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SYMBOLS USED IN THIS CATALOGUE

    The meaning of words coloured in bold in this section can be found at the end of the section of the catalogue headed ‘Conditions of Sale • Buying at Christie’s’

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    Christie’s has a direct financial interest in the         Christie’s has a direct financial interest in the lot  Lot incorporates material from endangered
    lot. See Important Notices and Explanation of             and has funded all or part of our interest with the    species which could result in export restrictions.
    Cataloguing Practice.                                     help of someone else. See Important Notices and        See Section H2(b) of the Conditions of Sale •
                                                              Explanation of Cataloguing Practice.                   Buying at Christie’s.
    ∆
    Owned by Christie’s or another Christie’s Group           •                                                      Ψ
    company in whole or part. See Important Notices           Lot offered without reserve which will be sold         Lot incorporates material from endangered
    and Explanation of Cataloguing Practice.                  to the highest bidder regardless of the pre-sale       species that is not for sale and is shown for display
                                                              estimate in the catalogue.                             purposes only.

                                                                                                                     Please note that lots are marked as a convenience
                                                                                                                     to you and we shall not be liable for any errors in,
                                                                                                                     or failure to, mark a lot.

    本目錄中使用的各類標識

    本部份粗體字體詞語的涵義載於本目錄中題為“業務規定 • 買方須知”一章的最後一頁。

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    佳士得對該拍賣品擁有直接經濟利益。請參                                       佳士得對該拍賣品擁有直接經濟利益,佳士                                    拍賣品含有瀕危物種的材料,可能受出口限
    閱重要通知及目錄編列方法之說明。                                          得的全部或部分利益通過第三方融資。請參                                    制。請參閱業務規定•買方須知第 H2(b) 段。
                                                              閱重要通知及目錄編列方法之說明。
    ∆                                                                                                                Ψ
    全部或部分由佳士得或其他佳士得集團公司                                       •                                                      拍賣品含有瀕危物種的材料,只用作展示用
    持有。請參閱重要通知及目錄編列方法之說                                       不設底價的拍賣品,不論其在本目錄中的售                                    途,並不作銷售。
    明。                                                        前估價,該拍賣品將售賣給出價最高的競投
                                                              人。                                                     請注意對藏品的標記僅為您提供方便,本公
                                                                                                                     司不承擔任何因標示錯誤或遺漏標記的責任。

    IMPORTANT NOTICES AND EXPLANATION OF CATALOGUING
    PRACTICE

    IMPORTANT NOTICES                                         is not the successful bidder. The remuneration to      Please see http://www.christies.com/financial-
                                                              the third party may either be based on a fixed fee     interest/ for a more detailed explanation of
    CHRISTIE’S INTEREST IN PROPERTY                           or an amount calculated against the final hammer       minimum price guarantees and third party
    CONSIGNED FOR AUCTION                                     price. The third party may also bid for the lot        financing arrangements.
    ∆: Property Owned in part or in full by Christie’s        above the written bid. Where the third party is the
    From time to time, Christie’s may offer a lot which       successful bidder, the third party is required to pay  Where Christie’s has an ownership or financial
    it owns in whole or in part. Such property is             the hammer price and the buyer’s premium in full.      interest in every lot in the catalogue, Christie’s will
    identified in the catalogue with the symbol ∆ next                                                               not designate each lot with a symbol, but will state
    to its lot number.                                        Third party guarantors are required by us to           its interest in the front of the catalogue.
                                                              disclose to anyone they are advising their financial
    º Minimum Price Guarantees:                               interest in any lots they are guaranteeing. However,   FOR PICTURES, DRAWINGS, PRINTS AND
    On occasion, Christie’s has a direct financial            for the avoidance of any doubt, if you are advised     MINIATURES, SCULPTURES, CALLIGRAPHY,
    interest in the outcome of the sale of certain lots       by or bidding through an agent on a lot identified     PAINTED CERAMIC AND WORKS OF ART
    consigned for sale. This will usually be where it         as being subject to a third party guarantee you        Terms used in this catalogue have the meanings
    has guaranteed to the Seller that whatever the            should always ask your agent to confirm whether        ascribed to them below. Please note that all
    outcome of the auction, the Seller will receive a         or not he or she has a financial interest in relation  statements in this catalogue as to authorship are
    minimum sale price for the work. This is known            to the lot.                                            made subject to the provisions of the Conditions
    as a minimum price guarantee. Where Christie’s                                                                   of Sale and authenticity warranty. Buyers are
    holds such financial interest we identify such lots       Other Arrangements                                     advised to inspect the property themselves.
    with the symbol º next to the lot number.                 Christie’s may enter into other arrangements           Written condition reports are usually available on
                                                              not involving bids. These include arrangements         request.
    º♦ Third Party Guarantees/Irrevocable bids                where Christie’s has given the Seller an Advance
    Where Christie’s has provided a Minimum Price             on the proceeds of sale of the lot or where            Qualified Headings
    Guarantee it is at risk of making a loss, which           Christie’s has shared the risk of a guarantee with     In Christie’s opinion a work by the artist.
    can be significant, if the lot fails to sell. Christie’s  a partner without the partner being required to        *“Attributed to …”
    therefore sometimes chooses to share that risk            place an irrevocable written bid or otherwise          In Christie’s qualified opinion probably a work by
    with a third party. In such cases the third party         participating in the bidding on the lot. Because       the artist in whole or in part.
    agrees prior to the auction to place an irrevocable       such arrangements are unrelated to the bidding         *“Studio of …”/ “Workshop of …”
    written bid on the lot. The third party is therefore      process they are not marked with a symbol in the       In Christie’s qualified opinion a work executed in
    committed to bidding on the lot and, even if there        catalogue.                                             the studio or workshop of the artist, possibly under
    are no other bids, buying the lot at the level of the                                                            his supervision.
    written bid unless there are any higher bids. In          Bidding by parties with an interest                    *“Circle of …”
    doing so, the third party takes on all or part of the     In any case where a party has a financial interest     In Christie’s qualified opinion a work of the period
    risk of the lot not being sold. If the lot is not sold,   in a lot and intends to bid on it we will make a       of the artist and showing his influence.
    the third party may incur a loss. Lots which are          saleroom announcement to ensure that all bidders       *“Follower of …”
    subject to a third party guarantee arrangement are        are aware of this. Such financial interests can        In Christie’s qualified opinion a work executed in
    identified in the catalogue with the symbol º♦.           include where beneficiaries of an Estate have          the artist’s style but not necessarily by a pupil.
                                                              reserved the right to bid on a lot consigned by        *“Manner of …”
    Christie's compensates the third party in exchange        the Estate or where a partner in a risk-sharing        In Christie’s qualified opinion a work executed in
    for accepting this risk provided that the third party     arrangement has reserved the right to bid on a lot     the artist’s style but of a later date.
                                                              and/or notified us of their intention to bid.

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