Whether you are interested in paintings, art, glass, sculptures, furniture and decorative arts, Asian arts, jewelry, silver, diamonds, ethnographic art, vintage clothing, antiquities, wine, or more, Clars L.A. offers a variety of ways to bid.
Absentee Bid
If you can’t be present, let us bid for you. Tell us your maximum bid (70% of all successful absentee bids sell for less than the maximum bid authorized by the buyer).
Submit Absentee Bid Form: How To BidBid in Person
Raise your paddle to bid.
*See bottom of page for information on the Buyer’s Premium and sales tax
Bid Live Online
We offer real-time online bidding. Approximately one week before the auction, you can view the items in our online catalog. Click here for more information.
Submit Absentee Bid Form: How To BidBid in Timed Auctions
Timed auctions run for a defined amount of time, typically a few days or weeks. This allows bidders to register and place one or more bids on lots of interest until the last day listed.
Learn More: How To BidTelephone Bid
Because of phone and staff limitations, phone bidders must be willing to place an opening bid of at least five hundred dollars ($500) on any item.
Submit Telephone Bid Form: How To Bid*A buyer’s premium will be added to the successful bid price at a rate equal to 26% of the first $500,000 of the bid price, 20% of the bid price on any amount between $500,001 and $1,000,000, and 10% of the bid price on anything above $1,000,000. (For those who bid through the internet, there is a 2% surcharge for Clars L.A. Online Bidding or 5% for all other bidding platforms), plus any applicable sales tax.