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Classic Boats on Auction

On 14th April 2010 Turk Film Services will be holding an online auction of up to 200 individual boats and floating craft.

Collected over the last 100 years this unique collection includes craft that made appearances in a huge number of 'household name' productions including Hornblower, Harry Potter, Swallows and Amazons, 633 Squadron and Three Men in a Boat.

The auction will be hosted online by Apex Auctions Limited (in association with The Auctioneer Ltd), registration and bidding opens at the begining of March.  Viewing for the auction will take place on 12th and 13th April at the Chatham boat yard, bidding will then begin to close from 3pm on 14th April on the Apex Auctions website.


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To register for the auction please use the link below or for more information on how to register for the sale, visit the Register page.


The auction has already been attracting huge amounts of attention as the sale comprises of such a diverse range of conventional river-faring vessels that range enormously in shape, size and age. 

The collection of boats is owned by the well known river family Turks of Kingston. To find out more on the fascinating 300 year history of their company please visit the about section.








Phase 2 Coming Soon

As part of the closure of the Chatham facility a number of unique film props and antiques will be available.

Items include pistols, compasses, telescopes, hats, swords and much more collected over the past 50 years for use in film and television productions.This phase of the sale will be cataloged and uploaded to the Apex Auctions website once the boats from the first phase of the sale have been removed.

If you are interested in receiving updates for this phase of the auction please complete the email sign up form on the right.


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