Catalogue 2 BOURTON-ON-THE-WATER Gloucestershire To be held at THE NORTH COTSWOLD SALEROOM, GL54 2AR, off the Village High Street, 16 miles from both Cheltenham and Cirencester, 28 miles from Oxford ANTIQUE AND HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE METALWARE & BRONZES, GLASSWARE, PORCELAIN, BOOKS, MIRRORS, CLOCKS & WATCHES, LIGHTING, PERSIAN RUGS, COLLECTABLES & BIJOUTERIE, PAINTINGS, JEWELLERY, SILVER, SOFT FURNISHINGS, CURTAINS, and STONEWARE To include a private collection of 17th-20th century Coins, World Stamps in Albums and assorted Fine Wines 640+ Lots in all to be sold by Auction on SATURDAY, 18th MARCH 2017 at 10.00am with simultaneous selling of outside lots Auctioneers Offices The North Cotswold Saleroom, Bourton-on-the-Water, Glos. GL54 2AR Telephone: : 01451 821666 email: fineart@taylerandfletcher.co.uk Sale Day Tel s: Condition reports: 07989 357218 Results: 07792 544318 www.taylerandfletcher.co.uk
A fine 18th Century Mughal Looking Glass recently sold at our February 23rd Auction Sale of Fine Art and Antiques for the astonishing hammer price of 9,600. Further fine quality entries invited for our next Fine Art Sale to be held in June with live Global internet bidding. Lots 86 and 77
SALE NOTES This Saturday March 18 th monthly auction sale at our new saleroom in Bourton, amounts to a large 680+ selected lots and includes many local and further afield House and Estate clearances under the direction of Solicitors and Executors. Specialist sections of Coinage, Stamps and Fine Wines also compliments this most established of North Cotswold s auction sales. SALE TIME: at 10.00 a.m. with simultaneous selling of the Outside Effects. BUYER S NUMBERS will be used at this sale. Please register beforehand. VIEWING: All Day Friday prior to the sale from 8.00am. to 6.00pm. and on the Morning of Sale from 7.30 a.m. until the sale time at 10.00am. As some items are not inspected by the Auctioneers prior to cataloguing, we strongly recommend that you telephone us before travelling a long way to view a specific item. CAR PARKING: There are good car parking facilities. Please do not park between the Sale Room and the Royal British Legion Hall. ATTENDANCE RISK: All Persons attending on the viewing and sale days do so entirely at their own risk and neither the Vendors nor the Auctioneers will be responsible for any accident, injury, damage or loss whatever or however incurred. METHOD OF PAYMENT: All lots to be paid for before removal on the day of sale. Cheques from Persons not known to us only accepted up to the value of a valid cheque card, unless prior arrangements have been made with us, please telephone 01451 821666. We can now accept Debit Cards as payment for auction lots but regretfully not Credit Cards at this monthly sale. PLEASE NOTE; we regret we are unable to take Debit Card or Credit Card payments over the Telephone after the sale. COMMISSIONS: The Auctioneers will faithfully execute written commission bids without charge, but without accepting responsibility for any oversight. The Auctioneers will not be held responsible for any bids left with the sale porters & not left on proper commission bid forms. Telephone Bids can only be accepted on items deemed to have a value of over 1,000. BUYER'S PREMIUM: The purchaser shall pay the hammer price together with a premium of 18% of the hammer price exclusive of VAT which will be added. CLEARANCE: All lots must be cleared by 5.00 p.m. on the day of sale. Arrangements may be made through the Auctioneers to deliver furniture locally on the Monday following the sale, subject to an appropriate charge. CONDITIONS OF SALE: will be exhibited on the premises on day of sale and are also to be found at the back of this catalogue. LIGHT REFRESHMENTS: will be available on the sale day. ONLINE SALE ENTRY FORMS: Vendors may now download online entry forms, fill them out and return them to us via email, if desired. Please see website for further information. ANNUAL CATALOGUE SUBSCRIPTION for the nine monthly sales, three Fine Art & Antique Sales and any supplementary sales - 35 ANTIQUE VALUATION MORNINGS, Each Wednesday morning (9.00am 1.00pm) at the North Cotswold Saleroom, (Please call for an appointment or we will be pleased to travel to inspect larger items) SALE RESULTS : will be posted on our website by 7.00 pm on the Sale day evening For further information see our website; taylerandfletcher.co.uk
