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


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