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Please note that our terms of sale have changed recently.

By registering for the auction, you agree to the following terms and conditions. Payment within ten (10) working days after the end of the sale. We have the right to keep the goods until payment is made. Telephone and absent bidders will be notified by email within two (2) days of the end of the sale. We accept payment in the form of cash, check, money order, wire transfer, PayPal, visa, MasterCard, etc. We do not accept payment by international credit card. For international payment, we only accept wire transfer and paypal. All wire transfers are subject to a bank charge of 30 euros. For PayPal, we will charge a 4.5% transaction fee. For credit cards, there is a 4% transaction fee.

1. All goods are sold as they are and free from defects. There are no other types of warranties or representations, express or implied, of merchantability. All artists? The names and dates recorded in this catalog shall not be deemed to be ineligible attribution to the designated artist. No artist or date has been or is intended to be attributed to the author or execution date. Therefore, no property in this catalog is subject to any warranties of authenticity and / or provenance, and all property is sold as is. All items are available for your pre bid inspection. Your bid will mean that you have fully checked the items you want, or you choose not to check them. The pictorial description is our opinion and should never be construed as any guarantee of the age, condition, material, provenance or any other characteristics of the items sold. We recommend that potential bidders check all projects they are interested in. If you need absolute certainty in all areas of authenticity, your assessment results leave uncertainty in your mind and we recommend that you do not bid on the project. We don't refund. All sales are final. Any employee of the auctioneer or the company entrusted with auctioneer who fails to make a written or oral statement shall not be deemed as the guarantee or liability of any seller entrusted with the auctioneer or the representative of the company entrusted with auctioneer.
2. The auction will start at a price that the auctioneer deems appropriate. The auctioneer always has the right to withdraw a large number of auctions for any reason. At the discretion of the auctioneer, bids from any source less than half (1 / 2) of the valuation shall not be accepted: by telephone, by default, online or gallery auction, unless authorized by the auctioneer. All parcels in this catalogue have a reserve price, which is a confidential minimum hammering price. Under this price, many parcels will be sold. When executing the reservation, the auctioneer has the right to bid on behalf of the client, whether in bid opening or in response to other bidders to continue bidding until the reservation is reached. If the auction reserve is not reached, the auctioneer has the right to withdraw the auction products.
3. Once we announce that a project has been sold, we cannot start bidding again. It is the bidder's responsibility to draw our attention before our offer is sold. When the auctioneer announces the completion of the auction object, the property right shall be transferred to the bidder. We reserve the right to reject any bid deemed inappropriate or withdraw any project due to lack of proper bid. If an item exits the auction, only the auctioneer has the right to decide whether to re auction it.
4. All forms of telephone auction and absentee bidders are strictly confidential and must be received two days before the auction date. Additional telephone offers, including additional offers for telephone calls with staff, cannot be accepted on the day of the auction. Leaving a lot with an absent or telephone bid indicates that you are willing to open half (1 / 2) of the print low estimate and give the auctioneer the power to open the bid level. The agent auction company shall have the right to withdraw any article at any time for any reason and to cancel any sale in case of error or dispute. We make every effort to fulfill all absentee and telephone bid bookings, but we shall not be liable for any loss due to the failure to execute the absentee bid or the failure of telephone booking. The submission of a bid by default or by telephone does not extend the credit.
5. At the request of the buyer, the entrusted auctioneer usually authorizes the delivery of the purchased goods within two weeks after receiving the payment. Usually through a third-party shipper. A list of shippers was also provided. Unless otherwise directed by the buyer, the mode of transport shall be at the sole discretion of the agent auction company. The buyer shall be responsible for all transportation expenses, including but not limited to the expenses of picking up, packing, handling and transportation. The consigned auctioneer shall not be liable for any loss, damage or delay caused by the act or omission of the independent agent, packer or shipper on the purchased goods, or the packaging or transportation of any property.
6. All purchases are subject to applicable German sales tax.
7. The bid indicates that you understand and accept the terms of sale. In the event of a buyer's breach of these terms of sale, including the payment obligation to purchase the goods, the company acting as auctioneer may seek all remedies under law, including cancellation of the sale and the unreserved re provision of the property.
8. All items that have not been picked up within three months shall be assessed at a storage fee of 5.00 euro per item per day.
9. Please note that batches containing ivory, tortoiseshell or other animal materials may be regulated by the Endangered Species Act and the German Department of wildlife. Some countries prohibit the import of property containing materials from endangered species. If potential buyers intend to import these goods to another country, they should be familiar with the relevant customs regulations before bidding.
10. In any judicial proceedings in which the court refuses to enforce any of the provisions contained in this clause, such unenforceable provisions shall be deemed to have been removed from the provisions of this Agreement for the purposes of such proceedings to the extent that the remaining separate provisions contained in this Agreement are permitted to be enforced in such proceedings.
11. These terms and conditions shall inure to the benefit of the acting auctioneer, Inc. and its successors and / or assigns and shall not be terminated, amended or modified except by an instrument in writing signed by the acting auctioneer, Inc.
12. The provisions of these terms and conditions shall be interpreted and enforced in accordance with German law.
13. Any person or entity that submits a bid to any auction represents, warrants and undertakes that he / she / it will be served by legal process in Germany and will continue to be bound by the service of legal process as long as these terms and conditions are valid.
14. Any person or entity submitting a bid at any auction hereby acknowledges that if such bidder is found to be in breach of any of the terms or conditions contained in these terms and conditions, the agent auction company shall be entitled to all costs and expenses, including but not limited to court fees and reasonable attorneys' fees? Costs associated with any such breach.


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