Bonhams vs 24hdrop

Bonhams Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers: auctioneers of art, pictures, collectables and motor cars. Bonhams, founded in 1793, is one of the world's largest auctioneers of fine art and antiques. The present company was formed by the merger in November 2001 of Bonhams & Brooks and Phillips Son & Neale. In August 2002, the company acquired Butterfields, the principal firm of auctioneers on the West Coast of America. Today, Bonhams offers more sales than any of its rivals, through two major salerooms in London: New Bond Street and Knightsbridge; and a further three in the UK regions and Scotland. Sales are also held in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Carmel, New York and Connecticut in the USA; and Germany, France, Monaco, Hong Kong and Australia. Bonhams has a worldwide network of offices and regional representatives in 25 countries offering sales advice and valuation services in 60 specialist areas.

BUYING ART IS ADVENTUROUS The process of finding the right artist is time consuming and without existing relationship with a gallery, the most sought after artists are almost impossible to get. 24hdrop solves this problem and DROPS ONE ARTWORK PER WEEK. We mainly focus on artworks by international emerging artists and give our users a curated selection of the most exciting positions on the art market today. Once dropped, the users have 24 hours to decide if they want to buy the artwork or not. After 24 hours A RAFFLE WILL DECIDE who gets the artwork and who doesn't. To participate in the raffle, we block a certain amount on your credit card. If you are not lucky in being drawn, you’ll get the blocked amount back. If you were the lucky winner, the amount will get deducted from the final price you pay for the artwork. There are no hidden costs and you’ll know the tax and delivery costs before you participate in the draw. Our mission is to OPEN UP THE ART MARKET by offering our users are more curated selection in a playful mechanic. Everyone has the same chance to buy an artwork he or she falls in love with.