About Us
Welcome to Shapes Auctioneers - one of Scotland's leading independant auction houses.
Sellers pay NO COMMISSION on lots selling for £5,000 and over
We handle over 600 lots of antiques and fine art each month. Our specialists have a wealth of experience ranging from silver, ceramics and paintings to Oriental rugs and furniture. To ensure we achive the best possible price for your antiques, our advertising and marketing uses the traditional media as well as the internet. Our clients also benifit from the database which we have developed, incorporating tens of thousands of buyers, both at home and overseas.
To promote each auction, high quality printed catalogues are distributed to buyers worldwide. The catalogue is also published on our website. Our fast and efficenet service is able to deal with the entire contents of a home, and we are qualified to provide formal valuations for legal, taxation or insurance purposes. In a market previously dominated by London-based firms, we represent a Scottish voice in the world of auctioneering.
Sellers pay NO COMMISSION on lots selling for £5,000 and over
For further information please contact:
Paul Howard -
Ceramics and Works of Art
Hamish Wilson - Furniture and Rugs
Dr Duncan Thomson - Consultant (Paintings)
The Lord Gray - West Highlands and Islands representitive
Shapes Auctioneers
Bankhead Avenue
Sighthill
Edinburgh
EH11 4BY
Tel: +44(0)131 453 3222
Fax: +44(0)131 453 6444