Sylvie’s Wine Auctions aims at true wine lovers worldwide. Do you have special wines you would like to sell? You will be welcome at Sylvie's.

Sylvie's reserves the right to refuse bottles not meeting international demand or when there is any doubt about the authenticity of the wines.

If you are interested in auctioning your wines at Sylvie's, you are welcome to request a free valuation.

As a first step, we will offer you an estimate of the auction value of your wines based on bottles in perfect condition unless we have already noted any condition issues.

Once agreed, we will make arrangements for the transport of the wines to our address in Antwerp. As a rule, we aim to collect the wines ourselves using one of our insured vans.

When the wines are transferred to us, you will receive a consignment note ('consignatieborderel'). This is a contract between you and Sylvie's Wine Auctions. The contract contains a description of the wines handed over to us, remarks, and our terms & conditions.

Sylvie's reserves the right to adjust previously issued appraisals after assessing the actual condition of the bottles in our offices in Antwerp.

When you decide to have your wines or collection auctioned, we will agree upon sales commission, depending on the quantity and value of the wines. The amount is a percentage of the hammer price and includes 21%VAT.

The value of the wines is influenced by the state of the label, capsule and cork, the filling and the conditions the wine has been stored in.

In some cases we grant an advance on your contribution.

In confidence we will agree upon a limit under which your wines will not be sold. This limit is the reserve price and this price will not be stated in the catalogue.

The low estimate will never be below the agreed reserve price.

When the wines are received by Sylvie's, they are offered in the first auction possible, unless agreed upon otherwise. 

You will receive a consignment note called 'consignatieborderel'. This is a document that we prepare upon delivery or collection of your wines and it contains all conditions, agreements and an overview of the selected wines.

Our wine experts will draw up an accurate description in Antwerp based on the bottles physically present. We will send you this overview. Once confirmed, we will include your wines in the agreed upon auction.

Approximately 2 weeks prior to the auction you will receive the final overview of your contribution including the lot numbers associated with your wines and the auction catalogue in PDF.

Our own transport of your wines and their storage here in Antwerp is covered by Sylvie's insurance. The wines are stored in a temperature-controlled room.

The costs of transport, storage and insurance are included in your sellers commission.

As a rule, we will collect your wines free of charge and using a transport method covered by our insurance.

When we do not collect the wines ourselves, or if you do not opt ​​for this possibility, you can bring your wines to Antwerp or The Hague.

For each auction the delivery of wines is possible until approximately 3 weeks before the auction. You can find all deadlines in the auction calendar. 

Our wine experts will draw up an accurate description on the basis of the physically present bottles. This description will figure in your contract and later on in our catalogue.  

Two weeks before the auction you will receive the final overview of your contribution including their auction lot numbers and also the catalogue itself in PDF.
 

We inform all sellers individually about the sales results of their lots. We publish the auction results on our website no later than 3 working days after the auction.

The results show the hammer prices. The hammer price is the amount on which a lot is hammered by the auctioneer and in which no additional costs for buyers or sellers are included. When paying out, you will receive the hammer price minus the agreed commission.

Sylvie's Wine Auctions will pay you within 28 days for any wines that were sold at auction. Your payment does not depend on the receipt of buyer's funds.

Payment can be made to a bank account or in cash.

On the consignment note you can indicate how you would prefer to be paid.

Cash payments are only possible in Antwerp, unless otherwise agreed in writing. The guarantee for payment within 28 days only applies when the payment is made by bank or when payment in cash in Antwerp is arranged.

If you prefer payment by bank, you are requested to enter your bank account number on the consignment note.

Companies must prepare an invoice to Sylvie's according to instructions they will receive from Sylvie's during the first week after the auction.

Unsold lots

Sylvie's Wine Auctions has relatively very few unsold lots per auction. If your lots unfortunately remain unsold, we will offer you the opportunity to re-offer these lots in a subsequent auction. We offer this possibility for a maximum of 3 auctions.

If wines are re-offered, Sylvie's usually proposes a lower price. It is possible to maintain the original prices if you prefer and the option also remains to not re-offer the wines again.  

You will receive a new message from us before the start of the new auction, informing you about the new lot numbers of your wines in the upcoming auction.

Return of unsold lots

We will return the unsold lots to you ourselves as soon as we have the possibility to do so. On request we send the wines back to you for a small fee. In the meantime the wines will be stored in a climate-controlled room. Collecting the wines yourself is always possible too.

Withdrawal of lots

If you withdraw your wines from the auction, you will be requested to come and collect the wines. If you would prefer the wines to be sent back to you, we will do so on request.

Wines that are not collected after 6 months are assumed to have no value anymore and may be destroyed by Sylvie's unless other agreements have been made.

You can find our detailed conditions here. When you bring wines to us, you will also receive them in writing.