Fellows & Sons

If I could give less, I would. I was shocked and dismayed at the way we have been treated by Fellows, my partner took a rug in we were cosidering putting on auction and was deviously misled by the person she dealt with, into thinking they would «research it» first and get back to her with results and further discussion. This never happened — next we knew, a catalogue arrived in the post and the rug was listed in it with a very poor quality photo and a low reserve — none of which had been discussed. On contacting them to withdraw my partner was subjected to a torrent of abuse and vitriol and threats from «Mark» .
I collected the rug today and was charged over £70 for their dishonesty in «withdrawal fees». I have arrived home to find they have ripped off the little lead seal on the edge of the rug, causing damage in ripping it off…
Avoid them, the company might have been around for a long time but there are some people there with dubious and disingenuous practices.

As well as auctions for watches, fine art, antiques, silver, coins, medals, toys and dolls, Fellows have added vintage jewellery to their roster.
My interest in Fellows came when I started running vintage events although have always had more than a passing interest with vintage jewellery. Having never been to an auction, it’s safe to say I was petrified the Monday morning I walked into this auction house in Birmingham’s jewellery quarter. It really did help that the lovely people from Fellows (Louise, Mary, Stephanie — all very friendly and helpful) had invited me into the preview evening (with champagne indeed!) so I got to glimpse at what I may like to bid for to re-​start my vintage jewellery collection. I still couldn’t bring myself to bid on the day but have since found their online auction to be less fearsome.

One thing you must do in your life-​time is visit an auction. Whether you’re a serious buyer or seller these places are fascinating. I had the opportunity of visiting Fellows with a friend who’s into this sort of thing and I was impressed with the professionalism of how things are done. Quite traditional, using techniques of old to sell all manner of things called «lots». In the catalog on today’s visit were old watches, antique clocks, framed pictures, furniture, jewellery, the book was full of interesting things. It’s exciting stuff when the auction is in full swing and becomes extremely competitive as thousands of pounds are spent in minutes. It’s hard to work out what’s going on for a newcomer like me but it was a great experience and I urge you to pay a visit