Mitchells Furniture Auction
at 47 Station Street, Cockermouth , CA13 9PZ United Kingdom
Mitchells Furniture Hall holds weekly general household sales, quarterly fine art sales and two sporting goods sales and toy sales a year.
Address and contacts of Mitchells Furniture Auction
47 Station Street
Cockermouth CA13 9PZ
United Kingdom Email
Description
Mitchells have been holding auctions in Cockermouth for over 160 years and we’re still going strong today with Household Auctions every Thursday. Mitchells started life in 1849 when Robinson Mitchell, the youngest son of a local clog and boot maker, began selling furniture in a weekly sale close to Cockermouth’s Main Street, moving to a larger wooden shed on The Fairfield as the business grew. Fed up with haggling over prices, he announced he would start taking open bids from would-be customers and so the modern method of auctioneering was born which is now used throughout the country. Mitchells was registered as a limited company in 1873 and has continued to evolve over the last 140 years, introducing Estate Agency and Land Agency divisions. In 2002 it relocated its Livestock and Land Agency businesses to an agricultural park on the outskirts of Cockermouth to allow the firm to expand. This also made way for Sainsbury’s supermarket to be built in the town centre and some of the features of the original livestock auction mart are reflected in the design of the supermarket building. Our saleroom is without doubt one of the most interesting and atmospheric in the country. The octagonal auction ring – converted from a refurbished cattle market – is surrounded by tiered wooden bench seating which makes it very easy to follow the sale and see what’s going on. It’s an ideal space for selling household goods by auction and is very exciting to watch and take part. The wider saleroom has plenty of space for displaying goods for easy viewing before the sale, making it an enjoyable experience for people to browse through the hundreds of lots for sale each week.
Opening time
- Mondays: 09:00- 17:00
- Tuesdays: 09:00- 17:00
- Wednesdays: 09:00- 19:00
- Thursdays: 09:00- 17:00
- Fridays: 09:00- 17:00
- Saturdays: 09:00- 12:00
Specialities
- Price category
- $$
General Info
Commission This is charged at 17.5% + VAT of the hammer price. A minimum of £2 + VAT per lot is charged on all items sold. Lotting Fee There is a lotting fee of £2 + VAT in respect of each lot entered for sale. This is charged in addition to commission. Electrical Goods/Upholstered Goods By Law all electrical items entered for sale have to be tested to comply with current Trading Standard legislation. The fee for this is £2.60 per item. If we need to fit a modern plug to an article the fee for this is £1.20. These charges are inclusive of VAT. In accordance with current legislation all upholstered items entered for sale must comply with the 1988 Fire Regulations and be tagged accordingly, the only exception to this being items upholstered prior to 1950. Disposal Unreserved items that we are unable to attract a bid for will be disposed of immediately after the sale and a charge may be levied in certain circumstances. This charge is subject to VAT. Haulage Our removal vehicle is able to collect items for sale. The charge for this is £40 + VAT per hour or an apportionment for smaller consignments taking less than one hour.Company Rating
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Summary
Mitchells Furniture Auction is Sunderland based place and this enity listed in Auction House category. Located at 47 Station Street CA13 9PZ. Contact phone number of Mitchells Furniture Auction: 01900 827800
Auction House category, Sunderland
47 Station Street Cockermouth CA13 9PZ United Kingdom
Mitchells Furniture Hall holds weekly general household sales, quarterly fine art sales and two sporting goods sales and toy sales a year.