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eCONDITIONS OF SALE FOR CHRISTIE’S FRANCE SNC
ONLINE-ONLY SALES: AUCTIONS AND BUY-NOW
PLEASE READ THESE CONDITIONS OF SALE AND THE SALE PARTICULARS CAREFULLY
BEFORE PLACING ANY BID ON A LOT OR BUYING ANY LOT USING BUY-NOW.
THESE CONDITIONS OF SALE AND THE SALE PARTICULARS, ALONG WITH THE IMPORTANT
NOTICES AND EXPLANATION OF CATALOGUING PRACTICE, SET OUT THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS ON WHICH WE OFFER THE LOTS LISTED IN THIS SALE. BY REGISTERING TO BID
AND/OR BY BIDDING AT AUCTION OR BUYING USING BUY-NOW, YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS
AND CONDITIONS AND THEY WILL BECOME CONTRACTUALLY BINDING ON YOU. THEY ALSO
DESCRIBE CERTAIN LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS OF LIABILITY FOR CHRISTIE’S AND THE
SELLER OF A LOT, WHERE APPLICABLE. UNLESS WE OWN A LOT( SYMBOL), CHRISTIE’S ACTS
AS AGENT FOR THE SELLER.
PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE UNDERSTOOD ALL CHARGES, FEES AND TAXES THAT MAY
BE APPLIED TO YOUR BID PRICE OR BUY-NOW PRICE BEFORE YOU PLACE YOUR BID. THESE
WILL DEPEND UPON WHERE THE LOT IS LOCATED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE.
AA THESE CONDITIONS OF SALE - BINDING ON YOU
1. These Conditions of Sale set out the terms on which Christie’s France SNC, 9 avenue Matignon 75008, France
(referred to as Christie’s, "we", "us", "our" and "ourselves" in these Conditions of Sale) and the seller offer
the lots for sale.
2. Words and expressions which are in bold in these Conditions of Sale have the meaning set out in the glossary
which is set out in paragraph I of these Conditions of Sale.
3. By registering and/or by bidding in an auction, or where you (also referred to as the "buyer” and “your” in these
Conditions of Sale) purchase a lot using Buy-Now, you agree that these Conditions of Sale and the Sale
Particulars shall be contractually binding on you.
BB THE SELLER
1. The party who is the seller for the purposes of an auction or Buy-Now sale will depend on who owns the lot at
the time the sale is completed. If the lot is owned by Christie’s, we will be the seller (identified with the
 symbol). If the lot is owned by a third party, the third party owner of the lot will be the seller, whose identity
may not be disclosed.
2. Where a third party is the seller, Christie’s will be selling that lot as the agent of the seller. This means that
Christie’s is providing services to the third party seller to help them sell their lot and that Christie’s is
concluding the contract for the sale of the lot on behalf of that third party seller.
3. When Christie’s is the agent of the third party seller, the contract of sale which is created by any successful bid
for a lot, or by any purchase of a lot using Buy-Now, will be directly between you and the third party seller,
and not between you and Christie’s. However, even when the sale is by Christie’s on behalf of the third party
seller, Christie’s gives certain undertakings to you directly. These are further described below in these
Conditions of Sale.
4. The Sale Particulars will identify if the owner of a lot immediately before the sale is completed is a consumer.
If the seller is not identified as a consumer the seller of the property immediately before the sale will be
Christie’s.
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A. BEFORE THE SALE
1. Description of lots
(a) Certain words used in the Sale Particulars to describe a lot have special meanings. You can find details of
these in the “Important Notices and Explanation of Cataloguing Practice” which forms part of these Conditions
of Sale in paragraph L. You can find a key to symbols used in the Sale Particulars under the headings “VAT
Symbols, Explanations and Refunds” in paragraph J and “Symbols” in paragraph K.
(b) Our description of any lot, any condition report and any other statement made by us (whether orally or in
writing) about any lot, including about its nature or condition, artist, period, materials, approximate dimensions
or provenance are our opinion and not to be relied on as a statement of fact. We do not carry out in-depth
research of the sort carried out by professional historians and scholars. All dimensions and weights are
approximate only.
2. Our responsibility for our description of lots
We do not provide any guarantee in relation to the nature of a lot apart from our authenticity warranty
contained in paragraph A7(c), E2(a) and if applicable, E2(d) and to the extent provided in paragraph H2 below.
3. Condition
(a) The condition of lots can vary widely due to factors such as age, previous damage, restoration, repair and wear
and tear. Their nature means that they will rarely be in perfect condition. Lots are sold “as is”, in the condition
they are in at the time of the sale, without any representation or warranty or assumption of liability of any kind
as to condition by Christie’s or by the seller.
(b) Any reference to condition in the Sale Particulars or in a condition report will not amount to a full description
of condition, and images may not show the condition of a lot clearly. Colours and shades may look different
on the screen to how they look on physical inspection. Condition reports may be available to help you evaluate
the condition of a lot. Condition reports are provided free of charge as a convenience to our buyers and are for
guidance only. They offer our opinion but they may not refer to all faults, inherent defects, restoration, alteration
or adaptation because our staff are not professional restorers or conservators. For that reason, they are not an
alternative to taking your own professional advice. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have requested,
received and considered any condition report.
4. Estimates
Estimates are based on the condition, rarity, quality and provenance of the lot and on prices recently paid at
auction for similar property. Estimates can change. Neither you, nor anyone else, may rely on any estimate as
a prediction or guarantee of the actual selling price of a lot or its value for any other purposes. Estimates do not
include any buyer's premium or any applicable taxes or charges or artist’s resale royalty.
5. Jewellery
(a) Coloured gemstones (such as rubies, sapphires and emeralds) may have been treated to improve their look,
through methods such as heating and oiling. These methods are accepted by the international jewellery trade
but may make the gemstone less strong and/or require special care over time.
(b) All types of gemstones may have been improved by some method. You may request a gemmological report for
any lot which does not have a report if the request is made to us at least three weeks before the date of the sale
and you pay the fee for the report.
(c) We do not obtain a gemmological report for every gemstone sold in our sales. Where we do get gemmological
reports from internationally accepted gemmological laboratories, such reports may be described in the Sale
Particulars. Reports from American gemmological laboratories will describe any improvement or treatment to
the gemstone. Reports from European gemmological laboratories will describe any improvement or treatment
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only if we request that they do so, but will confirm when no improvement or treatment has been made. Because
of differences in approach and technology, laboratories may not agree whether a particular gemstone has been
treated, the amount of treatment or whether treatment is permanent. The gemmological laboratories will only
report on the improvements or treatments known to the laboratories at the date of the report.
(d) For jewellery sales, all estimates are based on the information in any gemmological report or, if no
gemmological report is available, you should assume that the gemstones may have been treated or enhanced.
6. Watches & Clocks
(a) Almost all clocks and watches are repaired in their lifetime and may include parts which are not original. We
do not give a warranty that any individual component part of any watch or clock is authentic. Watchbands
described as “associated” are not part of the original watch and may not be authentic. Clocks may be sold
without pendulums, weights or keys.
(b) As collectors’ watches and clocks often have very fine and complex mechanisms, you are responsible for any
general service, change of battery or further repair work that may be necessary. We do not give a warranty that
any watch or clock is in good working order. Certificates are not available unless described in the Sale
Particulars.
(c) Most watches have been opened to find out the type and quality of movement. For that reason, watches with
water resistant cases may not be waterproof and we recommend you have them checked by a competent
watchmaker before use.
