​We hope this email finds you well. With our next Petroliana sale being a few months off we thought it might interest some of you to learn that Chippenham Auction Rooms (our sister company) has a sale including Petroliana on Saturday 17th July.

​This is a two day sale with an extensive private collection of science fiction and TV related toys, two private collections of vinyl records, pop memorabilia, stamps, coins, postcards etc. being sold on Thursday 15th July and then 400+ lots of enamel signs, shop display pieces, petroliana and motoring ephemera and other early advertising being sold on Saturday 17th July. 

When we set these dates we imagined we'd be post 'hug day', however, that has been postponed so once again we find ourselves setting out the Covid-secure plans. As desperate as we all are to return to bidding 'in-the-room', we're mindful of the risks still there and have sought advice. 

​We are able to confirm that we can offer in-the-room bidding but this is limited. To invite a select number of customers would of course be an impossible quest for us. We will not make our sales exclusive and so here is our offering: there are to be no reserved seats, it will not be a first come first served on the day either.
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What we suggest is a fair turn-around and so we can have a set number of people in the room. This will work fairly if customers come in for the lots they are interested in and exit temporarily afterwards. The saleroom shutter will be open and we will take bids from outside in the carpark with a porter mediating when necessary. 

​To be fair to all, no-one will be able to reside in the saleroom for the duration of the sale regardless of the number of lots that hold interest unless the number attending is below the number we can accommodate. The situation is far from ideal but we ask you to be patient with us and fellow bidders, this is a trial for us all and will only work if we're all mindful of one-another.

​We desperately want this to work and will do our utmost to smooth the process for you and we are of course pleased we can return to seeing our bidders and offering the opportunity to view the lots in person. To manage numbers we ask please that you email or call the office to notify us of your intent to attend. Please supply your name and contact number. If numbers are looking to get out of hand we'll need to limit numbers but we're not anticipating that at this stage.

If you are able to view before the day then we advise that you do, as with the limited numbers able to view at one time, viewing may be difficult especially for Saturday's viewers. 

Viewing: Wednesday 10am-5pm, Thursday 8.30am-5pm, Friday 10am-5pm, Saturday from 8.30am, Sales starting at 9.30am.
In addition to in the room bidding, bids can be left with us, live bidding over the telephone available as well as through the-saleroom.com

​Refreshments will be available.

​From the team at Richard  Edmonds Auctions Ltd (REAL)

We hope this email finds you well. This Saturday we will be holding our first live, 'in-the-room' motorcycle sale since last autumn. The date, as you can imagine, was set for the first weekend out of lockdown, post 'hug day', however, that has been postponed so once again we find ourselves setting out the Covid-secure plans. We'll go into that detail below but let's put that to one side, as one can in an email, and focus on the positives - a fantastic collection of bikes on offer - 70 in all and 160 spares. 

The highlight of the sale is probably the Manx Norton (pictured below) with racing history in the 1970s and '80s. There's 12 classic Triumphs including several Bonnevilles, Tiger 100s etc. Also a collection of pre-war bikes ripe for restoration including Douglas, BSA and AJS as well as at the other end of the scale a 2000 MV Agusta F4, a Honda Goldring and a 1972 Harley Davidson Electraglide.
Amongst the spares are approximately 30 lots of Douglas parts and projects and a large quantity of Norton spares from a single owner collection.

As desperate as we all are to return to bidding 'in-the-room', we're mindful of the risks still there and have sought advice. We are able to confirm that we can offer in-the-room bidding but this is limited. To invite a select number of customers would of course be an impossible quest for us. We will not make our sales exclusive and so here is our offering. There are to be no reserved seats, it will not be a first come first served on the day either. What we suggest is a fair turn-around and so we can have a set number of people in the room (the number has not yet been fixed and will depend of measurements taken once the bikes have all arrived and are in place). This will work fairly if customers come in for the lots they are interested in and exit temporarily afterwards. The barn doors will be open and we will take bids from outside in the carpark with a porter mediating when necessary. To be fair to all, no-one will be able to reside in the saleroom for the duration of the sale regardless of the number of lots that hold interest unless the number attending is below the number we can accommodate. The situation is far from ideal but we ask you to be patient with us and fellow bidders, this is a trial for us all and will only work if we're all mindful of one-another. We desperately want this to work and will do our utmost to smooth the process for you and we are of course pleased we can return to seeing our bidders and offering the opportunity to view the bikes in person. To manage numbers we ask please that you email or call the office to notify us of your intent to attend. Please supply your name and contact number. If numbers are looking to get out of hand we'll need to limit numbers but we're not anticipating that at this stage.

