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Sotheby’s Identifi cation Card, it will facilitate 3. THE AUCTION Collection and Storage All items from this Endangered Species Items made of or
the registration process. If you wish to register auction not collected from 5/F One Pacifi c incorporating plant or animal material, such as
to bid on a Premium Lot, please see the Conditions of Business The auction is Place by the thirty-fi rst calendar days after rosewood, coral, crocodile, ivory, whalebone,
paragraph above. governed by the Conditions of Business the date of the auction will be transferred tortoiseshell, etc., irrespective of age or value,
Should you be the successful buyer of a lot, for Sellers and Buyers and the Authenticity to Helu-Trans (HK) Pte Ltd where they can may require a licence or certifi cate prior to
please ensure that your paddle can be seen Guarantee. These apply to all aspects of the be collected seven calendar days after the exportation and require additional licences or
by the auctioneer and that it is your number relationship between Sotheby’s and actual transfer. All items not collected within one certifi cates upon importation to any country
that is called out. Should there be any and prospective bidders and buyers. Anyone month after the date of the auction will incur outside Hong Kong. Please note that the
doubts as to price or buyer, please draw the considering bidding in the auction should read storage charge at the following rate: ability to obtain an export licence or certifi cate
auctioneer’s attention to it immediately. them carefully. They may be amended by way Storage charge: HK$1,200 per lot per does not ensure the ability to obtain an import
All lots sold will be invoiced to the name of notices posted in the saleroom or by way of month. licence or certifi cate in another country, and
and address in which the paddle has been announcement made by the auctioneer. To arrange shipping or collection, please vice versa. For example, For example, it is
registered and cannot be transferred to other contact: illegal to import African elephant ivory into
names and addresses. Interested Parties Announcement In Post sale Services the United States. Sotheby’s suggests that
Please do not mislay your paddle; in the event situations where a person who is allowed to As printed in front of this catalogue buyers check with their own government
of loss, inform the Sales Clerk immediately. At bid on a lot has a direct or indirect interest in regarding wildlife import requirements prior
the end of the sale, please return your paddle such lot, such as the benefi ciary or executor Lots will be released to you or your authorised to placing a bid. It is the buyer’s responsibility
to the registration desk. of an estate selling the lot, a joint owner of representative when full and fi nal payment to obtain any export or import licences and/
the lot, or a party providing or participating has been received by Sotheby’s, appropriate or certifi cates as well as any other required
Absentee Bids If you cannot attend the in a guarantee of the lot, Sotheby’s will photographic identifi cation has been made, documentation (please refer to Condition
auction, we will be happy to execute written make an announcement in the sale room and a release note has been provided by 10 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers
bids on your behalf. A bidding form can be that interested parties may bid on the lot. In Sotheby’s (open Monday to Friday 9:30am - printed in this catalogue).
found at the back of this catalogue. This certain circumstances, interested parties may 6pm).
service is free and confi dential. Lots will have knowledge of the reserves. Please refer to Condition 7 of the Condition of 5. ADDITIONAL SERVICES
always be bought as cheaply as is consistent Business for Buyers printed in this catalogue.
with other bids, the reserves and Sotheby’s Consecutive and Responsive Bidding Financial Services Sotheby’s off ers a wide
commissions. In the event of identical bids, The auctioneer may open the bidding on any Loss or Damage Buyers are reminded that range of fi nancial services including advances
the earliest received will take precedence. lot by placing a bid on behalf of the seller. Sotheby’s accepts liability for loss or damage on consignments, as well as loans secured
Always indicate a “top limit” - the hammer The auctioneer may further bid on behalf of to lots for a maximum period of thirty (30) by art collections not intended for sale. This
price to which you would bid if you were the seller, up to the amount of the reserve, calendar days after the date of the auction. is not an off er or solicitation and the services
attending the auction yourself. “Buy” and by placing consecutive or responsive bids Please refer to Condition 7 of the Conditions of are subject to the laws and regulations of
unlimited bids will not be accepted. Please for a lot. Please refer to Condition 6 of the Business for Buyers printed in this catalogue. the jurisdictions in which the services are
refer to Condition 5 of the Conditions of Conditions of Business for Buyers printed in provided. For further information please
Business for Buyers printed in this catalogue. this catalogue. Shipping Sotheby’s off ers a comprehensive contact Sotheby’s Financial Services in Hong
Telephoned absentee bids must be confi rmed shipping service. Except if otherwise Kong at +852 2822 8188 or in London at +44
before the sale by letter or fax. Fax number for 4. AFTER THE AUCTION indicated in this Guide for Prospective Buyers, 20 7293 6005.
