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after you pay us or the relevant Christie’s Group if we recommend another company for any of these into the USA at your own cost. If such scientific
company in full for what you owe. However, if we purposes, we are not responsible for their acts, failure test is inconclusive or confirms the material is
choose, we can also sell your property in any way to act or neglect. from the African elephant, we will not be obliged
we think appropriate. We will use the proceeds of to cancel your purchase and refund the purchase
the sale against any amounts you owe us and we will 2 EXPORT AND IMPORT price.
pay any amount left from that sale to you. If there is Any lot sold at auction may be affected by laws (d) Lots containing material that originates
a shortfall, you must pay us any difference between on exports from the country in which it is sold from Burma (Myanmar)
the amount we have received from the sale and the and the import restrictions of other countries. Lots which contain rubies or jadeite originating in
amount you owe us. Many countries require a declaration of export for Burma (Myanmar) may not generally be imported
property leaving the country and/or an import into the United States. As a convenience to US
G COLLECTION AND STORAGE declaration on entry of property into the country. buyers, lots which contain rubies or jadeite of
1 COLLECTION Local laws may prevent you from importing a lot Burmese or indeterminate origin have been marked
Once you have made full and clear payment, you or may prevent you selling a lot in the country you with the symbol Ψ in the catalogue. In relation to
must collect the lot within 7 days from the date of import it into. items that contain any other types of gemstones
the auction. (a) You alone are responsible for getting advice originating in Burma (e.g. sapphires) such items may
(a) You may not collect the lot until you have about and meeting the requirements of any be imported into the United States provided that the
made full and clear payment of all amounts due to laws or regulations which apply to exporting or gemstones have been mounted or incorporated into
us. importing any lot prior to bidding. If you are jewellery outside of Burma and provided that the
(b) If you have paid for the lot in full but you do refused a licence or there is a delay in getting setting is not of a temporary nature (e.g. a string).
not collect the lot within 35 calendar days after one, you must still pay us in full for the lot. We (e) Lots of Iranian origin
the sale, we may sell it, unless otherwise agreed in may be able to help you apply for the appropriate Some countries prohibit or restrict the purchase
writing. If we do this we will pay you the proceeds licences if you ask us to and pay our fee for and/or import of Iranian-origin “works of
of the sale after taking our storage charges and doing so. However, we cannot guarantee that conventional craftsmanship” (works that are not
any other amounts you owe us and any Christie’s you will get one. For more information, please by a recognized artist and/or that have a function,
Group company contact Christie’s Art Transport Department on for example: carpets, bowls, ewers, tiles, ornamental
. +852 2978 9914. See the information set out at boxes). For example, the USA prohibits the import
www.christies.com/shipping or contact us at of this type of property and its purchase by US
2 STORAGE arttransporthongkong@christies.com. persons (wherever located). Other countries, such as
(a) If you have not collected the lot within 7 days (b) Lots made of protected species Canada, only permit the import of this property in
from the date of the auction, we or our appointed Lots made of or including (regardless of the certain circumstances. As a convenience to buyers,
agents can: percentage) endangered and other protected species Christie’s indicates under the title of a lot if the lot
(i) charge you storage fees while the lot is still at of wildlife are marked with the symbol ~ in the originates from Iran (Persia). It is your responsibility
our saleroom; or catalogue. This material includes, among other to ensure you do not bid on or import a lot in
(ii) remove the lot at our option to a warehouse things, ivory, tortoiseshell, crocodile skin, rhinoceros contravention of the sanctions or trade embargoes
and charge you all transport and storage costs, horn, whalebone certain species of coral, and that apply to you.
including but not limited to the storage charge in (iii) Brazilian rosewood. You should check the relevant (f) Gold
below; customs laws and regulations before bidding on Gold of less than 18ct does not qualify in all
(iii) If purchases are not collected within thirty-five any lot containing wildlife material if you plan countries as ‘gold’ and may be refused import into
days after the sale, a monthly storage charge will be to import the lot into another country. Several those countries as ‘gold’.
