General terms and conditions of sale CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION PRINCIPALLY “ Buy ” and unlimited bids will not be accepted. Collection of Purchases – Storage fees FOR BUYERS Orders shall be made in euro. Purchases can only be collected after payment infull in cleared All property is being offered under French Law and the conditions Written orders may be funds has been made to Osenat. printed in this volume. lt is important that you read the following - sent by e-mail at contact@osenat.com Purchased lots will become available only afterpayment infull has pages carefully. - sent by fax to the following number: 00 33 (0) 1 80 81 90 01 been made. The following pages give you as well useful information on how - hand delivered to staff on the premises Storage fees will be charged by Osenat to purchasers who have to buy at auction. Our staff is at your disposal to assist you. - sent by post to the offices of Osenat. not collected their items within 15 days from the sale as follows : You may also bid by telephone. Telephone bids must be confirmed - 10 € per day for furniture BUYER’S PREMIUM before the auction by letter, fax or e-mail. These as well as written - 5 € per day for object or paintings The purchase price will be the sum of the final bid plus a buyer’s bids must be received 24 hours before the auction so that we can premium of 25 % inc. taxes. guarantee satisfaction. Export Bidding by telephone Buyers should always check whether an export licence VAT RULES If you cannot attend the auction, it is possible to bid on the is required before exporting. It is the buyer’s sole Non-European buyers may have all VAT invoiced refunded to telephone. As the number of telephone lines is limited, it is responsibility to obtain any relevant export or import them if they request so in writing to the accounting department necessary to make arrangements for this service 24 hours before licence. The denial of any licence or any delay in obtaining licences within delay of 3 months of the date of sale, and if they provide the sale. shall neither justify the rescission of any sale nor any delay in Osenat with the third sample of the customs documentation We also suggest that you leave a covering bid which we can making full payment for the lot. Osenat can advise buyers on the (DAU) stamped by customs. Osenat must appear as shipper execute on your behalf in the event we are unable to reach you detailed provisions of the export licensing regulations and will on the export document and the buyer as the consignee. by telephone. Osenat Fontainebleau staff are available to execute submitt any necessary export licence applications on request. The exportation has to be done within the legal delays and a bids for you in English. However, Osenat cannot ensure that a licence will be obtained. maximum of 3 months of the date of sale. Local laws may prohibit of some property and/or may prohibit 3 - AT THE Auction the resale of some property in the country of importation. As an 1 - BEFORE THE AUCTION Condition s of sale illustration only, we set out below a selection of the categories Pre-sale estimates As indicated above, the auction is governed by the conditions of works or art, together with the value thresholds above for The pre-sale estimate are intended as a guide for prospective printed in this catalogue. Anyone considering bidding in the which a French «certificat pour un bien culturel» (also known as buyers. Any bid between the high and the low pre-sale estimates auction should read them carefully. They may be amended by way «passport») may be required so that the lot can leave the French offers a fair chance of success. lt is always advisable to consult us of notices posted in the salesroom or by way of announcement territory; the thresholds indicated in brakets is the one required nearer the time of sales as estimates can be subject to revision. made by the auctioneer. for an export licence application outside the EU, when the latter Condition of Iots Access to the lots during the sale differs from the national threshold. Solely as a convenance, we may provide condition reports. All the For security reasons, prospective bidders will not be able to view - Pictures entirely made by hand on any support and of any property is sold in the condition in which they were offered for the lots whilst the auction is taking place. material, of more than 50 years of age sale with all their imperfections and defects. Auctioning euros 150,000 No claim can be accepted for minor restoration or small damages. The auctioneer may commence and advance the bidding at levels - Furniture and objects, carpets, tapestries, clocks of more than lt is the responsability of the prospective bidders to inspect he considers appropriate and is entitled to place consecutive and 50 years of age e each lot prior to the sale and to satisfy themselves that each lot responsive bids on behalf of the vendor until the reserve price is uros 50,000 corresponds with its description. Given that the re-lining, frames achieved. - Watercolors, gouaches and pastels of more than 50 years of age and finings constitute protective measures and not defects, euros 30,000 they will not be noted. Any measurements provided are only Information provided by about restorations, accidents - Original sculptures and copies of more than 50 years of age approximate. or incidents affecting the lots are only made to facilitate euros 50,000 All prospective buyers shall have the opportunity to inspect each inspection by the prospective buyer and remain subject to his - Books of more than 100 years of age object for sale during the pre-sale exhibition in order to satisfy personal appreciation and that of his expert. euros 50,000 