Sales catalogue: Goddard & Smith

Date:
14 May 1919
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/24/333
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Goddard & Smith. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Conditions of Sale. oe EP I.—The highest bidder shall be the purchaser. If any dispute arise between the bidders, the lot to be put up again at the bidding immediately preceding 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 any matter of dispute. He also reserves to himself the right to refuse any bidding. III.—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. IV.—Zach 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. As the whole is on view, no warranty is given, or to be implied by the description in the catalogue. V.—The Lots must be paid for and cleared away from the premises with all faults, imperfections and errors of description, on Vhursday, the 15th May, 1919, \between the hours of ten and five, and no allowance whatever shall be made for misdescription or errors of whatsoever nature. Any damage caused by removal, or otherwise, must be made good by the person commitling the same, principals being considered responsible for the acts of thetr servants. VI.—The Auctioneer reserves the right of withdrawal, or of dividing or placing two or more lots together, should that course be deemed advisable, also of making an allowance for the whole or any portion of a Lot not delivered from any cause whatsoever, at the same rate at which such Lot was purchased; and inasmuch as Messrs, GODDARD & SMITH act only as agents for the Vendor, they shall not be considered personally responsible for any default on the part of either Vendor or Purchasers. The Vendor reserves the right to bid by himself, or his agents. VII.—Any Lots uncleared by the appointed time, agreeably with the conditions, will be forfeited, and may be resold or warehoused at the expense of the Purchaser ; any deficiency arising from resale, together with warehouse charges and all attendant expenses, including sale foreman’s charge of 10s. per day, shall be made good by the Purchaser. LastLy.—On failure of 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 resale 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 fourth and fifth Conditions. Messrs. Goddard & Smith will not be responsible for removals. N.B.—No Lots will be transferred and Cheques will not be accepted.
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