SELLING?

We are always looking for good art work to sell at auction. If you have something you think we may be interested in, please give us a call at our offices for a free confidential appointment.

Standard commission rates are as follows:
10% for lots selling for $2,500 or more
20% for lots selling between $500 and $2,499
30% for lots selling for under $ 500

If there is a reserve price and the lot fails to sell, there is a reserve bid fee of 5% of the reserve price (minimum charge of $100)

While the consignor is responsible for the reserve fee and shipping to and from the auction, the auction company is responsible for the following:
- advertising
- cataloguing
- photography expenses
- insurance at the low end of the estimate once item is on site


INFORMATION ON APPRAISALS

Written appraisals can be prepared for insurance, probate, family division or other purposes. Appraisal fees vary according to circumstance so please contact the office regarding particulars. A partial rebate of our fee will be made on appraised property subsequently accepted by us for sale.

The following information is normally required for any appraisal:

Artist: ________________

Title: ________________

Media: ________________ [oil watercolour etc. and support, paper, canvas etc.]

Size: _________________ [the image or canvas size and let me know what unit of measurement you are using]

Marks: ________________ [signed, titled, dated etc.]

Condition: _____________ [scratches, fading etc.]

Provenance: ____________ [where did you get it from, are there labels on the back etc.]


The more information you can provide for an appraisal, the less time and hence costs it is to do one.

Please contact the office for more information.



CATALOGUE SUBSCRIPTIONS

Catalogue subscriptions receive the highest priority and automatically receive auction results after the auction. Subscription rates are available for one or two year periods. Please contact the office or Subscriptions for more information.

NEXT AUCTION: November 18, 2007

Deadline for Consignments: SEPTEMBER 1, 2007.




Artists we look for

LEVIS FINE ART AUCTIONS & APPRAISALS is looking for good art work by the following artists for up-coming auctions:

We are also looking for good early Canadian, western Canadian, western American,
European paintings and prints, international contemporary art, Canadian woodblock prints,
photography and Canadian art reference material. For more information, please contact Doug Levis at our office.

LEVIS Fine Art Auctions & Appraisals
A Division of Artbank Incorporated
1739 10 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T3C 0K1
Tel: 403.541.9099
Fax: 403.541.9097
E-mail: mail@levisauctions.com
WEB: www.levisauctions.com
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