If you are able to view before the day then we advise that you do, as with the limited numbers able to view at one time, viewing may be difficult for Saturday's viewers. 

Viewing: Thursday 10am-5pm, Friday 10am-5pm, Saturday from 8.30am, Sale starting at 10am for spares and approximately 11.15am for bikes.

In addition to in the room bidding, bids can be left with us, live bidding over the telephone available as well as through the-saleroom.com Refreshments will be available.

​We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Stay safe, 
from all the R.E.A.L team

We're thrilled to be putting on our first 'in-the-room' sale this weekend and look forward to welcoming you back to Chippenham from tomorrow when we go on view. We've been given the go-ahead to taking bookings from up to 100 guests. Both viewing and seats for the sale are strictly by reservation only.

With having such a heavy restriction placed on us, due to Covid-19, we do ask that if you book a place and then find you won't be attending that you kindly let us know as we anticipate we'll have to hold a reserve list - a very alien concept to be limiting numbers when we've spent years encouraging the reverse!

​We are however, of course, not restricted online and so actively encourage online bidding, booking a telephone line (to save yourself the online fee) or leaving a commission bid with us by phone or email.
Viewing: Thursday 10am-5pm, Friday 10am-5pm, Saturday 8.30am-5pm

Lastly a few dates for the diary. Further select entries are invited for our next Petroliana sale on 12th June and Motorcycles sale on 26th June.
We look forward to seeing you again!
Stay safe, 
From all the R.E.A.L team

By Richard Edmonds Auctions Ltd.

We wish you all a Happy Easter and hope you're enjoying some spring-like weather with friends and family (at last). We're pushing on here with auctions, the next sales being the weekend of 22nd and 23rd May. On the Saturday we will be offering approximately 500 lots of spares and automobilia whilst the Sunday has been reserved for a long awaited vintage and classic car sale. Our next Petroliana sale is 12th June.

Further select entries invited for these three sales along with our motorcycle sale planned for late June.
We look forward to seeing you again!

Stay safe
From all the R.E.A.L team

In light of the lockdown, all auctioneers in England at present must be closed to visitors, can offer online-only auctions and a click and collect contactless collection or delivery. So unfortunately there is strictly no viewing, our premises are closed. Although in-the-room viewing isn't permitted we can offer live video viewing, please call Richard at the office or email us if you would like to book a video inspection of any lot (contact details at the bottom of this email).

Telephone bidding is available for all lots as well as absentee bidding, there are no charges for either of these if booked directly with us. If you do plan to book a phone line we would ask you kindly to do this as soon as is feasible as we must plan staffing and would like to ensure we have enough phone operators. Online bidding is also available via the catalogue link above.

Hoping you and your love ones are keeping safe and well, we miss seeing you here and look forward to speaking/emailing with you and seeing you in person as soon as possible.

Richard & Tora Edmonds
Richard Edmonds Auctions Ltd

Sponsored by Richard Edmonds Auctions Ltd.

Next Saturday the 27th we are offering 51 motorcycles and 52 lots of spares (mostly Douglas-related from a local deceased estate including two vintage projects).  Aside from the two bikes photographed here, the sale also includes several classic Triumphs, five Harley Davidsons, a rare Douglas Endeavour and a Jawa ice racing/speedway bike. The full catalogue is now online, link below.

In light of the lockdown, all auctions in England at present must be closed to visitors, can offer online-only auctions and can offer a click and collect contactless service or delivery, although after the sale perhaps lockdown restrictions might have lifted for collections. So unfortunately there is strictly no viewing, our premises are closed. Although in-the-room viewing isn't permitted we can offer live video viewing, please call Richard at the office or email us if you would like to book a video inspection of any lot (contact details at the bottom of this email).

