Catalogue
Monthly two day auction.
Saturdays: Jewellery, Art, Coins & Stamps, Books
Sundays: Ceramics, Glass, Silver, Furniture, Oriental & General
Buying
Monthly Antiques & Fine Art Sales over two days usually comprise of between 1200 and 1800 lots. Items always include a wide variety of antiques across many disciplines such as: Watercolours and Oils, Jewellery and Silver, Ceramics and Glass, Oriental, Collectables including stamps & coins, Rugs and Furniture.
Selling
We receive items from all parts of Australia. Over 90% are from private estates and individual sellers whether consigned through probate, downsizing, moving abroad or just changing interiors.
We strive to make the process of selling a smooth, straightforward, enjoyable and most importantly a profitable one!
Want to Sell Your Antiques from the Eastern Suburbs, Northern Beaches or Inner West? Selling in Sydney is Easy with Barsby’s
When you’ve spent years and years carefully collecting valuable antiques, you tend to be invested in their future—even if that future involves them leaving your possession. Perhaps you’re arranging for the transfer of your goods at the end of your life and want to make sure they end up in good hands, or maybe you’ve just decided that it’s time to change your surroundings and get rid of some of the pieces you no longer need. In either case, though, it should be possible to earn some money for the work it took to bring together and curate your collection. In a best case scenario, you’d be able to make sure that your old furnishings find new homes with people who will love them just as much as you did, and that you’re fairly compensated in the process.
Is such a scenario possible? Not if you simply sell your antiques to the nearest used furniture store or dealership, and absolutely not if you pawn them. The problem with businesses like these is that their business model revolves around the typical profit margin of selling their pieces at a higher price than they paid for them. As a result, it’s always in their best interests to talk you down to the lowest price possible - meaning that they work against your goal of getting the most possible for your item. An auction, on the other hand, takes a small percentage of what you sell your piece for, which means that they have a vested interest in making sure that you get a good price for it in order to increase their own commission. If you’re trying to sell antiques in Sydney, from the Eastern Suburbs or Northern Beaches to further out areas such as Inner West, your best bet is to find an auction to help you do it.
Barsby’s is one of the most reputable auctioneering companies operating in the Sydney area. We’ve been selling for the last six years, and our owner has more than thirty years dealing with the acquisition and sale of antiques. Our low commission rates and attention to detail ensure that our sellers have the best possible opportunities to profit from the sale of their goods, making us an excellent place to sell antiques. Customers from Inner West, the Northern Beaches or Eastern Suburbs will find selling with us a simple and rewarding process.
Sell Antiques from the Northern Beaches, Eastern Suburbs or Inner West to Buyers Worldwide
Barsby’s is incredibly popular with Sydney residents, but that doesn’t mean that we’re a strictly local operation. In fact, our reputation for helping discerning buyers acquire valuable pieces attracts serious buyers from all over Australia, and even from as far away as Europe and North America. If you want to give your items a chance to be purchased by connoisseurs who don’t mind competing heavily for pieces they like, then selling with Barsby’s is one of the best ways to make it happen.
Protection for Our Clients
Our reserve prices allow us to set minimum prices for everything you choose to sell with us, so that you’ll never be taken advantage of, and our “no sell, no charge” policy guarantees that you won’t lose money if your items don’t generate bids. Come to sell your antiques from Eastern Suburbs, Northern Beaches, Inner West or Sydney proper in our lower North Shore location or contact us to arrange a special event or in- house auction at a location convenient for you.