Trish and Chris Giles Welcome You to Wooden Rose Auctions Ltd.

About Us

Wooden Rose Auctions Ltd. is a full service auction house handling household, antiques and estates at our full time auction house located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. In addition to the domestic type of auctions, we also are involved with store and business closures, bankruptcy and liquidation auctions. We hold our auctions not only in Halifax, but also in other areas in Nova Scotia and the Maritimes. Our product varies from fine antiques and collectibles to modern furniture, new merchandise and/or liquidation of bankruptcy goods. We also offer Personal Property Appraisals.

We are licensed to sell unrestricted firearms, one of only two auctioneers to hold this license in Nova Scotia.

Our Experience

Wooden Rose Auctions is an experienced auction house, having been in business since September 1999. The founder and administrator have collectively over thirty years working experience in the auction world and our new owners (our daughter and son-in-law) have been working with the auction company since the beginning.

Our Rules

We pride ourselves in running our auctions with integrity, in that we present the goods for what they are, describing any deficiencies we detect. Our consigners can be assured strict confidentiality. We respect their need to reserve some items, however, we do not allow our consigners to inflate the price by bidding on or buying back their own goods. We do not allow the staff to purchase goods from the sale before the event, but we do allow them to bid competitively. Sold is sold. We never reopen a bid for any reason.

Wooden Rose Auctions is an associate member of the Maine Auctioneering Association, and we adhere to their code of ethics.

First Time At An Auction?

All our auctions are conducted live. Bidders are registered and assigned a numbered bid card. By raising your card the auctioneer will acknowledge your bid. Bidding will continue in this manner until there is no advance on the price at which time he will say sold and announce the winning bidder number. At Wooden Rose Auctions once we say sold, the bidding will never be reopened. The auctioneer is the sole recourse for any disputes. Your active bidding and the auctioneer's acceptance of your bid forms a legal and binding verbal contract. Our staff are always available to answer your questions.

Can't Be There in Person?

Should you not be able to stay for the auction, you may leave an advance bid and we will bid competitively for you. We require you to register with us and provide a credit card number when asking for this service. Another alternative would be a phone bid, where you actively participate in the bidding by telephone. This type of bidding requires registration and credit card as well.

Payment

Payment of goods must be made by the close of sale. Wooden Rose Auctions accept the following methods of payment at our discretion: Visa, Mastercard, Interac, and cash.

Wooden Roses?

These are actual wooden roses. Didn't know there were such things? Wooden roses are a Mi'kmaq art form. The elders make them from shaved maple and dye them with natural dyes. These roses came from Mill Brook and were made by Christine Pictou, who is a respected elder on the reserve. They are given in return for a kindness shown to another human being. These roses were given to us by some of our regular customers.