Collect • Pack • Ship Worldwide

Buying from an auction house is exciting—but arranging safe collection, professional packing and international shipping can be challenging, particularly for fragile, valuable or oversized items.

Salisbury Pack & Post provides a complete end-to-end service for customers throughout the UK and overseas. We collect directly from auction houses, professionally pack your purchases using high-quality packaging materials and arrange fully tracked UK and international delivery.

Whether you've purchased a single collectable or an entire collection, we'll ensure your items are prepared for safe transit.

Auction Houses We Regularly Collect From

Being conveniently located in Wiltshire allows us to offer a fast and reliable collection service from local auction houses, including:

• Woolley & Wallis Auctioneers – Salisbury
• Henry Aldridge & Son Ltd – Devizes

We are also happy to collect from other auction houses throughout Wiltshire, Hampshire, Dorset and the wider UK.

If your auction house isn't listed, simply contact us—we'll be happy to arrange collection wherever possible.

Our Service Includes

✔ Collection directly from the auction house

✔ Professional packing using premium packaging materials

✔ Fragile packing for antiques, artwork, ceramics and collectables

✔ Double-wall cartons and bespoke packaging where required

✔ UK and worldwide shipping

✔ Fully tracked courier services

✔ Optional enhanced insurance

✔ Customs documentation assistance

✔ Secure packaging designed to minimise the risk of damage during transit

How It Works

1. Purchase Your Item

Buy your item through your chosen auction house.

2. Request a Quote

Send us the details of your purchase and we'll provide a competitive quotation covering collection, packing, shipping and optional insurance.

3. Authorise Collection

Arrange for the auction house to release your purchase to Salisbury Pack & Post.

4. Professional Packing

Every item is individually assessed before being professionally packed using the most appropriate protective materials.

5. Worldwide Delivery

Once packed, your purchase is dispatched using trusted courier partners with tracking provided throughout its journey.

Information We'll Need to Prepare Your Quote

To provide an accurate quotation, please include:

• Auction House (for example Woolley & Wallis, Henry Aldridge & Son Ltd or another auction house)
• Lot Number(s) and, where possible, a link to the auction listing
• Photographs of the Item(s) or auction catalogue images to help us assess the size, weight and packing requirements
• Destination Country and, where possible, the delivery postcode or ZIP code
• Your Preferred Shipping Option – Standard Cover or Enhanced Insurance
• Your Telephone Number – required by most international couriers
• Your Email Address (if different from the one used for your enquiry) so we can send tracking updates
• How you would like any import customs duties and VAT to be handled. Unless instructed otherwise, international shipments are normally sent with any applicable import duties, taxes and customs charges payable by the recipient upon arrival.

Don't worry if you don't yet have all of this information. We're happy to guide you through the process and recommend the most suitable packing, courier and insurance options for your purchase.

Items We Commonly Pack & Ship

We regularly prepare shipments for:

• Antiques
• Paintings
• Prints
• Ceramics
• Glassware
• Bronze sculptures
• Clocks
• Furniture (subject to size)
• Jewellery
• Watches
• Silverware
• Books
• Collectables
• Vintage toys
• Decorative items
• Memorabilia

Every shipment is individually assessed to ensure the most appropriate packaging is used.

International Shipping

We regularly assist customers throughout the UK, Europe and worldwide.

Whether your purchase is travelling to Italy, France, Germany, the United States, Australia or elsewhere, we can recommend the most appropriate courier service and level of insurance for your shipment.

Where customs documentation is required, we'll prepare everything needed to help your shipment move smoothly through the export process.