The following terms and conditions (the “Online
Terms”) provide important information related
to online bidding on sothebys.com or via the
Sotheby’s App (each, an “Online Platform” and
together, the “Online Platforms”).
SOTHEBY’S AUTHENTICITY
IMPORTANT NOTICES
GUARANTEE
If Sotheby’s sells an item which subsequently
is shown to be a “counterfeit”, subject to the
terms below Sotheby’s will set aside the sale
and refund to the Buyer the total amount paid
by the Buyer to Sotheby’s for the item, in the
currency of the original sale.
ADDITIONAL TERMS AND
CONDITIONS FOR ONLINE BIDDING
clicked, a bid is submitted.
By bidding online,
you accept and agree that bids submitted in this
way are final and that you may not be permitted
to amend or retract your bid.
If a successful bid
is sent to Sotheby’s from an Online Platform
using your Sotheby’s account, you irrevocably
agree to pay the full purchase price, including
buyer’s premium, overhead premium and all
applicable taxes and other applicable charges.
You may nevertheless lower your maximum bid
prior to the live auction by contacting the Bids
Department, except that you may not lower it to
a level lower than the current leading bid.
problems with a client’s internet connection,
computer or electronic device.
Sotheby’s is not
responsible for any failure to execute an online
bid or for any errors or omissions in connection
therewith.
10.
Online bidding will be recorded.
11.
In the event of any conflict between theses
Online Terms and Sotheby’s Conditions
of Business and the terms of Sotheby’s
Authenticity Guarantee, Sotheby’s Conditions
of Business and Authenticity Guarantee will
control.
SOTHEBY’S GREENFORD PARK
STORAGE AND COLLECTION
INFORMATION
although a release note is still required from our
Post Sale Service Group as above.
Any purchased lots that have not been collected
within 30 days from the date of the live auction
will be subject to handling and storage charges
at the rates set out below.
Collect your property from: Sotheby’s Greenford
Park Fine Art Storage Facility
Monday to Friday 8.30am
Opening hours:
to 4.30pm
Sotheby’s Greenford Park, 13 Ockham Drive,
Greenford, Middlesex, UB6 0FD
Tel: +44 (0)20 7293 5600
Fax: +44 (0)20 7293 5625
ROUTE GUIDANCE TO SOTHEBY’S
GREENFORD PARK FINE ART
From Bond Street head towards Regents Park,
take the A40 Marylebone Road to Western
Avenue.
During the sale Sotheby’s may provide a screen
to show currency conversions as bidding
progresses.
This is intended for guidance
only and all bidding will be in Pounds Sterling.
Sotheby’s is not responsible for any error or
omissions in the operation of the currency
converter.
Payment for purchases is due in Pounds
Sterling, however the equivalent amount in
any other currency will be accepted at the rate
prevailing on the day that payment is received
in cleared funds.
Settlement is made to vendors in the
currency in which the sale is conducted, or
in another currency on request at the rate
prevailing on the day that payment is made by
Sotheby’s.
These Online Terms are in addition to and
subject to the same law which governs
our standard Conditions of Business for
Sellers, Conditions of Business for Buyers,
the authenticity guarantee and any other
terms that are applicable to the relevant sale
(together “Conditions of Business”), and are
not intended in any way to replace them.
By
participating in this sale via any Online Platform,
you acknowledge that you are bound by the
Conditions of Business applicable in the relevant
sale and by these Online Terms.
3.
ADVANCED BIDDING
For these purposes, “counterfeit” means a
lot that in Sotheby’s reasonable opinion is an
imitation created to deceive as to authorship,
origin, date, age, period, culture or source, where
the correct description of such matters is not
reflected by the description in the catalogue
(taking into account any Glossary of Terms).
No
lot shall be considered a counterfeit by reason
only of any damage and/or restoration and/
or modification work of any kind (including
repainting or over-painting).
The next bidding increment is shown for your
convenience.
The auctioneer has discretion
to vary increments for bidders in the auction
room and on the telephone but bidders using
Online Platforms to bid may not be able to
place a bid in an amount other than a whole
bidding increment.
All bidding for the sale
will be in the domestic currency of the sale
location, and online bidders will not be able to
see the currency conversion board that may be
displayed in the auction room.
Smaller items can normally be collected from
New Bond Street, however large items may
be sent to Sotheby’s Greenford Park Fine Art
Storage Facility.
If you are in doubt about the
location of your purchases please contact the
Post Sale Service Group prior to collection.
STORAGE FACILITY
1.
In the case of certain auctions, bidders can bid
in advance of the live auction through an Online
Platform (“Advance Bids”).
In order to do so,
you must register an account with Sotheby’s GENERAL USE OF AN ONLINE PLATFORM
and provide requested information.
You may
4.
By bidding via an Online Platform, you accept
bid at or above the starting bid displayed on
and agree that bids submitted in this way are
the relevant Online Platform.
Please note that
final and that you may not be permitted to
Sotheby’s reserves the right to amend the
amend or retract your bid.
