Sales catalogue: Duncan B. Gray & Partners

Date:
08 March 1920
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/24/377
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Duncan B. Gray & Partners. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Conditions of Sale. I.—The highest accepted bidder shall be the Purchaser. If any dispute arise between the bidders or any mistake be made, the lot to be put up again at the bidding immediately preceding the dispute, or the Auctioneer may declare the Purchaser. II.—The advance in the biddings to be regulated by the Auctioneer, who is to be the sole arbiter in the matter of dispute or mistake. He also reserves to himself the right to refuse any bidding, to withdraw, consolidate or divide any lot or lots, or to submit the lots in any order, without regard to the position of the same in catalogue, as may be deemed advisable. IJI.—The Purchasers to pay (if required) a deposit of five shillings in the pound as part payment, such deposit to be a general deposit on the whole or any of the lots of such buyers. Every Purchaser to. give his name and place of abode on the attached slip, at the time of making the first purchase. TV.—Each and every lot shall at the fall of the hammer be considered as delivered, and no lot or lots can be removed until the whole amount of the Purchaser’s account shall be paid in full, and payment is to be made to the person appointed to deliver. No warranty is given, or to be implied by the description in the catalogue, and no guarantee is given with any picture, print or drawing, the lots having been on view are sold with all faults, imperfections and errors of description. V.—The lots must be paid for and cleared away from the premises, at the purchaser’s expense and risk, not later than 4 o’clock on Wednesday, 24th day of March, 1920, in default of which the Auctioneers will not hold themselves in any way responsible, if the lots be lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed, and they will remain at the sole risk of the purchaser. <Any damage caused by removal or otherwise, must be made good by the person committing the same; principals being considered responsible for the acts of their servants. N.B.—No lots will be cleared during the sale. VI.—The Auctioneer reserves the right of making an allowance for the whole or any portion of a lot not delivered from any cause whatever—at the same rate at which such lot was purchased; and inasmuch as the Auctioneers act only as Agents for the Vendor they shall not be considered personally responsible for any default on the part of either Vendor or Purchaser. The Vendor reserves the right to bid by himself, or his Agents or Agent. VII.—Any lots uncleared by the appointed time, agreeably with the conditions, will be forfeited, and may be re-sold or warehoused at the expense of the Purchaser ; any deficiency arising from re-sale, together with warehouse charges and all attendant expenses, including sale foreman’s charge of 12s. per day, shall be made good by the Purchaser. LastLy.—On failure in complying with the above conditions, or non-performance of all or any part of them, the defaulters will lose their deposits, and the Auctioneer or Clerk of Sale shall be at liberty to take such steps as may be deemed necessary to bring the transaction to a close ; and if a re-sale be effected, either by public auction or private contract, all loss and expenses shall devolve upon the defaulter at this sale.. Particular attention is called to the 5th Condition. The Auctioneers reserve the right of refusing Cheques. N.B.—No Lots will be transferred.
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