Important information about the sale, transport and shipping of watches and watchstraps can be found at paragraph
G5(h).
B. REGISTERING TO BID
1. Registration
(a) If you have not previously bid or consigned with MyChristie’s and do not have a MyChristie’s account, you
will need to create a MyChristie’s account following the instructions provided at
http://onlineonly.christies.com and provide any required information and/or complete any necessary forms.
In order to register and bid in online-only sales you must be at least 18 years old. For certain other online-only
sales, we may require you to meet a different minimum age. If you have an existing MyChristie’s account,
you can sign into the online-only sale with your existing username and password and then subsequently register
for the sale (if you have multiple accounts, you will need to select the account under which you wish to transact).
(b) If you are a returning bidder who has not bought anything from any of our salerooms in the last two years or if
you want to spend more than on previous occasions, we may at our discretion ask you for updated information.
If you have any questions, please contact Christie’s Client Services.
(c) You will need to give us enough time to process and approve your registration. We may, at our option, decline
to permit you to register as a bidder.
(d) Christie’s will ship a lot only to the registered address that you confirm when registering to bid in an onlineonly sale.
2. Failure to provide the right documents
If in our opinion you do not satisfy our bidder identification and registration procedures, including, but not
limited to, completing any anti-money laundering and/or anti-terrorism financing checks we may require to our
satisfaction, we may refuse to register you to bid or permit your participation in the sale and if you make a
successful bid, we may cancel the contract for sale between you and the seller.
3. Registering as an Individual/on behalf of a Company
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(a) When registering to bid either as an individual or on behalf of an entity, you accept that in making a bid, you
are accepting personal liability to pay the purchase price (as defined in paragraph F(1)(b) below), unless it has
been explicitly agreed in writing with Christie’s before the commencement of the sale that the bidder is acting
as agent on behalf of an identified third party acceptable to Christie’s and Christie’s will only look to the
principal for payment. In order to register to bid, you are required to supply the information requested, including
a valid debit or credit card in your name or other accepted payment information.
(b) If you are bidding on behalf of an entity as an Authorized User against an entity’s transactional account with
Christie’s, you must select the appropriate account at time of sale registration. If you do not already have a
MyChristie’s account you will first need to create one; similarly if the entity does not have a Christie’s
transactional account it will need to create one. In either situation, Christie’s may require your entity to provide
certain documents or meet certain qualifications as set forth below. Please contact Christie’s Client Services
to set up your MyChristie’s account or entity transactional account.
(c) Christie’s will require you, or, if you are registering to bid on behalf of a company in accordance with paragraph
B3(b), your company, to provide the following types of information and/or documentation: Confirmation of
registration (including, but not limited to, a Certificate of Incorporation or Certificate of Formation or Certificate
of Good Standing); Confirmation of beneficial ownership (e.g. schedule of shareholders, articles of organization
or operating agreement); Confirmation of registered address (e.g. utility bill, bank statement or recent postal
envelope, if the registered address is not listed on company documents); and Valid, government-issued photo
ID for account owner (driver's license, passport or national identity card).
(d) Christie’s may also require the production of bank or other financial references or that you meet certain
qualifications. Christie’s may also require deposits of a portion of a placed bid to be made to Christie’s. In
such event, should you not be the successful bidder, your deposit shall be promptly returned to you. If you are
the successful bidder, any such deposit shall be used to offset the appropriate portion of the purchase price.
(e) As a successful bidder, if you registered as a company bidder, your company will need to pay for any purchases
via a credit card issued to the company account and not a personal account.
4. Bidding on behalf of another person
(a) As authorised bidder: If you are bidding on behalf of another person who will pay Christie’s directly, that person
will need to complete the registration requirements above before you can bid, and supply a signed letter authorising you
to bid for him/her.
(b) As agent for a principal: If you register in your own name but are acting as agent for someone else (the “ultimate
buyer(s)”) who will put you in funds before you pay us, you accept personal liability to pay the purchase price and all
other sums due. We will require you to disclose the identity of the ultimate buyer(s) and may require you to provide
documents to verify their identity in accordance with paragraph E3(b).
5. Credit limits
Each bidder is subject to an aggregate bidding limit based on the currency of the sale and you should be notified
of this when registering for an online-only sale. Any such bidding limit will apply to all items for sale in that
particular online-only sale and to all items you bid upon in aggregate, not on a per lot basis. The bidding limit
is based upon the maximum bid you make as opposed to the actual bid amount that is accepted. Christie’s, in
its sole discretion, may lower or rescind this limit and has the ability to contact you to request the production of
documents or information in relation to such limit. A maximum bid on a lot is deducted against the aggregate
bidding limit and the bidding limit will not be reset until bidding on that lot closes. If you should reach the
aggregate bidding limit based on the bids you place (whether maximum bids or actual bid amounts), you will
not be able to place any further bids on those lots or any additional bids on other lots. You may adjust (i.e.
remove, lower or increase) a maximum bid on a lot as long as the bids accepted on such lot have not met or
exceeded the maximum bid amount. Should you wish to bid beyond your bidding limit or if you have a question
regarding your bidding limit, please contact Christie’s Client Services.
C. DURING THE SALE
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1. Connectivity and Technical Issues
(a) Broadband or other internet capacity constraints, corporate firewalls and other technical problems beyond our
reasonable control may create difficulties for some users including (but not limited to) accessing sales and
maintaining continuity of such access.
(b) Christie’s will not be responsible to you for errors or failures to execute bids placed on the internet or on your
mobile device, including, without limitation, errors or failures caused by: (i) any loss of connection on
Christie’s or your end to the online-only sale; (ii) a breakdown or problems with the online bidding software;
and/or (iii) a breakdown or problems with any internet connection, computer, mobile device or system.
Execution of online and mobile internet bids is a free service and Christie’s does not accept liability for your
or our failing to access the bidding site or to execute an online or mobile internet bid or for errors or omissions
in connection with this activity. In addition, we will not be responsible for any errors that may occur in the
quality of digital images.
2. Christie’s discretion in relation to bidding / purchasing
(a) Christie’s reserves the right, in our absolute discretion: (i) to reject your registration to bid; (ii) to reject, revoke
or refuse to accept any bid or use of Buy-Now (even those that have been previously accepted); (iii) to withdraw
or divide any lot or combine any two or more lots; (iv) whether during or after the sale, to restart or continue
the bidding even if the bidding has finished; (v) to re-offer the lot as a new Buy-Now lot at a fixed price; or (vi)
in the case of error or dispute and whether during or after the sale, to continue the bidding, determine the
successful bidder, cancel the sale of the lot, or re-offer and re-sell any lot. If any dispute relating to bidding
arises during or after the sale, Christie’s decision in exercise of this option is final.
(b) Christie’s reserves the right to disable or deactivate your account at any time during the sale.
3. Online Bidding Process - Bidding increments
(a) Bids may only be submitted between the dates and times specified in the Sale Particulars for that lot.
(b) As soon as you place and confirm your bid amount, the bid is submitted (subject to the aggregate credit limit
referred to in paragraph B4). You accept and agree that bids submitted in this way are final and that you may
not, under any circumstances, amend, retract or revoke your bid. We are not responsible for any errors you make
in bidding. Once you have made a bid, the next bidding increment is shown for your convenience on your “Next
Bid” button.
