Corvid-19 Our Strategy
Update dated 16/3/2020
With auction sales being held in a public arena we are keeping a close watch on advise and directions from Central Government and how this may impact on our sales.
At this time we continue with our plans to hold our next scheduled auction on Friday 3rd April.
We have amended our viewings to by appointment via joint auctioneers which are identified in the Auction Catalogue to allow prospective buyers a degree of social distancing should they desire.
As to the auction itself, on the assumption that there are no regulations imposed preventing the physical auction taking place we hall hold the sale.
We shall ask prospective purchasers that have returned from a country listed in the Government guidelines that would require a period of self-isolation to have completed that period of isolation or make alternative arrangements and bid via telephone. Similarly those prospective purchasers that believe they may have been exposed to the virus and not completed a period of self-isolation are also requested to bid at the auction but via telephone.
Once we are closer to the auction date itself , we shall issue specific timings for the day and will publish a schedule of which batches of lots shall be offered within certain time slots. We can only do this when we know which lots may have been sold or withdrawn before the auction and this schedule will confirm for example “ Auction Commences 10:30 am – Lot …. Not to be offered before 12 noon – Lot … Not to be offered before 2pm etc .etc.
Our venue at Dunston Hall is highly efficient carrying out regular deep cleans and at our last sale , and moving forward provided a number of anti-bacterial hand gels stations for all customers to utilise.
If circumstances arise that prevent us holding the auction at the venue we have a number of contingency plans. These will include lots that our clients still want offered transferred to our digital auction platform whereby buyers will be able to bid in a live auction both directly via the internet or via telephone. Some lots may be transferred to a binding tender whilst others could be deferred to a later auction. We shall keep you informed of any changes either affecting the auction in its entirety and that of individual lots listed within the sale.
Clearly events will dictate how we react so please keep a close watch to this news section of our web site for regular updates. If you have any further questions then please do not hesitate to contact us 01603 598975. |