Any object, painting, jewelry, or furniture can be offered for public sale, provided it is marketable, meaning there is a market for purchasing and making offers.
Chayette & Cheval is supported by experts to provide the best advice, if needed, for this valuation.
However, we refuse objects prohibited for sale by law or international conventions.

Contact by phone or by appointment is always preferred initially, to provide the elements that will allow us to respond as effectively as possible later: suitable photographs, object dimensions, provenance details, etc.
You can also contact us by email:
estimation@chayettecheval.com

Master Charlotte van Gaver regularly travels to homes or your bank (safe deposit box), in Paris, around Paris, or in the regions.
She may be accompanied by collaborators and/or one or more experts if the context warrants it.

The reserve price, i.e., the price below which your object or collection will not be sold, is not systematic or mandatory. It is set in writing in a sales mandate concluded between the auction house and the seller.
This reserve cannot exceed the low estimate of the object or collection, which is made known to the public through advertising or the catalog.
The interests of the sellers and the auctioneer are aligned: therefore, there is no incentive for an auctioneer to sell an object significantly below the agreed estimate.
However, the reserve price is intended to reassure the seller. The Chayette & Cheval auction house does not accept reserve prices for objects estimated below €200.

The sales fees charged are discretionary and sometimes negotiable; they are agreed upon in the mandate signed with the seller.
Chayette & Cheval generally applies a fixed commission.
These fees include the remuneration for the service and various expenses incurred during the sale (advertising, photographs, etc.).
Additional fees, specified in the sales mandate, may be borne by the seller: transportation costs, droit de suite, capital gains tax, certification fees by an expert committee, hallmarking fees for jewelry or precious metal objects, etc.

The Chayette & Cheval auction house and its partners are responsive and adapt to the needs of their clients regarding the timelines between their interventions (inventory, transportation) and the sale of entrusted items.
However, obtaining a certificate, the context of a schedule (holidays, market-related contexts), or other events may justify waiting periods before a sale.

When an item or collection is sold at public auction, it is subject to auction law.
Thus, the mandated auction house can, in principle, only pay the seller once it has been effectively paid by the buyer.
If applicable, the maximum payment period for the seller is two months.
However, payment terms from buyers may have been accepted by the auction house: museum administration, commercial flexibility, etc.
Chayette & Cheval remains at your disposal to review your situation and needs and provide the most suitable solution.