About Cheffins
Founded in 1825, Cheffins is one of the country’s leading firms of Auctioneers and Valuers. With some thirty plus auctions hosted every year from our Cambridge salerooms, our specialist sales cover every major discipline, including Traditional and Contemporary Art, 20th Century Decorative Arts, Antique Furniture, Silver, Jewellery & Watches, Asian Art, Books and Wine to name but a few.
What we do
Our team of experts can help both buyers and sellers through every step of the auction process, and regularly work with some of the biggest names in the art, antiques and interior design world. As well as our regular auctions, we also offer a wide range of valuation services for insurance and probate as well as dealing with single-owner collections and major country house sales, hosted either at Cheffins or on site sales at some of the finest homes across the UK.
Location
Cheffins purpose-built salerooms in the centre of Cambridge are only minutes from the mainline train station, making us the perfect choice for London-based buyers and sellers.
The service
Cheffins provides an unrivalled service to clients the world over. The business combines exceptional personal service, a significant understanding of the art and antiques world and PR and marketing which ensures that consignments are sold globally, with regular sales throughout the Europe, the USA and Asia. Cheffins takes the hassle out of both buying and selling at auction, offering some of the best and most personal service in the trade.
Private collections and house contents
Cheffins also has an established reputation for selling private collections and entire house contents, both from our Cambridge sale rooms and on-site, and has been involved in some of the largest country house sales to date. Our team of specialists provide a bespoke end-to-end service from initial valuation, cataloguing and marketing strategy through to producing an exciting and diverse catalogue, with estimates regularly exceeded. Large collections, distinguished collectors, fascinating or large country houses all offer opportunity for a one-off house contents auctions.
Cheffins is a member of SOFAA, the only professional organisation in the United Kingdom exclusively representing fine art auctioneers and valuers.
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