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Sale Venue
The venue for our sales is the Swedenborg Hall at 20-21 Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2TH. Access to the Hall is via the door and lobby off Barter Street.
The Swedenborg Society was formed in 1810 to publish and study the works of Emanuel Swedenborg, the Swedish philosopher and inventor. The Society premises are within a Listed Georgian building of great character and the Hall provides a peaceful and pleasant setting.
Directions:
The nearest London Undergound Station is Holborn (Piccadilly and Central lines), a few minutes walk from the Swedenborg Hall. From Holborn Station exit, turn left and cross Kingsway. Cross High Holborn, walk west along High Holborn. Turn right into Southampton Place. Turn left into Barter Street and the entrance to the Swedenborg Hall is on your right.
The London Underground stations of Russell Square and Tottenham Court Road are also within easy walking distance.
The Hall is also a short walk from the British Museum and Sir John Sloane's Museum.
Local Accommodation:
The Holiday Inn (Bloomsbury) is situated only a short walk from the Hall, in Coram Street, very near to Russell Square London Underground station. The Holiday Inn provides rooms and facilities of a reasonable standard with room only rate costs at currently of £131/£161 for a twin/double room per night.
Other options might include Premier Travel Inns situated at County Hall, Westminster (by the London Eye and Houses of Parliament) and Kensington (close by the main London Museums - Natural History, Science, Geological and Victoria & Albert). Both of these are a short journey from the Swedenborg Hall by London Undergound. Room only rates for twin/double rooms are currently £122 and £101 per night respectively. There are also other Travel Inns and many hotels to choose from in central London.
All of these hotels accept bookings on-line or by telephone.
Viewing & Registration:
Viewing of all lots will be available from 11.00am to 5.00pm Thursday, 18th March 2010 and from 9.00am to 10.30am on the day of the sale. Limited vieweing for antiquities only will be available on the day of the sale between 1.30pm to 2.30pm.
Registration and Invoices will be undertaken in the Swedenborg Hall, together with viewing. Members of our staff will be available to assist in any way.
On arrival you will be asked to fill out a Viewing/Registration Form and to provide proof of identity (such as passport, photo driving licence) and proof of address (such as a utility bill). Commercial clients will be asked to provide a letterhead or business card. You will also be asked how you intend paying for any purchases.
Sale Arrangements:
The first sale, of Coins, Books and Cabinets, will start promptly at 10.30am on Friday, 19th March 2010. The second sale of Antiquities will start promptly at 2.30pm on the same day. There will be an interval between the two sessions.
Payment:
If you wish to take any purchases home with you on the day of the sale, full payment will be required before you may do so. On the day of the sale, the only methods acceptable for payment will be cash (up to a maximum limit of £5,000) or debit/credit card (use of a credit card will incur a 3% surcharge).
For purchases where immediate payment is not possible, we will forward an invoice in the days following the sale and this will include a quotation for shipping purchases directly to the buyer's registered address. Please note that we can only ship to the address registered with us.
Export Regulations:
Any overseas client with a registered address outside the UK who purchases items to which the UK Cultural Property Regulations may be applicable will be required to sign a waiver undertaking that they will apply for the appropriate Export Licence before removing the items from the UK. We are able to assist in this process, on request and we will automatically apply for Licenses before shipping to any overseas address. The processing of licences normally takes 14 to 28 days but can be longer for significant items. Clients are asked to remember that refusal of a Licence is not a ground to rescind the sale.
