Sales catalogue: Bowens

Date:
15th February 1916
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/2/1
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Bowens. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONDITIONS OF SALE. a I.—The highest bidder, if in due time, to be the purchaser, but subject to the Auctioneer reserving the right of refusing the bidding of any person. Should any dispute arise between two or more approved bidders, or between the Auctioneer and any approved bidder, the lot or lots in dispute to be put up again or not ar THE DISCRETION OF THE AUCTIONEER. The vendor reserves the right to bid and withdraw any lot previously to or at the time of sale. : | II.—The whole shall be sold, with all faults, imperfections and errors of description, in the lots of the catalogue; or as these may be divided or conjoined at the sale, and without any warranty whatever, the buyers being held to have satisfied themselves as to the condition, quality, and description of lots before bidding. No person to advance less than ls. at each bidding up to five pounds; above five pounds, 5s.; and so on in proportion, nor shall any bidding be retracted. Il].—The purchasers are to pay down immediately a deposit of 5s. in the deposit to be applicable to any lot or lots purchased), and to give in their names and places of abode when required ; or in default of which the lot or lots so purchased to be at the disposal of the Auctioneer. IV.—The lots are to be paid for to the Auctioneer or his representative and to be taken away with all faults, imperfections, and errors of description, at the purchaser’s expense and risk, before 5 p.m. on the day after the Sale, and to be at the purchases risk from the fall of the hammer. In éases where one buyer purchases more than one lot, the whole of the amount of the lots purchased is to be paid before any one lot is delivered, and no person is entitled to anything not described in the lots. No allowance whatever will be made for errors in description or quality, but the lots are to be cleared as shown at the sale. V.—All lots left after the specified time will be entirely at the purchaser’s risk and will be liable to any expenses that may acise from -their not having been cleared in accordance with the fourth condition. . VI —The purchasers to be answerable for all damage they, their carriers or other Agents may do to any lots, or to the premises in taking down or removing their respective lots, and to properly repair the same, before their Jots ‘are removed from the premises, or deposit with the Auctioneer such sum of money as the Auctioneer may determine to cover the cost of making good such damage. ‘VII.—Inasmuch as the Auctioneer acts only as agent, he shall not be considered personally responsible for any default on the part of either purchaser or vendor. j . VIII.—Upon failure to comply with the above conditions the amount deposited shall be forfeited; the lots uncleared within the time aforesaid shall be re-sold, either by public sale or private contract, without any intimation to the defaulter, and the deficiency (if any) by such second sale, together with all charges attending the same, shall be made good by the defaulter or defaulters surplus that may arise therefrom shall belong solely to the Vendor. The Auctioneer or Vendor shall have full right to enforce any contract made at this sale and to sue for the full price of the goods, and the foregoing provision as to resale shall be entirely without prejudice to such right. . Lastly._The Auctioneer to be the sole arbitrator in every matter of dispute. - Gheques cannot be taken in payment of goods bought. FRANK G. BOWEN, 62a, Aldersgate Street, London.
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