How the auction house works
A public auction sale is held every five weeks, the time needed for appraisal, photography, catalogue writing and the presentation of the lots put up for sale. On this occasion, an exhibition takes place on the five days preceding the auction days, from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM (late opening on Friday evening until 9:00 PM).
We specialise in antiques, Asian art, art objects, period and style furniture, display and luxury items... Every day, we add lots to our website, right up to the closing of the catalogue the day before the exhibition. The items are sold by auction exclusively. The lots come mainly from estates and voluntary deposits by private individuals. A 25% fee is to be added to the hammer price.
Taking part in the auctions
There are no longer any live floor auctions. All bidding takes place online on our website www.rops-online.be.
You must register prior to the sale. Keep your username and password safe. They allow you to log in and manage your bids each time.
My selection
Your selection allows you to save the lots you are interested in in a private area. You can access it via the link located at the top right, under your username.
To add or remove a lot from your selection, click on the button located on the thumbnail or the detailed page of each lot.
The detailed page of each lot indicates, where applicable, the number of visitors who have added this lot to their selection.
Example: "In the selection of 2 visitor(s)", this gives you an estimate of the number of potential bidders on this lot.
Once the sale has started, you can monitor your entire selection and see the bids placed in real time. You can then place new bids using the button.
Bids
The details of the bids appear in the “History" tab on each lot's page.
You can also see all your bids in your personal area. To access it, click at the top right on "My Account" then on the links on the left "Buy" and "My Bids".
Bidding on a lot
To place a bid on a lot you are interested in, two options are available to you:
Manual bidding:
You bid progressively until the final day and time of the award. For efficient management, all lots are awarded at different times. If someone places a bid less than 5 minutes before the deadline, the system automatically extends the time by 5 minutes.
Automatic bidding:
You enter your maximum offer in the « automatic maximum offer » box and the system bids for you against the other bidders. The system will award the lot to you just above the last bid. This information is known and managed only by the system. The Auction House staff have no access to it.
The bidding increments are defined as follows:
| From | To | Bidding increment |
|---|---|---|
| 0€ | 100€ | 10€ |
| 100€ | 300€ | 20€ |
| 300€ | 500€ | 30€ |
| 500€ | 1000€ | 50€ |
| 1000€ | 2000€ | 100€ |
| 2000€ | 3000€ | 200€ |
| 3000€ | 5000€ | 300€ |
| 5000€ | and above | 500€ |
Notes and examples:
If you place a maximum offer of €2,000 and the last bidder bids €1,100, the system will bid €1,200 for you.
If, in the hours preceding the end of the auction, an enthusiast has bid more than your maximum offer, you can see it and you can then still bid manually.
This system allows you to relax if you do not like the suspense of auctions or if you are unable to follow the bidding step by step at the right moment…
The fees are 25%: you will pay the hammer price plus 25%.
Bid withdrawal is not permitted. In the event of an error, contact the auction house urgently.
Collecting and paying for your purchases
After payment, you can collect your lots directly at the auction house or request delivery via Bpost or another carrier.
Please contact us for an estimate of the delivery costs.
You have five days after the award to collect your lots. Storage fees apply if you exceed this deadline.
Collection by an external carrier after payment on site or by bank transfer (see bank details below).
Shipping by our packing and dispatch service after payment on site or by bank transfer (price increased by the shipping cost).
For any questions, never hesitate to contact us! Online sales will give us more time to serve you better.
Payment for your purchases
Payment can be made:
- At the auction house in cash (maximum €3,000) or by electronic payment Bancontact / Visa / Mastercard.
- By bank transfer to the IBAN account: BE60 2500 0729 2970 BIC: GEBABEBB
Selling at Rops
- We hold four appraisal mornings per week, on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday mornings from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. These appraisals are free, without obligation and without an appointment.
- You can also send your photos to our experts by email at ca@rops.be.
- We also carry out appraisals at your home, by appointment.
Are you having difficulty using the online system?
Contact the auction house, we will be able to help you. For those who are really uncomfortable with computers, we can take care of your bids, which we will enter for you in the system. The well-known friendliness at Rops will always be maintained!
Clearing the cache and cookies of your browser
- Click on the menu at the top right.
- Hover over More tools then over Clear browsing data.
- For Clear the following items:, select all.
- Make sure the Cached images and files and Cookies and other site and plug-in data boxes are ticked then click on Clear browsing data.
- Restart your browser.
- Select the menu at the top right (≡) and click on History, Clear recent history then tick the Cookies box.
- Next to Time range to clear, select everything.
- Make sure the Cache box is ticked in the Details section, then click on Clear Now.
- Restart your browser.
- Open the Safari menu and click on Clear History.
- Select all history then click on Clear History.
- Restart your browser.
- Click on « ... » at the top right of your browser.
- In Settings, scroll down the page until you find Clear browsing data and click on Choose what to clear.
- Untick the Form data and Passwords boxes, then make sure the Cached data and files and Cookies boxes are ticked.
- Click on the Clear button.
- Click again on « ... » to close the menu, then close and restart your browser.