Explore free antique, auction, furniture, jewellery and precious-metal tools from Holytown Antiques. These resources are designed to make it easier to research items, understand auction costs, compare measurements, identify furniture and silver, explore selling options and plan purchases before you buy or sell.
Choose a tool below to get started. Our calculators, identification tools, selling guides and reference resources are provided for general research and planning and are free to use.
Auction Tools
Calculate buying and selling charges, research prices and work out a sensible bidding limit before taking part in an auction.
Auction Buying Fees Calculator
Estimate buyer’s premium, VAT, other auction charges and delivery costs to see approximately what an auction purchase may cost in total.
Calculate Buying FeesMaximum Auction Bid Calculator
Work backwards from your total budget to estimate a sensible maximum hammer-price limit after buyer’s premium, VAT and other costs.
Calculate Maximum BidAuction Selling Fees Calculator
Estimate seller’s commission, VAT and other auction-house deductions to see approximately how much you may receive after a sale.
Calculate Selling FeesAntique Price Research
Research previous sale results and compare similar antiques and collectables before buying, selling or bidding.
Antique Price Finder
Search and compare previous sale results to help build a clearer picture of what similar antiques and collectables have sold for.
Research Sold PricesSelling Antiques
Compare different ways to sell antiques and decide whether a dealer, auction house, private sale, online marketplace or another route may suit your circumstances.
How Should I Sell My Antiques?
Answer a few simple questions about what you have, how quickly you want to sell and how much work you want to do yourself. The guide compares dealers, auction houses, private sales, online marketplaces and other common selling routes.
Find My Best Selling RouteFurniture & Home Tools
Measure furniture, check room clearance, investigate possible furniture age and style, plan picture placement and estimate upholstery fabric.
Furniture Measurement Calculator
Convert measurements between metric and imperial units and check basic doorway, vehicle and furniture dimensions before purchasing or collecting a piece.
Measure & ConvertFurniture Room Fit & Clearance Calculator
Compare a furniture footprint with your available room space and estimate centred clearance, alternative orientation and floor-area use.
Check Room FitAntique Furniture Age & Style Checker
Use construction, joints, materials and design clues to help narrow down the possible age and style of antique, vintage and later furniture.
Check Furniture Age & StylePicture & Mirror Hanging Calculator
Estimate picture and mirror hanging height, bottom-edge position, grouped spacing and wall proportions, including pieces displayed above furniture.
Plan Hanging PositionUpholstery Fabric Calculator
Estimate fabric requirements for chairs, stools, benches, armchairs and sofas with allowances for fabric width, pattern matching and contingency.
Estimate FabricJewellery & Precious Metals
Check whether an item is likely to be solid silver or silver plate, research precious-metal content, understand British hallmarks and narrow down possible dates for UK silver and jewellery.
Silver or Silver Plate Checker
Use marks such as EPNS, EPBM, A1, 925 and British hallmark clues, together with signs of wear, to help determine whether an item is likely solid silver or silver plate.
Check Silver or Silver PlatePrecious Metals Price Calculator
Estimate the underlying gold, silver or platinum metal value using weight, fineness and the pure-metal market price you enter.
Calculate Metal ValueJewellery Hallmark Reference Guide
Learn about UK assay-office marks, gold and silver fineness numbers, date letters and other common precious-metal hallmarking information.
View Hallmark GuideUK Hallmark Date Letter Finder
Select a UK assay office and date letter to see possible hallmark years from the Victorian period to the present, with period filters to help narrow repeated letters.
Find Hallmark DateResearching Something for Your Home or Collection?
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