Terms and conditions of sale
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS :
The sale is expressly made in cash.
The objects are sold as is, a prior exhibition allowing the purchasers to see them for themselves.
of the condition of the items offered for sale. No claims will be accepted once the items have been displayed.
the auction.
The successful bidder will be the highest and last bidder. He will have to pay, in addition to the bid,
the sale costs of 30% inclusive of tax (25% costs plus 20% VAT), including for sales of works of art.
of books with 5.5% VAT.
The information given in the catalogue is the responsibility of the Sales Company,
taking into account any corrections announced at the time of presentation of the item and entered in the catalogue.
in the minutes of the sale.
Dimensions, weights and estimates are given as an indication only. Re-coating,
or lining are considered as a conservation measure and not as an indication of
a defect.
In the event of a dispute, at the time of the auction, i.e. if there is a double bid, the
the lot will be immediately reoffered for sale at the price proposed by the bidders and the whole public will be invited to attend.
will be allowed to bid again.
The applicant who withdraws an entrusted item before the sale undertakes to bear the costs incurred.
for the sale, in particular advertising and catalogue costs, and to pay a withdrawal fee.
10% exclusive of tax of the reserve price set for the said item, or failing this, its estimate.
TRANSPORT OF LOTS / EXPORT :
As soon as the sale is announced, the buyer is entirely responsible for all purchases,
The Société de Paris is not responsible for the storage or transport of the item.
Company. Lots will be stored in the Drouot warehouse at the buyers' expense.
Lots will not be shipped by the Coutau Bégarie auction house.
For all shipping requests, please contact directly
ThePackengers after payment of the consignment note. https://thepackengers.com
Email (France):
[email protected]
Custody fees will be charged in proportion to the number of lots not collected.
promptly after the sale.
PAYMENT / DEFAULT :
No lot will be handed over to the buyer until full payment has been received.
In the event of payment by cheque, the transfer of ownership of the item will only take place after
the cheque has been cashed.
Payment by cheque with insufficient funds or failure to make payment shall not render the company liable.
and therefore releases it from the obligation to pay the seller.
In the event of non-payment, the item may be reoffered for sale on the basis of an irresponsible bid.
The sale will be conducted in euros.
Payment for the items, as well as any applicable taxes, will be made in the same currency.
currency.
Payment in cash, including taxes and charges, is limited to €1,000 for French nationals.
and €15,000 for foreign nationals, subject to proof of identity (decree
n°2015-741 of 24 June 2015).
Cheques drawn on a foreign bank will only be authorised after prior agreement from
the Sales Company.
Buyers are therefore advised to obtain a letter of credit from their bank before the sale.
for a value close to their intention to purchase, which they will forward to the Société de Vente.
In the event of non-payment of the hammer price and costs, a formal notice will be served on the buyer.
sent to the buyer by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt at the buyer's expense.
On expiry of a period of one month after this formal notice and in the absence of payment of
payment of the sum due, the purchaser will be billed to cover the costs of collection.
an additional fee of 10% of the hammer price, with a minimum of
250. The application of this provision does not preclude the award of damages.
and costs of the proceedings that may be necessary, and shall be without prejudice to the possible
of the irresponsible bidding procedure.
For temporarily imported lots, a 5.5% tax will be payable by the buyer.
Bank charges incurred by payment from abroad, by cheque, credit card, etc., are the responsibility of the buyer.
or bank transfer are payable by the buyer.
BUY ORDERS :
The Sales Company and the Expert may execute any buy order at no additional cost,
This must be requested in writing, 24 hours before the auction, by means of
the form included in this catalogue, duly completed and accompanied by a cheque
or bank details.
The Auction Company will act on behalf of the bidder, in accordance with the instructions contained in this catalogue.
in the purchase order form, in order to purchase the lot(s) at the lowest possible price.
and under no circumstances exceeding the maximum amount indicated by the bidder.
Telephone bidding: buyers wishing to be called during the sale should use the
form in accordance with the conditions set out above.
Buying orders are a facility for customers. The Auctioneer is not obliged to
responsible for failing to execute an order in error, or for any other reason.
Large lots acquired by purchase order will be stored at the Drouot warehouse (see "Storage").
conditions applied).
Small lots will be kept at the Auction House, for more than one week, a fixed fee of €3 per day will be charged.
will be applied.
Purchase via the Drouot Live platform:
For all purchases via Drouot Live, an additional charge of 1.5% excluding VAT will be applied (i.e.
1.8% INCL. VAT).
Purchase via the Invaluable platform:
For all purchases via Invaluable, an additional fee of 3% excluding VAT will be applied (i.e.
3.6% INCL. VAT).