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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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