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Tennants is a fourth-generation business and the UK’s largest family-owned auctioneers.  From its base in the Yorkshire Dales, twenty-nine specialist departments offer an outstanding range and depth of expertise that, combined with the company’s strong traditional values and a personal approach, have won Tennants widespread respect in the international marketplace. Tennants has grown into a company that uniquely combines personal service with a global reach.

As a long-standing family business, Tennants has the knowledge and experience clients can trust.  The company is renowned for consistently high selling rates and for regularly achieving record prices. Tennants hold over eighty carefully curated sales a year covering all major disciplines, each led by a specialist in their field, which are widely acknowledged to be some of the most significant to be held outside London.

Combining knowledge, professionalism, and a personable approach, Tennants is one of the UK’s most respected auctioneers which has built a loyal client base that recognise and share Tennants core values.

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