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NOTICE TO BIDDERS                                                   items which are unsuitable for connection are sold as items        discretion from time to time by notice given orally or in writing
                                                                              of interest for display purposes only.                             before or during a Sale.
          This notice is addressed by Bonhams to any person who               If you yourself do not have expertise regarding a Lot, you
          may be interested in a Lot, including Bidders and potential         should consult someone who does to advise you. We can              THE LOT IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AND YOU MUST
          Bidders (including any eventual Buyer of the Lot). For ease         assist in arranging facilities for you to carry out or have        FORM YOUR OWN OPINION IN RELATION TO IT. YOU ARE
          of reference we refer to such persons as “Bidders” or “you”.        carried out more detailed inspections and tests. Please ask        STRONGLY ADVISED TO EXAMINE ANY LOT OR HAVE IT
          Our List of Definitions and Glossary is incorporated into           our staff for details.                                             EXAMINED ON YOUR BEHALF BEFORE THE SALE.
          this Notice to Bidders. It is at Appendix 3 at the back of the
          Catalogue. Where words and phrases are used in this notice          Any person who damages a Lot will be held liable for the loss      4. CONDUCT OF THE SALE
          which are in the List of Definitions, they are printed in italics.  caused.                                                            Our Sales are public auctions which persons may attend and
                                                                                                                                                 you should take the opportunity to do so.
          IMPORTANT: Additional information applicable to the Sale            3. DESCRIPTIONS OF LOTS AND ESTIMATES
          may be set out in the Catalogue for the Sale, in an insert in                                                                          We do reserve the right at our sole discretion to refuse
          the Catalogue and/or in a notice displayed at the Sale venue        Contractual Description of a Lot                                   admission to our premises or to any Sale without stating
          and you should read them as well. Announcements affecting           The Catalogue contains an Entry about each Lot. Each               a reason. We have complete discretion as to whether the
          the Sale may also be given out orally before and during the         Lot is sold by its respective Seller to the Buyer of the Lot       Sale proceeds, whether any Lot is included in the Sale,
          Sale without prior written notice. You should be alert to this      as corresponding only with that part of the Entry which is         the manner in which the Sale is conducted and we may
          possibility of changes and ask in advance of bidding if there       printed in bold letters and (except for the colour, which may      offer Lots for sale in any order we choose notwithstanding
          have been any.                                                      be inaccurately reproduced) with any photograph of the Lot         the numbers given to Lots in the Catalogue. You should
                                                                              in the Catalogue. The remainder of the Entry, which is not         therefore check the date and starting time of the Sale,
          1. OUR ROLE                                                         printed in bold letters, represents Bonhams’ opinion (given        whether there have been any withdrawals or late entries.
          In its role as auctioneer of Lots, Bonhams acts solely for          on behalf of the Seller) about the Lot only and is not part of     Remember that withdrawals and late entries may affect the
          and in the interests of the Seller. Bonhams’ job is to sell the     the Contractual Description in accordance with which the Lot       time at which a Lot you are interested in is put up for Sale.
          Lot at the highest price obtainable at the Sale to a Bidder.        is sold by the Seller.
          Bonhams does not act for Buyers or Bidders in this role and                                                                            We have complete discretion to refuse any bid, to nominate
          does not give advice to Buyers or Bidders. When it or its           Estimates                                                          any bidding increment we consider appropriate, to divide any
          staff make statements about a Lot or, if Bonhams provides           In most cases, an Estimate is printed beside the Entry.            Lot, to combine two or more Lots, to withdraw any Lot from
          a Condition Report on a Lot it is doing that on behalf of the       Estimates are only an expression of Bonhams’ opinion made          a Sale and, before the Sale has been closed, to put up any
          Seller of the Lot. Bidders and Buyers who are themselves            on behalf of the Seller of the range where Bonhams thinks          Lot for auction again.