(c) Bidding generally opens at or below the low estimate and increases in steps (bidding increments) to be
determined in Christie’s sole discretion. Bidding opens at a specified bid amount and advances in increments
of up to 10%. Bidding increments are as follows:
€0 to €2,000 by €100
€2,000 to €3,000 by €200
€3,000 to €5,000 by €200, €500, €800
€5,000 to €10,000 by €500
€10,000 to €20,000 by €1,000
€20,000 to €30,000 by €2,000
€30,000 to €50,000 by €2,000, €5,000, €8,000
€50,000 to €100,000 by €5,000
Above €100,000 by €10,000
(d) Currency Calculator: Christie’s may show bids in some other major currencies as well as the currency of the
sale, as specified in the Sale Particulars. Any conversion is for guidance only and we cannot be bound by any
rate of exchange shown by the currency calculator. Christie’s is not responsible for any error (human or
otherwise), omission or breakdown in providing these services.
4. “Buy-Now”
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If this functionality is offered for a particular lot, it allows you to buy that lot at a fixed price (the “Buy-Now price”)
without bidding during an auction. If you purchase such a lot at the Buy-Now price, these Conditions of Sale and
Sale Particulars for that lot will apply to the sale in the same manner as if you had been the successful bidder in an
auction for that lot.
5. Absentee Bidding Services
(a) You may request that Christie’s execute your bid on any particular lot(s) indicated by you in a signed Absentee
Bid Form that we make available to you for the sale. All absentee bids must be in the currency of the sale, as
indicated in the Sale Particulars for that lot. All absentee bids are subject to clearance by Christie’s Finance
and Credit department and must satisfy Christie’s Know Your Customer requirements. To be eligible for this
service, you must provide us with a valid email address where we can contact you.
(b) We must receive your signed and completed Absentee Bid Form either physically at our saleroom premises or
by contacting the relevant sales specialist no later than 24 hours prior to the scheduled closing of the first lot in
the sale. We will not accept any requests after this point nor will we accept any oral requests, unsigned or
incomplete Absentee Bid Forms, or any written or emailed requests not on our Absentee Bid Form for the sale
you wish to bid upon.
(c) You may not cancel your bid after you have sent it to us. You may increase or decrease your bid prior to the
expiry of the 24-hour period by sending us an updated Absentee Bid Form for the lot(s). We will notify you
(via the email address you provide) when: (i) your bid has been entered into our system; and (ii) if you are the
winner of the lot(s) that you have bid upon. We will not send you an email if at the time of our receipt of your
bid, your requested bid amount has already been exceeded by another party’s bid on the same lot or if another
matching bid has received priority because of the time that we received it.
(d) All bids received by us will be time stamped based upon the time that we have received them. Absentee bids
will be officially entered by Christie’s prior to the time that the first lot of the sale closes. An online bid that is
submitted after an absentee bid is received by us, but before it is inputted by us, will take precedence. In the
event that Christie’s receives multiple absentee bids at the same bid amount, the earlier absentee bid received
by us will have priority over any later competing absentee bid received by us. In the event that an online bid is
placed at the same time that we submit an identical absentee bid, the online bid will take precedence. We are
not responsible for failing to execute an absentee bid on your behalf or for our determination of the official time
of receipt by us of any bid or absentee bid on a lot. Christie’s may determine in its sole discretion the official
time that a bid has been received.
(e) Christie’s as auctioneer will take reasonable steps to carry out absentee bids at the lowest possible price, taking
into account the reserve, but will not have any liability if it fails to do so.
(f) Additional information about our responsibility for bidding services can be found in paragraph H.
(g) If there is any conflict between this paragraph C5 and the instructions contained on the Absentee Bid Form, the
Absentee Bid Form will take precedence.
6. Reserves
(a) All lots are subject to a reserve. The reserve cannot be more than the lot’s low estimate.
(b) Under no circumstances will the system place any bid on behalf of the seller at or above the reserve.
(c) Christie’s reserves the right, in our absolute discretion, to lower the reserve of any lot in an online-only sale
prior to the end of the sale.
7. The record of the sale
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The record of sale (Christie’s records which relate to the sale) will be taken as absolute and final in all disputes. In
the event of a discrepancy between any online records or messages provided to you and the record of sale, the record
of sale will govern.
8. Withdrawal of lots
Christie’s reserves the right, at our complete discretion, to withdraw any lot from the sale, whether prior to or
during the auction or Buy-Now sale, and shall have no liability whatsoever with regard to such withdrawal.
9. Closing of a lot
(a) A countdown clock is displayed for each lot on the lot description page. Where there is bidding activity on a
particular lot within 3 minutes prior to the lot's allocated closing time, there will be a bidding extension so
that there will always be a 3-minute period between the last bid and closing time of that lot. These extensions
will continue indefinitely until there is no more bidding activity on the lot for a period of 3 minutes.
(b) The extension of one lot’s closing time does not affect other lots’ closing times therefore it is possible that
lots will close out of numerical lot order.
10. Successful Bids - Auctions
The highest bid will be the successful bidder when the lot closes, unless Christie’s decides to use its discretion as set
out in paragraph C2 and C7 above. This means a contract for sale has been formed between the seller and the
successful bidder. Winning bidders will receive an email notification of any successful bid. Bidders are also requested
to log in as soon as possible after the sale to obtain details of the outcome of their successful bid by checking the “My
Purchases” tab of the online-only sale. We do not accept responsibility for notifying you of the result of your bids
unless you are successful and you should check as soon as possible after the sale to get details of the outcome of your
bid.
D. CHARGES TO YOU - BUYER’S PREMIUM, TAXES AND ARTIST’S RESALE ROYALTY,
SHIPPING AND LOSS DAMAGE LIABILITY CHARGES
1. The Buyer’s Premium
We will charge you a buyer’s premium on the hammer price of each lot sold.
We calculate the buyer’s premium as follows:
26% free of tax (i.e., 27.43% including VAT for books and 31.20% including VAT for other lots) up to and including
€700,000; a buyer’s premium of 20% free of tax (i.e., 21.10% including VAT for books and 24% including VAT for
other lots) of the excess of the hammer price above €700,001 and up to and including €4,000,000 and a buyer’s
premium of 14.5% free of taxes (i.e., 15.2975% including VAT for books and 17.4% including VAT for other lots) of
the excess of the hammer price above €4,000,001. For wine sales, the successful bidder agrees to pay a buyer’s
premium of 25% free of taxes (i.e., 30% including VAT).
VAT will be added to the buyer’s premium and is payable by you. The VAT may not be shown separately on our
invoice because of tax laws. You may be eligible to have a VAT refund in certain circumstances if the lot is exported.
Please see the “VAT refunds: what can I reclaim?” section of ‘VAT Symbols and Explanation’ for further
information.
If you have any questions regarding VAT, please refer to Christie’s VAT department at +44 (0) 20 7389 9060 (email:
vat_london@christies.com, fax: +44 (0) 20 3219 6076). Christie’s recommends that you obtain your own independent
tax advisor.
2. Taxes
You are responsible for all applicable tax including any VAT, sales or compensating use tax or equivalent tax wherever
such taxes may arise on the hammer price and the buyer’s premium, or in the case of Buy-Now sale, on the BuyNow price. VAT charges and refunds depend on your particular circumstances. It is your responsibility to ascertain
and pay all taxes due. VAT is payable on the buyer’s premium and, for some lots, VAT is payable on the hammer
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price. Further information can be found in the ‘VAT Symbols and Explanation’ section at paragraph J. In all
circumstances EU and French law takes precedence.
