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Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價
Expert’s note (part I): This exceptional jade plaque, distinguished by its remarkable preservation and rarity, encompasses the craftsmanship styles of both the Shang and Zhou dynasties, as aptly noted by Harry Geoffrey Beasley in his commentary on this artwork a century ago (refer to provenance section below). It stands as an extraordinary testament to the legacy of the Spring and Autumn era. With a prestigious history, it was initially held in the esteemed collection of Henry Dyer, a renowned engineer and collector from Glasgow, Scotland, who was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun by Emperor Meiji. Subsequently, it found its place in the museum of Harry Geoffrey Beasley before eventually becoming part of the family collection of Alfred William Cowperthwaite in 1939. In terms of quality and condition, this jade plaque ranks alongside the finest surviving archaic jades in the rich history of ancient China.
The accompanying written note by Harry Geoffrey Beasley describes the present jade as a "Display Plaque" that combines designs from “the Shang and Zhou” dynasties. He emphasizes its uniqueness and significance by stating, "Unique and of extreme importance. Ex: Dyer Collection." A copy of this note, along with the presentation box in which it was discovered, is included with this lot. Please refer to the provenance section below for more details.
The plaque is entirely flat and exhibits meticulous carvings on both sides, portraying two crouching bears positioned back to back. These bears are intricately rendered with emphasized facial features and paws, all finely incised in deep and high relief. Additionally, the plaque is adorned with two stylized dragons on the back of each bear, accompanied by skillfully executed geometric designs. These designs are masterfully crafted using adjacent double- and single-line grooves, enhancing the overall aesthetic appeal of the piece.
The absence of any drilled holes or natural openings that would allow suspension leaves no doubt that this plaque was not intended to be worn merely as a piece of jewelry or an ornamental item, neither during one's lifetime nor in the afterlife. Instead, it was specifically crafted as a ceremonial centerpiece, likely revered and utilized in rituals spanning generations. It probably also served as a seal plaque and was ultimately interred alongside a significant noble leader. The substantial size of 12.8 cm further supports this evaluation.
The translucent stone is of a beautiful pale yellow tone with faint green hues and a few distinct russet spots. Calcification throughout.
Provenance:
-Henry Dyer (1848-1918), according to a copy of a handwritten note written by Harry Geoffrey Beasley found inside a presentation box, which was custom made for the present lot by the orders of Alfred William Cowperthwaite. Most likely acquired by Henry Dyer during his stay in Japan from 1873 to 1882, where he was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, the highest Japanese honor available to foreigners, by the Emperor Meiji.
-Harry Geoffrey Beasley (1881-1939), acquired from the above, probably after Dyer’s death in 1918.
-Irene Beasley, widow of Harry Geoffrey Beasley, by descent in 1939.
-Alfred William Cowperthwaite (1890-1964), acquired from the above in 1939 or shortly thereafter.
-Thence by descent within the Cowperthwaite family to the last owner.
Condition: Very good condition, commensurate with age. Wear, minuscule nibbling, signs of weathering and erosion, encrustations, all consistent with an extensive time of burial. Calcification throughout.
Weight: 54.9 g
Dimensions: Length 12.1 cm
With an old presentation box and glass cover. (2)
Henry Dyer (23 August 1848 – 25 September 1918) was a noted Scottish Engineer and collector of Asian art. He is principally remembered for his contributions to curriculum development for the Imperial College of Engineering of the Meiji government of Japan, aimed at creating young Japanese engineers of various industrial fields to achieve rapid modernization. Dyer designed a six-year academic curriculum which was a revised version of the Royal Indian Engineering College curriculum adapted to Japan's specific scientific and technical needs. To provide practical training, Dyer helped set up the Akabane Engineering Works, the largest in the whole Empire of Japan. Many of the major engineering works carried out in Japan at the end of the 19th century were by his former students. When Dyer left Japan, Emperor Meiji awarded him the Order of the Rising Sun, the highest Japanese honor available to foreigners. Returning from Japan, Henry Dyer brought back various artifacts and works of art, some of which were later donated by his descendants to the Mitchell Library in Glasgow, and Edinburgh Central Library. A number of East-Asian musical instruments from his collection were lent to the National Museum of Scotland in 1906 and eventually bequeathed in 1937. There are also 199 East Asian works of art in the Special Collections section at The Mitchell Library, mainly composed of objects from the Henry Dyer Collection. Two archaic jades originally coming from the Dyer collection and then in the Yumi Zhai Collection were sold by China Guardian in 2017.
