Auction of items from the family of
F. M. Alexander
Auction In June 2007 the Estate of F. M. Alexander sold items which belonged to F. M. Alexander and other items from the Alexander family. This is a record of the items which were sold.

The old text for the auction is given below.
1: Pictures.

2: Books and papers.

3: Miscellany: furniture, porcelain, etc.
Ebay.co.uk Jean M. O. Fischer is organising the sale on behalf of the Estate. The auction has started on ebay.co.uk (on 8th-9th June) and will finish 18th-19th June 2007.

To see and bid on the items on www.ebay.co.uk on the above dates, go to “advanced search” and in the field for “From specific sellers” enter “jmofischer”.
Background to the sale Most of F. M. Alexander’s estate went to his youngest brother, Beaumont Alexander. Beaumont sold off the Penhill Estate, and moved out of Ashley Place when the lease expired. It is probable that he sold most of the furniture. Some items may have been lost in the fire in Grove Hall Hotel where Beaumont and his family lived for some time. Beaumont’s widow, Joyce, inherited what was left and, according to her son and grandson, took great care of the items which came from Ashley Place. After her death, the items were stored by her son. The items were then passed on to the grandson (F. M. Alexander’s grandnephew) who has now moved abroad and is therefore unable to keep them. He wishes the items to be taken care of, and trusts that this auction will ensure that “a good home” is found for them.

There are a few more items (4 or 5) which belonged to F. M. Alexander, but it has not been practically possible to include them in this auction. There may therefore be a second auction in the future. News of this will be posted on the Mouritz website.

The provenance of the items has been estimated by Jean M. O. Fischer based on consultation with the nephew and grandnephew of F. M. Alexander and other sources.

The Ebay auction has been chosen in order to make the items available worldwide* and in order to make the process transparent and open.

* Subject to despatch restrictions for collection-in-person only items.
Ebay auction You must have access to the internet in order to participate in an Ebay auction. If you are new to Ebay please read the buyer’s guide on:
http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/ebayexplained/buying/index.html

To pay via PayPal you need to sign up first:
www.paypal.com
Conditions Please read the conditions of the individual items carefully.

The descriptions in the preview pages are subject to change should further information become available. For the purpose of the sale only the description on www.ebay.co.uk is valid.

This is an www.ebay.co.uk auction only. No negotiations or buy-it-now offers will be entered into. Some items are so heavy that collection in person is the only option available.

Please note that some items have a reserve price.

Payment for purchases for less than £500 can be made via Paypal.

Payment for purchases for items sold for more than £500 can only be made via cheque or bank transfer. No items will be shipped or can be collected until cheque has cleared or bank transfer has been completed. Cheques or bank transfers must be received within 7 days of end of auction. PayPal payments must be received within 48 hours of end of auction. Despatch will take place within 3 days of receiving cleared payments.

Collect in person items must be completed within two weeks of end of auction.

Failure to meet any of the dead-lines or pay in full, will result in the item being offered to the second highest bidder or re-auctioned.

Items are sold as seen and refund will only be given if an item is not as described or is damaged in the post.

Viewing: Items cannot be viewed in advanced.

Questions? Questions can be made once the sale has started on Ebay. Under the section “Meet the seller” you can chose “Ask seller a question”. Question and answers will be posted on Ebay. Questions which are not posted through Ebay will not be answered. Please do not telephone or write.

Jean M. O. Fischer is organising the auction on behalf of the Estate and can only answer questions relating to the items. The Estate does not wish to sell the items as a collection.
Postage and packing All postage and packing charges include insurance. Insurance is limited to what is available through Royal Mail and ParcelForce. For details please see the individual items on Ebay. Items which are sold at more than the insurance limit will only be despatched at buyer’s responsibility. In such cases it is recommended that the buyer arranges a courier to collect the material (in which case the buyer is responsible for the insurance with the courier), e.g. UPS.
1: Pictures.

2: Books and papers.

3: Miscellany: furniture, porcelain, etc.