The successful bidder is responsible for all applicable taxes including any VAT, sales or compensating use tax or
equivalent tax wherever such taxes may arise on the hammer price, the buyer’s premium, and/or any other charges
related to the lot.
For lots Christie’s ships to the United States, a sales or use tax may be due on the hammer price, buyer’s premium,
and/or any other charges related to the lot, regardless of the nationality or citizenship of the successful bidder.
Christie’s will collect sales tax for lots where legally required. The applicable sales tax rate will be determined based
upon the state, county, or locale to which the lot will be shipped.
If Christie's delivers the lot to, or the lot is collected by, any framer, restorer or other similar service provider in New
York that you have hired, New York law considers the lot delivered to the successful bidder in New York and New
York sales tax must be imposed regardless of the ultimate destination of the lot. In this circumstance, New York sales
tax will apply to the lot even if Christie’s or a common carrier (authorized by Christie’s that you hire) subsequently
delivers the lot outside New York.
Successful bidders claiming an exemption from sales tax must provide appropriate documentation to Christie’s prior
to the release of the lot. For shipments to those US states for which Christie’s is not required to collect sales tax, a
successful bidder may be required to remit use tax to that state’s taxing authorities. Christie's recommends you consult
your own independent tax advisor with any questions.
The tax and customs rules in force in France will be applied by Christie’s when lots are sold. By way of illustration,
and without being exhaustive, the following principles are hereby stated.
Most often, the VAT regime on the margin of used goods and works of art is applied by Christie’s. Under French and
EU rules, the VAT on the margin cannot appear on the invoice issued by Christie’s and cannot be recovered by the
buyer even when the buyer is subject to VAT.
However, pursuant to Article 297 C of the French General Tax Code, Christie’s can opt for the general VAT system,
meaning that VAT will be applied on the total selling price subject to the exemptions made for intra-Community
deliveries and exports. Any buyer with an interest in the general VAT system must inform Christie’s so that such
option can appear on the invoice which will be given to the buyer.
In the event of the export of property acquired from Christie’s, in accordance with the applicable tax and customs
rules, the sale will be able to benefit from a VAT exemption. The tax administration considers that the export of the
acquired lot must occur within three months of the sale.
The buyer must, within this time, indicate in writing that the lot acquired is intended for export and provide a delivery
address outside the EU. In all cases, the buyer must pay an amount equal to that of the VAT that would be paid by
Christie’s in the case of the non-export of the lot within the time required by the French tax and customs authorities.
In the event of export in accordance with the tax and customs rules in force in France, and provided that Christie’s is
in possession of the proof of export within the required time, this amount will be returned to the buyer.
Christie’s will charge a processing fee for the processing of intra-community deliveries and exports.
For further information on the measures that Christie’s takes, please contact our Accounting Department at +33 (0)1
40 76 83 77. We recommend that buyers consult a specialised adviser in order to avoid any ambiguity about their VAT
status.
3. Taxe Forfaitaire
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If you are a French resident or considered to be a French resident for tax purposes, in respect of any lot selling for
more than €5,000, you will be liable for a capital gains tax of 6.5% on the hammer price of the lot, unless you opt in
writing for the “régime général d’imposition des plus-values”, in particular if you are able to demonstrate that you
have owned the lot for more than 22 years before the date of the sale.
4. Artist’s Resale Royalty (« Droit de Suite »)
In certain countries, local laws entitle the artist or the artist’s estate to a royalty known as ‘artist’s resale right’ when
any lot created by the artist is sold. The artist’s resale royalty remains in favor of the artist’s heirs during the calendar
year of the artist’s death and the following seventy years. We identify these lots with the symbol λ in the Sale
Particulars. If these laws apply to a lot you must pay us an extra amount equal to the royalty except if the lot is a
book or a manuscript. We will pay the royalty to the appropriate authority on the seller’s behalf.
The artist’s resale royalty applies if the hammer price of the lot is 750 Euro or more. The total royalty for any lot
cannot be more than 12,500 Euro.
We work out the amount owed as follows:
Royalty for the portion of the hammer price (in Euro)
• 4% up to 50,000
• 3% between 50,000.01 and 200,000
• 1% between 200,000.01 and 350,000
• 0.50% between 350,000.01 and 500,000
• over 500,000, the lower of 0.25% and 12,500 Euro.
5. Shipping Charges
(a) Our Shipping Cost Calculator will provide you to with an estimate of the cost of shipping your lot before
you make the purchase. Unless otherwise stated, any shipping charges you will be required to pay will
include: (i) international shipping charges from where the lot is located to your designated delivery address;
and (ii) loss damage liability (LDL) charges. The shipping charges will not include (i) any applicable local
taxes and handling fees; (ii) any customs duty, import tax and any local clearance fees applicable for your
country.
(b) It is your responsibility to ascertain and pay any applicable international duties, custom charges, taxes, charges
and tariffs owed to the appropriate government entity or that otherwise need to be paid prior to shipment and/or
delivery including any third-party charges necessary to facilitate shipment as well as any necessary insurance
charges.
E. WARRANTIES
1. Seller’s Warranties
(a) For each lot, the seller gives a warranty that the seller:
(i) is the owner of the lot or a joint owner of the lot acting with the permission of the other co-owners or, if the
seller is not the owner or joint-owner of the lot, has the permission of the owner to sell the lot, or the right
to do so in law; and
(ii) has the right to transfer ownership of the lot to the buyer without any restrictions or claims by anyone
else.
(b) If either of the above warranties are incorrect, the seller shall not have to pay more that the purchase price (as
described in paragraph F1(b) below) paid by you to us. The seller will not be responsible to you for any reason
for loss of profits or business, expected savings, loss of opportunity or interest, costs other damages or
expenses. The seller gives no warranty in relation to any lot other than as set out above and, as far as the seller
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is allowed by law, all warranties from the seller to you, and all other obligations upon the seller which may be
added to these Conditions of Sale by law, are excluded.
2. Christie’s Authenticity Warranty
(a) We warrant that, subject to the terms below, the lots in our sales are authentic (our “authenticity warranty”).
If, within five (5) years of the date of the sale, you give us notice that your lot is not authentic, subject to the
terms below, we will refund the purchase price paid by you. The meaning of authentic can be found in the
Glossary at the end of these Conditions of Sale. The terms of the authenticity warranty are as follows:
(i) It will be honored for claims notified within a period of five (5) years from the date of the sale. After such
time, we will not be obligated to honour the authenticity warranty.
(ii) It is given only for information shown in UPPERCASE type in the first line of the lot description (the
"Heading"). It does not apply to any information other than in the Heading even if shown in
UPPERCASE type.
(iii) The authenticity warranty does not apply to any Heading or part of a Heading which is Qualified.
Qualified means limited by a clarification in a lot description or by the use in a Heading of one of the
terms listed in the section titled Qualified Headings in the “Important Notices and Explanation of
Cataloguing Practice” forming part of these Conditions of Sale. For example, use of the term
“ATTRIBUTED TO…” in a Heading means that the lot is in Christie’s opinion probably a work by the
named artist but no warranty is provided that the lot is the work of the named artist. Please read the full
list of Qualified Headings and the full lot description before bidding on a lot or buying a lot using BuyNow.
(iv) The authenticity warranty applies to the Heading as amended by any notice given to you during a sale.
(v) The authenticity warranty does not apply where scholarship has developed since the auction leading to
a change in generally accepted opinion. Further it does not apply if the Heading either matched the
generally accepted opinion of experts at the date of the sale or drew attention to any conflict of opinion.
