Watel Antik

About our work

Antique gallery Watel Antik has offices in Austria, France and Ukraine.

The exposition is based on our private collection, collected over many years of work in the antique business, and regularly replenished at auctions in different European cities. Our special priority - the auctions in France and Monaco.

A visit to our gallery in the center of Kyiv, where a large number of lots are exhibited, is possible by prior arrangement.

Currently visit is not available!

Latest purchases and new items are regularly posted on our website. Also stay tuned to our social networks!

You can contact us at the Viber (Austria) and WhatsApp (France) numbers indicated on the website from Monday to Friday from 10 am to 6 pm GMT+2. We try to respond to your inquiries by e-mail as quickly as possible, excluding weekends.

We are certified specialists in this field and speak several foreign languages and also accept requests for them: English, German, Spanish, French and Slovenian.

About purchase

You can purchase the lot you are interested in:

  • by sending us a request by email;
  • by contacting us via communication means (Viber, WhatsApp);
  • by sending a request to reserve a lot;
  • by paying for the purchase online through the LiqPay system (currently not available!)

When buying from Watel Antik, the client must understand that the lots being purchased are antique or vintage, with the appropriate traces of existence, time and history. In lots' descriptions we indicate in detail all the characteristics and condition at the time of sale as well as the information provided in the attribution of this lot, if it was purchased at the auction house. Before making a purchase you can ask us additional questions you are interested in and request more photos (by agreement). We draw your attention to the fact that lots are not subject to exchange and return.

If you are not yet completely sure of buying a lot you like or if you need additional advice, please send us the appropriate request form via the website, which is located on lot's page. To send it, you need to select items you are interested in and submit an application. If there is a request for additional consultation, the lot will be reserved for you within 24 hours. For regular customers, this service is available for 72 hours.

About payment

All prices are in Euro. Currently price is available upon request.

We accept various methods of payment upon agreement with customer.

About delivery

Delivery of your purchase is carried out worldwide.

The lot weight on the site is indicated as "net", excluding packaging.

We ship from Ukraine, Austria and France, depending on the location of your purchase.

Shipping cost is not included in the lot price.

Due to the peculiarities of the packaging of antiques, delivery terms are discussed with each client individually.

About lots' authenticity and attribution

Generally, an attribution is the determination of the credibility, authenticity, authorship, place and time of creation of a work based on an analysis of stylistic, technological and other features. In an auction house, the auctioneer is responsible for attribution of the lot. In France he or she is called "comissaire-priseure", in Austria and Germany - "Versteigerer". He or she not only analyzes and describes the lots, but also determines their price - the so-called "estimate" - and he or she also conducts the auction.

The majority of our lots have attributions from well-known European auction houses.

When you buy a lot with attribution, you will receive a corresponding certificate.

About partnership and special offers for architects and designers

We offer a range of rewards for our loyal customers and partners.

Due to the diversity of our activities (see below "About additional services" as well as the section "Our projects and services"), we are interested in working with architects, designers, connoisseurs of antiques and vintage. We will be happy to consider and offer you various options for cooperation in the process of individual communication.

About additional services

In addition to the sale of antiques, we are pleased to provide you with our other services, from restoration to the manufacture of exclusive packaging.

Get acquainted with our projects and services here

Possibility of lots' "fitting" within interior

Currently not provided!

This service is available for many of our small and large lots. Payment is made separately, all the conditions are discussed with customer individually.

In the case of buying a "fitting" lot, the cost of the service is 100% refundable.

About Fritz-Karl Watel (François Vatel)

The name "Watel" is a synonym to "impeccability". An outstanding Swiss in the service of the French aristocrats of royal blood. This is both the Prince of Condé and the superintendent of finance during the times of King Louis XIV - Nicolas Fouquet.

A symbol of passionate love for your work, willingness to die for it. In all senses.

An ingenious organizer of festivals of a royal scale, a standard of impeccable taste and style, the "father" of catering.

You can read more about the mastermind behind Watel Antik in this article: Watel Fritz-Karl/ Vatel François

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