bids only: (852) 2522 1063. Sotheby’s can advise buyers on exporting and
To ensure a satisfactory service, please Payment Payment is due in HKdollars shipping property, and arranging delivery. Pre-sale Auction Estimates Sotheby’s
ensure that we receive your bids at least 24 immediately after the sale and may be made will be pleased to give preliminary pre-sale
hours before the sale. by the following methods: Cash, Banker’s For assistance, please contact: auction estimates for your property. This
Draft, Travellers Cheque, Cheque, Wire Post Sale Services (Mon to Fri 9:30a.m. to service is free of charge and is available from
Bidding by Telephone If you cannot Transfer and Credit Card (American Express, 6:00 p.m.) Sotheby’s experts in Hong Kong on week
attend the auction, it is possible to bid on MasterCard, Union Pay & Visa). Sally Lai days between 9.30am and 4.30pm. We
the telephone on lots with a minimum low It is against Sotheby’s general policy to accept Post Sale Manager advise you to make an appointment with the
estimate of HK$40,000. As the number of single or multiple related payments in the +852 2822 5533 relevant expert department. Upon request,
telephone lines is limited, it is necessary to form of cash or cash equivalents in excess of FAX +852 2501 4266 we may also travel to your home to provide
make arrangements for this service 24 hours HK$80,000. hkpostsaleservices@sothebys.com preliminary pre-sale auction estimates.
before the sale. It is Sotheby’s policy to request any new
We also suggest that you leave a maximum clients or buyers preferring to make a cash We will send you a quotation for shipping your Valuations The Valuation department
bid which we can execute on your behalf payment to provide proof of identity (by purchase(s). Transit risk insurance may also provides written inventories and valuations for
in the event we are unable to reach you by providing some form of government issued be included in your quotation. If the quotation many purposes including insurance, probate
telephone. Multi-lingual staff are available to identifi cation containing a photograph, is accepted, we will arrange the shipping and succession division, asset management
execute bids for you. Please refer to Condition such as a passport, identity card or driver’s for you and will despatch the property as and tax planning. Valuations can be tailored to
5 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers licence) and confi rmation of permanent soon as possible after receiving your written suit most needs. Fees are highly competitive.
printed in this catalogue. address. Thank you for your co-operation. agreement to the terms of the quotation, For further information please contact the
Cheques and drafts should be made payable fi nancial release of the property and receipt relevant Expert department on (852) 2524
Online Bidding via BID now If you cannot to Sotheby’s Hong Kong Limited. of any export licence or certifi cates that may 8121, Fax (852) 2810 6238.
attend the auction, it may be possible to Although personal and company cheques be required. Despatch will be arranged at the
now
bid online via BID for selected sales. drawn in HK dollars on Hong Kong banks buyer’s expense. Sotheby’s may charge an
This service is free and confi dential. For are accepted, you are advised that property administrative fee for arranging the despatch.
now 中國工藝品詞彙
information about registering to bid via BID , will not be released until such cheques have
please refer to sothebys.com. Bidders using cleared unless you have a pre-arranged All shipments should be unpacked and
now 以下為本圖錄內所使用的詞彙示例。請注意，
the BID service are subject to the Additional Cheque Acceptance Facility. Forms to checked on delivery and any discrepancies 所有陳述乃根據業務規則及保證書的條文作
Terms and Conditions for Live Online Bidding facilitate this are available from the Finance must be notifi ed immediately to Sotheby’s.
now 出。
via BID , which can be viewed at sothebys. Department in Hong Kong.
com, as well as the Conditions of Business If you wish to pay for any purchase with your Export The export of any lot from Hong
now 1. 倘蘇富比認為某物品屬於某一期間、統
applicable to the sale. The BID online American Express, Mastercard, Union Pay Kong or import into any other country may
bidding service is not avaliable for premium or Visa, you must present the card in person be subject to one or more export or import 治時期或朝代，則每件拍賣品的分類會以粗
lots. to Sotheby’s Hong Kong. All charges are licences being granted. It is the buyer’s 體字直接標示在圖錄條目的標題下方
subject to acceptance by Sotheby’s and by responsibility to obtain any relevant export
Employee Bidding Sotheby’s employees American Express, MasterCard, Union Pay or import licence. The denial of any licence 例如：蘇富比會標示明朝嘉靖年間之青花盤
may bid only if the employee does not know or Visa, as the case may be. In the case a required or delay in obtaining such licence 如下：
the reserve and fully complies with Sotheby’s charge is not approved, you will nevertheless cannot justify the cancellation of the sale 明嘉靖年間青花盤
internal rules governing employee bidding. be liable to Sotheby’s for all sums incurred by or any delay in making payment of the total
you. Credit card purchases may not exceed amount due. 2. 如該拍賣品的標題下方的描述中沒有以
US Economic Sanctions The United States HK$1,000,000. Sotheby’s, upon request and for an 粗體字確認有關工藝品之分類，則表示無法
maintains economic and trade sanctions Please note that Sotheby’s reserves the administrative fee, may apply for a licence to 確定該工藝品的所屬年代。
against targeted foreign countries, groups right to decline payments received from export your lot(s) outside Hong Kong.
and organisations. US buyers will please note anyone other than the buyer of record and Sotheby’s recommends that you retain all 3. 倘某批拍賣品之標題有提供分類且該批
that US persons are generally prohibited that clearance of such payments will be import and export papers, including licences, 拍賣品多於一件物品，除非另有指明，否則
from selling, buying or otherwise dealing with required. Please contact our Client Accounts as in certain countries you may be required to 蘇富比認為該批拍賣品全部屬於以粗體字所
property belonging to members, residents, Department if you have any questions produce them to governmental authorities. 標示的時期。
nationals or the governments of these concerning clearance.
countries, organisations or groups.
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