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other names and addresses. Sotheby’s Hammer Price and the Buyer’s payment to provide: veri! cation of identity all of your requirements. If you received
reserves the right to refuse to accept Premium#For lots which are sold, the (by providing some form of government a shipping quotation or have any
payment from a source other than the last price for a lot as announced by the issued identi! cation containing a questions about the services we o$ er
buyer of record. auctioneer is the hammer price. A buyer’s photograph, such as a passport, identity please contact us.
premium will be added to the hammer card or driver’s license), con! rmation of
Absentee Bidding#If it is not possible price and is payable by the purchaser as permanent address and identi ! cation of Collecting your Property#As a courtesy
for you to attend the auction in person, part of the total purchase price. The buyer’s the source of the funds. to purchasers who come to Sotheby’s to
you may place your bid ahead of time. In premium will be the amount stated in the collect property, Sotheby’s will assist in the
the back of every catalogue there is an Conditions of Sale. Payment by Credit Cards!Sotheby’s packing of lots, although Sotheby’s may,
absentee bid form, which you can use to accepts payment by credit card for Visa, in the case of fragile articles, choose not to
indicate the item you wish to bid on and Currency Board#As a courtesy to bidders, MasterCard, and American Express only. pack or otherwise handle a purchase.
the maximum bid you are willing to make. a currency board is operated in many Credit card payments may not exceed
If you are using your own shipper to collect
Return the completed absentee bid form salesrooms. It displays the lot number $50,000 per sale. Payment by credit card property from Sotheby’s, please provide a
to Sotheby’s either by mail or fax. When and current bid in both U.S. dollars and may be made (a) online at https://www.
letter of authorization and kindly instruct
the lot that you are interested in comes foreign currencies. Exchange rates are sothebys.com/en/invoice-payment.html, your shipper that they must provide a Bill of
up for sale, a Sotheby’s representative will approximations based on recent exchange (b) by calling in to Post Sale Services at
Lading prior to collection. Both documents
execute the bid on your behalf, making rate information and should not be +1 212 606 7444, or (c) in person at must be sent to Post Sale Services prior
every e$ ort to purchase the item for as relied upon as a precise invoice amount. Sotheby’s premises at the address noted
to collection.
little as possible and never exceeding your Sotheby’s assumes no responsibility for in the catalogue.
limit. This service is free and con! dential. any error or omission in foreign or United The Bill of Lading must include: the
For detailed instructions and information, States currency amounts shown. Payment by Check!Sotheby’s accepts purchaser’s full name, the full delivery
please see the Absentee Bid Form and personal, certi! ed, banker’s draft and address including the street name and
Guide for Absentee Bidders instructions at Results#Successful absentee bidders will cashier’s checks drawn in US Dollars (made number, city and state or city and country,
the back of this catalogue. be noti! ed after the sale. Absentee bidders payable to Sotheby’s). While personal and the sale and lot number.
will receive a list of sale results if they company checks are accepted, property
Telephone Bidding#In some enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope will not be released until such checks have Sotheby’s will contact your shipper within
24 hours of receipt of the Bill of Lading
circumstances, we o$ er the ability to with their absentee bid form. Printed lists of cleared, unless you have a pre-arranged to con! rm the date and time that your
place bids by telephone live to a Sotheby’s auction prices are available at our galleries check acceptance agreement. Application property can be collected. Property will not
representative on the auction & oor. Please approximately three weeks following for check clearance can be made through be released without this con! rmation and
contact the Bid Department prior to the each auction and are sent on request to the Post Sale Services. your shipper must bring the same Bill of
sale to make arrangements or to answer catalogue purchasers and subscribers. Lading that was faxed to Sotheby’s when
any questions you may have. Telephone Results may also be obtained online at Certi! ed checks, banker’s drafts and
cashier’s checks are accepted at Sotheby’s collecting. All property releases are subject
bids are accepted only at Sotheby’s sothebys.com. to the receipt of cleared funds.
discretion and at the caller’s risk. Calls may discretion and provided they are issued by
a reputable ! nancial institution governed by
also be recorded at Sotheby’s discretion. International Auctions#If you need Please see the Conditions of Sale for
By bidding on the telephone, prospective assistance placing bids, obtaining condition anti-money laundering laws. Instruments further details.
