Important Information

Watch online

At 10am on the day of the sale a ‘Bid live’ button will appear on our website, click this to view our live auction from the comfort of your own home. The bidding platform we use is exactly the same as the saleroom.com, please note there is a surcharge of 3% of the hammer price for this service.

Bid remotely

Three ways to bid remotely:

- You can leave commission bid (free of charge) via our website up to 30 minutes before the start of a sale

- You can book a telephone line (free of charge) by calling 01736 361414 although we expect the lines to be busy so may run out of capacity on some lots

- You can register to bid live through our website (surcharge of 3% of the hammer price) www.davidlay.co.uk

Delivery & postage

We are pleased to announce that we now offer an in-house postage service. Please contact us at enquiries@davidlay.co.uk after the sale with your invoice detail to arrange shipping. Please enquire first regarding the shipping of heavy, large, valuable and delicate items, mirrors, stained glass panels etc. and we will be able to advise on your options.

Entering Items for Sale & Valuations

We will be carrying on usual with the take-in of items for our sales however we ask that you call ahead to arrange an appointment/delivery slot. Please call our office on 01736 361414 to book your appointment.

We would now prefer you to submit images and details of items using our online valuation form rather than coming to the Saleroom.

Probate and Insurance Valuations

Probate and insurance valuations will carry on as usual, by appointment.

Opening Hours

We have changed our opening hours to 9am – 5pm in order to help cope with staffing uncertainty.