Preview
There are several ways to preview the lots being offered for sale. We invite you to visit our Gallery during our published exhibition hours to examine lots in person and to discuss any questions you might have with staff members. Printed catalogues containing descriptions and pre-sale estimates of each lot are available for purchase in advance of the sale.
Our website provides full catalogue descriptions, thumbnail illustrations of most lots, pre-sale estimates and interactive tools for communicating questions or leaving online absentee bids. Since all lots are sold "as is", it is important to request a condition report prior to placing a bid.

Bidding
Prior to placing bids please be sure to read our Terms and Conditions of Sale and our Important Information for Buyers. By submitting a bid (in any form) you are agreeing to these Terms & Conditions in full.

If you are a licensed dealer and wish to be tax exempt, please fill out a current Pennsylvania Exemption Certificate and return it to the Client Services by fax: 215.599.2240 along with your Bidder Registration Form. Items being shipped out of state by a licensed shipper are not subject to the 8% Philadelphia sales tax.

Live Bidding
Complete a bidder registration form and present it along with a photo ID to Client Services to receive a paddle. Our auctions are all live events, taking place in one of our two gallery spaces. The auctioneer will announce the current bid; you raise your paddle to make your bid. Continue to do so until you are the only bidder remaining. The auctioneer will hit the gavel to indicate when bidding is closed.

Live Internet Bidding
Watch or bid live on the internet using ArtFact/Invaluable. Please click here to register if you have never bid with Artfact/Invaluable before. Once you have registered for our auction, and your registration has been processed, you are welcome to login at our auction start time to view and participate live in our auction.

* Please note that there is an additional 3% Buyer’s Premium to participate using these services.

Telephone Bids
Telephone bids can be placed by filling out our Bid Form and submitting it to our Bid Department by fax to 215.599.2240 or email to bids@freemansauction.com.

The telephone bid form is the same form used for absentee bids. If you would like to telephone bid simply leave the maximum amount column blank and check the box with the telephone icon. Please include a primary and alternate phone number to be used for the day of the sale.

* If you do not have access to a fax machine, please send an email providing all the information requested on the bid form and state that you have read and agree to our terms and conditions of sale.

" I (your name) have read and understand the Terms and Conditions set by Freeman’s Auction House".

Please expect a call from the Bid Department to confirm your telephone bids once they have been entered into our system.

Absentee Bids: Absentee bids can be submitted one of two ways:

Through our Website:  You will first need to Register. Online registration will conclude five hours prior to the start of the sale. Once your registration is completed, your email and password will be emailed to you and you are free to submit absentee bids on our website.

To place bids, click here.

Absentee Bids left on our website must be entered two hours prior to the sale. The Bid Department will email a confirmation of your bids once they have been processed.

Bid Form: You are also welcome to submit a Bid Form to our Bid Department by fax to 215.599.2240, or email to bids@freemansauction.com.

* If you do not have access to a fax machine, please send an email providing all the information requested on the bid form and state that you have read and agree to our terms and conditions of sale.

"I (your name) have read and understand the Terms and Conditions set by Freeman’s Auction House".

If you have questions please feel free to contact our Bid Department directly at bids@freemansauction.com .

Payment

Buyer’s Premium
For each lot purchased a buyer’s premium will be added to your successful bid at the rate of 25% on the first 50,000, 20 % between 50,001 and 1,000,000, and 12% thereafter.

Payment
An invoice representing the total due of hammer + buyer’s premium + sales tax (if applicable) will be issued and is due within 10 days of the sale. Please disregard sales tax if you are shipping out of state with a licensed shipper. Acceptable forms of payment include cash, personal, business, or cashier’s checks payable in US dollars, and bank transfers. Freeman’s does not accept credit cards. Lots purchased will not be released until funds have cleared the bank. Please find our Payment and Delivery policy fully outlined here.
Payments over $20,000 need to submitted by cash, wire transfer, or bank check.

Removal of Purchases
Your purchases must be paid for and removed from Freeman’s within ten (10) business days of the sale. Shipping is the responsibility of the buyer; our Client Services department can provide you with names of local, national & international shippers. Please note that items not removed within ten (10) business days will be sent to a licensed warehouse at your expense.