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
As you may be aware, Sworders’ London gallery at 15 Cecil Court was temporarily closed throughout much of June for refurbishment. We are delighted to say that we have now reopened for business, five days a week 11am-6pm and look forward to welcoming all our customers to a new-look space. Here Lizzie Lardner, head of Sworders London, talks about her plans for the gallery.
30 July 2025
A haunting carte-de-visite of David Livingstone’s coffin attended by Jacob Wainwright, captured in 1874, offers a remarkable glimpse into history. We are honoured to include this poignant photograph in our upcoming Out of the Ordinary sale, on Tuesday 19 August.
25 July 2025
Join us for a journey through time as we reminisce the Punk revolution and its lasting effects woven through every part of popular culture, film, art and fashion, ahead of our 19 August Out of the Ordinary auction, where Punk makes a bold feature.
25 July 2025