For private owners

Sell an object with VALÉORINE

Submit an object online for specialist review, free of charge and with no obligation. You remain its owner and are shown under your own display name or an approved pseudonym; your legal and identity details are never published.

Submit an object

Objects stay in the owner's hands throughout. VALÉORINE does not routinely take physical custody and does not warehouse submitted objects. Custody moves only when it is specifically arranged in writing beforehand — for example where photography, technical examination or an independent specialist inspection genuinely requires the object in hand. It is never assumed and never a condition of submitting.

From submission to settlement

Ten stages, each confirmed in writing

Submit an object onlineThe owner completes the online submission form, with photographs, dimensions, condition and what is known of the history. The object itself stays where it is.
01
Review by VALÉORINEThe submission is reviewed by VALÉORINE and, where the subject requires it, assessed by an independent specialist engaged for that field.
02
Acceptance decisionEvery submission is answered in writing. Objects we cannot describe with confidence are declined rather than offered with hedged wording.
03
Estimate and reserveAn estimate is proposed and, where appropriate, a reserve is agreed with the consignor in writing before the lot is published.
04
Cataloguing and publicationThe catalogue entry is written from the material supplied and the specialist's assessment, then published in a sale with its condition notes, provenance as documented, and estimate.
05
Online auctionThe lot is offered in a curated timed online sale, with published increments and closing extensions, on our own platform and, where it serves the consignor, on selected international platforms.
06
Buyer payment through the platformThe buyer pays VALÉORINE. Funds are never sent directly to the consignor, and the consignor is notified once payment has cleared.
07
Despatch by the consignorThe consignor despatches the lot directly to the buyer by an approved tracked service within the published deadline, and records the tracking in the client portal.
08
Delivery and protection windowDelivery is recorded against the transaction. The buyer has the published protection window in which to raise a discrepancy before funds are released.
09
SettlementProceeds are remitted to the consignor once payment, evidenced despatch, the protection window and any compliance check are satisfied, with a written statement of account.
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Selling on VALÉORINE, in full Selection and review Consignor fees When you are paid Estimates and reserves

If the reserve is not met, the lot remains unsold. The owner retains the object and may choose to offer it again in a later sale where the applicable terms permit.

For auction houses

Present your own catalogues

Established professional auction houses may apply for admission and conduct their own catalogues through VALÉORINE, retaining their own identity. Admission follows a documented review.

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