You can make your purchases as follows:
-Indoors.
-Telephone purchase orders.
-Written bids.
-Live auctions
In this case, we recommend that you check your authorised bidding limit and, if necessary, contact the auction house in order to authorise an appropriate bidding limit and to avoid blocking your bids during the Live auction.
You may be asked to provide guarantees or references.
The hammer price is increased by 28% buyer's costs incl. VAT for non-Live purchases.
Surcharge for :
For Live auctions via Drouot on line: + 2%.
For live auctions via Invaluable: 5%.
For live auctions via Interenchères: 3%.
Original or limited works by artists who have been dead for less than 70 years and whose sale price is equal to or greater than 2,000 euros, are subject to resale rights (4% and decreasing, see details in our General Terms and Conditions, link at the bottom of the page).
PAYMENTS: For payments, the preferred methods are bank transfer or payment by debit card on collection of your lot.
Purchases must be paid within 5 days of the invoice.
To this one and only account:
ATTENTION NEW BANK ACCOUNT CBC BANQUE.
IBAN BE87732069873494 BIC:CREGBEBB . Beneficiary: MJV SOUDANT
For international transfers, the costs are entirely at the buyer's expense.
SHIPMENTS :
Purchases must be collected within 15 days of the sale. Beyond this time they are no longer covered and storage charges may be applied (see our cgv).
As a general rule, the auction house does not dispatch purchases by its own services.
We provide our buyers with a list of professional transporters in the sector.
This advice in no way implies the responsibility of the auction room in the event of a delivery incident.
In certain cases, we can carry out the packaging prior to dispatch by post or collection by your forwarding agent.
This service may be invoiced on a case-by-case basis, please enquire beforehand. (This applies to delicate lots requiring packing time in excess of 15 minutes).
The auction house accepts no responsibility for transport.
CONDITION OF LOTS: The descriptions are intended to be as accurate as possible, but are purely indicative.
It is not always possible to describe an item in every detail, so we recommend that you ask us about any details that may be crucial to you and your buying decision, and request additional condition reports if necessary.
Otherwise, no claims will be accepted, even if there are gaps in our original description.
Luminaires are sold "as is" and should be inspected by a professional before being used.
Old paintings are assumed to have been restored in the past. UV reports are available on request.
The condition of the frames is not scrupulously detailed.
Clocks are sold as is, the mechanisms are not guaranteed. They are supposed to be overhauled/restored.
The buyer is expected to inform himself about the legislation of his country concerning the import of certain types of merchandise.
Under no circumstances may an auction be cancelled for this reason, nor for refusal of an export licence.
Participation in the auctions implies acceptance of our general terms and conditions of sale in their entirety - which can be viewed on our website https://mjvsoudant.be.
In the event of a dispute, the Belgian courts shall have sole jurisdiction.
MJV SOUDANT. Auctioneer: Valéry Soudant. Bailiff: Alain Niedworak, Chimay
See original version (French)
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