(vi) The authenticity warranty does not apply if the lot can only be shown not to be authentic by a scientific
process which, on the date we published the Sale Particulars, was not available or generally accepted for
use, or which was unreasonably expensive or impractical, or which was likely to have damaged the lot.
(vii) The benefit of the authenticity warranty is only available to the original buyer shown on the invoice for
the lot issued at the time of the sale and only if on the date of the notice of claim, the original buyer is the
full owner of the lot and the lot is free from any claim, interest or restriction by anyone else. The benefit
of this authenticity warranty may not be transferred to anyone else.
(b) In order to claim under the authenticity warranty, you must:
(i) give us written notice of your claim within 5 years of the date of the auction. We may require full
supporting evidence of any claim;
(ii) at Christie’s option, we may require you to obtain the written opinions of two recognised experts in the
field of the lot mutually agreed by you and us in advance confirming that the lot is not authentic. If we
have any doubts, we reserve the right to obtain additional opinions at our expense; and
(iii) return the lot at your expense to the place from where it was shipped to you in the condition it was in at
the time of sale.
(c) Your only right under this authenticity warranty is to cancel the sale and receive a refund of the purchase
price paid by you to us. We will not, in any circumstances, be required to pay you more than the purchase
price nor will we be liable for any reason for loss of profits or business, expected savings, loss of opportunity
or interest, costs, other damages or expenses.
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(d) Books. Where the lot is a book, we give an additional warranty for 14 days from the date of the sale that if on
collation any lot is defective in text or illustration, we will refund your purchase price, subject to the following
terms. Your only right under this additional warranty is to cancel the sale and receive a refund of the purchase
price paid by you to us. We will not, in any circumstances, be required to pay you more than the purchase
price nor will we be liable for any other damages or expenses.
This additional warranty does not apply to:
(i) the absence of blanks, half titles, tissue guards or advertisements, damage in respect of bindings, stains,
spotting, marginal tears or other defects not affecting completeness of the text or illustration;
(ii) drawings, autographs, letters or manuscripts, signed photographs, music, atlases, maps or periodicals;
(iii) books not identified by title;
(iv) lots sold without a printed estimate;
(v) books which are described as sold not subject to return; or
(vi) defects stated in any condition report or announced at the time of sale.
(e) To make a claim under paragraph (d) above, you must give written details of the defect and return the lot to
the location from which it was shipped to you (or as we direct) in the same condition as at the time of sale,
within 14 days of the date of the sale.
(f) South East Asian Modern and Contemporary Art and Chinese Calligraphy and Painting. In these
categories, the authenticity warranty does not apply because current scholarship does not permit the making
of definitive statements. Christie’s does, however, agree to cancel a sale in either of these two categories of art
where it has been proven the lot is a forgery. Christie’s will refund to the original buyer the purchase price in
accordance with the terms of Christie’s authenticity warranty, provided that the original buyer notifies us
with full supporting evidence documenting the forgery claim within twelve (12) months of the date of the
auction. Such evidence must be satisfactory to us that the lot is a forgery in accordance with paragraph E2(b)(ii)
above and the lot must be returned to us in accordance with E2(b)(iii) above. Paragraphs E2(a), (b) and (c) also
apply to a claim under these categories.
(g) Chinese, Japanese and Korean artefacts (excluding Chinese, Japanese and Korean calligraphy,
paintings, prints, drawings and jewellery). In these categories, paragraph E2 (a) (ii) – (v) above shall be
amended so that where no maker or artist is identified, the authenticity warranty is given not only for the
Heading but also for information regarding date or period shown in UPPERCASE type in the second line of
the catalogue description (the “Subheading”). Accordingly, all references to the Heading in paragraph E2
(a) (ii) – (v) above shall be read as references to both the Heading and the Subheading.
3. Your Warranties
(a) You warrant that the funds used for settlement are not connected with any criminal activity, including tax evasion, and
you are neither under investigation, nor have you been charged with or convicted of money laundering, terrorist activities
or other crimes.
(b) where you are bidding as agent on behalf of any ultimate buyer(s) who will put you in funds before you pay Christie’s
for the lot(s) , you warrant that:
(i) you have conducted appropriate customer due diligence on the ultimate buyer(s) and have complied with all
applicable anti-money laundering, counter terrorist financing and sanctions laws;
(ii) you will disclose to us the identity of the ultimate buyer(s) (including any officers and beneficial owner(s) of the
ultimate buyer(s) and any persons acting on its behalf) and on our request, provide documents to verify their identity;
(iii) the arrangements between you and the ultimate buyer(s) in relation to the lot or otherwise do not, in whole or in part,
facilitate tax crimes;
(iv) you do not know, and have no reason to suspect that the ultimate buyer(s) (or its officers, beneficial owners or any
persons acting on its behalf) are on a sanctions list, are under investigation for, charged with or convicted of money
laundering, terrorist activities or other crimes, or that the funds used for settlement are connected with the proceeds of
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any criminal activity, including tax evasion; and
(v) where you are a regulated person who is supervised for anti-money laundering purposes under the laws of the EEA
or another jurisdiction with requirements equivalent to the EU 4th Money Laundering Directive, and we do not request
documents to verify the ultimate buyer’s identity at the time of registration, you consent to us relying on your due
diligence on the ultimate buyer, and will retain their identification and verification documents for a period of not less
than 5 years from the date of the transaction. You will make such documentation available for immediate inspection on
our request.
4. Disclaimer of Additional Warranties
(a) To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, Christie’s and the seller disclaim and exclude any and
all other warranties of any kind relating to the lots and the online-only service, whether express or implied by
the law or otherwise. This disclaimer and exclusion does not affect your legal rights, nor your rights under the
warranties in paragraphs E1 and E2.
(b) We are not responsible to you for any reason (whether for breaking these Conditions of Sale or any other matter
relating to your purchase of, or bid for, any lot) other than in the event of fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation
by us or other than as expressly set out in these Conditions of Sale.
(c) We are not responsible to you for any reason to give any representation, warranty or guarantee or assume any
liability of any kind in respect of any lot with regard to merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose,
description, size, quality, condition, attribution, authenticity, rarity, importance, medium, provenance,
exhibition history, literature, or historical relevance. Except as required by local law, any warranty of any kind
is excluded by this paragraph.
(d) We have no responsibility to any person other than a buyer in connection with the purchase of any lot.
(e) If, in spite of the terms in E3(a) to (d), we are found to be liable to you for any reason, we shall not have to pay
more than the purchase price paid by you to us. We will not be responsible to you for any reason for any other
damages or expenses.
F. PAYMENT
1. Purchase Price and How to Pay
(a) You must pay the purchase price:
(i) in the case of auctions, no later than 48 hours after the close of the auction, or if later, the time specified
in the Sale Particulars;
(ii) in the case of Buy-Now sales, within 15 minutes of adding a lot to your basket and completing the
payment process within a further period of 10 minutes of starting that process
(both being the “due date”).
(b) The purchase price is the total of the following amounts:
(i) the hammer price and the buyer’s premium (in the case of a sale by auction) OR the Buy-Now price
(in the case of a Buy-Now sale);
(ii) any amounts due under paragraph D4 (artist's resale royalty) above;
(iii) all shipping and related costs and charges including Loss/ Damage Liability (LDL) charges; and
(iv) any applicable duties, goods, sales use, compensating or service tax or VAT.