imposed as below on a per lot basis and is payable in countries refuse to allow you to import property (g) Watches
advance. containing these materials, and some other countries (i) Many of the watches offered for sale in
require a licence from the relevant regulatory this catalogue are pictured with straps made of
Jewellery/Watches: HK $800 per lot agencies in the countries of exportation as well endangered or protected animal materials such as
Others (except Wine*): HK$1500 per lot as importation. In some cases, the lot can only be alligator or crocodile. These lots are marked with
shipped with an independent scientific confirmation the symbol ~ in the catalogue. These endangered
*Please refer to Wine Catalogue for details. of species and/or age and you will need to obtain species straps are shown for display purposes only
these at your own cost. If a lot contains elephant and are not for sale. Christie’s will remove and retain
Additional charges such as insurance and transportation ivory, or any other wildlife material that could the strap prior to shipment from the sale site. At
will be charged separately if required. be confused with elephant ivory, (for example, some sale sites, Christie’s may, at its discretion, make
mammoth ivory, walrus ivory, helmeted hornbill the displayed endangered species strap available to
In respect of requests from purchasers wishing ivory) please see further important information in the buyer of the lot free of charge if collected in
to arrange collection of their property from our paragraph (c) if you are proposing to import the person from the sale site within 1 year of the date
offices after the property has been transferred to lot into the USA. We will not be obliged to cancel of the sale. Please check with the department for
the warehouse, we may in our discretion allow your purchase and refund the purchase price if details on a particular lot.
collection at our offices in limited circumstances your lot may not be exported, imported or it is For all symbols and other markings referred to in
but will need to charge a HK$850 administration seized for any reason by a government authority. It paragraph H2, please note that lots are marked as a
(minimum charge). is your responsibility to determine and satisfy the convenience to you, but we do not accept liability
requirements of any applicable laws or regulations for errors or for failing to mark lots.
H TRANSPORT AND SHIPPING relating to the export or import of property I OUR LIABILITY TO YOU
1 TRANSPORT AND SHIPPING containing such protected or regulated material. (a) We give no war ranty in relation to any
We will enclose a transport and shipping form (c) US import ban on African elephant ivory statement made, or information given, by us or our
with each invoice sent to you. You must make all The USA prohibits the import of ivory from the representatives or employees, about any lot other
transport and shipping arrangements. However, African elephant. Any lot containing elephant than as set out in the authenticity warranty and,
we can arrange to pack, transport and ship your ivory or other wildlife material that could be as far as we are allowed by law, all warranties and
property if you ask us to and pay the costs of doing easily confused with elephant ivory (for example, other terms which may be added to this agreement
so.We recommend that you ask us for an estimate, mammoth ivory, walrus ivory, helmeted hornbill by law are excluded. The seller’s war ranties
especially for any large items or items of high ivory) can only be imported into the US with contained in paragraph E1 are their own and we
value that need professional packing before you results of a rigorous scientific test acceptable to Fish do not have any liability to you in relation to those
bid. We may also suggest other handlers, packers, & Wildlife, which confirms that the material is not warranties.
transporters or experts if you ask us to do so. For African elephant ivory. Where we have conducted (b) (i) We are not responsible to you for any reason
more information, please contact Christie’s Art such rigorous scientific testing on a lot prior to (whether for breaking this agreement or any other
Transport on+852 2978 9914. See the information sale, we will make this clear in the lot description. matter relating to your purchase of, or bid for, any
set out at www.chr isties.com/shipping or In all other cases, we cannot confirm whether a lot lot) other than in the event of fraud or fraudulent
contact us at arttransporthongkong@christies.com. contains African elephant ivory, and you will buy misrepresentation by us or other than as expressly
We will take reasonable care when we are handling, that lot at your own risk and be responsible for any
packing, transporting and shipping a lot. However, scientific test or other reports required for import
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