not meeting these requirements will be
buyers consent thereto. reports or receiving auction results for a
Sotheby’s sale outside the United States, treated as “cash equivalents” and subject to Endangered Species#Certain property
the constraints noted in the prior paragraph
Online Bidding If you cannot attend the please contact our International Client sold at auction, for example, items made of
auction, it may be possible to bid online via Services Department. titled “Payment By Cash”. or incorporating plant or animal materials
BIDnow, eBay, Invaluable or other Online such as coral, crocodile, ivory, whalebone,
Platforms for selected sales. This service is Payment by Wire Transfer To pay for a tortoiseshell, rhinoceros horn, rosewood,
4. AFTER THE AUCTION purchase by wire transfer, please refer to
free and con! dential. For information about etc., irrespective of age or value, may
registering to bid via BIDnow, please see the payment instructions on the invoice require a license or certi! cate prior to
Payment#If your bid is successful, you provided by Sotheby’s or contact Post Sale
www.sothebys.com. For information about can go directly to Post Sale Services to exportation and additional licenses or
registering to bid on eBay, please see www. Services to request instructions. certi! cates upon importa tion to another
make payment arrangements. Otherwise,
ebay.com/sothebys. For information about your invoice will be mailed to you. The ! nal country. Sotheby’s suggests that buyers
registering to bid on Invaluable, please see Sales and Use Tax#New York sales tax check on their government wildlife import
price is determined by adding the buyer’s is charged on the hammer price, buyer’s
www.invaluable.com/invaluable/help.cfm. premium to the hammer price on a per-lot requirements prior to placing a bid. Please
Bidders utilizing any online platform are premium and any other applicable charges note that the ability to obtain an export
basis. Sales tax, where applicable, will be on any property picked up or delivered in
subject to the Online Terms as well as the charged on the entire amount. Payment license or certi! cate does not ensure
relevant Conditions of Sale. Online bidding New York State, regardless of the state or the ability to obtain an import license or
is due in full immediately after the sale. country in which the purchaser resides
may not be available for Premium Lots. certi! cate in another country, and vice
However, under certain circumstances, or does business. Purchasers who wish
Sotheby’s may, in its sole discretion, to use their own shipper who is not a versa. It is the purchaser’s responsibility to
Employee Bidding#Sotheby’s employees o$ er bidders an extended payment plan. obtain any export or import licenses and/
may bid in a Sotheby’s auction only if the considered a “common carrier” by the or certi! cates as well as any other required
Such a payment plan may provide an New York Department of Taxation and
employee does not know the reserve and if economic bene! t to the bidder. Credit docu menta tion. In the case of denial of any
the employee fully complies with Sotheby’s Finance will be charged New York sales export or import license or of delay in the
terms should be requested at least one tax on the entire charge regardless of the
internal rules governing employee bidding. obtaining of such licenses, the purchaser
business day before the sale. However, destination of the property. Please refer to
there is no assurance that an extended “Information on Sales and Use Tax Related is still responsible for making on-time
US Economic Sanctions#The United payment plan will be o$ ered. Please payment of the total purchase price for
States main tains economic and trade to Purchases at Auction” in the back of the the lot.
contact Post Sale Services or the specialist catalogue.
sanctions against targeted foreign in charge of the sale for information on Although licenses can be obtained to
countries, groups and organi zations. There
credit arrangements for a particular lot. export some types of endangered species,
may be restrictions on the import into the Please note that Sotheby’s will not accept Collection and Delivery other types may not be exported at all, and
United States of certain items originating Post Sale Services
payments for purchased lots from any + 1 212 606 7444 other types may not be resold in the United
in sanctioned countries, including Burma, party other than the purchaser, unless States. Upon request, Sotheby’s is willing
Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Sudan. The FAX: + 1 212 606 7043
otherwise agreed between the purchaser uspostsaleservices@sothebys.com to assist the purchaser in attempting to
purchaser’s inability to import any item and Sotheby’s prior to the sale. obtain the appropriate licenses and/or
into the US or any other country as a result Once your payment has been received certi! cates. However, there is no assurance
of these or other restrictions shall not Payment by Cash#It is against Sotheby’s and cleared, property may be released. that an export license or certi! cate can be
justify cancellation or rescission of the sale Unless other wise agreed by Sotheby’s, all
general policy to accept single or multiple obtained. Please check with the specialist
or any delay in payment. Please check related payments in the form of cash or purchases must be removed by the 30th depart ment or the Shipping Department
with the specialist department if you are calendar day following a sale.
cash equivalents in excess of the local if you are uncertain as to whether a lot is
uncertain as to whether a lot is subject currency equivalent of US $10,000. It is subject to these export/import license
to these import restrictions, or any other Shipping Services#Sotheby’s o$ ers a
Sotheby’s policy to request any new clients and certi! cate require ments, or any other
restrictions on importation or exportation. com prehen sive shipping service to meet
or purchasers preferring to make a cash restrictions on exportation.
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