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