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Conditions of Sale Tayler & Fletcher conduct their auctions under the customary conditions as set out below. All persons shall be deemed to have full knowledge of the same. Tayler & Fletcher act as agents and only in respect of goods for the purposes of sale by auction. Herein they shall be known as the Auctioneers. Persons instructing the Auctioneers to sell goods are herein known as Vendors. Persons who have acquired lots offered for sale by the Auctioneers are herein known as the Purchasers. Registration If attending an auction you will be expected to register for a buyer s number before the sale commences. This involves completing a form giving your name, address and telephone number for which you will be allocated a bidder number. Should you be the highest bidder on a lot, showing the auctioneer your number will allow him to quickly record you as the successful purchaser. Telephone Bidding Telephone Bidding is available on sale days on lots with an estimated value of over 200 and should be arranged with the saleroom administrative staff before 7pm on the eve of the sale day. Commission (Absentee) Bids If you are unable to attend the auction but would like to bid on an item, you may leave a commission (absentee) bid for free. This is an instruction to the auctioneer to bid on your behalf up to a limit set by you. Absentee bids are executed on behalf of the Bidder during the auction at the lowest possible amount. To leave a commission bid simply ask the saleroom staff for a commission form or download one from our website. Make sure you fill in the required information and return it before 7pm on the eve of the sale commence. The Auctioneers will faithfully execute written commission bids without charge, but without accepting responsibility for any oversight which may occur. The Auctioneers regret that they cannot be held responsible for, nor are they connected with, any commission bids given to saleroom porters. Bidding i. In making a bid, Purchasers acknowledge their attention has been drawn to these Conditions of Sale and that they are satisfied as to the description and condition of lots. ii. At the fall of the hammer, the highest bidder, acceptable to the Auctioneer, shall be the purchaser and any dispute shall be settled by the Auctioneer whose decision shall be absolute and final. The Auctioneer reserves the right to reopen the bidding immediately after the fall of the hammer if it is apparent that he has missed a bid. iii. No lots shall be transferable. iv. The Contract of Sale is made with the Auctioneers, as Agents for the Vendors and payment shall be made only to the Auctioneers. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Auctioneers shall retain a lien on all goods which shall not pass to the Purchaser until full payment has been received. Bidding, Bidding Increments and Reserves The bidding can be regulated at the discretion of the Auctioneer, who reserves the right to accept or reject any bid; and in the case of lots upon which the Vendor has placed a reserve, the Auctioneers have the right to bid on behalf of the Vendor up to any amount below the reserve. Buyer s Premium Buyer s Premium of 18% (exclusive of VAT) of the hammer price per lot is payable by all purchasers Artists Resale Rights (ARR) or Droite de Suite - Please note all lots marked with an asterisk (*) will be subject to an added Buyer s ARR payment at the maximum rate of 4% of the hammer price on lots of 1000 Euros (approx. 820) or more in accordance with EU Directive 2001/84/EC. Exchange rates will be calculated at the currency conversion rate on the day of the sale. Each time you bid on a lot covered by the ARR, you agree to pay an additional amount equal to the resale royalty. If you are the successful bidder this amount will be added to your invoice. For further information about ARR please contact the Fine Art Department. Payment i. Payment can be made to the Auctioneers by Debit Card or in Cash at the saleroom. ii Payment can also be made by Bank Transfer, but lots will not be released to the Purchaser until the Auctioneers are satisfied that the funds have cleared. 35
