The piece was hand carried by Christie's to their N.Y. Auction and artwork was used from previous…read moreauction at no cost to me. Once again the piece did not sell. However, Christie's went out of there way to find a private buyer who purchased the piece at my minimum acceptable price. They truly went over and beyond the norm to assist me!

If you find yourself stuck (and/or lucky enough) inheriting antiques, art and jewelery pieces from…read moreyour grandparents estate & feel inclined to sell the pieces at the "high end" of the market (instead of on the Haight at Crossroads Trading Company), then you may be smart to checkout the San Francisco location of the world-renowned Christie's Auction House. E.N. overseas the location & could hardly be considered "warm & friendly" (as she rarely takes phone calls or even gets up to offer a brief "hello"), but at least, unlike their infamous rival (Sotheby's) here in SF, the office staff attempts to be friendly & not so snotty when requesting to view catalogues for upcoming sales. Christie's is ultimately the finest way to sell luxury items on the most grand of scales!

Terrible company. They sometimes have nice items in their auctions but beware- they don't stand…read morebehind their sales. I bid on and won a native american bowl from them in December 2023. They sent me an invoice for the bowl, shipping and their description "all risk, door to door" insurance for the bowl. I paid it in full, It arrived in January 2024- in 20-30 broken pieces. I figured no problem- named company and their shipper and insuror. Boy was I wrong- their position- zero responsibility. We'll keep your approximately $5000 and you can keep the shards- and their guarantees and insurance don't apply. Why did they sell, and I take insurance ? They seem to prefer send the items off in commerce and if they happen to get there OK then fine, but if they don't they will just keep saying NO. Unless you can pick up locally in LA, NYC or London- don't do business with these scammers!!

The hot garbage of auction houses. You can sell anywhere and get better prices and better returns…read morefor your time and effort. These people have no true experts that cant be rivaled or excelled by any other auction house, and they keep 38% of the sales price? How is the input and effort from a bunch of clowns worth 38% (i.e 40%). I wish I had never used them a waste of 6 months of effort to be placed on a sad tuesday afternoon auction. Avoid at all costs. You can do better.

This is my first time at an auction house. I came here with some items from home to have them…read moreappraised. On the first and third Wednesdays of each month you can bring five items to be appraised for free. I had heard about this from a friend. Unfortunately the five items that I had would be considered far from valuable. This did not stop me from emailing her with a few other items I have at home. Perhaps I'll have better luck with these other items not pictured here. She was very professional and candid.

I wanted to say what a great experience I had with this company. I had wanted to offer a few things…read moreto list and Nick came over and looked at quite a number of items. Gave me his thoughts and was kind and informative. Tammie was my main contact and was also extremely helpful. She explained the process and I went ahead and had them list some items for me to sell in the auction. I also bought some items from them at an auc. I learned a lot about bidding on items! It was a first for me and will be doing it again! I should mention the other folks who helped but I did not save the cards. So I will say everyone was stellar. If you are someone who is looking to sell or buy I would highly recommend them!

best in the bay !! dennis and his team were great finished job ahead of schedule. 10 stars highly…read morerecommended

This is an outstanding company. We needed an apartment completely cleared out, and they did it in…read morerecord time. They were thorough, smart and gave me confidence the entire time. The crew is great and so is the owner, Dennis. I highly recommend them. They were such a good value!

This used to be a great service. See an appraiser in person and put your item for auction…read more No longer. All online. No one to talk with. After an appraisal no information on an auction. Nada!

I was in awe of the posters in the shop. Just being there gave me a taste of the past. My wife and…read moreson were with me and my son loved Louise the chihuahua. I can't remember the man's name (not a shocker to me), but he was as genuine as they come. Was so gracious to my 7 year old son who. I could have stayed there for hours chatting and in awe of the history. A must stop for any music lover visiting. Scored a Pearl Jam poster and Hendrix mailer. I can only hope to make it back, with more time and capital.

As sleazy as they come. Took 9 months to pay me for an item they sold. Grant is as obnoxious…read moreperson as I have ever met. Try the Psychedelic Art Exchange. They get record setting prices for their posters sold at auction. Really professional and gentlemanly.

I went back to Michael Fine Art and spotted a wall hanging that I have been looking at for some…read moretime. Joseph Ritz offered me a very fair and doable price for the piece and I purchased it. Joseph told me that the price included delivery and installation ion since the piece was so large and heavy. The piece was delivered yesterday on time as it was scheduled. The Delivery Team was very professional and clearly knew what they were doing. the piece was perfectly installed and I am very happy with how it brightens up my room! Professionally I am a retired Police Officer and now work as a Private Investigator. Michael Fine Art Gallery in my professional opinion is an outstanding find and I will continue to do business with them after I buy a larger house with more wall space!

After lunch we saw this gallery just by the entrance to Chinatown. I think they have one in Vegas…read moreto. There are so many unique things here. I liked the Richie Rich stuff. As we walked around we noticed that there were no attendants in the place. They also have another section of the gallery across the street with totally different art. It was a little weird but there were some cameras. Just an inconvenience if we had questions. The color of all the art seemed just a little off. Not blemished but the colors seemed different in Vegas. Oh well lots of stuff to look at.

Found Neale & Sons online having heard about Austin from a trusted advisor. Though I've not…read moreformally engaged Austin to appraise the Sapphire I'm in the process of acquiring and my grandmother's diamond, he is clearly knowledgeable, and took considerable time to coach and guide me on my purchase. It was a pleasure working with him, and I recommend Neale & Sons whenever you require a pleasant, professional and exceptionally experienced Jewerly appraiser.

What a disappointment! Never did get to work with them. Sent an email as instructed on their…read morewebsite with a list of items for commission sale. Sent a direct email. Called once a week for 4 weeks: 1st call "wait a week and you'll hear from us" 2nd call "oh sorry, he must be behind" 3rd call "he's on vacation but you'll be his first call when he returns" 4th call (1 month after my first email) "sorry he's busy--and we're 2 months behind" I ask 2 months from when I first wrote or 2 months from now? Answer: 2 months from now. They could have told me this at any one of my previous calls. They could have an auto-reply on their email "thank you for your interest, please note we have a 2 month backlog" -- but here I am a month later and back at square one.

The man who runs this business is extremely rude he gave me plenty attitude, and he started being…read moreextremely rude Whenever I said that I wouldn't like his chair and he even started being rude to my son, for no reason

I had a very disappointing experience with Cow Hollow Woodworks. In my interactions with Rico, I…read morefound him difficult to work with and easily agitated, which made the process stressful. He proceeded with work that I had not approved and then charged me for those additional tasks without confirming them beforehand. Because of this experience, I won't be using his services again and cannot recommend them.