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payment from a source other than the auctioneer is the hammer price. A buyer’s permanent address and identi ! cation of packing of lots, although Sotheby’s may,
buyer of record. premium will be added to the hammer the source of the funds. in the case of fragile articles, choose not to
price and is payable by the purchaser pack or otherwise handle a purchase.
Absentee Bidding#If it is not possible as part of the total purchase price. The Payment by Credit Cards!Sotheby’s If you are using your own shipper to collect
for you to attend the auction in person, buyer’s premium will be the amount stated accepts payment by credit card for Visa,
property from Sotheby’s, please provide a
you may place your bid ahead of time. In in the Conditions of Sale. MasterCard, and American Express only. letter of authorization and kindly instruct
the back of every catalogue there is an Credit card payments may not exceed
your shipper that they must provide a Bill of
absentee bid form, which you can use to Currency Board#As a courtesy to bidders, $50,000 per sale. Payment by credit card Lading prior to collection. Both documents
indicate the item you wish to bid on and a currency board is operated in many may be made (a) online at https://www.
must be sent to Post Sale Services prior
the maximum bid you are willing to make. salesrooms. It displays the lot number sothebys.com/en/invoice-payment.html, to collection.
Return the completed absentee bid form and current bid in both U.S. dollars and (b) by calling in to Post Sale Services at
to Sotheby’s either by mail or fax. When foreign currencies. Exchange rates are +1 212 606 7444, or (c) in person at The Bill of Lading must include: the
the lot that you are interested in comes approximations based on recent exchange Sotheby’s premises at the address noted purchaser’s full name, the full delivery
up for sale, a Sotheby’s representative will rate information and should not be in the catalogue. address including the street name and
execute the bid on your behalf, making relied upon as a precise invoice amount. number, city and state or city and country,
every e" ort to purchase the item for as Sotheby’s assumes no responsibility for Payment by Check!Sotheby’s accepts the sale and lot number.
little as possible and never exceeding your any error or omission in foreign or United personal, certi! ed, banker’s draft and Sotheby’s will contact your shipper within
limit. This service is free and con! dential. States currency amounts shown. cashier’s checks drawn in US Dollars (made 24 hours of receipt of the Bill of Lading
For detailed instructions and information, payable to Sotheby’s). While personal and to con! rm the date and time that your
please see the Absentee Bid Form and Results#Successful absentee bidders will company checks are accepted, property property can be collected. Property will not
Guide for Absentee Bidders instructions at be noti! ed after the sale. Absentee bidders will not be released until such checks have be released without this con! rmation and
the back of this catalogue. will receive a list of sale results if they cleared, unless you have a pre-arranged your shipper must bring the same Bill of
enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope check acceptance agreement. Application Lading that was faxed to Sotheby’s when
Telephone Bidding#In some with their absentee bid form. Printed lists of for check clearance can be made through collecting. All property releases are subject
circumstances, we o" er the ability to auction prices are available at our galleries the Post Sale Services. to the receipt of cleared funds.
place bids by telephone live to a Sotheby’s approximately three weeks following
representative on the auction * oor. Please each auction and are sent on request to Certi! ed checks, banker’s drafts and Please see the Conditions of Sale for
cashier’s checks are accepted at Sotheby’s
contact the Bid Department prior to the catalogue purchasers and subscribers. further details.
sale to make arrangements or to answer Results may also be obtained online at discretion and provided they are issued by
a reputable ! nancial institution governed by
any questions you may have. Telephone sothebys.com. Endangered Species#Certain property
bids are accepted only at Sotheby’s anti-money laundering laws. Instruments sold at auction, for example, items made of
not meeting these requirements will be
discretion and at the caller’s risk. Calls may International Auctions#If you need or incorporating plant or animal materials
also be recorded at Sotheby’s discretion. assistance placing bids, obtaining treated as “cash equivalents” and subject to such as coral, crocodile, ivory, whalebone,
the constraints noted in the prior paragraph
By bidding on the telephone, prospective condition reports or receiving auction tortoiseshell, rhinoceros horn, rosewood,
buyers consent thereto. results for a Sotheby’s sale outside titled “Payment By Cash”. etc., irrespective of age or value, may
the United States, please contact our require a license or certi! cate prior to
Online Bidding[If you cannot attend the International Client Services Department. Payment by Wire Transfer To pay for a exportation and additional licenses or
purchase by wire transfer, please refer to
auction, it may be possible to bid online via certi! cates upon importa tion to another
BIDnow, eBay, Invaluable or other Online the payment instructions on the invoice country. Sotheby’s suggests that buyers
4. AFTER THE AUCTION provided by Sotheby’s or contact Post Sale
Platforms for selected sales. This service is check on their government wildlife import
free and con! dential. For information about Services to request instructions. requirements prior to placing a bid. Please
