Latest Updates | Coronavirus (Covid-19)
Last updated: 13 May 2021
With the continued easing of Lockdown restrictions, our doors are now open to the public for auction viewings and valuations (by appointment and in line with Government Covid-19 regulations). See below for further details, and please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any additional queries | +44 (0) 1635 553 553 | info@dreweatts.com
Auction Calendar and Viewing
For details on all forthcoming auctions, click here: Upcoming Auctions.
There are a variety of ways that you can view the auctions:
1) The Online Auction page gives you access to:
- Detailed catalogue descriptions
- High res images of individual lots and in the majority of cases many additional detail images
- Condition reports: many of the lots already have condition reports to view on the website (see text in italics at the end of the description). If you cannot see a condition report on the website, please click the “Ask a question” button to request one.
- A page turning version of the printed catalogue
- A downloadable pdf of the printed catalogue
2) Viewing in Person: Viewing is by appointment only and in strict accordance with government Covid-19 regulations. To check dates and times, please refer to the relevant auction via the Upcoming Auctions page. Appointments will run on an hourly basis ie 1 hour per client, so please arrive on time to ensure your appointment is not cut short. Please do not turn up without having pre-booked an appointment. To book an appointment to view, please email: info@dreweatts.com or call 44 (0) 1635 553 553. Please note there is currently no viewing or bidding in person on the day of the auctions.
3) Our Remote Viewing Service allows you to view specified lots via your smartphone from the comfort of your own home at a time convenient to you. Find out more.
4) The Dreweatts 360 Virtual Auction Tour provides a virtual tour of auction, allowing you to walk through each room, browsing and interacting with the lots as you go, just as if you were there in person. Find out more. This service will be available for the following auctions:
- 27 May: Old Master, British and European Art | Available from 18 May
- 15 & 16 June: Holllycombe House: The Collection of Tim and Virginia Hoare | Available from 28 May
Bidding at Auction
Our salerooms will be closed to the public but there are a variety of ways you can take part from the comfort of your own home:
1) Live Online Auctions: These are online auctions with an auctioneer taking to the rostrum on the day of the auction. You can bid online, request a telephone bid or leave a commission (absentee) bid.
2) Timed Online Auctions: These are purely online auctions ie there is no auctioneer. Bidding in online only ie is not possible to bid by telephone or leave a commission bid direct with Dreweatts. The auctions are generally open for a period of 2-3 weeks with lots closing sequentially at 30 second intervals on the final day. Bids can be left at any time via your online bidding account during the 2-3 week period or you can bid live on the final day. Find out more.
For further details click here: A Guide to Bidding at Auction with Dreweatts.
Online Payment Facility
Payments for sales should be made online or by bank transfer.
Collections
"Click-and-Collect" collections are available by appointment only and in strict accordance with government Covid-19 regulations.
- Please do not arrange to collect items without having paid online or by bank transfer beforehand.
- You can collect in person or instruct your own shipper or choose from a number of suggested shipping companies. Please note, we do not offer a shipping service ourselves.
- For further details, click here here.
Valuation Services
Our Valuations Team is on hand to offer any advice and there are a variety of ways you can get a valuation. For individual items or small collections:
Valuations in person by appointment and in accordance with Covid-19 regulations.
For larger collections, to discuss a home visit or any other valuation services, please contact our Valuations Team on 44 (0) 1635 553 553 | valuations@dreweatts.com. For further details on all our Valuation Services, click here.
Payments to Vendors
Payments to vendors for recent auctions will be made as normal as per our Terms and Conditions. For any payment related enquiries, please contact: clientaccounting@dreweatts.com
Measures You Can Take
Our priority is to protect our customers and employees. If you do have an appointment at our salerooms, visitors are required to wear a face covering.
We respectfully ask that you do not enter our premises in Newbury or London and ask that you stay at home if you and members of your household have Coronavirus symptoms, including:
- a high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)
- a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)
- a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste – this means you've noticed you cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal
If you are attending our salerooms in Newbury or London, we ask that you pay attention to your own personal hygiene. As per the government and NHS advice, we ask that you:
- wear a face covering when visiting our salerooms. Visitors are required by law to put their face covering on before entering the premises.
- stay at least 2 metres (3 steps) away from anyone you do not live with (or anyone not in your support bubble)
- wash your hands with soap and water often – do this for at least 20 seconds
- always wash your hands when you arrive at our salerooms
- use hand sanitiser gel if soap and water are not available
- cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve (not your hands) when you cough or sneeze
- put used tissues in the bin immediately and wash your hands afterwards
- only travel on public transport if you need to
NHS Test and Trace
To improve the trace process, please would clients visiting Dreweatts use the NHS COVID-19 app. The NHS COVID-19 app offers a QR code check-in capability and uses bluetooth technology to track time and distance between smartphone devices. Unique location QR codes are now displayed at each of the entrances to Donnington Priory. Please can all visitors scan the relevant QR code (via the app) when you enter the building.
If you are unable to use the NHS COVID-19 app, please speak to a member of staff and they will take down your contact details should you need to be contacted.
