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Ways to Buy

Whether you are interested in paintings, art glass, sculptures, furniture and decorative arts, Asian arts, jewelry, silver, diamonds, ethnographic art, vintage clothing, antiquities or more, Clars offers a variety of ways to bid.

  1. Absentee Bid

    2. If you can’t be present, let us bid for you. Tell us your maximum bid (70% of all successful absentee bids sell for less than the maximum bid authorized by the buyer).


    Submit Absentee Bid Form

  2. Bid in Person

    3. Raise your paddle to bid.

    *See bottom of page for information on the Buyer’s Premium and sales tax.

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  3. Bid Live Online

    4. We offer real-time online bidding. You can view the items in our online catalog approximately one week before the auction. Click here for more information.


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  4. Telephone Bid

    5. Because of phone and staff limitations, phone bidders must be willing to place an opening bid of at least five hundred dollars ($500) on any item.


    Submit Telephone Bid Form

*$150,000, plus 15% on any amount between $150,001 and $1,000,000, and 10% on any amount over $1,000,000 (for those who bid through the internet, there is a 2% surcharge for Clars Online Bidding or 5% for all other bidding platforms), plus 3) sales tax unless the purchaser is exempt by law from such taxes.