If a successful bid is
starting bid prior to the start of the live auction.
COLLECTION FROM NEW BOND STREET
Lots will be released to you or your authorised
representative when full and cleared payment
has been received by Sotheby’s, together with
settlement of any removal, interest, handling
and storage charges thereon, appropriate
identification has been provided and a release
note has been produced by our Post Sale
Service Group at New Bond Street, who are
open Monday to Friday 9.00am
sent to Sotheby’s from an Online Platform using
your Sotheby’s account, you irrevocably agree
to pay the full purchase price, including buyer’s
premium, overhead premium and all applicable
taxes and other applicable charges.
SAFETY AT SOTHEBY’S
5.
The record of sale kept by Sotheby’s will be
taken as absolute and final in all disputes.
In
the event of a discrepancy between any online
records or messages provided to you and the
record of sale kept by Sotheby’s, the record of
sale will govern.
6.
Online bidders are responsible for making
themselves aware of all saleroom notices and
announcements which will be accessible on the
Online Platforms.
Take the exit off the A40 signposted
Greenford A4127.
At the roundabout take the
third exit signposted Harrow and Sudbury,
A4127 onto Greenford Road.
Go under the
railway bridge and at the traffic lights turn first
left into Rockware Avenue.
At the T Junction turn
right onto Oldfield Lane North and then left into
Ockham Drive.
Stop at the security barrier and
say you are visiting Sotheby’s.
Once cleared,
travel 300 yards down the road and Unit 13 is
situated on the left hand side.
Please note that this Guarantee does not apply
if either:-
(i) the catalogue description was in
accordance with the generally accepted
opinion(s) of scholar(s) and expert(s) at the
date of the sale, or the catalogue description
indicated that there was a conflict of such
(ii) the only method of establishing at the date
of the sale that the item was a counterfeit
would have been by means of processes
not then generally available or accepted,
unreasonably expensive or impractical to use;
or likely to have caused damage to the lot or
likely (in Sotheby’s reasonable opinion) to
have caused loss of value to the lot; or
(iii) there has been no material loss in value of
the lot from its value had it been in accordance
with its description.
opinions; or
LIABILITY FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE
Purchasers are requested to arrange clearance
as soon as possible and are reminded that
Sotheby’s accepts liability for loss or damage
to lots for a maximum period of thirty (30)
calendar days following the date of the auction.
FOR PURCHASED LOTS
Please refer to condition 7 of the Conditions of
Business for Buyers.
You may also input a maximum bid which, upon
confirmation, will be executed automatically up
to this predefined maximum value, in response
to other bids, including bids placed by Sotheby’s
on behalf of the seller, up to the amount of the
reserve (if applicable).
Please note that reserves
may be set at any time before the start of the
live auction and your maximum bid may be
executed against the reserve once such reserve
is set.
Bids placed by Sotheby’s on behalf of the
seller, up to the amount of the reserve, will be
counted towards the total bid count displayed
on the Online Platform.
The current leading bid will be visible to all
bidders; the value and status of your maximum
bid will be visible only to you unless it is the
leading bid.
If the status of your bid changes, you
will receive notifications via email and push (if
you have the Sotheby’s App installed) leading up
to the live auction.
You may raise your maximum
bid at any time in advance of the live auction.
Once the live auction begins, the auctioneer will
open bidding at the current leading bid.
The
system will continue to bid on your behalf up
to your predetermined maximum bid, or you
may continue to bid via an Online Platform
during the live auction at the next increment.
You may nevertheless lower your maximum bid
prior to the live auction by contacting the Bids
Department, except that you may not lower it to
a level lower than the current leading bid.
to 5.00pm.
Any purchased lots that have not been collected
within 30 days from the date of the live auction
will be subject to handling and storage charges
at the rates set out below.
In addition all
purchased lots that have not been collected
from our New Bond Street premises within
90 days of the live auction may be transferred
to Sotheby’s Greenford Park Fine Art Storage
Facility.
STORAGE CHARGES
Any purchased lots that have not been collected
within 30 days from the date of the live auction
will be subject to handling and storage charges
at the following rates:
Small items (such as jewellery, watches, books
or ceramics): handling fee of £20 per lot plus
storage charges of £2 per lot per day.
Sotheby’s is concerned for your safety while
you are on our premises and we endeavour
to display items safely so far as is reasonably
practicable.
Nevertheless, should you handle
any items on view at our premises, you do so at
your own risk.
Some items can be large and/or heavy and
can be dangerous if mishandled.
Should you
wish to view or inspect any items more closely
please ask for assistance from a member of
Sotheby’s staff to ensure your safety and the
safety of the property on view.
Some items on view may be labelled
“PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH”.
Should you wish to
view these items you must ask for assistance
from a member of Sotheby’s staff who will be
pleased to assist you.
Thank you for your co-operation.
Collect your property from:
Sotheby’s Property Collection
Opening hours:
Monday to Friday 9.00am
to 5.00pm
7.
