Updated – 1 March 2022
All of our offices are open and we are operating a full auction calendar.
Please see below for the latest updates on our services.
Our priority is to protect our customers and employees, therefore we ask that you continue to wear a face covering if possible when visiting our premises. In addition to this -
We continue to operate a contact-free collection service by appointment, for more information please click here.
Sworders offer a delivery service based on the item(s) purchased. Learn more.
You can collect in person or instruct your own courier, a recommended list of couriers is available.
Viewing is available for all of our Specialist Auctions by appointment. For dates and times, please refer to the relevant auction in our Auction Calendar.
We have also enhanced our cataloguing, photography and condition reporting process to make viewing from home almost as good as if you were viewing in person.
We are pleased to offer in person bidding on sale days, appointments are available but not required. For more information and the many other ways to bid in our auctions, follow the link below.
Our doors are open for valuations at our Stansted Auction Rooms, Hertford Office and London Gallery. Simply book an appointment for your chosen location to help us manage capacity and keep you safe.
For further details on all of our Valuation Services, including Valuation Days, Insurance, Probate and House Visits please click here.
Please check back here regularly for updates.
Have a question? Please contact auctions@sworder.co.uk
A fascinating group of 42 lots from the Sir Thomas Longmore library feature in our Books, Manuscripts and Maps auction, offering a rare insight into Victorian military medicine and reform. Highlights include two letters by Florence Nightingale, alongside annotated books and personal volumes from Longmore’s own collection.
16 April 2026
A remarkable group of books from the library of Professor C.J.F. Dowsett will feature in our April Books, Manuscripts and Maps sale. The collection reflects a lifetime of scholarship in Armenian, Iranian and Near Eastern studies.
16 April 2026
Our first Jewellery and Luxury sale of the year will feature a collection of Mr. Fish garments and other late 1960s clothing.
13 April 2026