Schokman & Samerawickreme celebrates 125 years in auctioneering

Sri Lanka's pioneering Chartered Auctioneers Schokman & Samerawickreme celebrating 125 years of business in the country.

Celebrating the milestone, the t h i rd generat i o n of the Samerawickreme's, grandsons of Edwin De Alwis Samerawickreme and Shirley Samerawickreme's sons, Navinda and Anuja last week unveilied the country's first live auction site via its auction portal, www.shopandselllanka.lk.

Due to go live by August, the auctioneers say in a media release that the portal will revolutionise the auction industry in Sri Lanka where clients can view a wide gamut of products from motor vehicles, to furniture, antiques, jewellery, art and even real estate, bidding live real time.

At a media briefing recently, the brothers spoke of the history that has today transformed into a robust and dynamic business that gives Schokman & Samerawickreme premier stature not only as auctioneers, but as realtors and valuers. "The business was built on a mutual fascination for auctioneering between my grandfather and Mr. Schokman, whose partnership formed the foundation for the bedrock of auctioneering in Sri Lanka," said Managing Partner Navinda Samerawickreme.

Par tner/ Chief Executive Officer Anuja Samerawickreme added saying, "Our specialty now covers a wide gamut of fields including parate auctioneering and valuations. Being the most experienced and qualified in the market, we have now firmly etched ourselves as the preferred auctioneer among the diplomatic corps, NGOs, individuals and the private sector. This includes the valuation of both movable and immovable property. Our strength in vehicle auctions is well evidenced in the fact that we conduct at least 100 auctions annually for about 300 to 400 vehicles monthly".

we have now firmly etched ourselves as the preferred auctioneer among the diplomatic corps, NGOs, individuals and the private sector.