Clars Auction Gallery
An Oakland, California auction house holding monthly two-day sales of about 2,000 lots: fine art, Asian works of art, furniture, jewelry, antiques and more. What it sells, how buying works there and what it costs, with a straight link to the house.
- Since
- 1972
- Based in
- Oakland, CA
- Lots a month
- About 2,000
- Buyer's premium
- 26%
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About Clars Auction Gallery
Clars has been selling since 1972 from its gallery at 5644 Telegraph Avenue in Oakland. Its main auctions run monthly over two days with roughly 2,000 lots, alongside timed online sales.
Sales range across fine art, Asian works of art, furniture and decorative arts, jewelry, antiques and collectibles, and vehicles, with wine sold through Clars Wines.
What Clars Auction Gallery sells
How buying works at Clars Auction Gallery
- Register for the saleOnline bidders register for each sale and are approved by email. In person, registration is free and you get a paddle on arrival.
- Choose how to bidBid live online with Clars Live, in timed online auctions, by telephone (for lots opening at $500 or more), with an absentee form, in the Oakland gallery, or through LiveAuctioneers or Invaluable.
- Add the costsThe buyer's premium is added to the hammer price, with a surcharge for online bidding and a 2.8% card or PayPal fee.
- Pay within 3 daysCash, cashier's check, personal check, wire, PayPal or US cards.
- Collect within two weeksClars doesn't pack or ship; it lists shippers other customers have used. Storage is $10 per lot per day after that.
What it costs
Clars's buyer's premium, with surcharges for online bidding:
| Hammer price or method | Buyer's premium |
|---|---|
| Up to $500,000 | 26% |
| $500,000 to $1 million | 20% |
| Over $1 million | 10% |
| Bidding on Clars Live | +2% |
| Bidding on other platforms | +5% |
Each band applies only to the part of the price inside it. Card and PayPal payments add 2.8%.
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