What happens after I submit an object?
Consigning & Selling · Revised 3 August 2026
Your submission passes through a defined sequence: receipt, specialist review, any request for further information, an accept or decline decision, the issue and signature of a consignment agreement, transport arrangements, receipt of the object, photography, cataloguing, allocation to a sale, publication, sale and settlement. You can follow each step in your client portal.
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