Harry Geoffrey Beasley (1881-1939) was a British anthropologist and museum curator who developed an important ethnographic collection during the early 20th century that is now held in various British museums. With his wife Irene, Beasley set up the Cranmore Ethnographical Museum which eventually held more than 6,000 objects of ethnographical interest. The Beasleys collected objects from across Europe, buying from auction houses and local museums to expand the collection, which contained material from the Pacific, Asia, Africa, and Northwestern America. Beasley wrote numerous articles for anthropological journals and was considered an expert in his field. He died in 1939 and his collection was stored with the British Museum collections during the war, which was fortunate as the Cranmore Museum was destroyed by bombing. After the war substantial portions of the collection were passed to the British Museum, the Royal Museum in Edinburgh, the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, the University of Cambridge, the Pitt Rivers Museum, and the Merseyside County Museum. Other pieces, such as the present lot, were sold by his widow and, after her death in 1974, by their daughters.
Alfred William Cowperthwaite (1890-1964) was a contributor to the Cranmore Museum and became good friends with Harry Beasley. Shortly after Harry Beasley’s death, he acquired a number of objects from Irene Beasley, including the present lot.
Expert’s note (part II):
The Spring and Autumn period was a time in Chinese history from c. 770 to 481 BC which corresponds roughly to the first half of the Eastern Zhou period. The period's name derives from the Spring and Autumn Annals, a chronicle of the state of Lu, which tradition associates with Confucius (551–479 BC). While the aristocracy of the Western Zhou frequently interacted via the medium of the royal court, the collapse of central power at the end of the first half of the Zhou dynasty left in its wake hundreds of autonomous polities varying drastically in size and resources, nominally connected by bonds of cultural and ritual affiliation. During this specific period, smaller noble lineages sought to enhance their cultural and ritual influence by adopting a symbolic representation reminiscent of the once powerful Eastern Zhou or Shang dynasties. The current jade serves as a compelling testament to these efforts.
Notably, the plaque's capability to also function as a seal, making an imprint of remarkable clarity and thus leaving a lasting impression, speaks volumes about its significance. The earliest known examples of seals in ancient China date to the Shang dynasty (c.?1600 – c.?1046 BC) and were discovered at archaeological sites at Anyang. However, how exactly these ancient seals were used remains to be uncovered, because it is only from the Spring and Autumn period (771–476 BC) onwards, that there is an increase in the quantity of seals paired together with textual references to them.
The Chinese employed leather, fabric, bamboo, wax, clay, pottery, and even bronze to imprint symbolic representations during the 1st millennium BCE. However, these materials were either too ephemeral, heavy or expensive for widespread use. Consequently, finding completely flat and even jade plaques from this period that show raised decorations suitable for imprinting them onto another media is exceedingly rare. Only the adoption of paper in the 1st century AD opened the door to the development of widespread printing technology. The present artifact thus also holds historical value as evidence that advanced imprinting methods were already present half a millennium earlier.
It is possible that another purpose of the motifs on the present plaque was to imprint the designs with washable dye, or blood, on the skin of human participants during ritual ceremonies or similar occasions. However, it is important to note that no historical evidence has definitively confirmed such a practice in ancient China to date. While the speculation exists, further research and documentation are required to establish the existence of this particular usage.
In the realm of early Chinese art, animal motifs can be classified into two main categories: naturalistic and highly stylized. Regardless of the style chosen, the artists of these works consistently demonstrate a profound connection and intimacy with the depicted animals. It is worth noting that the presence of these animal representations may or may not convey religious connotations or symbolic meanings. Therefore, delving into the significance of these images can provide insights.
The animal motifs found in early Chinese art can encompass depictions of fantastical creatures derived from imagination, as well as representations of real-world animals, or a combination of both such as found in the present lot. In either case, these motifs represent an innovative configuration within the context of archaic ritual art. When a jade object featuring an animal motif was purposefully designed and created, its intention was to provide a specific visual experience that would have been understood by the viewer.
In instances where real animals are portrayed in a naturalistic manner, their realistic features are always prominently displayed. This deliberate emphasis suggests that the objects themselves where meant to be imbued with a sense of animated power, affirming the viewer's existing knowledge and relationship with these animals. Overall, the use of animal motifs in early Chinese art reveals the cultures’ profound connection and understanding of the animal kingdom.
