auction

Galleries unassailable. A free saleroom valuation service is

offered every Friday between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., which

continues to uncover rare and valuable objects. People are

invited to bring objects to the saleroom for identification and

appraisal, a service that is given freely and without obligation.

Advice is given on the suitability of objects for sale and

the entire auction process explained to anyone uncertain

about how it works. Additionally, the company provides a full

Professional valuation service for Insurance, Probate and Sale

purposes, which is carried out in clients’ homes by Tony Pratt

or another member of his fully experienced and qualified staff.

Whether you have a house full of furniture and works of art

or a lifetime collection of Chinese ceramics, they are confident

they can obtain the best prices possible.

The Canterbury Auction Galleries present six two-day

auctions every year held over the weekend, each accompanied

by a fully illustrated catalogue giving a full description of the

objects in the sale. Sales generally run about 1200 to 1500 lots,

covering every imaginable antiques and collectors’ items from

silver, jewellery, paintings, antique furniture, clocks to even

wine and sporting guns.

In addition to real time internet bidding through its own

bespoke bid platform

thegalleries.live

, which was developed in

house and is free to use, buyers also attend the sales in person

from throughout the UK and Europe. For the newcomer, staff

can assist in the buying process and give impartial advice on

the suitability of pieces on

offer.To

learn more about The

Canterbury Auction Galleries, visit the website or call in to

view or attend one of the sales.

The current sale calendar and a complimentary copy of one of

their catalogues is available to the clients of Charles Bainbridge.

Please contact

Lisa Bosche

on

01227 7633337

or email

lisa@tcag.co.uk .

It costs nothing to look and who knows,

you might see something to buy and collect!

YOUR LOCAL AUCTION HOUSE

WITH AN INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION

40 Station RoadWest

Canterbury, CT2 8AN

Canterbury

(01227) 763337

general@tcag.co.uk thecanterburyauctiongalleries.com

THE COUNTY’S LEADING

AUCTIONEERS &VALUERS

OF FINE ART, ANTIQUES

& COLLECTORS’ ITEMS