THE AUCTION PROCESS

The Committee or Board of any museum wishing to participate in the auction is requested to appoint a representative to bid its behalf. These individuals must have an email address that is registered for use during the viewing and auction process.

The deaccessioned artifacts may be previewed via the website only. Physical inspections are not possible due to resource and time constraints. Museums wishing to participate in the auction will not be required to bid in real dollars but rather will use 200 NTA (National Trust of Australia) auction credits that are extended to each museum account when they register for the auction.

The auction will commence at 8am on Wednesday 26th September and close at 8pm the same day. Bids will be by email sent to bids@ntwa.com.au in the form of a completed biding form as supplied. Museum representatives will be required to register the accession number(s) of the items that they wish to acquire and nominate how many of their museum’s 200 NTA auction credits they wish to ‘spend’ on each. The National Trust will review the bids and advise the museum representatives of the results via email no later than 5pm Friday 28th September.

AUCTION CONDITIONS

The winning bid will, in most circumstances, be that with the highest number of auction credits. The National Trust does however reserve the right to request that a museum justifies the proposed acquisition in light of its collections or acquisition policy.

The National Trust reserves the right to refuse bids and to withdraw items from the auction at any time without notice or explanation.

All items will be transferred to recipient museums with copies of any relevant documentation and provenance, with a transfer of ownership and will be considered an unrestricted gift. It is intended that recipient museums acquire objects on the basis that they are retained while they continue to serve the mission of the museum. It is not considered within the spirit of this project, nor within the ethical standards of the profession, that museums will acquire artifacts with the intention of selling them for financial gain.

All items are offered in good faith and on an “as is” basis. The National Trust will accept no responsibility for any errors in description nor provide any warranty as to condition. Photographs and other information are provided for reference and identification only.

Successful museum bidders will be required to assume all costs related to the packaging, removal and transportation of the artifacts acquired and will have seven working days in which to remove them before the transaction is considered to be cancelled. The removal and use of the objects is at the recipient museum’s own risk.

Please complete the form below if you wish to participate in the auction process. The email address you supply must be the email address you use when submitting a bid.

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