d) The lot will be delivered to the buyer only after the entire payment of the price, costs and taxes. If payment is made by cheque, the lot will be delivered after cashing, eight working days after the cheque deposit. If the buyer has not settled his invoice yet or has not collected his purchase, a fee of 50€+VAT per lot, per week (each week is due in full) covering the costs of insurance and storage will be charged to the buyer, starting on the first Monday following the 90th day after the sale. Should the buyer fail to pay the amount due, and after notice to pay has been given by Artcurial SAS to the buyer without success, at the seller’s request, the lot is re-offered for sale, under the French procedure known as “procédure de folle enchère”. If the seller does not make this request within three months from the date of the sale, the sale will be automatically cancelled, without prejudice to any damages owed by the defaulting buyer. In addition, Artcurial SAS reserves the right to claim against the defaulting buyer, at their option: - interest at the legal rate increased by five points, - the reimbursement of additional costs generated by the buyer’s default, - the payment of the difference between the initial hammer price and the price of sale after “procédure de folle enchère” if it is inferior as well as the costs generated by the new auction. Artcurial SAS also reserves the right to set off any amount Artcurial SAS may owe the defaulting buyer with the amounts to be paid by the defaulting buyer. Artcurial SAS reserves the right to exclude from any future auction, any bidder who has been a defaulting buyer or who has not fulfilled these general conditions of purchase. e) With reservation regarding the specific provisions of this sale, for items purchased which are not collected within seven days from after the sale (Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays included), Artcurial SAS will be authorized to move them into a storage place at the defaulting buyer’s expense, and to release them to same after payment of corresponding costs, in addition to the price, costs and taxes. f) The buyer can obtain upon request a certificate of sale which will be invoiced € 60. 4.THE INCIDENTS OF THE SALE In case of dispute, Artcurial SAS reserves the right to designate the successful bidder, to continue the sale or to cancel it or to put the lot up for sale. a) In case two bidders have bidden vocally, by mean of gesture or by telephone for the same amount and both claim title to the lot, after the bidding the lot, will immediately be offered again for sale at the previous last bid, and all those attending will be entitled to bid again. b) So as to facilitate the presentation of the items during the sales, Artcurial SAS will be able to use video technology. Should any error occur in operation of such, which may lead to show an item during the bidding which is not the one on which the bids have been made, Artcurial SAS shall bear no liability/responsibility whatsoever, and will have sole discretion to decide whether or not the bidding will take place again. 5. PRE EMPTION OF THE FRENCH STATE The French state in entitled to use a right of pre-emption on works of art, pursuant to the rules of law in force. The use of this right comes immediately after the hammer stroke, the representative of the French state expressing then the intention of the State to substitute for the last bidder, provided he confirms the pre-emption decision within fifteen days. Artcurial SAS will not bear any liability/ responsibility for the conditions of the pre-emption by the French State. 6. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT COPYRIGHT The copyright in any and all parts of the catalogue is the property of Artcurial SAS. Any reproduction thereof is forbidden and will be considered as counterfeiting to their detriment. Furthermore, Artcurial SAS benefits from a legal exception allowing them to reproduce the lots for auction sale in their catalogue, even though the copyright protection on an item has not lapsed. Any reproduction of Artcurial SAS catalogue may therefore constitute an illegal reproduction of a work which may lead its perpetrator to be prosecuted for counterfeiting by the holder of copyright on the work.The sale of a work of art does not transfer to its buyer any reproduction or representation rights thereof. 7. ITEMS FALLING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF SPECIFIC RULES The International regulation dated March 3rd 1973, protects endangered species and specimen. Each country has its own lawmaking about it. Any potential buyer must check before bidding, if he is entitled to import this lot within his country of residence. Any lot which includes one element in ivory, rosewood…cannot be imported in the United States as its legislation bans its trade whatever its dating may be. It is indicated by a (▲). 8. REMOVAL OF PURCHASES The buyer has to insure its purchase, and Artcurial SAS assumes no liability for any damage items which may occur after the sale. All transportation arrangements are the sole responsibility of the buyer. 9. SEVERABILITY The clauses of these general conditions of purchase are independant from each other. Should a clause whatsoever be found null and void, the others shall remain valid and applicable. 10. LAW AND JURISDICTION In accordance with the law, it is added that all actions in public liability instituted on the occasion of valuation and of voluntary and court-ordered auction sales are barred at the end of five years from the hammer price or valuation. These Conditions of purchase are governed by French law exclusively. Any dispute relating to their existence, their validity and their binding effect on any bidder or buyer shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of France. The Conseil des Ventes Volontaires, 19 avenue de l’Opéra – 75001 Paris can receive online claims (www.conseildesventes.fr, section “Online claims”). PROTECTION OF CULTURAL PROPERTY Artcurial SAS applies a policy to prevent the sale of looted or stolen cultural property. Ban k: V-17_UK
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