Telephone bidding is available for all lots as well as absentee bidding, there are no charges for either of these if booked directly with us. If you do plan to book a phone line we would ask you kindly to do this as soon as is feasible as we must plan staffing and would like to ensure we have enough phone operators. Online bidding is also available via www.the-saleroom.com, there's a link from our website.

Hoping you and your loved ones are keeping safe and well, we miss seeing you here and look forward to speaking/emailing with you and seeing you in person as soon as possible.

​Richard, Tora & the team 

We wish you an abundance of blessings this year and success in your collecting.
In terms of sale planning, we're taking each quarter as it comes and so have the following sales diarised for this quarter:

• Classic and Vintage Motorcycles: 27th February
• Petroliana and Automobilia: 6th March
• Vintage and Classic Cars and Spares: 27th March

If you can't wait until then then please take a look at our other saleroom www.chippenhamauctionrooms.co.uk where we're holding an enamel signs and early advertising sale at the end of the month.

Venues and timings tba nearer the time plus any Covid rulings of the time and how we'll be applying them to the sales. We're ploughing ahead and will hold all these sales and will endeavour to ensure the lots can reach you if we're not able to see you in person. We'll also be offering video viewings and whatever is needed to reach as many of you as we can and bring back that auction experience you're used to. 

If you're not already, do follow our Instagram or Facebook pages as these are so easy to update and so are the first place we head to when we've items to showcase.

Hoping to see some of you in person this year, it's really part of the whole collecting experience! Back in the office tomorrow, do call us if you have any items you're considering entering for the sales.

All the best
The Edmonds' and team

​This Saturday the 19th we are offering 60 motor cars and 670 lots of related spares and automobilia at our new venue Showell Farm, near Chippenham, SN15 2NU. This is our new permanent site, which we plan to develop over time, however at this stage the sales will be held in a marquee until development work begins.

​These are far from normal times but we are delighted to offer the opportunity to view and even attend the sale. This email will provide all the information you require so do take a moment to read right to the end!

​We have advertised that the sale may be viewed on Thursday 17th and Friday 18th by appointment, but we will extend this to Wednesday 17th also. Please do get in touch to book a time slot, in order for us to maintain social distancing.

​We intend to hold this as a live sale, bidding will be available by many methods, absentee bidding, telephone bidding, online bidding (through the-saleroom.com) and also we will be having limited bidding in person. In order to maintain social distancing we would ask that any prospective buyers pre-register to book their slot at the sale, please email your details so we can book you in, this does not necessarily guarantee your place, we will then confirm your place, with your paddle number.

We certainly don’t wish to be exclusive and would rather open the doors to all, but for the safety of our customers and staff, we need to ensure that social distancing is maintained and limiting numbers is the only way we can achieve this. Do not leave this to the day, anyone who arrives without having pre-registered will unfortunately be turned away. If for any reason you decide not to attend, once booked in, please do not take the opportunity away from someone else and let us know so we can offer your place to our waiting list.

We would ask that unless you are planning to bid on a lot or lots, we would sadly ask that you do not attend. This is not our normal practice and we apologise in advance, but our aim is to achieve the best possible price for you by maximising the attendance of bidders. The sale can be viewed live through www.the-saleroom.com

​You will still receive a warm welcome from us, albeit through a mask, and we are thrilled to be able to bring to the market some wonderful machinery.
The cars are on our website, link below, and the spares are on www.the-saleroom.com

​Please note that we can no longer receive payment by credit card or cheque but debit card, cash (up to £8,800) and our preferred payment method of bank transfer will all enable immediate collection.
Hauliers and short-term storage available, please discuss this with us.
We look forward to seeing you,
From all the R.E.A.L team

Sale Day:
​We intend to hold this as a live sale, bidding will be available by many methods, absentee bidding, telephone bidding, online bidding (through the-saleroom.com) and also we will be having limited bidding in person. In order to maintain social distancing we would ask that any prospective buyers pre-register to book their slot at the sale, please email your details so we can book you in, this does not necessarily guarantee your place, we will then confirm your place, with your paddle number.