ii. We regret we are unable to accept Debit or Credit card payments over the telephone, but we do accept Debit cards including Visa and Mastercard in person. Please check before bidding to ensure that your Debit card provider is acceptable as a form of payment. iii. Credit cards are only accepted by prior arrangement to persons known to us and are subject to a surcharge of 2% of the hammer price (and of any other applicable charges such as Artists Resale Rights (ARR), Import Taxes, Storage, Delivery and VAT. iv. Cheques will not be accepted from Purchasers unknown to the Auctioneers, unless arrangements such as bank or other suitable references have been made in advance. In all cases cheques must be supported by a valid Bank card. Non-compliance with this condition may delay the release of lots pending the clearance of cheques. Collection and Storage i. Vendors and Purchasers are obligated to remove all lots on the day of the sale at their own risk and expense immediately after the sale. Deliveries can be arranged locally (minimum fee 30 + VAT). Please call 01451 821 666 for details. ii. Large items, whether sold or unsold, which are not collected on the day of the sale will be transported to our warehouse and a charge levied at 10 plus VAT per lot. Following a period of seven days they will also be subject to an additional charge of 5 plus VAT per week, per item, to cover storage expenses. The Auctioneers reserve the right to resell uncollected lots by auction or by private treaty or alternatively, warehouse goods at the client s expense. In all cases, the Auctioneers may act without notice to the client and any incidental expenses however incurred will become the liability of the clients. Attendance All persons attending a Sale under the conduct of the Auctioneers whether at their salerooms or elsewhere shall be deemed to be on the land and premises at their own risk and shall have no claim against the Auctioneers or their principles in respect of the cancellation / postponement of a Sale or any loss, accident or injury however occasioned, save in so far as the same is proven to be caused by the direct negligence of an employee(s) of the Firm. Viewing i. Catalogued items will be available to view at the saleroom on the afternoon before the sale day and the morning before the sale commences. Purchasers should satisfy themselves by physical inspection of lots before bidding as to their origin, authenticity, quality, age, weight, size and general description as lots are sold in their actual state with faults, imperfections or errors of description. ii. As some items are not inspected by the Auctioneers prior to cataloguing we strongly recommend that you telephone us before travelling to view a specific item. iii. The Auctioneers make every reasonable effort to ensure the accuracy of advertisements, catalogue descriptions and other publicity but declare that all statements, oral or in writing, are those of opinion only, and shall not give rise to any action in law for damages, compensation or rescission of a sale by a Purchaser, against any Vendor, the Auctioneers or their employees. Breakages / Insurance / Packaging Although, naturally enough the goods offered for sale are insured whilst in our hands, if a breakage occurs because of negligence, mishandling, or otherwise accidentally, the Auctioneer will look to the person(s) responsible to recover a proportion of the perceived value of the item(s) as set by the Auctioneer. Please note we do not package or post items purchased at auction from our sales and items remain the sole responsibility of the Purchaser at the fall of the hammer. All collections, transit and delivery contracts entered into by the Purchaser remain the sole responsibility of the Purchaser and we as Auctioneers (agents) accept no liability for loss or damage however or wherever caused post sale. Catalogues i. Any statement made by the Auctioneers or their employees as to authorship, attribution, identity, origin, date, age, provenance and condition is a statement of opinion and is not to be taken as statement of fact. It is not necessarily definitive, and is intended as a guide only. Sometimes it may differ from the opinion of other specialist appraisers, museums or auction houses. All buyers must therefore make their own judgement prior to the purchase of any lot, which is always sold as viewed. ii. Lots are sold subject to any announcement, declaration, alteration or description or other matters, made by the Auctioneer prior to the invitation of bids. iii. Electrical/Mechanical goods are sold on the strict understanding that these are untested, without warranties or any other guarantees as to serviceability or working order, unless otherwise stated. 36
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A selection of Fine Wines (from 52 Lots) Lot 493 www.taylerandfletcher.co.uk