Aalders Auctions

Extreme disappointment and a complete scam! – This Sydney auction company promote themselves as "antique and fine art specialists". I bought two Chinese bronze swords in their March 2024 auction. Given their above self-description I had every reason to believe that the items were antique originals,however I have recently been advised by an expert that they are merely clever modern fakes made to deceive. I confronted Aalders about this and they admitted that they knew the items were not authentic and therefore never gave any indication of age. So basically they lied by not including any information whatsoever that the items were fakes. They refused to refund me or take any responsibility so I would advise all potential customers to totally avoid this deceitful auctioneer.