In ancient ancestral worship, wild animals including bear, tiger, and boar were admired for their strength and craftsmen were mesmerized by their resilience and shrewdness, inspiring them to carve exceptional objects. The present jade plaque has the stylized features of the crouching bears sensitively rendered with skillful incisions. The overall representation is abstract, with use of scrolling geometric motifs to convey the archaic design, but with key features including the paws, eyes, brows, nostrils and snarling expression naturalistically depicted.
Compare a closely related plano-convex jade plaque, 4.7 cm long, dated to the late 7th to early 6th century BC, in the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, accession number S2012.9.1129, and another related plaque, which is completely flat, accession number S2012.9.1224. A plaque from the Song dynasty, smaller in size, embossed and carved in more detail, but with a somewhat diluted, less fundamental and strict symbolic language is in the same museum, accession number F1916.158.
Literature comparison: Related craftsmanship is evident on a Shang jade buffalo in the Harvard Art Museum, illustrated in Max Loehr and Louisa G. Fitzgerald Huber, Ancient Chinese Jades from the Grenville L. Winthrop Collection in the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, 1975, cat. no. 148. The majority of early jade animal depictions are two-dimensional plaques: see for instance the jade water buffalo in the Mrs Edward Sonnenschein Collection, Chicago, illustrated by Alfred Salmony, Carved Jade of Ancient China, 1938, pl. XXIII (8), and the example in the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, illustrated by Jessica Rawson, 'Animal Motifs in Early Western Zhou Bronzes from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections', Chinese Bronzes: Selected articles from Orientations, 1983-2000, Hong Kong, 2001, p. 20, fig. 12.
春秋時期重要雙熊紋玉牌，西元前約770-481年
隨附Harry Geoffrey Beasley的書面註釋將本件玉器描述為結合了“商周”時期風格的玉牌，他強調了它的獨特性和重要性，說道：“獨特且極其重要。來自Dyer收藏。” 此拍品中附有注釋複印件以及發現該注釋的盒子。請參閱下面的出處部分瞭解更多詳細資訊。
玉牌完全平坦，兩面分別雙線槽和單線槽陰刻兩隻背靠背蹲著的熊。熊的面部特徵和爪子雕刻入微，浮雕深淺不一。玉牌沒有鑽孔或自然開口，這塊玉牌不僅僅是作為一件珠寶或裝飾品佩戴，無論是在生前還是來世。相反，它是專門製作的祭典上的裝飾品。它也可能曾被用作印章，之後用於位重要的貴族的陪葬物品。12.8厘米的尺寸也支持了這一論點。
半透明的石料呈現美麗的淡黃色，帶有淡淡的綠色調和一些明顯的黃褐色紋理，整體鈣化。
專家注釋 (第一部分)：這件精美的玉牌保存完好，非常罕見，展現了商周兩代的工藝風格，正如Harry Geoffrey Beasley 在一個世紀前對這件藝術品的評論中所恰當指出的那樣（請參閱下面的出處部分）。它是春秋時代遺產的非凡見證。最初由來自蘇格蘭格拉斯哥的著名工程師和收藏家Henry Dyer 收藏，他曾被明治天皇授予旭日勛章。隨後，它在 Harry Geoffrey Beasley 的博物館中佔有一席之地，最終於 1939 年成為 Alfred William Cowperthwaite 家族收藏的一部分。這塊玉牌可與歷史悠久的現存古玉雕相媲美。
來源： -Henry Dyer (1848-1918), 根據一份盒子裏找到的Harry Geoffrey Beasley寫的信的複印件，這是根據Alfred William Cowperthwaite的訂單定制的。最有可能是Henry Dyer在 1873 年至 1882 年在日本時獲得的，當時他被明治天皇授予旭日勛章，這是日本向外國人授予的最高榮譽。
-Harry Geoffrey Beasley (1881-1939)，購於上述收藏，可能是在Dyer1918年去世後。
-Irene Beasley, Harry Geoffrey Beasley的遺孀，1939年繼承。
-Alfred William Cowperthwaite (1890-1964), 1939年或之後購於上述收藏。
