We cost less and offer more than most other auction houses. 

Our portfolio of services has been designed to return the most value to you, whether buyer or seller.

Tunbridge Wells Auctions is a boutique auction house aiming to revolutionise how auction houses operate. Our seller's commission and buyer's premium are amongst the lowest in the business, with no hidden extras. We offer in house shipping services for almost all items that we sell. We also offer a retail sales option through Scottish Antiques and their luxuriously appointed Galleria.

Why Buy or Sell With Us?

• Low, Competitive Commission Rates
With commission rates as low as 10% on both sides, you keep more of your money - and bidders can bid higher.

• A Picture Speaks 1,000 Words...
Every lot is illustrated with numerous high-quality photographs, including marks and any condition issues. This means that not only is your item presented in the best way possible to a global audience, but bidders are easily able to make the best decision about how much to bid.

• Comprehensive Upfront Condition Reports
Each and every lot is accompanied by a detailed and comprehensive condition report available from when the catalogue is published online. Still have questions? Just ask us for more information or images and we'll be happy to help.

• Cost-Effective In House Shipping
Every applicable lot is accompanied by a packing and shipping estimate to enable you to work out how much you are likely to pay in total before you bid. All packing is done professionally in house and shipping is via UPS tracked services. 

• Retail Opportunities
Through our partner Scottish Antiques, one of the largest and most popular online retail destinations for antiques, design and collectors items, we can also offer you an international retail sales channel in a town-centre location at our discretion, if we feel that will suit your item better. Your item will also be displayed in our luxuriously appointed Galleria showrooms. Please click here for more information.

• We Buy Precious Metals
It is ill-advised to consign some items containing precious metals to auction. When taking into consideration buyer's and seller's fees, the return to the consigner would be less than their intrinsic value. In such cases we will make an offer to buy them. Damaged antique silver and jewellery is often uneconomic to repair.  Please click here for more information.

• An International Audience
We list all our auctions on the online market leading platforms The Saleroom and Easy Live Auction, offering you access to millions of bidders and buyers from across the world.

THE TEAM

 Germaine Woodmansey brings a wealth of front of house and administrative experience to the team. With a thirty year track record of customer service in the banking and retail sectors, Germaine is our hub of organisation and inspiration. In her current role, she is also responsible for booking valuations and collections, and customer liaison. 

Andrew Hill's lifelong passion for history and the arts meant that a career in antiques seemed like a perfect fit. Andrew worked for us while studying History at King's College London. Following university, he began working full time at The Pantiles Arcade, becoming integral to the sourcing and researching of their extraordinarily diverse range of antiques and works of art. Over the past years, he has bought, handled, researched and sold many thousands of objects from across the centuries. 

Robert Woodmansey brings a wealth of business experience from his background in financial markets and electronic trading in the City of London and beyond. He has built a reputation for disruptive business models of which this is another. Throughout his life, he has always collected glassware and porcelain with both passion and strategy. In 2014, he founded Scottish Antiques. In July 2021, he moved the company into The Pantiles Arcade to offer a retail shop in a busy town centre and tourist destination. Within Tunbridge Wells Auctions, Robert is bringing a disruptive business model to the industry and is determined to redress the balance in favour of those who consign items to, or buy at, auction rather than the auctioneer.

Maggie is both our Head of Security and our Head of Biscuits. A happy and bouncy 'Heinz 57' who's full of life, any food left below 4ft above the ground is considered fair game - as are any stuffed toys brought in. She loves chasing her ball up and down the Galleria, and is inseparable from Germaine. Every now and again, you can find her taking five with a quick snooze under the mahogany sofa table in our valuation office.