Brunk Auctions
An Asheville, North Carolina auction house selling Southern and American furniture, Asian art, fine art, folk art, jewelry and silver. What it sells, how buying works there and what it costs, with a straight link to the house.
- Founded
- 1983
- Based in
- Asheville, NC
- Pay within
- 5 days
- Buyer's premium
- 25%
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About Brunk Auctions
Brunk has been selling from Asheville since 1983, with its gallery at 117 Tunnel Road. It is one of the six auction houses that started the Bidsquare platform, and it collects consignments from New York and New England as well as across the South.
Its sales mix American and Southern furniture and decorative arts with Asian art, Old Master and American paintings, modern and contemporary art and design, folk and outsider art, Native American art, jewelry, silver and coins.
What Brunk Auctions sells
How buying works at Brunk Auctions
- RegisterOnline, make a Brunk Live account. In person, bring a driver's license and a major credit card. Phone and absentee bids need a signed form and a card number.
- Choose how to bidBid in the Asheville gallery, by telephone, with an absentee form, online with Brunk Live, or through Bidsquare or LiveAuctioneers. The premium depends on which you choose.
- Add the costsThe buyer's premium is added to the hammer price, plus 3% if you pay by card, plus sales tax where it applies.
- Pay within 5 business daysCash, approved check, wire or card. First-time buyers pay by wire or cashier's check.
- Collect or shipBrunk ships smaller items by UPS Ground with insurance; large items need your own shipper. Storage of $5 per item per day starts after 10 business days.
What it costs
Brunk's buyer's premium depends on how you bid:
| How you bid | Buyer's premium |
|---|---|
| In person, phone, absentee or Brunk Live | 25% |
| Bidsquare | 28% |
| LiveAuctioneers | 30% |
| Paying by card | +3% |
These rates assume payment by cash, check or wire. North Carolina sales tax applies to pickups and NC deliveries.
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