The Auction Room is located at the Head Office at Ludlow Livestock Market. We have a bespoke sale room for our monthly sales of antiques, Fine Art and Collectibles. Our Auction House staff includes our valuers, administration office staff and sale room porters who are on hand to advise and help. Our monthly sales attract between 500-600 lots. We offer assistance and advice with house clearances, as well as valuations for sale and probate purposes. Our auctions have the benefit of two online bidding platforms along with in-person attendance in the sale room.
All of our Auctions are available on both Easy Live Auction & The Saleroom and we would encourage people to utilise this service. Please note that if you buy online you cannot collect on the day of the Sale.
Catalogues are available to purchase for £1.00 each during viewing or can be downloaded from our website on the week of the auction in the ‘Forthcoming Sales & Catalogues’ tab above.
Alternatively, please email fineart@mccartneys.co.uk to be added to our Mailing List and you will receive an email 3-4 days prior to each auction with the links to the online platforms, the catalogue in a PDF version and up to date information regarding individual auctions and collections.
McCartneys LLP
The Portcullis Auction Room
The Ox Pasture
Overton Road
Ludlow
Shropshire
SY8 4BH
9.00am – 5.00pm Monday – Friday*
* The Portcullis Auction Room is closed to visitors on Mondays & Fridays apart from the Friday immediately following an Auction, so please do not attend the Saleroom on these days as we cannot facilitate collections or deliveries. The team can be contacted via email or telephone during this time.
9.30am – 4.30pm Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays (Selected weeks – We open for deliveries of lots to be entered into upcoming sales on the Tuesday following an auction). Please use postcode SY8 4BH for collections and deliveries.
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Introducing the McCartneys team.
Associate Partner, Chair of Livestock Department, Auctioneer, Head of Equine & Head of Fine Art Department.
Phillip joined McCartneys in 2010 as part of the rural team and became an associate partner in 2012. Living in North Herefordshire many of his client base comes from that area.
Based in the head office in Ludlow livestock market and having the benefit of Worcester livestock market as well a close connection has evolved over the years with regular contact with clients both old & new.
Phillip covers a wide range of professional work including selling at the Welsh Pony & Cob sales at Builth Wells plus the ever-popular monthly sales of Horses & Pony’s at Brecon Market. He also acts for the Shetland Pony stud book, Standardbred Horses, Connemara Society UK, Hackney Horse Society & The National Pony Society.
Other annual sales include the Honeybourne Lamb sale in August, summer shows and the Welsh Winter Fair.
Professional work includes basic farm payment claims for England, Stewardship applications, sales, and lettings & sales of farms & land.
Also overseeing the monthly sales of Antiques & Furniture in the Portcullis Sale room in Ludlow.
Living near Bromyard for the last 44 years and married to Jo for 33 years with two daughters and two grandchildren life is never quiet!
Fine Art Valuer
Office Manager
Introducing the McCartneys team.
Associate Partner, Chair of Livestock Department, Auctioneer, Head of Equine & Head of Fine Art Department.
Phillip joined McCartneys in 2010 as part of the rural team and became an associate partner in 2012. Living in North Herefordshire many of his client base comes from that area.
Based in the head office in Ludlow livestock market and having the benefit of Worcester livestock market as well a close connection has evolved over the years with regular contact with clients both old & new.
Phillip covers a wide range of professional work including selling at the Welsh Pony & Cob sales at Builth Wells plus the ever-popular monthly sales of Horses & Pony’s at Brecon Market. He also acts for the Shetland Pony stud book, Standardbred Horses, Connemara Society UK, Hackney Horse Society & The National Pony Society.
Other annual sales include the Honeybourne Lamb sale in August, summer shows and the Welsh Winter Fair.
Professional work includes basic farm payment claims for England, Stewardship applications, sales, and lettings & sales of farms & land.
Also overseeing the monthly sales of Antiques & Furniture in the Portcullis Sale room in Ludlow.
Living near Bromyard for the last 44 years and married to Jo for 33 years with two daughters and two grandchildren life is never quiet!
Fine Art Valuer
Office Manager
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