Dreweatts has a proud heritage of presenting historic house sales & iconic private collections and we are widely recognised as the market leader through our enthusiasm for the subject matter, expertise and record for delivering sales as important historic and cultural events.

We are unique in placing collections at the very centre of our corporate focus, afford an exciting opportunity to articulate the aesthetic and special historic narrative underlying an individual collector, collecting family, and their collecting passions.

We are careful to understand their unique relevance and develop a considered yet sensitive strategy to maximise opportunity which invariably makes the difference between good and outstanding results.

We understand the emotive power of presenting someone’s life’s endeavour and work fastidiously and sensitively with our clients to create a selling strategy sympathetically tailored to the history, style and unique story.

We harness a commercial flexibility which enables us to invest in creative strategy without the constraints of a less agile and more financially restrictive corporate structure.

The Global Appeal of a Dreweatts House Sale

Dreweatts have one of the largest shares of the decorative arts market in the UK and have become an international choice for managing private and trade collections. This has resulted in an exponential growth in international buyers which underpin momentum in all of our auctions.

Innovation and Creativity
Dreweatts gives unrivalled investment in the presentation and marketing of our sales. Our creative presentation is an important part in capturing the imagination of a growing visually-led, affluent buying community.

We attach great importance to implementing innovative new ways to engage the broadest possible cohort of buyers to compete in the auction room, including design brand collaborations, ambitious digital and social media outreach or simply our renowned catalogues. Our ability to innovate around and augment traditional formats has enabled us to achieve strong results for our clients even with the obstacles placed on us by the Covid-19 pandemic. We have been the first to offer a virtual house sale, using Dreweatts 360 technology and our remote viewing service, which enables our clients from around the world to bid and buy with confidence.

The Importance of Academic Research

Our specialists are academic in their approach and are some of the most experienced in the business alongside them we employ a leading specialist art researcher, ensuring that each item is fully described with academic footnotes, provenance and illustrations.

Our Approach to Selling

Dreweatts are equally focussed on our relationships with our buying clients. We actively work with collectors to help form and curate their own collections and have an exceptional knowledge and network of key national and international buyers, interior designers, institutions and agents.

We have allied the latest auction technology and digital strategies to create energy and the broadest possible online presence whilst also putting romance back into the traditional auction experience.

Looking to sell?

For a free auction valuation, please contact the team on: +44 (0) 1635 553 553 | housesales@dreweatts.com. Alternatively, you can also complete our online valuation form, here.

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