(c) We will only accept payment from the registered bidder. Once issued, we cannot change the buyer’s name on
an invoice or re-issue the invoice in a different name. You must pay immediately even if you want to export the
lot and need an export license.
(d) You must pay for a lot in the currency of the sale. You must pay for any lot bought at Christie’s via the onlineonly sale by a permitted credit or debit card in your name or by bank transfer. We will only accept debit or
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credit cards with a MasterCard, Visa, American Express or China Union Pay logo (if the China Union Pay credit
card has a Visa or MasterCard logo). If you registered and bid as a company, your company will need to pay
for any purchases via a debit or credit card issued to the company account. Partial payment of a lot, or payment
across multiple debit or credit cards for a single lot, will not be allowed. If you purchase multiple lots, you may
purchase one lot with one credit card and another lot with a different credit card but you will need to go through
two separate check-outs.
(e) For sales that permit online payment, certain transactions will be ineligible for credit card payment.
(f) Payment information is collected and processed directly by a third party service provider (“Payment Service
Provider”) and not by Christie’s. Please see paragraph H9(c) for further details. Christie’s does not have
access to, or retain any credit card information.
(g) By making a payment online via credit or debit card, you: (i) warrant that you are the cardholder; and (ii)
acknowledge that Christie’s has no liability for your payment not reaching us where, for example payment is
refused or declined by your card supplier. It is your responsibility to check with Christie’s and/or your card
supplier that the payment has been accepted.
(h) Please contact Christie’s Client Services for any questions relating to payments.
2. Payment Method - Credit Card Charges
Please note that if you pay for your purchase using a credit card issued outside the region of the sale, depending on the
type of card and account you hold, the payment may incur a cross-border transaction fee. If you think this may apply
to you, please check with your card supplier before proceeding to check-out.
3. Transferring Ownership to You
You will not own the lot and ownership of the lot will not pass to you until: (i) we have confirmed that you have met
all bidder identification and registration procedures; and (ii) we have received full, clear and undisputed payment of
all amounts due, even in circumstances where we have released the lot to you.
4. Transferring risk to you
(a) The risk in and responsibility for the lot will transfer to you from whichever is the earlier of the following:
(i) when the lot comes into your physical possession or that of any person or carrier you authorise to take
possession of the lot; or
(ii) when you collect the lot if collection is permitted (the Sale Particulars will state if collection is allowed).
(b) The lot is at your risk if you choose to exercise any right you may have to cancel the contract for the purchase
of the lot and you are responsible for insuring the lot against loss or damage until it is returned to us.
5. What happens if you do not pay
(a) According to the Article L.321-14 of the French Code de Commerce, if a purchaser fails to pay, after a formal
notice having been sent and this being unsuccessful, the lot will be reoffered for sale if the seller so requests,
for “réiteration des enchères” by the defaulting purchaser, if the seller does not ask request such sale in a period
of three months from the date of the sale, he/she mandates Christie’s France SNC to act on his/her behalf, at
Christie’s France SNC’s discretion, to prosecute the buyer in order to cancel the sale, or to initiate legal
proceedings against the buyer in order to obtain the annulment of the sale, or to obtain the performance and
payment of this sale, requesting the buyer to additionally, and in both cases, pay any damages, fees and other
justified amounts.
(b) If you fail to pay us the purchase price in full by the due date, we will be entitled to do one or more of the
following (as well as enforcing our right under paragraph F6 and any other rights or remedies we have by law):
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(i) We can charge you interest on the total amounts due from the date of a formal notice to pay, at the lowest
of the following rates:
• Bank prime rate of Barclay’s plus 6 points;
• Legal interest rate plus 4 points;
(ii) We can cancel the sale of the lot. If we do this, we may sell the lot again, publicly or privately on such
terms we shall think necessary or appropriate, in which case you must pay us any shortfall between the
purchase price and the proceeds from the resale. You must also pay all costs, expenses, losses, damages
and legal fees we have to pay or may suffer and any shortfall in the seller’s commission on the resale;
(iii) We can pay the seller an amount up to the net proceeds payable in respect of the amount bid by you in
which case you acknowledge and understand that Christie’s will have all of the rights of the seller to
pursue you for such amounts;
(iv) We can hold you legally responsible for the purchase price and may begin legal proceedings to recover
it together with any late-payment interest, legal fees and costs as far as we are allowed by law;
(v) We can take what you owe us from any amounts which we or any company in the Christie’s Group may
owe you (including any deposit or other part-payment which you have paid to us);
(vi) We can at our sole option reveal your identity and contact details to the seller;
(vii) We can reject at any future sale any bids made by or on behalf of you or to obtain a deposit from you
before accepting your bids;
(viii) We can exercise all the rights and remedies of a person holding security over any property in our
possession owned by you, whether by way of pledge, security interest or in any other way as permitted
by the law of the place where such property is located. You will be deemed to have granted such security
to us and we may retain such property as collateral security for your obligations to us; and
(ix) We can take any other action we see necessary or appropriate.
(x) if we resell the lots previously auctioned in the conditions described in the first paragraph above
(réiteration des enchères), we will charge the false bidder any capital loss between the purchase price and
the proceeds from the resale, as well as all costs, expenses, losses, damages, legal fees, taxes and
commissions in relation with the two sales which may become payable following the payment default,
including the amounts described in section 4a;
(xi) register this payment incident in our database after having informed you.
(c) If you owe money to us or to another Christie’s Group company, as well as the rights set out above, we can
use any amount you do pay, including any deposit or other partial-payment you have made to us, or which we
owe you, to pay off any amount you owe to us or another Christie’s Group company for any transaction.
(d) If you make payment in full after the due date and we choose in our sole discretion to accept such payment, we
may charge you additional storage costs in accordance with paragraph F7 below.
6. Keeping your Property
If you owe money to us or to another Christie’s Group company, as well as the rights set out in paragraph F5 above,
we can use or deal with any of your property we hold or which is held by another Christie’s Group company in any
way we are allowed to by law. We will only release this property to you after you pay us or the relevant Christie’s
Group company in full for what you owe. However, if we choose, we can also sell your property in any way we think
appropriate. We will use the proceeds of the sale against any amounts you owe us and we will pay any amount left
from that sale to you. If there is a shortfall, you must pay us any difference between the amount we have received from
the sale and the amount you owe us.
7. Storage
(a) Provided that your purchased lots are paid for in full and clear funds by the payment deadline, Christie’s will
store your purchased lots free of charge, including loss/ damage liability (LDL) charges until shipment, at which
time the purchases will be shipped at your expense in accordance with paragraph G below.
(b) Christie’s reserves the right in its sole discretion to either ship your lot to you at your expense or charge storage
fees on non-collected property following 90 days of receipt of payment by Christie’s if: (i) full and clear
payment for your purchases has not been made in funds cleared by the payment deadline; (ii) we have permitted
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payment of your lot after the due date; or (iii) collection of your lot is permitted and you do not collect it within
the period agreed.
(c) Please note that if collection of your lot is permitted and you fail to collect it within the period agreed by us, we
reserve the right to move your lot to one of our other storage facilities.
G. TRANSPORT AND SHIPPING
1. Transport and Shipping
(a) If you choose to have Christie’s arrange the shipping of your lot, then unless otherwise explicitly agreed by us or
unless the lot purchased by you requires a special permit such as a CITES permit (in which case shipment may be
delayed), we will endeavor to ship your lot to the delivery address you provide at registration no later than 30 days
from receipt of full and clear payment for your lot and the shipping charges. You understand that the shipping of
the lot purchased by you may be delayed for some reasons set below, but not limited to those. In any case, the
shipping of the lot purchased by you will only be possible when Christie’s offices reopen at the end of the
lockdown due to Covid-19 pandemic.