          not expert in the Lots are strongly advised to seek and             the Hammer Price for the Lot is likely to fall; it is not an
          obtain independent advice on the Lots and their value before        estimate of value. It does not take into account any Tax or        Auction speeds can exceed 100 Lots to the hour and bidding
          bidding for them.                                                   Buyer’s Premium payable. Lots can in fact sell for Hammer          increments are generally about 10%. However these do vary
                                                                              Prices below and above the Estimate. Any Estimate should           from Sale to Sale and from Auctioneer to Auctioneer. Please
          The Seller has authorised Bonhams to sell the Lot as its            not be relied on as an indication of the actual selling price or   check with the department organising the Sale for advice on
          agent on its behalf and, save where we expressly make it            value of a Lot.                                                    this.
          clear to the contrary, Bonhams acts only as agent for the
          Seller. Any statement or representation we make in respect          Estimates are in the currency of the Sale.                         Where a Reserve has been applied to a Lot, the Auctioneer
          of a Lot is made on the Seller’s behalf and, unless Bonhams                                                                            may, in his absolute discretion, place bids (up to an amount
          sells a Lot as principal, not on our behalf and any Contract        Condition reports                                                  not equalling or exceeding such Reserve) on behalf of the
          for Sale is between the Buyer and the Seller and not with us.       In respect of most Lots, you may ask for a Condition Report        Seller. We are not responsible to you in respect of the
          If Bonhams sells a Lot as principal this will either be stated      on its physical condition from Bonhams. If you do so, this         presence or absence of any Reserve in respect of any Lot.
          in the Catalogue or an announcement to that effect will be          will be provided by Bonhams on behalf of the Seller free of
          made by the Auctioneer, or it will be stated in a notice at the     charge. Bonhams is not entering into a contract with you in        If there is a Reserve it will normally be no higher than the
          Sale or an insert in the Catalogue.                                 respect of the Condition Report and accordingly does not           lower figure for any Estimate in the Catalogue, assuming that
                                                                              assume responsibility to you in respect of it. Nor does the        the currency of the Reserve has not fluctuated adversely
          Bonhams does not owe or undertake or agree to any duty              Seller owe or agree to owe you as a Bidder any obligation          against the currency of the Estimate.
          or responsibility to you in contract or tort (whether direct,       or duty in respect of this free report about a Lot which is
          collateral, express, implied or otherwise). If you successfully     available for your own inspection or for inspection by an          The Buyer will be the Bidder who makes the highest bid
          bid for a Lot and buy it, at that stage Bonhams does enter          expert instructed by you. However, any written description         acceptable to the Auctioneer for any Lot (subject to any
          into an agreement with the Buyer. The terms of that contract        of the physical condition of the Lot contained in a Condition      applicable Reserve) to whom the Lot is knocked down by the
          are set out in our Buyer’s Agreement save for those varied          Report will form part of the Contractual Description of the Lot    Auctioneer at the striking of the Auctioneer’s hammer. Any
          by announcement given out orally before and/or during the           under which it is sold to any Buyer.                               dispute as to the highest acceptable bid will be settled by the
          Sale, which you will find at Appendix 2 at the back of the                                                                             Auctioneer in his absolute discretion.
          Catalogue. This will govern Bonhams’ relationship with the          The Seller’s responsibility to you
          Buyer.                                                              The Seller does not make or agree to make any                      All bids tendered will relate to the actual Lot number
                                                                              representation of fact or contractual promise, guarantee or        announced by the Auctioneer.
          2. LOTS                                                             warranty and undertakes no obligation or duty, whether in
          Subject to the Contractual Description printed in bold letters      contract or in tort (other than to the eventual Buyer as set       An electronic currency converter may be used at the Sale.
          in the Entry about the Lot in the Catalogue (see paragraph 3        out above), in respect of the accuracy or completeness             This equipment is provided as a general guide as to the
          below), Lots are sold to the Buyer on an “as is” basis, with        of any statement or representation made by him or on his           equivalent amount in certain currencies of a given bid. We
          all faults and imperfections. No reference is made in the           behalf which is in any way descriptive of any Lot or as to the     do not accept any responsibility for any errors which may
          Catelogue to any defect, damage or restoration of the Lot.          anticipated or likely selling price of any Lot. Other than as      occur in the use of the currency converter.