themselves as to characteristics, size as well as any necessary The absence of information provided about a restoration, an - Vehicules of more than 75 years of age repairs or restoration. accident or any incident in the catalog, in the condition reports, euros 50,000 Sale preview on the tags or given orally, does not imply that the lot concerned - Drawings of more than 50 years of age Pre-auctions viewings are open to the public free of charge. is free of defect, past or repaired. On the opposite, the mention of euros 15,000 Osenat is concerned for your safety while on our premises and a default does not imply the absence of any other one. - Prints, lithographs and posters of more than 50 years of age we endeavour to display items safely so far as is reasonably The successful bidder will only get the delivery of his purchase euros 15,000 practicable, Nevertheless, should you handle any items on view after payment of the full price. In the case where a simple check - Photographs, films and negatives of more than 50 years of age at our premises, you do so at you own risk. has been provided for payment, lots shall not be delivered before euros 15,000 the check has been cashed. - Printed maps of more than 100 years of age 2 - BIDDING IN THE SALE euros 15,000 Bids may be executed in person by paddle during the auction or 4 - AFTER THE AUCTiON - Incunabula and manuscripts (EU whatever the value is) by telephone, or by third person who vvill transmit the orders Results euros 1,500 in writing or by telephone prior to the sale. The auctions will If you would like to know the result of any absentee bids which - Archaeology pieces of more than 100 years of age, originating be conducted in euros. A currency converter wili be operated in you may have instructed us to place on your behalf, please directly from excavations (1) the salesroom for your convenience but, as errors may occur, you contact: - Archaeology pieces of more than 100 years of age, not should not rely upon it as substituts for bidding in euros. Osenat - Tél. 00 33 (0)1 64 22 27 62 originating directly from excavations euros 1,500 Bidding in Person Fax 00 33 (0)1 64 22 38 94 - Parts of Historical, Religious or Architectural monuments of To bid in person at the auction, you will need to register for and or: www.osenat.com more than 100 years of age (1) collect a numbered paddle before the auction begins. Proof of Payment - Archives of more than 50 years of age (EU whatever the value is) identity will be required. Payment is due immediatly after the sale and may be made by euros 300 If you wish to bid on a lot, please indicate clearly that you are the following method: (1) Application for licence for these categories is subject to the bidding by raising you paddle and attracting the attention of the - checks in euro nature of the item. auctioneer. Should you be the successful buyers of any lot, please - cash within the following limits: Preemption right ensure that the auctioneer can see your paddle and that it is your - 1.000 euros for trade clients The French state retains a preemption right on certain works of number that is called out. - 1.000 euros for French private clients art and archives which may be exercised during the auction. Should there be any doubts as to price or buyer, please draw the - 15.000 euros for foreign tax nationals (non trade) In case of confirmation of the preemption right within fifteen auctioneer’s attention to it immediately. - credit cards VISA and MASTERCARD (15) days from the date of the sale, the French state shall be We will invoice all lots sold to the name and address in which the - Bank transfers should be made to: subrogated in the buyers position. paddle has been registered and invoices cannot be transferred to Catalogue descriptions other names and addresses. In the event of loss of your paddle, OsenatOsenat shall exercise such due care when making express please inform the sales clerk immediately. statements in catalogue descriptions, as amended by any notices At the end of the sale, please return your paddle to the HSBC FRANCE posted in the salesroom prior to the opening of the auction or registration desk. Account holder : by announcement made by the auctioneer at the beginning Osenat of the auction and noted in the minutes of the sales, as is Bidding as principal 9-11 RUE ROYALE consistent with its role of an auction house and in the light of the If you make a bid at auction, you do as principal and we may held 7730O FONTAINEBLEAU information provided to it by vendor, of the scientific, technical you personally and solely liable for that bid unless it has been Domiciliation: HSBC FR PARIS AUBER and artistic knowledge, and the generally accepted opinions of previously agreed that you do so on behalf of an identified and Code banque: 30056 relevant experts, at the time any such express statement is made. acceptable third party and you have produced a valid power of Code guichet: 00811 attorney acceptable to us. No compte: 08110133135 Absentee bids Clé RIB: 57 If you cannot attend the auction, we will pleased to execute International identification: written bids on your behalf. A bidding form can be found at the FR76 3005 6008 1108 1101 3313 557 Photos : Michel Bury back of this catalogue. This service is free and confidential. Lots SWIFT: CCFRFRPP Conception / réalisation : Osenat will be bought as cheaply as is consistent with other bide and the Siret: 442 614 384 00042 reserves. In the event of identical bids, the earliest bid received APE 741A0 will take precedence. Always indicate a “ top limit ” - the hammer No TVA intracommunautaire: FR 76442614384 price to which you would stop bidding if you vvere attending the auction yourself D 2 aVRIL 2017 / Osenat / 29 imanche