At Colville Auctions we provide the opportunity for the buying and selling of art, highlighting significant cultural art from many periods, with particular emphasis on Australian and Tasmanian artists and artworks.
Whether you are looking to buy or sell fine art or objects of virtue, Colville can help you.
Our knowledgeable staff can guide both buyers and sellers through the simple steps to ensure ownership of a desired object or a successful sale.
Colville Times Auctions are hosted through our partnership with Invaluable Auctions.
Register with Invaluable Auctions.
To ensure that clients can access our auctions and able to bid, we offer the following options, so that you can choose what suits you best.
1. Live
A live auction can be attended by bidding in the room. Colville auctions are open to the public, with no obligation for the attendees to bid.
We recommend completing a registration form and sending to info@colvilleauctions.com.au, at least 24 hours prior to auction time.
A Registered Paddle will then be available for you when you arrive.
Download Registration form here (download coming soon).
2. Online
Online bidding allows you to bid in real-time with a live broadcast of the auction on your laptop or smart device.
Register at least 24 hours prior to the auction to avoid disappointment.
Online bidding is available through our affiliation with Invaluable Auctions.
Download link to Invaluable Auctions here.
You can also register for telephone or absentee bidding.
3. Telephone
An experienced staff member will call you in advance of your first lot and, with your instruction, bid on your behalf at the auction.
A Cover Note is available to nominate if we are unable to connect with you by phone at that exact time of
the live auction, we will proceed to bid on your behalf in the same manner as an Absentee Bid.
Telephone Bidding is a complimentary service.
Download a Telephone Bidding form below and return it by email to info@colvilleauctions.com.au.
Forms submitted via the website or by email will be responded to by email to confirm your registration prior to the auction.
Your bid is not confirmed until you receive our response.
Please be sure to read our terms and conditions for more details.
4. Absentee
Simply leave the highest amount you are willing to bid, and Colville will bid up incrementally up to this amount on your behalf, if there are competing bids.
If the winning bid is tied, the earliest bid is given precedence.
Absentee Bidding is a complimentary service.
Download an Absentee Bidding form below and return it by email to info@colvilleauctions.com.au.
Forms submitted via the website or by email will be responded to by email to confirm your registration prior to the auction.
Your bid is not confirmed until you receive our response.
Please be sure to read our terms and conditions for more details.
Important Notes
All first-time bidders are required to provide a copy of photographic ID prior to bidding approval.
Telephone and Absentee bids should be received 24 hours in advance to avoid disappointment.
International bidders may be required to provide a deposit that can be later offset against purchases or fully refunded.
This is not required for return bidders.
By bidding at Colville, you are agreeing to our Terms & Conditions of Sale.
If you have any questions, please contact our office.
Colville Timed Online Auctions
We also host online-only sales, referred to as Colville Timed Online Auctions.
These sales run differently.
Timed Online Auctions are automated sales that run for a specified window of time.
Unlike our other auctions, Timed Online Auctions occur without a live auctioneer.
Payment Options
Payment arrangements must be made within 48 hours of the sale closure.
To make it as easy as possible for our clients, alternative methods of payments can be made via one of the
following options:
Eftpos
Colville accepts EFTPOS in person. This option is also available for online, phone and absentee bidders by phone.
Bank Transfer
Details on your invoice and below.
Please pay each lot or item separately noting Invoice number or Lot Number.
Name: Colville Auctions Pty Ltd Client Trust Account
Bank: Westpac
BSB: 037 001
ACC: 767 333
International Transfer
SWIFT code: WPAC AU2S
Branch: 60 Liverpool Street, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Cash
Cash payments up to $2,000 accepted in person.
Payments
Payment arrangements must be made within 48 hours or 3 days of the sale.
Payments can be made via one of the following:
- Bank Transfer–details on your invoice.
- Eftpos
- Credit Card Payments online–details on your invoice
- Cash payments
Collections
Unless discussed with Colville staff, items must be removed within three days of the auction.
Storage fees will accrue outside of this period.
Please ensure that you arrive with sufficient assistance and packing material for your items as Colville staff are unable to carry items from the building.