P.F.Windibank
Fine Art and Antique Auctioneers and Valuers since 1945

Full auction catalogues are displayed on this website one week before each auction, until this time previous auctions can be browsed.

Auction details

Placing bids online
-how it works

You are able to search or browse the Auction catalogue and place a bid on an item of your choice.

At the auction this bid will be placed on your behalf and you will be contacted with the results shortly after the close of the auction.

Your bid will be executed as cheaply as is permitted by the other bids or reserves.

To the auction

Auctions comprise of:

Antique & Reproduction Furniture
Antique Porcelain
Glassware
Oil paintings, Watercolours & Prints
Silver & Plated items
Jewellery
Carpets & Rugs
Books
Miscellanea
Copper & Brass items
Clocks, Watches & Barometers
Collectors Items
Objets D'Art

Find out more about the items we have auctioned in the past:

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General Conditions

Credit and Debit Cards

We are pleased to advise that we are now offering our clients the opportunity to settle their accounts by credit or debit cards.

CREDIT CARDS - If you wish to pay by credit card there will be a charge of 2.0% of the total bill plus vat

DEBIT CARDS - There is no charge for debit card transactions

If you require clarification on any aspect of this please ask the Auctioneer or any member of his staff who will be happy to assist you.

Buyers Premium

A premium of 15% plus vat is charged on the hammer price of each lot, unless marked in the catalogue with a (+).

Methods of Bidding

Bids may be made:

P F Windibank executes absentee bids (under paragraphs (b), (c), (d) and (e) above) as a convenience for Buyers and is not responsible for inadvertently failing to execute bids or for errors relating to the execution of such bids.

Clearance

Lots can be paid for and collected immediately after the Auction finishes (at lunchtime and late afternoon). We are unable to collect money or release items whilst the Auction is in progress.

We are open on the day after each Auction (Sunday) from 8 am to 12 noon and during the week from 9am to 5pm.

Unless items are cleared on the day of the Auction they will be transferred to our warehouse. Items must be paid for in our Office at the front of the Dorking Halls before they can be collected.

Delivery

The Auctioneer will, if required, arrange delivery of Lots purchased with local carriers but can in no way be responsible for the time of delivery, damage or loss.

Faulty Goods

Where the letters a/f appear in our catalogue it means that the item is faulty but it does not imply that items not so marked are without faults, and all lots should be examined prior to sale.

Damage to Lots

Any person causing damage to any lot will be held responsible for such damage and the Auctioneer will be the sole judge in assessing the cost of such damage.

Fire Precautions

Will the public attending the sale please leave gangways and the exit doors clear in case of emergency.

VAT Information for Buyers

The Auctioneer's Margin Scheme

The Auctioneer's Margin Scheme allows P F Windibank to sell items without VAT on the hammer price. However, as a consequence, the amount added by P F Windibank to the buyer's premium for VAT is not recoverable by any business buyer. Purchasing under the margin scheme is most beneficial to private EU buyers and EU dealers wishing to sell their purchases under the dealers margin scheme.

VAT on buyer's premium for items sold under the margin scheme

Under a margin scheme an amount equivalent to VAT at 17.5% is added to the buyer's premium. This amount cannot be refunded by P F Windibank or recovered by a buyer in their EU VAT return. The VAT element will not be shown separately on the buyer's invoice.

VAT on Daggered Items

A Plus sign ie:- (+) beside the lot number in the catalogue indicates that VAT at 17.5% is payable by the buyer on the hammer price and buyer's premium.