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- Telephone bid authorisation Complete, sign and return with identification at least twenty-four hours before the session. 电话委托竞买授权书.pdf 9 Oct 2026Forms and authorisations · PDF Download
- Bid authorisation — individual to individual For one private bidder sending another person to the room. 委托竞买授权书（个人委托他人）.pdf 9 Oct 2026Forms and authorisations · PDF Download
- Bid authorisation — company to agent For institutional bidding carried out by an employee; seal it and attach the licence copy. 委托竞买授权书（公司委托他人代办）.pdf 9 Oct 2026Forms and authorisations · PDF Download
- Collection authorisation Present with both identity documents at the loading bay. 提货授权书.pdf 9 Oct 2026Forms and authorisations · PDF Download
- Tax payment confirmation Where import tax is paid on your behalf; it fixes what the money is and who keeps the receipts. 代付税款确认书.pdf 9 Oct 2026Forms and authorisations · PDF Download
- Bidding in the sale room Six steps from the paddle desk to the loading bay. 线下拍卖竞买指南.pdf 8 Oct 2026Bidding guides · PDF Download
- Bidding by telephone We carry your bid into the room. 电话委托竞买指南.pdf 8 Oct 2026Bidding guides · PDF Download
- Bidding online Live bids join the room and the telephone desk in one sale, on one price. 网络同步竞买指南.pdf 8 Oct 2026Bidding guides · PDF Download
Services and basics/ 14
- How to bid A paddle and a deposit come first; room, telephone and online bids run in the same sale, and the hammer falls to the highest bid that clears the reserve. The premium is charged in… Services Open
- How to consign Six photographs start it: front and back, rim and foot, the damage close up, one frame with a ruler, and we answer in three working days. Once the object is in hand we give an esti… Services Open
- Where we are Beijing runs the two seasonal sales and the catalogue desk, Shanghai the previews, specialist sessions and meetings with collectors, Hong Kong the overseas accounts, shipping and s… Services Open
- Collection and shipping A release note is issued once hammer and premium are settled; works on paper take three working days to re-check before leaving, large objects five. Collect in person or ask us to… Services Open
- How the buyer's premium works It is charged in bands on the hammer price: a higher rate on the first tranche, a lower rate above it, and the rates for each sale are printed in that sale's catalogue. The invoice… Auction basics Open
- Is the reserve published No. The reserve is the lowest the seller will accept, normally at or below the low estimate. If bidding does not reach it the lot is withdrawn and recorded as reserved. Auction basics Open
- Paddles and deposits Bidding needs a paddle and a deposit; night-sale paddles are separate from day ones. The deposit is credited against your purchase, or returned to its source within five working da… Auction basics Open
- Is the condition report a warranty No. It is a description that lets you decide, before the preview, whether to look. Anything unclear should be checked in the room, or asked back as an additional detail photograph. Auction basics Open
- When can a lot be collected A release note is issued once the hammer price and premium are paid; works on paper usually take three working days to re-check, large objects five. Collect in person or ask us to… Auction basics Open
- Title and invoices Title passes on payment in full; we issue an invoice for the purchase and record of provenance. Objects carrying export restrictions are flagged in the catalogue and need a licence… Auction basics Open
- You send it Six photographs start the review: front and back, rim and foot, the damage close up, one frame with a ruler. We answer in three working days. Consign Open
- We look The object in hand: provenance, publication and condition checked, then an estimate band and a plain opinion on whether to offer it, agreed with you. Consign Open
- It is catalogued Photographed, written up, placed in a session and shown at the preview. Every line of the catalogue has to survive the questions asked in the room. Consign Open
- Hammer down Room, telephone and online bids run together; the hammer brings a payment note, and settling it moves title, issues the invoice and releases the lot. Consign Open
About this site/ 6
- What we do Hammer Price does two things: it says clearly what each sale needs to say, and it takes in what collectors already hold. Beijing runs the two seasonal sales, Shanghai the previews… Who we are Open
- Catalogues, estimates and premium Every object in a catalogue has been handled before it is written up. Estimate band, provenance and condition sit on one page, and any wording you cannot read is worth asking about… Who we are Open
- News and consignment News here is filed by our editors and the specialists who run each session, and it updates daily. Consignment carries no fee, and no third party collects on our behalf. The catalog… Who we are Open
- Catalogue editor, ceramics and works of art Entries and session prefaces, then the preview floor and the night sale. You need to handle the object and put provenance, condition and the doubts on one page. Beijing · full time · Careers Open
- Consignments specialist Collectors and institutions, the first read of six photographs and the in-hand review, an answer in three working days, the estimate agreed before anything is fixed. Shanghai · full time · Careers Open
- Bilingual news editor Previews, results and market notes in Chinese and English, and the questions left in the comment box worked back into the basics page. Hong Kong · or remote · Careers Open
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