GoGoDiscover 2022 Auction
Join us, with your paddles at the ready, to take home your very own GoGoDiscover sculpture.
After 10 weeks of entertaining more than half a million people across Norfolk and Norwich, many of the T.rex and Steppe Mammoth sculptures are looking for new homes.
Whether you’re placing your bid from the comfort of your home via our online auction site, or holding a paddle up high at Norwich Cathedral in person on the night, you’ll not only capture a spectacular sculpture for your home, garden or business, but will also help to stamp out the mammoth expectations of young adults as they leave care.
The hammer will fall for 39 T.rex and 17 Steppe Mammoth sculptures on the evening. All 58 have a story tell with artists across the UK making their creative mark on the design, the whole trail made possible by the generous sponsorship of local businesses.
The auction will be hosted by acclaimed auctioneer Charles Hanson and Natasha Raskin Sharp. You’ll recognise both from TV shows Bargain Hunt, Flog it! and Antiques Road Trip.
For those attending the auction in person, you can expect a wonderful evening, with a sparkling reception and canapés.
For your chance to get in on the action please follow the links below to register your interest in attending, view and register for the online auction and have any questions answered in our FAQs at the bottom of this page.
28 SEPTEMBER
5.45pm arrival for 7pm auction start at Norwich Cathedral and online
Not interested in bidding but would like to keep up to date with all the action?
We'll be live streaming the whole auction on the GoGoDiscover Facebook page and reporting live from the event across all our social media channels. Visit the auction Facebook page here and click 'Going' to get instructions on how to view nearer the time.
The GoGoDiscover 2022 auction is kindly sponsored by Norfolk Cottages who we'd like to thank along with auction partners Production Bureau, Norwich Cathedral, Norwich School and Maids Head Hotel.
Frequently asked questions
We've collated some of the questions we most often get asked about the auction. If you can't find the answer you're looking for, download the Auction Terms and Conditions and Buyers Guide or ask the team via fundraising@break-charity.org, we'll be happy to help.
In total there are 59 lots in the auction. You can see all lots by visiting https://ggd.wildinartauctions.com/.
A limited number of sculptures will be present at the event on the evening, we’d encourage you to visit the sculpture while it is on the trail, details of where to find sculptures are available either via the GoGoDiscover app or by picking up or downloading a trail map.
There will be a preview event for anyone wishing to place bids on the sculptures. Please email eleanor.edge@break-charity.org to register your interest for this preview event.
As the buyer, you will be responsible for organising delivery or collection of the sculptures within 7 days of the auction. However, we are happy to assist where necessary. If you’d like to request delivery, we will arrange this through our partners RUSH Removals. We will raise an invoice for their fee the day following the auction and ask that this is paid before the delivery takes place. Please email peter.marron@break-charity.org if you have any further questions about how to get your sculpture home.
We are happy to provide shipping estimates before the auction and if you would like this information you should email peter.marron@break-charity.org including the Lot number and shipping dress by Friday 23 September. This will be an estimate, costs would be subject to increase or decrease depending on circumstances.
If you’d like to bid in person please visit this page to register your interest in attending the auction. You’ll be contacted by Break with a link to buy tickets and asked to complete a Bidder Registration Form in advance of the event.
If you’d like to bid via telephone or by using an absentee, proxy or with a written bid you’ll also need to complete a Bidder Registration Form in advance. Please contact fundraising@break-charity.org.
If you’d like to bid online without attending the event the visit https://ggd.wildinartauctions.com/.
There will be some concrete bases and wooden bases available to buy. The main fee will be a delivery cost which we can provide a quote nearer to auction date as required.
No, but from previous trails we know that the sculpture price can range from £3k – £22K with an average price being approximately £7k.
Unless agreed in writing with you by Break, you must pay for the sculpture either on the evening you register your winning bid, or within five days of the invoice being issued to you. Payment must be in pounds sterling and may be made by electronic transfer, debit card, credit card, bankers draft or cash (up to a maximum of £5,000).
Our sculptures which are currently displayed in internal locations generally are more suited to indoor use, however the other sculptures have been treated with varnish to protect them from the elements. Over time they will need to re-done and we can recommend a suitable supplier.