          Please see paragraph 15.                                            set out above, no statement or representation in any way
                                                                              descriptive of a Lot or any Estimate is incorporated into any      We hereby give you notice that we may use video cameras to
          Illustrations and photographs contained in the Catalogue            Contract for Sale between a Seller and a Buyer.                    record the Sale and may record telephone calls for reasons
          (other than photographs forming part of the Contractual                                                                                of security and to assist in solving any disputes which may
          Description) or elsewhere of any Lots are for identification        Bonhams’ responsibility to you                                     arise in relation to bids made at the Sale.
          purposes only. They may not reveal the true condition of the        You have the opportunity of examining the Lot if you want
          Lot. A photograph or illustration may not reflect an accurate       to and the Contract for Sale for a Lot is with the Seller and      At some Sales, for example, jewellery Sales, we may use
          reproduction of the colour(s) of the Lot.                           not with Bonhams; Bonhams acts as the Seller’s agent only          screens on which images of the Lots will be projected. This
                                                                              (unless Bonhams sells the Lot as principal).                       service is provided to assist viewing at the Sale. The image
          Lots are available for inspection prior to the Sale and it is for                                                                      on the screen should be treated as an indication only of the
          you to satisfy yourself as to each and every aspect of a Lot,       Bonhams undertakes no obligation to you to examine,                current Lot. It should be noted that all bids tendered will
          including its authorship, attribution, condition, provenance,       investigate or carry out any tests, either in sufficient depth or  relate to the actual Lot number announced by the Auctioneer.
          history, background, authenticity, style, period, age,              at all, on each Lot to establish the accuracy or otherwise of      We do not accept any responsibility for any errors which may
          suitability, quality, roadworthiness (if relevant), origin, value   any descriptions or opinions given by Bonhams, or by any           occur in the use of the screen.
          and estimated selling price (including the Hammer price). It        person on Bonhams’ behalf, whether in the Catalogue or
          is your responsibility to examine any Lot in which you are          elsewhere.                                                         5. BIDDING
          interested.                                                                                                                            We do not accept bids from any person who has not
                                                                              You should not suppose that such examinations,                     completed and delivered to us one of our Bidding Forms,
          It should be remembered that the actual condition of a              investigations or tests have occurred.                             either our Bidder Registration Form, Absentee and Telephone
          Lot may not be as good as that indicated by its outward                                                                                Bidding Form before the Sale. You may be asked for proof of
          appearance. In particular, parts may have been replaced or          Bonhams does not make or agree to make any                         identity, residence, financial details and references, which, if
          renewed and Lots may not be authentic or of satisfactory            representation of fact, and undertakes no obligation or duty       asked for, you must supply if your bids are to be accepted by
          quality; the inside of a Lot may not be visible and may not         (whether in contract or tort) in respect of the accuracy or        us. Please bring your passport, Hong Kong Identity Card (or
          be original or may be damaged, as for example where it is           completeness of any statement or representation made               similar photo proof of identity) and a debit or credit card. We
          covered by upholstery or material. Given the age of many            by Bonhams or on Bonhams’ behalf which is in any way               may request a deposit from you before allowing you to bid.
          Lots they may have been damaged and/or repaired and you             descriptive of any Lot or as to the anticipated or likely selling
          should not assume that a Lot is in good condition.                  price of any Lot.                                                  We may refuse entry to a Sale to any person even if that
                                                                                                                                                 person has completed a Bidding Form.
          Electronic or mechanical parts may not operate or may not           No statement or representation by Bonhams or on its
          comply with current statutory requirements. You should              behalf in any way descriptive of any Lot or any Estimate is        Bidding in person
          not assume that electrical items designed to operate on             incorporated into our Buyer’s Agreement.                           You should come to our Bidder registration desk at the
          mains electricity will be suitable for connection to the mains                                                                         Sale venue and fill out a Bidder Registration Form on (or, if
          electricity supply and you should obtain a report from a            Alterations                                                        possible, before) the day of the Sale. The bidding number
          qualified electrician on their status before doing so. Such         Descriptions and Estimates may be amended at Bonhams’              system is sometimes referred to as “paddle bidding”. You

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