Payment#If your bid is successful, you
registering to bid via BIDnow, please see can go directly to Post Sale Services to note that the ability to obtain an export
www.sothebys.com. For information about Sales and Use Tax#New York sales tax license or certi! cate does not ensure
make payment arrangements. Otherwise, is charged on the hammer price, buyer’s
registering to bid on eBay, please see www. your invoice will be mailed to you. The ! nal the ability to obtain an import license or
ebay.com/sothebys. For information about premium and any other applicable charges certi! cate in another country, and vice
price is determined by adding the buyer’s on any property picked up or delivered in
registering to bid on Invaluable, please see premium to the hammer price on a per-lot versa. It is the purchaser’s responsibility to
www.invaluable.com/invaluable/help.cfm. New York State, regardless of the state or obtain any export or import licenses and/
basis. Sales tax, where applicable, will be country in which the purchaser resides
Bidders utilizing any online platform are charged on the entire amount. Payment or certi! cates as well as any other required
subject to the Online Terms as well as the or does business. Purchasers who wish docu menta tion. In the case of denial of any
is due in full immediately after the sale. to use their own shipper who is not a
relevant Conditions of Sale. Online bidding However, under certain circumstances, export or import license or of delay in the
may not be available for Premium Lots. considered a “common carrier” by the obtaining of such licenses, the purchaser
Sotheby’s may, in its sole discretion, New York Department of Taxation and
o" er bidders an extended payment plan. Finance will be charged New York sales is still responsible for making on-time
Employee Bidding#Sotheby’s employees payment of the total purchase price for
Such a payment plan may provide an tax on the entire charge regardless of the
may bid in a Sotheby’s auction only if the economic bene! t to the bidder. Credit the lot.
employee does not know the reserve and if destination of the property. Please refer to
terms should be requested at least one “Information on Sales and Use Tax Related Although licenses can be obtained to
the employee fully complies with Sotheby’s business day before the sale. However, export some types of endangered species,
internal rules governing employee bidding. to Purchases at Auction” in the back of the
there is no assurance that an extended catalogue. other types may not be exported at all, and
payment plan will be o" ered. Please other types may not be resold in the United
US Economic Sanctions#The United
contact Post Sale Services or the specialist States. Upon request, Sotheby’s is willing
States main tains economic and trade in charge of the sale for information on Collection and Delivery to assist the purchaser in attempting to
sanctions against targeted foreign Post Sale Services
credit arrangements for a particular lot. + 1 212 606 7444 obtain the appropriate licenses and/or
countries, groups and organi zations. There Please note that Sotheby’s will not accept certi! cates. However, there is no assurance
may be restrictions on the import into the FAX: + 1 212 606 7043
payments for purchased lots from any uspostsaleservices@sothebys.com that an export license or certi! cate can be
United States of certain items originating party other than the purchaser, unless obtained. Please check with the specialist
in sanctioned countries, including Burma, Once your payment has been received
otherwise agreed between the purchaser depart ment or the Shipping Department
Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Sudan. The and Sotheby’s prior to the sale. and cleared, property may be released. if you are uncertain as to whether a lot is
purchaser’s inability to import any item Unless other wise agreed by Sotheby’s, all subject to these export/import license
into the US or any other country as a result Payment by Cash#It is against Sotheby’s purchases must be removed by the 30th and certi! cate require ments, or any other
of these or other restrictions shall not calendar day following a sale.
general policy to accept single or multiple restrictions on exportation.
justify cancellation or rescission of the sale related payments in the form of cash or
or any delay in payment. Please check Shipping Services#Sotheby’s o" ers a
cash equivalents in excess of the local The Art Loss Register#As part of
with the specialist department if you are currency equivalent of US $10,000. It is com prehen sive shipping service to meet Sotheby’s e" orts to support only the
uncertain as to whether a lot is subject all of your requirements. If you received
Sotheby’s policy to request any new clients legitimate art market and to combat the
to these import restrictions, or any other or purchasers preferring to make a cash a shipping quotation or have any illegitimate market in stolen property,
restrictions on importation or exportation. questions about the services we o" er
payment to provide: veri! cation of identity Sotheby’s has retained the Art Loss
please contact us.
(by providing some form of government Register to check all uniquely identi! able
Hammer Price and the Buyer’s
issued identi! cation containing a items o" ered for sale in this catalogue that
Premium#For lots which are sold, the photograph, such as a passport, identity Collecting your Property#As a courtesy are estimated at more than the equivalent
last price for a lot as announced by the to purchasers who come to Sotheby’s to
card or driver’s license), con! rmation of of US$1,500 against the Art Loss Register’s
collect property, Sotheby’s will assist in the
computerized database of objects reported
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