Sloans & Kenyon Auctioneers and Appraisers

I first contacted the company by phone, then by email. Phone calls and emails were promptly returned. The appraisal required an approximate hour long drive to our location. Ms Kenyon inspected our antique furniture, provided information about it's approximate age, style, and composition. She explained what her appraisal would include. Within two weeks we received her notarized appraisal of the furniture. Ms Kenyon is very professional and easy to work with.

S&K seems unable to fulfill their commitment to have all lots (not just 60%) numbered and catalogued, described, photographed and put on the web prior to and during the preview days, or even by the beginning of auctions. Few people showed up at the auction today, and hammer prices were low. Why bid on something that you can't even positively ID, because they couldn't provide a description nor item number in person at the preview, nor a photo of the item online up through the auction??? Without a number to associate with the item, is one supposed to sit there for two days waiting for it to come up? I simply became frustrated at not being able to locate by web or catalog the numbers of the item I saw at preview, asked about, and showed up to bid on. With1000 items to hammer over two days, and everything now piled up behind black lacquer screens so you can't even find the piece to show to staff, I became bored and left. Additionally, the lack of photos does not speak well for their ability to maintain the internet side of the auction. I previously thought of consigning the better half of my excess to them, but now think I would do as well using one of the local auction barns.

I didn't feel I got a good deal.