(b) You must ensure that you provide a valid delivery address at registration for all lots to be shipped. Except in very
limited circumstances, we will only ship to the registered address on your account which you provide at the time
of registration. Purchases cannot be delivered to P.O. boxes. Our shipping partners will only operate a curbside/ground floor delivery, unless otherwise agreed with you. You are responsible for paying any shipping charges
if the lot is returned to the seller/Christie’s due to your failure to provide a valid delivery address, or pay any
duty, import taxes and/or customs processing fees, or the lack of a recipient to sign and accept delivery where
necessary. You will be responsible for any and all shipping expenses, including costs, packing and handling, loss/
damage liability (LDL) fees as specified in the Sale Particulars. Although we shall use reasonable efforts to take
care when handling, packing and facilitating any shipment of a purchased lot, Christie’s is not responsible for any
acts or omissions of any third party retained for these purposes, including, without limitation, any packing,
shipping or delivery of purchased lots. Similarly, where we may suggest any third party handler, packer or carrier
if so requested, we do not accept liability for their acts, omissions or neglect and you agree to release us from any
such liability.
(c) Subject to paragraph G5 below, Christie’s will obtain any special permits required for the export or import of the
product and is the “Exporter of Record”. As the recipient of the package, you are the “Importer of Record” and
you must appoint a shipper as your agent to manage all import and customs clearance procedures and to ensure
that customs duties and taxes are paid to the relevant customs and tax authorities in your country.
(d) Our shipping partners may contact you directly with communications necessary to deliver your lot or to make
arrangements for pick-up if you need to return a lot.
(e) Shipping is currently not possible to Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan or Syria and any other country subject to US
or international embargoes. In addition, shipping to certain countries such as Mainland China and India will require
a bespoke shipping service. If the country you wish to ship to is unavailable or if you have questions generally
about international shipping, click here.
(f) For lots being exported from the US, you expressly agree not to divert, reship or forward any part of a shipment:
(i) to any country which the US Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has
designated as supporting international terrorism (currently Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria); or (ii) to
any individual or entity named in: the OFAC list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons; or any
of the lists maintained by the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security - the Denied Persons
List, the Entity List, or the Unverified List; or any of the lists maintained by the US Department of State - the
Debarred Parties List or the Proliferators List.
(g) If you have any questions about international shipping in general, or about a specific shipment of Christie’s
products, please contact Christie’s Client Services.
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(h) If you choose to collect your purchase(s) in person from Christie’s, you should email Christie’s Client Services
beforehand to schedule your collection at least 48 hours in advance and secure any relevant forms. Payment must
be made online prior to collection. If you wish to send someone to collect your purchase(s) on your behalf, you
will need to complete a Letter of Authorization and send it to Christie’s Client Services prior to collection. Your
representative will be required to present a valid picture ID at the time of collection, such as a driver’s license or
passport.
2. Customs Duty and Tax
(a) Customs duty and import tax are specific to a particular country. Customs authorities in each country calculate
duty and tax based on a number of factors, including:
(i) the category in which the lot is classified in the international Harmonised Code (HS) system;
(ii) the value of the lot (the price you paid);
(iii) for most countries, duty is calculated on a “CIF” basis (meaning Cost, Insurance and Freight), so the
shipping charge you pay will also be factored in to the calculation of the duty you will pay.
(b) It is your responsibility to ascertain and pay any applicable international duties, custom charges, taxes, charges
and tariffs owed to the appropriate government entity or that otherwise need to be paid prior to shipment and/or
delivery including any third-party charges necessary to facilitate shipment.
3. Delivery Times
Where required, your purchases will be shipped via international air. Delivery time depends on a number of
variables, and there may be delays such as bad weather affecting air transport, or a package being held for
inspection by customs. Neither Christie’s nor its shipping partners are liable for any delays in international
transportation or customs clearance. Shipments can be delivered directly to most addresses, however in certain
remote areas you may need to pick up your package from the closest service point of our nominated shipping
partner.
Delivery time may also be delayed because of the consequences due to a pandemic such as Covid-19 on
Christie’s or its shipping partners’ activity. Neither Christie’s nor its shipping partners are liable for any delays
of this kind.
4. Loss or Damage during Shipment
(a) Be sure to check the details of your purchase carefully on receipt and check the contents of the package(s)
promptly upon receipt. If you have a problem with the lot, contact Christie’s Client Services.
(b) On rare occasions, a package may be lost or the contents damaged during international shipment no matter how
carefully it is handled. If your package is lost or damaged in international transit, you will need to submit a
claim within 14 days of the date of delivery, or within 14 days of the date you received confirmation that it was
lost. To make a claim, contact Christie’s Client Services.
5. Limitations to Export and Import
(a) Import/export licenses or other permits. Certain lots sold may be affected by laws on exports from the
country in which it is sold and the import restrictions of other countries. Many countries require a declaration
of export for property leaving the country and/or an import declaration on entry of property into the country.
Obtaining the necessary permits and/or licenses may result in additional costs and subsequent delays. Local
laws may prevent you from importing a lot or may prevent you selling a lot in the country you import it into.
Unless otherwise agreed by us in writing, the fact that you may need to apply for an import and/or export license
or some other permit and/or license for shipment may result in additional time to process at an additional cost
and does not affect your obligation to make payment on the payment due date nor our right to charge interest
or storage charges on late payment. A delay in obtaining required permits or licenses shall not justify a rescission
of any sale nor a delay in making full payment for the lot, and we shall not be obliged to refund any interest or
other expenses incurred by you. Local laws may prohibit the import or export of some property and/or may
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prohibit the resale of some property in the country of importation. It is your responsibility to check if lots may
be imported into and/or transported to the specified delivery location and plan for additional time to apply for
and receive the appropriate permits and/or licenses. No such restriction or delays associated with processing
shipments shall justify the rescission of any sale or delay in making full payment for the lot.
(b) You alone are responsible for getting advice about and meeting the requirements of any laws or regulations
which apply to exporting or importing any lot prior to bidding or for Buy-Now lots, prior to purchasing. If you
are refused a license or there is a delay in getting one, you must still pay us in full for the lot. We may be able
to help you apply for the appropriate licenses if you ask us to and pay our fee for doing so, however we cannot
guarantee that you will get one. For more information, contact Christie’s Client Services.
(c) You alone are responsible for any applicable taxes, tariffs or other government-imposed charges relating to the
export or import of the lot. If Christie’s exports or imports the lot on your behalf, and if Christie’s pays these
applicable taxes, tariffs or other government-imposed charges, you agree to refund that amount to Christie’s.
(d) Lots made of protected species. Lots made of or including (regardless of the percentage) endangered and other
protected species of wildlife are marked with the symbol ~ in the Sale Particulars. This material includes, among
other things, crocodile, alligator and ostrich skins. You should check the relevant customs laws and regulations
before bidding on or for Buy-Now lots, prior to purchasing any lot containing wildlife material if you plan to
import the lot into another country. Several countries refuse to allow you to import property containing these
materials, and some other countries require a licence from the relevant regulatory agencies in the countries of
exportation as well as importation. In some cases, the lot can only be shipped with an independent scientific
confirmation of species and/or age and you will need to obtain these at your own cost. If a lot contains elephant
ivory, or any other wildlife material that could be confused with elephant ivory (i.e., mammoth ivory, walrus
ivory, helmeted hornbill ivory), please see further important information in paragraph (c) if you intend to import
the lot into the USA. We will not be obliged to cancel your purchase and refund the purchase price if your lot
may not be exported, imported or it is seized for any reason by a government authority. It is your responsibility
to determine and satisfy the requirements of any applicable laws or regulations relating to the export or import of
property containing such protected or regulated material.
