Art and Prints Auctioneer

Antiques and property established since 1863
conditions of Sale and advice on descriptions.
Paintings and Sculpture:
When the Forename(s) and Surname of the Artist are given, in our opinion this is a work of the Artist.
When the Initials of the Forename(s) and the Surname of the Artist are given, in our opinion this is a work of the period of the Artist which may be wholly or partly his work.
When the Surname only of the Artist is given, in our opinion this is a work by the school, or by one of the followers of the artist, or in his style and of uncertain date.
Purchasers are allowed seven days from the date of the Auction to satisfy themselves as to the accuracy of the catalogue description. We cannot take any responsibility for any incorrect attributions brought to our attention after this time.
Conditions of Sale:
1. The highest bidder for each lot shall be the purchaser. Should a dispute arise the Auctioneer shall at his discretion put the lot in dispute up for sale again or withdraw same from sale or declare the purchaser thereof.
2. The Auctioneers reserve for themselves the right to bid on behalf of the vendors and to reject or refuse to accept any bid without giving any reason therefore. The bidding shall be regulated by the Auctioneers and no bidding shall be retracted.
3. The price at which the bidder purchases each lot will be exclusive of V.A.T. and premium.
4. If required by the Auctioneer, the purchaser of each lot shall give his name and address to the Auctioneers representative and shall also immediately pay cash deposit of 25 percent of the purchase money (or such sum as the Auctioneer may stipulate). The balance of the purchase money together with V.A.T. (if applicable), Auctioneers commission at the rate of 15 percent of the full purchase price plus V.A.T. at the prevailing rate shall be paid on the day of the sale, and if not so paid the Auctioneers reserve the right to charge interest on any unpaid balance at the rate of 18 percent per annum until payment is made.
5. Each purchasers sale account must be paid in full before the removal of any lot.
6. Purchasers will be required to pay either in cash or by bankers draft.
7. The Auctioneers reserve the right to alter, divide, group or withdraw any lots either before or at any time during the sale.
8. The vendors or their agent reserve to themselves the right of repurchasing any lot, or part lot, at the knocked down price, or proportion of such price, where it is found necessary to let that lot, or part lot, remain and the decision of the Auctioneers respecting same shall be final and binding on all parties.
9. Each purchaser shall be deemed to have inspected and to be thoroughly acquainted with the contents and conditions of the lot or lots purchased and to have purchased same subject to all faults, deficiencies, imperfections and errors (if any) of any description therein, and no allowance whatsoever shall be made in respect of any difficulty of access.
10. The description, measurements and numbers set out in the catalogue are believed to be correct but no guarantee or warranty is given or is to be implied as to the correctness of such descriptions, or the genuineness or authenticity of any lot or its fitness for any particular purpose.
11. Each lot shall, from the fall of the hammer, be at the sole risk of the purchaser and must be cleared and taken away, without fail, at the purchasers expense, in such order as the Auctioneers or their representative shall direct not later than 5.00 p.m. on the Friday following the sale, after which time ant lot or lots remaining on the premises shall be liable for rent and expenses, storage and insurance charges, and will also be liable to be removed from the premises and left outside at the purchasers risk in all respects.
12. The purchaser will be responsible for all damage that it, its carriers, servants or agents may do to the property of any third (and in particular to the vendors premises) in removing the lot(s).

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