-在Cowperthwaite家族保存直至最後一任。
品相：狀況極好，有磨損、微小的磕損、風化和侵蝕的跡象、結殼，所有這些都與長時間的地下埋葬有關，鈣化。
重量：54.9 克
尺寸：長 12.1 釐米
玻璃蓋收納盒。 (2)
Henry Dyer (1848年8月23日 – 1918年9月25日) 是一位著名的蘇格蘭工程師和亞洲藝術收藏家，因其對日本明治政府帝國工程學院課程開發的貢獻載入歷史。該課程旨在培養各個工業領域的年輕日本工程師以實現快速現代化。Dyer設計了六年的學術課程，該課程是印度皇家工程學院課程的修訂版，適合日本特定的科學和技術需求。 為了提供實踐培訓，Dyer幫助建立了整個日本帝國最大的赤羽工程工廠。十九世紀末在日本進行的許多重大工程工作都是由他以前的學生完成的。當他離開日本時，明治天皇授予他旭日勛章，這是日本向外國人授予的最高榮譽。 從日本回來後，
Henry Dyer帶回了各種文物和藝術品，其中一些後來由他的後代捐贈給格拉斯哥米切爾圖書館和愛丁堡中央圖書館。 他收藏的一些東亞樂器於1906年借給蘇格蘭國家博物館，並最終於1937年捐贈給該博物館。米切爾圖書館的特別收藏部分還藏有199件東亞藝術品，主要來自
Henry Dyer收藏。 中國嘉德於 2017 年出售了兩件最初來自 Dyer 收藏、後來屬於 Yumi Zhai 收藏的古玉。
Harry Geoffrey Beasley (1881-1939) 收藏，他逝世後由其遺孀Irene Beasley保存；Alfred William Cowperthwaite (1890-1964)，約於1939年購於上述收藏，之後在同一家族保存至今。Harry Geoffrey Beasley (1881-1939) 是一位英國人類學家和博物館館長，他在二十世紀初建立了一個重要的民族志收藏，現在收藏在英國的各個博物館中。Beasley和他的妻子Irene一起建立了Cranmore民族志博物館，該博物館最終收藏了 6,000 多件民族志方面的物品。Beasley 收集了來自歐洲各地的物品，從拍賣行和當地博物館購買以擴大收藏範圍，其中包含來自太平洋、亞洲、非洲和美國西北部的資料。Beasley為人類學期刊撰寫了大量文章，被公認爲是該領域的專家。他於 1939 年去世，他的藏品幸虧在戰爭期間被存放在大英博物館裏，而Cranmore博物館被轟炸摧毀。戰後，大部分藏品被轉移到大英博物館、愛丁堡皇家博物館、劍橋大學考古與人類學博物館、Pitt Rivers博物館和Merseyside County博物館。其他收藏，例如現在的拍品，由他的遺孀出售，在她 1974 年去世後，由他們的女兒出售。
Alfred William Cowperthwaite (1890-1964) 是Cranmore 民族志博物館重要支持人，也曾是 Harry Beasley的好友。在Harry Beasley去世不久，他從Irene Beasley 處購買了一些收藏，包括此件拍品。
專家注釋 (第二部分):
值得注意的是，這件玉牌還具有印章功能，可以留下清晰可見的印記，充分說明瞭其重要性。中國古代已知最早的印章可以追溯到商代（約西元前 1600 年 - 約1046 年），是在安陽考古遺址中發現的。 然而，這些古代印章究竟是如何使用仍有進一步研究，因為從春秋時期（西元前771-476年）開始，才有更多印章數量和文字參考資料可考。
在西元前一世紀，中國人使用皮革、織物、竹子、蠟、粘土、陶器，甚至青銅來製作象徵符號。然而，這些材料要麼壽命太短，要麼太重，或是價格昂貴，無法廣泛使用。 在這一時期適合將其印在其他介質上的玉牌極為罕見。直到西元一世紀紙張的採用才為大面積印刷技術的發展打開了大門。 因此，目前的文物也具有歷史價值，可以作為先進印記方法在五千年前就已經存在的證據。
玉牌上圖案的另一個目的可能是在祭典或類似場合用顏料或血液將圖案印在人的身上。然而，值得注意的是，迄今為止，還沒有歷史證據明確證實中國古代有這種做法。 雖然推測存在，但需要進一步的研究來確定這種用法的存在。
在中國古代藝術傳統中，動物題材可分為兩大類：自然主義和高度風格化。值得注意的是，這些動物也可能代表宗教象徵意義。因此，非常有必要深入研究這些圖像的意義。很多動物圖案是神話動物，也有很是對現實世界動物的描繪，或者是兩者的結合，如本拍品中所見。 無論哪種情況，這些圖案都代表了古代儀式背景下的藝術創作，都會給觀者帶來一定的視覺衝擊和享受。
這對熊的刻畫充滿了一種動感，説明中國早期藝術不同文化之間對動物的深刻聯繫和理解。在古代的祖先崇拜中，熊、虎、野豬等野生動物因其力量而受到欽佩，它們的堅韌和精明，激勵匠人雕刻出非凡的物品。本件玉牌是臥熊的造型特徵，切口巧妙，整體表現細膩，熊的爪子、眼睛、眉毛、鼻孔和咆哮的表情被刻畫得極其生動。
比較一塊長 4.7 厘米的玉牌，可追溯到西元前七世紀末至六世紀初，在史密森學會國家亞洲藝術博物館，收藏編號 S2012.9.1129。以及另一塊扁平玉牌，編號 S2012.9.1224。同一博物館中有一塊宋代玉牌，尺寸較小，浮雕和雕刻更加細緻，但其特徵已有所淡化，編號為F1916.158。
文獻比較：一件相近的商代玉水牛，工藝十分精湛，參見Max Loehr和Louisa G. Fitzgerald Huber所著的《古代中國玉器》，收藏於劍橋哈佛大學福格藝術博物，編號1975，圖錄編號148。大多數早期的玉器動物描繪都是二維的匾額：例如，參見芝加哥Edward Sonnenschein夫人收藏中的玉水牛，由Alfred Salmony插圖，《中國古代玉雕》，1938年，圖版XXIII (8)，以及Arthur M. Sackler 畫廊的例子，Jessica Rawson插圖，《Animal Motifs in Early Western Zhou Bronzes from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections》，《Chinese Bronzes: Selected articles from Orientations》，香港，2001 年，頁20，圖12。
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§ 8) The company shall be entitled to a lien on all items of the buyer irrespective of whether the buyer bought them within the scope of an auction or in free sale or the company secured ownership of these items otherwise. This lien shall serve to secure all current and future, qualified, limited and unmatured claims to which the company is entitled and which result from all legal transactions concluded with the buyer.