(e) US import ban on African elephant ivory. The US prohibits the import of ivory from the African elephant.
Any lot containing elephant ivory or other wildlife material that could be easily confused with elephant ivory
(i.e., mammoth ivory, walrus ivory, helmeted hornbill ivory) can only be imported into the US with results of a
rigorous scientific test acceptable to Fish & Wildlife, confirming that the material is not African elephant ivory.
If such rigorous scientific testing on a lot has been carried out prior to sale, we will make this clear in the lot
description. In all other cases, we cannot confirm whether a lot contains African elephant ivory, and you buy that
lot at your own risk and are responsible for any costs for any scientific tests or other reports required for import
into the US. If such tests are inconclusive or confirm that the material is from the African elephant, we will not
be required to cancel your purchase and refund the purchase price.
(f) Property of Iranian origin. Some countries prohibit or restrict the purchase and/or import of Iranian-origin
"works of conventional craftsmanship" (works that are not by a recognized artist and/or that have a function,
for example: bowls, ewers, tiles, ornamental boxes). For example, the US prohibits the import of this type of
property and its purchase by US persons (wherever located). Other countries, such as Canada, only permit the
import of this property in certain circumstances. As a convenience to our buyers, Christie's indicates under the
title of a lot if the lot originates from Iran (Persia). It is your responsibility to ensure you do not bid on or import
a lot in contravention of the sanctions or trade embargoes that apply to you.
(g) Gold. Gold of less than 18ct does not qualify in all countries as ‘gold’ and may be refused import into those
countries as ‘gold’.
(h) Jewellery over 50 years old. Under current laws, jewellery over 50 years old which is worth £34,300 or more
will require an export license which we can apply for on your behalf if you make a request for us to do so as
part of the online check-out process. It may take up to 8 weeks to obtain the export jewellery process. Obtaining
the necessary license may result in additional costs and subsequent delays in shipping the jewellery to you.
(i) Watches. Many of the watches offered for sale in the Sale Particulars are pictured with straps made of
endangered or protected animal materials such as alligator or crocodile. These lots are marked with the symbol
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ψ in the Sale Particulars. These endangered species straps are shown for display purposes only and are not for
sale. Christie's will remove and retain the strap prior to shipment from the sale site. At some sale sites,
Christie's may, at its discretion, make the displayed endangered species strap available to the buyer of the lot
free of charge if collected in person from the sale site within one (1) year of the date of the sale. Please check
with the department for details on a particular lot.
The importation of luxury watches such as Rolex into the US is subject to very strict restrictions. These watches
cannot be sent to the US but can only be imported in person. As a general rule, a buyer cannot import more than
one watch at a time into the US. In the catalogue, these watches are marked with the symbol F. This will not
exonerate you from paying for the lot. For further information, please contact our sales specialists.
(j) Handbags. Where used in an online-only sale, the term “hardware” refers to the metallic parts of the handbag,
such as the buckle hardware, base studs, lock and keys and/or strap, which are plated with a coloured finish (e.g.
gold, silver, palladium). The terms “Gold Hardware”, “Silver Hardware”, “Palladium Hardware” etc. refer to
the tone or colour of the hardware and not the actual material used. If the handbag incorporates solid metal
hardware this will be referenced in the Sale Particulars.
(k) Please note that lots are marked with a symbol as a convenience to you, but we do not accept liability for errors
or for failing to mark lots.
H. OTHER IMPORTANT TERMS
1. Your Legal Rights
(a) Right to cancel the purchase of a lot.
(i) If you are a consumer who has the rights in accordance with the EU Consumer Rights Directive and
habitually reside in the European Union and the seller is not a consumer (as identified in the Sale
Particulars), you have the right to cancel the contract for the purchase of a lot, without giving any reason.
If the seller is not identified as a consumer, the owner of the property immediately before the sale will
be Christie’s.
(ii) The cancellation period will expire 14 calendar days from the day after the date on which you, or a third
party (other than the carrier and indicated by you) acquires, physical possession of the lot.
(iii) To exercise the right to cancel you must inform Christie’s, which is offering to sell the lot either as agent
for the seller or as the owner of the lot, of your decision to cancel this contract by a clear statement (e.g.
a letter sent by post, fax or e-mail). You may use the model cancellation forms set out in paragraph (d)
below, but it is not obligatory. To meet the cancellation deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your
communication concerning your exercise of the right to cancel before the cancellation period has expired.
(b) Effects of cancellation
(i) If you cancel the contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs
of delivery but not any extra costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive
type of standard delivery offered by us; or any import duties we incur as a result of you returning the lot
to us.
(ii) We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any lots supplied, if the loss is the
result of unnecessary handling by you.
(iii) We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than: (aa) 14 calendar days after the
day we receive back from you any lot supplied; or (bb) (if earlier) 14 calendar days after the day you
provide evidence that you have returned the lot.
(iv) We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction,
unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of the
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reimbursement. We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the lot back or you have
supplied evidence of having sent back the lot, whichever is earliest.
(v) You shall send back the lot or return it over to us at such address as we may specify for the purpose,
without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 calendar days from the day after on which you
communicate your cancellation from these Conditions of Sale to us. The deadline is met if you send back
the lot before the period of 14 calendar days has expired. You will have to bear the direct costs of returning
the lot. If we arranged for the lot to be delivered we estimate that the cost returning the lot by the same
means is likely to be similar to the cost of delivery, but it is not possible for us to be more accurate as to
this cost due to the many variables involved in our worldwide business model and the means by which a
return might be made. You are only liable for any diminished value of the lot resulting from the handling
other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the lot.
(c) Right to cancel the contract for services.
(i) If you are a consumer and habitually live in the European Union you have the right to cancel the contract
for services we provide to you in connection with your purchase of a lot but not the contract for the
purchase of the lot itself, if you purchase a lot from a consumer. These services consist of: the
opportunity to participate in the online-only sale; to be introduced to lots which may be of interest; and
to view images and other information about the lots; and the delivery service for any lot which you
purchase and which is to be delivered.
(ii) You have the right to cancel the contract for this service within 14 calendar days without giving any
reason.
(iii) The cancellation period will expire after 14 calendar days from the day of the conclusion of the contract.
(iv) To exercise the right to cancel you must inform us, the Christie’s entity specified in the Sale
Particulars which offers to sell the lot either as agent for the seller or as the owner of the lot of your
decision to cancel this service by a clear statement (e.g. a letter sent by post, fax or e-mail). You may
use the model cancellation form set out in paragraph (e) below, but it is not obligatory. To meet the
cancellation deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of
the right to cancel before the cancellation period has expired.
(v) You request Christie’s immediately to begin the performance of its services (including the delivery)
during the cancellation period described above. If you cancel this contract, we will reimburse to you
any payments received from you in respect of the service. However, since you have requested us to
begin the performance of services during the cancellation period, you shall pay us an amount which is
in proportion to what has been performed until you have communicated us your cancellation from this
contract, in comparison with the full coverage of the contract.