Tillett & Damewood

I attend an average of an auction week and have perhaps five auction houses I frequent regularly. But Tillett’s is by far my go-​to auction, the one I rarely miss. It’s the quintessential traditional, old-​time auction house with the paper tickets, chanting auctioneers, and a crowd of rich personalties whom you will get to know well if you become a regular customer.
Over the past few years, the quality of the items has risen substancially. I’ve purchased everything there from a mounted big-​horn sheep, to loads of fishing equipment, fine books and even a prosthetic leg (which I ended up selling at a nice profit to a one-​legged Gypsy in Romania, no joke!)
My one piece of advice would be to bring a book and plan to stay for the duration, as the best deals often come up toward the end. They have recently moved up their start time from 5:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., mercifully making the nights not quite so late.
So stop by, plan on staying for dinner, and leave extra room in your vehicle, because you never know what you’ll be taking home.