§ 9) The items received for auction will be exhibited and may be viewed prior to the auction. In doing so, the company shall give everyone the opportunity to check the nature and the condition of the exhibited items to the extent deemed possible within the scope of the exhibition. Every bidder shall be deemed to act on its own behalf unless it provides a written confirmation saying that it acts as a representative or agent of a well-known principal. The company may refuse bids; this shall particularly apply if a bidder who is unknown to the company or with whom the company has no business connections yet does not provide a security deposit before the auction. However, in principle there shall be no claim to accept a bid. If a bid has been refused, the previous bid shall remain effective.
§ 10) The company’s experts evaluate and describe the items received for auction and determine the starting prices unless otherwise stated in the catalog or expert opinion. The information concerning production technique or material, state of preservation, origin, design and age of an item is based on published or otherwise generally accessible (scientific) findings concluded by the company’s expert with the necessary care and accuracy. The company shall warrant to the buyer according to §34-38 of the AGB (Terms and Conditions) that properties are correct provided that any complaints referring to this are made within 45 days after the auction day. Subsequent complaints shall be excluded in principle. The company shall not be liable for any further information in the catalog and expert opinion as well. This shall also apply to illustrations in the catalog. The purpose of these illustrations is to guide the potential buyer during the preview. They shall not be authoritative for the condition or the characteristics of the pictured item. The published condition reports shall only mention defects and damage affecting the artistic or commercial value significantly. Complaints concerning the price shall be excluded upon acceptance of the bid. The company reserves the right to amend the catalog online prior to the auction. These amendments shall also be made public orally by the auctioneer during the auction. In this case, the company shall be liable for the amendment only. All items offered may be checked prior to the auction. These items are used. Any claims for damages exceeding the liability named above and resulting from other material defects or other defects of the item shall be excluded. When making the bid, the bidder confirms that he/she has inspected the item prior to the auction and has made sure that the item corresponds to the description.