We certainly don’t wish to be exclusive and would rather open the doors to all, but for the safety of our customers and staff, we need to ensure that social distancing is maintained and limiting numbers is the only way we can achieve this. Do not leave this to the day, anyone who arrives without having pre-registered will unfortunately be turned away. If for any reason you decide not to attend once booked in, please do not take the opportunity away from someone else and let us know so we can offer your place to our waiting list.

Vendors:
We would ask that unless you are planning to bid on a lot or lots, we would sadly ask that you do not attend. This is not our normal practice and we apologise in advance, but our aim is to achieve the best possible price for you by maximising the attendance of bidders. The sale can be viewed live through www.the-saleroom.com

Over half of this sale is part two of an UNRESERVED private collection, now complimented by numerous quality motorcycles including two Vincents, a Manx Norton and a 1928 Harley Davidson.
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You will still receive a warm welcome from us, albeit through a mask, and we are thrilled to be able to bring to the market some wonderful machinery.

Viewing by appointment on Wednesday 9th, Thursday 10th and Friday 11th 10am-5pm, plus sale day from 8.30am with the sale starting at 10am.
Entry is by catalogue only £5  - available on the door.

Please note that we can no longer receive payment by credit card or cheque but debit card, cash (up to £8,800) and our preferred payment method of bank transfer will all enable immediate collection.

Hauliers and short-term storage available, please discuss this with us.
We look forward to seeing you next week,
From all the R.E.A.L team

by Richard Edmonds Auctions

by Richard Edmonds Auctions ​

Having not emailed for some weeks now we thought we'd like to get in touch and update you on how we are currently operating. We are still, sadly, online-only for our sales but are open to revising this on a daily basis! Any whiff of change from the government and we'll do an about-turn for any of our sales.

With regards to cars and bikes, we're incredibly frustrated as have the best entries we've ever had in both of these fields all lined up. Behind the scenes we've prepared these sales ready to press the button, but for both buyers and sellers, we're holding off, believing that these are purchases that are best advised to be seen. We now feel capable of offering in-the-room viewing by appointment but not bidding. We couldn't select a number of bidders, we're not elitist and opening to a first-come-first-in is grossly unfair to those that live afar (most of you!) So, we'll wait on these sales but please keep an eye on emails as we've a 1929 Alfa-Romeo 6C Supercharged with Zagato coachwork, several Veteran and Edwardian cars from a significant collection, over 60 motorcycles including a Vincent Black Shadow, a Manx Norton and so much more but that's, as we say, for some time soon.

On a very positive note, what on earth has happened to our Petroliana hobby/obsession since lockdown? Boom! Well, we're never in short supply and have some cracking lots lined up for the 11th July sale including a Power garage forecourt clock, the BP Winner pictured above, a pair of Shell lantern lightboxes, several rare globes, enamel signs... keep looking at Instagram and Facebook, we're not quiet about it!

​Our exciting news is that the Covid-19 delay in building our new premises has been lifted and things are underway. Last week the land was cleared, this week we've another architect's meeting and we'll be diverting you over there asap.

Please scrap the 2020 calendar issued in January we're staying flexible until lockdown is over. Please stay safe (obviously alert ;) ) and do call us if you have anything you're considering entering for auction. We'll not see you at Beaulieu this year sadly but do hope we'll meet again in person at auction very soon.
We'll post as soon as the catalogue is online. Do remember we will offer phone lines on all lots and bids can be left, online bidding is not the only choice.

Kindest regards from us all at Richard Edmonds Auctions

We understand that it will be disappointing not to be viewing in person however we invite you to book live FaceTime or Zoom calls with us where we can show you the lots by video link. We've added many more photographs than usual for each lot which we hope will satisfy most of your questions.
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We have 650 lots for your perusal ranging from petrol pumps and globes, light boxes and clocks, over 100 enamel signs, a number of show cards, a huge array of rare and unusual tins and lots more.