Sales catalogue: Alex H. Turner & Co.
- Date:
- 01 March - 04 March 1904
- Reference:
- WA/HMM/CM/Sal/24/3
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Sales catalogue: Alex H. Turner & Co. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Sales catalogue: Alex H. Turner & Co. Source: Wellcome Collection.
![CONDITIONS OF SALE. _1.—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 the dispute, or the Auctioneer may declare the purchaser. I].—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. 1I].—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.—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. As the whole is on view no warranty is given or to be implied by the description in the catalogue. V.—No lots will be delivered during the sale.” The lots must be cleared away from the premises with all faults, imperfections and errors of description, before 5 o’clock p.m., on Monday, March 7th, 1904, 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 (whether to other goods or to the premises or any part thereof) committing the same ; the principals being considered responsible for the acts of their 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 ALEX. H. TurNER & Co. act only as agents for the vendors, they shall not be considered personally responsible for any default on the part of either vendors or purchaser. The vendors reserve the right to bid by themselves or their agent. 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 5s. per day, shall be made good by the purchaser. LastTLy.—On failure of complying with the above conditions, or non-per- formance 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 5th Condition. Messrs. ALex. H. Turner & Co. will not be responsible for removals. N.B.—No lots will be transferred and, as the sale is by direction of the Trustee in Bankruptcy, no cheques taken.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b33160582_0004.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
