How to Sell

We sincerely invites collectors to sell valuable items with Yongle Auction through the entire auction process.


Step 1

For further details on AUCTION CATEGORIES and TERMS & CONDITIONS please check our website (www.yongleauction.com) or call us on 86 (0)10 - 5925 0855

 

Step 2  Valuation

1. Visit the Office

You are welcome to make an appointment to view any item you are interested in by contacting the Yongle Auction Office (or Saleroom). For further request and any appointment, call for 86 (0)10 - 5925 0855.

All appointment has been within the 10:00 – 18:00 at China national legal working days. Yongle Auction will arrange a specialist to review your submission. Before you visit our Office (or Saleroom), please check our AUCTION PREVIEW for the exhibitions, previews, duration and installing time (Normally 2-3 days before preview).


NB:

Please consider providing information via mail or email first for large and big scale ceramics, paintings and calligraphy, furniture and other items.

 

2.Send Us Email

1. Paintings and Calligraphy (Classical, Modern and Contemporary Painting and Calligraphy, Chinese Ancient Rare Books, Letters and Manuscripts)

Please contact: painting@yongleauction.com

2. Ceramics and Works of Art (Ceramics, Jade, Yixing Zisha Pottery, Furniture, Decorative Art, Buddha Figures and Other Works of Art)

Please contact: ceramic@yongleauction.com 

3. Modern and Contemporary Art (Oil Painting, Sculpture, Film Art and Other Contemporary Works)

Please contact: modern@yongleauction.com

4. Others of uncertain kinds

Please contact: vip@yongleauction.com


NB:

Please notify your name (or the name of consigner) and Category in title. The request of attachments includes work introduction form (please check the link below to download form) with high resolution work images for different angles. If there any further request, please notify in the email.

Specialist will review your submission first, and then, will contact you to give our valuation, sale options and see your object first-hand. Due to the time management issue, please understand it may delay during the auction season.

 

3.Send by Post

Please send an application form (Please check the link below) with photograph, a written description of your item, request and contact info to our office. Specialist will contact you to give our valuation, sale options and see your object first-hand.


NB:

Please DO NOT send your object to our office directly without any approve.

 

Step 3   Auction Estimate (Item Visit), Consignment and Contract

Specialist will contact you for auction estimate. If the object possible to sale, specialist will give our valuation and sale options with Contract Form. While you signed the Auction Contract, the Auction LOT will be preserved by our company.

 

Step 4   Before the Auction

Specialist will contact you for auction estimate. If the object possible to sale, specialist will give our valuation and sale options with Contract Form.

Based on the auction term and policy in China, Yongle Auction will report the Auction LOT to China National Cultural Heritage Administration and other departments for establishment registration. THE LOT will be incorporated into the Catalogue of Auction Target and will exhibited on the preview, after the report approved.

 

Step 5   After the Auction

Yongle Auction will follow the TERMS & CONDITIONS to pay commission to sellers, while an auction target has been sold.

An Unsold Charge will be applied while an object unsold. Seller should follow the TERMS & CONDITIONS and auction contract to pick up your object and pay the charge plus other conditional fees.