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

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