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Seller Buyer Protection - Iskenderian, vintage and antique jewelry
Seller Buyer Protection
Live Auctions are public access open to all worldwide. The most transparent and fair way to sell/buy jewelry, diamonds and watches.
We provide 360° inspection, secure payment and insured shipping.
Sellers & Buyers are directly connected.
SELLER
Iskenderian is a jewelry selling partner dedicated to providing sellers with the ultimate selling experience. Our process includes free shipping, cleaning, taking studio photos and objective third party grading, followed by an online auction where our network of buyers on international marketplaces will compete for your jewelry. Iskenderian works to bring you the fairest market value for your jewelry, diamonds and watches.
From Cartier, Tiffany & Co. and Van Cleef & Arpels, to top-quality gemstones, Iskenderian finds and sells the world’s finest jewelry to a global audience of collectors. Our jewelry specialists provide confidential estimates to determine a piece of jewelry’s potential at auction, guiding clients through every step of the consignment and sale process.
The market for signed and vintage jewelry, as well as precious stones including colored and white diamonds, rubies, sapphires and emeralds, is incredibly strong. Iskenderian continues to be the market leader in selling fine jewelry at auction, engaging our network of specialists in major cities such as Hong Kong, Geneva, Paris, London and New York to provide one-on-one attention to connoisseurs and collectors around the world. To receive a complimentary auction estimate, simply submit images of your jewels along with any additional information to Iskenderian through our easy-to-use online estimate form.
How does it work
Link to FAQ
Buyer
Iskenderian: over 100 years in the jewelry industry
Iskenderian is a member of:
1 • International Confederation of Art and Antique Dealers’ Associations (CINOA)
2 • Swiss Association of Dealers in Art & Antiques (VSAK)
3 • Swiss Foundation for the Research of Gemstones
4 • Antwerp Diamond High Council in Belgium
How to Bid Online
Browse an auction
on bid.iskenderian.ch
We encourage you to contact our specialists, whose contact information is included on the auction catalogue page. All property in the auction is available for viewing in our exhibitions or by appointment.
Place a bid through bid.iskenderian.ch from the start of the auction until the lot closes. See below for how to bid in our online only and live auctions. Please contact us should you need any assistance.
Watch your bids! If you are outbid in an online only auction, you will be notified on the auction catalogue page and by email. In a live auction, you will be notified on the auction catalogue page, but not by email.
After your lot has closed, you will be notified on the auction and lot detail pages as well as via email. If you are the winning bidder, you will receive an invoice shortly after the auction including your total charges along with payment and property collection instructions.
ONLINE ONLY AUCTIONS
Select the lots you wish to bid on and place your maximum bid. You will be asked to either log in or create a new account. You will then be asked to choose your account number and review and accept the Terms & Conditions before placing your first bid. The platform will place incremental bids on your behalf up to the maximum amount specified. Use the ‘Quick Bid’ feature to increase your bid to the next increment.
The closing time noted at the top of the auction page indicates when the first lot will begin to close. As the auction closes, a countdown timer will be displayed for each lot one minute before it closes. Each lot closes in one minute increments and will be extended by two minutes if a bid is placed within the final minute before the lot’s scheduled closing time. Lots may extend for up to two hours to accommodate competitive bidding.
LIVE AUCTIONS
There are four different ways to bid in a live auction: by telephone, online, and by either absentee or advance bidding ahead of the auction. You can register for telephone, online, via the Register to Bid link on the auction overview page. ‘Advance bids’ or ‘absentee bids’, both of which enable you to set your maximum bid on a lot, can be placed online or by contacting us ahead of the auction. Please note that auctions will either have advance bidding or absentee bidding, never both.
At the stated date and time, a live auction will begin when the auctioneer opens each lot for bidding. Clients are able to participate by bidding by telephone, or online via bid.iskenderian.ch. Bids will be accepted in the order they are received and the highest bid placed will win each lot. When competitive bidding subsides, the auctioneer can send a ‘fair warning’ message to indicate that the lot will close imminently. Please note that placing the leading maximum bid before the live auction begins does not guarantee that another client will not outbid you before the auctioneer closes the lot.
Absentee bid: A maximum bid placed ahead of the auction which will be executed on your behalf by the auctioneer during the live auction, at the lowest price possible and never for more than the maximum bid amount you indicate. Successful absentee bidders will be notified after the auction.
Advance bid: A maximum bid placed ahead of the auction which will be executed on your behalf in response to any other bids placed on the lot. If your maximum bid is below the reserve, responsive bids may be placed by Iskenderian on behalf of the seller up to the amount of the reserve ahead of the live auction. Upon the start of the live auction, if your maximum bid has not yet been met, the auctioneer will execute the bid on your behalf at the lowest price possible and never for more than the maximum bid amount you indicate.
To place an ‘absentee bid’ or ‘advance bid’ ahead of the live auction, find your desired lot and select ‘Place Bid.’ Set your maximum bid amount. Once you have chosen your bid amount, select ‘Continue to Confirm Bid.’ You will then be asked to either log in or sign up for a Iskenderian account. Select your Account to bid under, accept the Terms & Conditions, and confirm your bid. You will be asked to do this only once, upon placing your first bid in the auction. You will receive a confirmation of your absentee or advance bid on screen and via email. If you are outbid during this portion of the auction (before the live auction begins), you will receive notification on iskenderian.ch if you are logged in, via email. The advance and absentee portion of the auction will culminate in the live auction on the advertised date.
Iskenderian is your best resource to buy, consign and sell jewelry and unique jewels such as antique, vintage, modern, new, used and pre-owned women’s jewelry, engagement ring, wedding ring, wedding band, diamond ring, diamond pendant necklace, pearl necklace, ear clips, platinum and gold earrings, pearl earrings, brooch, diamond watch, or tiara with diamonds, estate jewelry, sapphire, emerald, ruby, aquamarine, turquoise, lapis lazuli, citrine, coral, onyx, pearls, yellow gold, white gold, rose gold, pink gold, silver or platinum, from jewelry houses including Tiffany & Co., Cartier, Bulgari, Buccellati, Boucheron, Hemmerle, Oscar Heyman, Van Cleef & Arpels, David Webb, Seaman Schepps, Verdura, Henry Dunay, Michele della Valle, Schlumberger, Sterlé, Aletto Brothers, Chaumet, Chopard, Graff, JAR, Marina B, Marchak, Tony Duquette, Zolotas, Lalique, Harry Winston, and Suzanne Belperron.
