Our defintion of valuable items
The definition of valuable collectors' items is "wines, fortified wines or spirits which with continuity are bought and sold at international auctions and are in broad, documented demand".
Most of the items auctioned are the finest wines from:
• the regions of Bordeaux, Burgundy, Rhône,
Champagne and Alsace in France
• the regions of Piedmont, Venetia and Tuscany in Italy
• the Mosel and Rheingau regions of Germany
• the region of Ribera del Duero in Spain
• some regions in Australia and the United States
The designation of "valuable collectors' items" also applies to some fortified wines such as vintage port and madeira. In addition, vintage spirits from the French regions of Cognac, Armagnac and Calvados can match the criteria - as can some malt whiskies from Scotland.
Selling
Complete our valuation form to have your bottles valued. You can download the form as a PDF file from systembolaget.se. You can also order it from the Systembolaget Customer Service department or from Stockholms Auktionsverk. When you have filled in the form, simply send it to us by ordinary post.
Once we have received all your information - ideally including photographs - Systembolaget's assessors will carry out an initial evaluation. If the item meets our requirements for classification as a "valuable collectors' item", and if the bottle is considered interesting, a preliminary valuation is performed. Only interesting collectors' items are valued. We then send you a valuation message along with information about where and when you can deliver the item. Items are to be delivered to Stockholms Auktionsverk in Stockholm, Sweden, or to the company's branches in the Swedish cities of Gothenburg and Malmö. The sales contract itself is usually signed on delivery of the item(s).
Please note that you cannot deliver any items without a valuation message. So please bring this message with you when delivering your bottles. We only value items that we consider to be interesting to sell at auction.
Items received are subjected to a final valuation and are given an estimated price. The bottles are then displayed at the Stockholms Auktionsverk premises at Frihamnen in Stockholm, Sweden. Additional information about terms of sale are available online at auktionsverket.se
Buying
Prior to the auction, all the bottles are presented both in a printed catalogue and online at the Stockholms Auktionsverk Web site at auktionsverket.se.
The items for sale are also displayed at the Stockholms Auktionsverk premises at Frihamnen in Stockholm, Sweden, in the days leading up to the auction. You can buy in a number of ways, so simply choose the one that suits you best.
You can submit a written offer in advance to Stockholms Auktionsverks's Customer Service department, either by completing a printed bid form or using the Internet to fill in an online form.
- You can also bid during the auction itself: in the auction room, via the Internet or by phone.
Additional information about buying terms are available online at auktionsverket.se. You can also watch the auction live - and take part - at the Stockholms Auktionsverk branches in Gothenburg and Malmö, Sweden.
The catalogue
The various items are presented in a catalogue that will be available on request from Stockholms Auktionsverk. All the items will also be displayed online on www.auktionsverket.se approximately ten days before the auction.
Finally, the items will be on view at the Stockholms Auktionsverk premises at Magasin 5, Frihamnen, Stockholm, Sweden during a few days before the auction. The auction itself will be held at the Stockholms Auktionsverk premises at Nybrogatan 32, Stockholm, Sweden. It will also be possible to follow and participate in the auction via the company's web site, by phone or via the Stockholm Auktionsverk branches in Malmö and Gothenburg in Sweden.
Enquiries
For additional information, please contact us at auktioner@systembolaget.se
or on +46 8 503 327 54.
You can also contact Systembolaget's Customer Service department
on +46 771 83 83 00 or at kundtjanst@systembolaget.se.
You can also reach the various branches of Stockholms Auktionsverk on the following numbers:
Nybrogatan +46 8 453 67 00
Frihamnen +46 8 453 67 00
Gothenburg +46 31 20 61 10
Malmö +46 40 611 20 26