34–35 New Bond Street London, W1A 2AA COLLECTION OF LOTS MARKED ‘W’
Tel: +44 (0)20 7293 5358
Fax: +44 (0)20 7293 5933
Medium items (such as most paintings or small
items of furniture): handling fee of £30 per lot
plus storage charges of £4 per lot per day.
Large items (items that cannot be lifted or
moved by one person alone): handling fee of
£40 per lot plus storage charges of £8 per lot
per day.
Oversized items (such as monumental
sculptures): handling fee of £80 per lot plus
storage charges of £10 per lot per day.
A lot’s size will be determined by Sotheby’s on
a case by case basis (typical examples given
above are for illustration purposes only).
All charges are subject to VAT, where applicable.
All charges are payable to Sotheby’s at our Post
Sale Service Group in New Bond Street.
This Guarantee is provided for a period of five
(5) years after the date of the relevant auction,
is solely for the benefit of the Buyer and may not
be transferred to any third party.
To be able to
claim under this Guarantee, the Buyer must:-
(i) notify Sotheby’s in writing within three
(3) months of receiving any information that
causes the Buyer to question the authenticity
or attribution of the item, specifying the lot
number, date of the auction at which it was
purchased and the reasons why it is thought
to be counterfeit; and
(ii) return the item to Sotheby’s in the same
condition as at the date of sale to the Buyer
and be able to transfer good title in the item,
free from any third party claims arising after
the date of the sale.
Sotheby’s reserves the right to refuse or
revoke permission to bid via Online Platforms
and to remove bidding privileges during a sale.
8.
The purchase information shown in the “My
Bids” section of the Sotheby’s App and in the
“Account Activity” section of “My Account” on
sothebys.com is provided for your convenience
only.
Successful bidders will be notified and
invoiced after the sale.
In the event of any
discrepancy between the online purchase
information which may or may not be shown
in the My Bids section and the invoice sent
to you by Sotheby’s following the sale, the
invoice prevails.
Terms and conditions for
payment and collection of property remain the
same regardless of how the winning bid was
submitted.
Sotheby’s offers online bidding as a
convenience to our clients.
COLLECTION FROM SOTHEBY’S GREENFORD
PARK FINE ART STORAGE FACILITY
Lots will be released to you or your authorised
representative when full and cleared payment
has been received by Sotheby’s, together with
settlement of any removal, interest, handling
and storage charges thereon, appropriate
identification has been provided and a release
note has been produced by our Post Sale
Service Group at New Bond Street, who are
Sotheby’s is open Monday to Friday 9.00am
not responsible for any errors or failures to
execute bids placed online, including, without
limitation, errors or failures caused by (i) a loss
of connection to the internet or to the online
bidding software by either Sotheby’s or the
client; (ii) a breakdown or problems with the
online bidding software; or (iii) a breakdown or
All purchased lots marked in the catalogue
with a W will be transferred from the saleroom
to Sotheby’s Greenford Park Fine Art Storage
Facility on the day of the sale.
Collection can be
made from Sotheby’s Greenford Park two days
after the sale, but not on the day immediately
following the sale.
Exceptions to this procedure will be notified
by auction room notice and announced at the
time of the sale.
After 30 days storage charges
will commence.
Please see the Buying at Auction guide for
further information.
Storage charges will cease for purchased lots
which are shipped through Sotheby’s Shipping
Logistics from the date on which we have
received a signed quote acceptance from you.
Sotheby’s has discretion to waive any of the
above requirements.
Sotheby’s may require the
Buyer to obtain at the Buyer’s cost the reports
of two independent and recognised experts in
the field, mutually acceptable to Sotheby’s and
the Buyer.
Sotheby’s shall not be bound by any
reports produced by the Buyer, and reserves
the right to seek additional expert advice at its
own expense.
In the event Sotheby’s decides
to rescind the sale under this Guarantee, it may
refund to the Buyer the reasonable costs of up
to two mutually approved independent expert
reports.
4/08 NBS_GUARANTEE MAIN
to 5.00pm.
Purchasers must ensure that their payment
has been cleared prior to collection and that a
release note has been forwarded to Sotheby’s
Greenford Park by our Post Sale Service Group
at Sotheby’s New Bond Street.
Please note that in certain circumstances,
clients who have been outbid may be reinstated
as the leading bidder and will receive notification
via email or push (if enabled on your device).
Buyers who have
established credit arrangements with Sotheby’s
may collect purchases prior to payment,
LIVE ONLINE BIDDING
2.
Once it commences, a live auction is by its
nature fast-moving and bidding may progress
very quickly.
The procedure for placing bids
during the live auction is therefore a one-step
process; as soon as the “Place Bid” button is
SOTHEBY’S
LIABILITY FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE
Buyers are reminded that Sotheby’s accepts
liability for loss or damage to lots for a maximum
period of thirty (30) calendar days after the date
of the live auction.
Please refer to Condition 7 of
the Conditions of Business for Buyers.
REMOVAL OF FURNITURE TO
Purchasers wishing to clear items of Furniture
from Bond Street on the day of the sale should
contact the department administrator as soon
as possible.
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