§ 11) If a customer is not able to participate in an auction personally, the company shall accept purchase orders. These orders may be placed in writing via mail, e-mail, fax, www.zacke.at or a third party bidding platform. In the case of a purchase order placed by phone or orally, the company shall reserve the right to make the performance dependent on a confirmation from the principal communicated in writing. Furthermore, the company shall not be liable for the performance of purchase orders. Equal purchase orders or live bids will be considered in the order of their receipt. Bids which below the estimate shall be exhausted completely. Bids which do not correspond to the increments determined by the company (see bidding increment table) will be rounded up to the next higher increment. The table of these increments can be sent upon request. The written bid (purchase order) must include the item, the catalog number and the offered top bid limit which is quoted as the amount of the acceptance of the bid without buyer’s commission and without taxes. Ambiguities shall be carried by the bidder. A purchase order which has already been placed may only be cancelled if the written withdrawal is received by the company at least 72 hours prior to the beginning of the auction.
§ 12) The company may refuse a purchase order without explanation or make its execution dependent on payment of a security deposit. In the event of an unsuccessful order, such a deposit will be reimbursed by the company within 5 working days. Processing of purchase orders is free of charge.
§ 13) Every seller shall in principle be entitled to withdraw the items offered for auction until the start of the auction. Therefore, it is impossible to assume liability or to give warranty for the actual offering.
§ 14) Paid items must be collected within 30 days after payment. Items which have not been collected may be re-offered without further communication at the starting price from the recent auction reduced by 50%. Items which have not been collected within 30 days after the auction or for which the company does not receive any proper shipping instructions stating the type of shipping and the address of dispatch (independent of a possibly placed purchase order) shall be stored at the owner’s risk. Furthermore, the company shall be entitled to store items which have been purchased at auction and paid but not collected at the buyer ? risk and expense, including the costs for an insurance, with a forwarding agency. It shall be understood that the provision concerning the re-auctioning of unpaid and paid but not collected items must also apply to items not exhibited or stored on the premises of the company. The ownership shall be transferred to the buyer at the time of handing over the issuing note.
§ 15) In the case of mixed lots with a starting price of less than EUR 350.00, the company shall not warrant for the completeness or correctness of the individual items within a mixed lot.
§ 16) A registration for a bid by telephone for one or several items shall automatically represent a bid at the estimate price of these items. If the company cannot reach a bidder by telephone, it will bid on behalf of this bidder up to the estimate price when the respective lot is up for auction.
§ 17) Payments made to the company by mistake (through the payer ? fault) (e. g. due to miscalculation of the exchange rate by the payer) or payments made to the company for the same invoice several times shall be compensated in form of a credit note for goods for an indefinite period of time. The repayment of such payments in cash shall be excluded.
§ 18) Certain auction lots may exist several times (multiples). In such a case, the auctioneer may accept a second, third or even more bids from the underbidder(s). In this case, the text in the catalog and not the illustration shall be exclusively binding with regard to the warranty.
§ 19) The company reserves the right to assign to the buyer all rights and obligations resulting from the contractual relationship between the company and the seller by way of a respective declaration, as well as to assign to the seller all rights and obligations resulting from the contractual relationship between the company and the buyer by way of a respective declaration, in each case in terms of a complete assignment of contract with the result that the contractual relationship - following the submission of the aforementioned declarations by the company – shall exclusively be between the seller and the buyer, all of which is in accordance with the basic model of the commission agreement. Buyers and sellers shall already now give their explicit consent to this contract assignment.
§ 20) The place of performance of the contract brought about between the company on the one hand and the seller as well as the buyer on the other hand shall be the place of business of the company. The legal relationships and contracts existing between the company, the sellers and the buyers shall be subject to Austrian law. The company, the sellers and the buyers shall agree to settle all disputes resulting from, concerning and in connection with this contract before the territorially competent court of Vienna.
§ 21) The export of certain art objects from Austria shall require a permit from the Bundesdenkmalamt [Federal Monuments Office]. The company will orally provide information about art objects for which such export permit will probably not be granted at the beginning of the auction.
§ 22) Whenever making a bid, whether personally or via an agent, in writing, online, telephone, or in any other way, the bidder fully and unconditionally accepts the Terms of Auction, the ‘Important Information’ section in the auction catalog, the Terms and Conditions (AGB) of Galerie Zacke, §1-48, the Fee Tariff, and the Bidding Increments table, all as published on www.zacke.at on the day of the auction.
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