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Conditions of Sale
Buyers will pay, in addition to the hammer price per lot, the following taxes and fees:
Absentee Bids – Telephone Bidding
Auctioneers and specialists will execute, free of charge, absentee bids entrusted to them, particularly by those unable to attend the sale.
Any person wishing to bid by telephone must make a written request, accompanied by banking details, no later than the day before the sale.
Experience has shown that telephone connections are not always possible during the sale of lots. Therefore, any request for telephone bidding presupposes a WRITTEN ABSENTEE BID AT THE LOW ESTIMATE PLUS ONE BID, in case communication proves impossible for any reason. Drouot Estimations cannot be held responsible for failing to execute a bid.
Absentee bids: bids@drouot.com
Payment
All purchases must be expressly paid for in full during or immediately after the sale.
Failing payment in cash or by check, the lot may be reoffered at auction immediately or at the earliest opportunity.
The buyer may settle payment by the following means:
- By credit card in the room: Visa and Mastercard.
- By certified bank check or euro check issued by a French bank located in France, with presentation of valid proof of identity. In the case of non-certified checks, collection of items may be delayed until the check is cleared, and no lot will be released beforehand.
Any check payment equal to or above €1,000 will result in delayed release of the lot.
- By bank transfer in euros:
BNP PARIBAS
PARIS LA CENTRALE
(00828)
IBAN: FR76 3000 4008 2800 0106 2854 076
- In cash (decree of June 24, 2015):
Up to €1,000 including fees and taxes for French residents (private individuals and professionals).
Up to €15,000 including fees and taxes for foreign residents proving their tax domicile outside France.
Collection of Lots & Storage
Drouot Estimations does not arrange shipping of items purchased by clients.
It is the buyer’s responsibility to make arrangements for the collection of their purchases.
No purchase will be released until full payment of the invoice has been received.
Purchased works are the sole the responsibility of the buyer from the moment of adjudication.
Any lot purchased at Drouot Estimations and not collected on the day of the sale will be transferred to the Hôtel des Ventes storage facility, with daily storage fees charged to the buyer. (Information: +33 (0)1 48 00 20 18 - magasinage@drouot.com).
If the buyer does not have a carrier, any delivery request may be made directly to Drouot Logistic (+33 (0)1 48 00 22 49; transport@drouot.com). Transport costs are to be paid directly to Drouot Logistic.
Drouot Storage
Take advantage of Drouot’s storage service.
After this period, lots not collected by the Auction Operator are stored at DROUOT STORAGE under the following rates*:
File fee: €5 to €25 incl. VAT per lot, capped at €100 incl. VAT per retrieval.
Storage and insurance fees per lot:
€1/€5/€10/€15/€20 per day (incl. VAT) from the 3rd working day, depending on the type of lot.
Storage fees are waived for lots handled by the Hôtel Drouot delivery service (DROUOT LOGISTIC)!*
Drouot Storage:
6 bis, rue Rossini – 75009 Paris
Monday to Friday from 1:30 pm to 6 pm, Saturdays open from 8 am to 10 am
By appointment: Tuesdays and Thursdays 12 pm–1:30 pm and 6 pm–7 pm
Please note: lots are only released upon presentation of the paid invoice and/or the sale label.
Contact:
+33 (0)1 48 00 20 18
magasinage@drouot.com
*More information at www.drouot.com/en/magasinage
Buyers will pay, in addition to the hammer price per lot, the following taxes and fees:
- 23.21% incl. VAT (for books).
- 26.40% incl. VAT.
- Additional Drouot.com fee: 1.8% incl. VAT
Dimensions are given for guidance only.
No claims will be accepted for routine restorations, minor accidents, or defects, as the exhibition allows for examination of the lots presented.
As a public viewing is specially organized to allow examination of the lots, bidders are deemed to have examined or had examined the objects on which they bid. No claims will be accepted regarding apparent defects or those resulting from normal use or age of the item.
The functioning of mechanical, electrical, or electronic devices (watches, clocks, cameras, or others) is not guaranteed, unless expressly stated in the lot description.Bidders are reminded that all administrative and customs formalities are the responsibility of the purchasers and that lots are not delivered with an export certificate unless expressly stated.
Absentee Bids – Telephone Bidding
Auctioneers and specialists will execute, free of charge, absentee bids entrusted to them, particularly by those unable to attend the sale.
Any person wishing to bid by telephone must make a written request, accompanied by banking details, no later than the day before the sale.
Experience has shown that telephone connections are not always possible during the sale of lots. Therefore, any request for telephone bidding presupposes a WRITTEN ABSENTEE BID AT THE LOW ESTIMATE PLUS ONE BID, in case communication proves impossible for any reason. Drouot Estimations cannot be held responsible for failing to execute a bid.
Absentee bids: bids@drouot.com
Payment
All purchases must be expressly paid for in full during or immediately after the sale.
Failing payment in cash or by check, the lot may be reoffered at auction immediately or at the earliest opportunity.
The buyer may settle payment by the following means:
- By credit card in the room: Visa and Mastercard.
- By certified bank check or euro check issued by a French bank located in France, with presentation of valid proof of identity. In the case of non-certified checks, collection of items may be delayed until the check is cleared, and no lot will be released beforehand.
Any check payment equal to or above €1,000 will result in delayed release of the lot.
- By bank transfer in euros:
BNP PARIBAS
PARIS LA CENTRALE
(00828)
IBAN: FR76 3000 4008 2800 0106 2854 076
- In cash (decree of June 24, 2015):
Up to €1,000 including fees and taxes for French residents (private individuals and professionals).
Up to €15,000 including fees and taxes for foreign residents proving their tax domicile outside France.
Collection of Lots & Storage
Drouot Estimations does not arrange shipping of items purchased by clients.
It is the buyer’s responsibility to make arrangements for the collection of their purchases.
No purchase will be released until full payment of the invoice has been received.
Purchased works are the sole the responsibility of the buyer from the moment of adjudication.
Any lot purchased at Drouot Estimations and not collected on the day of the sale will be transferred to the Hôtel des Ventes storage facility, with daily storage fees charged to the buyer. (Information: +33 (0)1 48 00 20 18 - magasinage@drouot.com).
If the buyer does not have a carrier, any delivery request may be made directly to Drouot Logistic (+33 (0)1 48 00 22 49; transport@drouot.com). Transport costs are to be paid directly to Drouot Logistic.
Drouot Storage
Take advantage of Drouot’s storage service.
After this period, lots not collected by the Auction Operator are stored at DROUOT STORAGE under the following rates*:
File fee: €5 to €25 incl. VAT per lot, capped at €100 incl. VAT per retrieval.
Storage and insurance fees per lot:
€1/€5/€10/€15/€20 per day (incl. VAT) from the 3rd working day, depending on the type of lot.
Storage fees are waived for lots handled by the Hôtel Drouot delivery service (DROUOT LOGISTIC)!*
Drouot Storage:
6 bis, rue Rossini – 75009 Paris
Monday to Friday from 1:30 pm to 6 pm, Saturdays open from 8 am to 10 am
By appointment: Tuesdays and Thursdays 12 pm–1:30 pm and 6 pm–7 pm
Please note: lots are only released upon presentation of the paid invoice and/or the sale label.
Contact:
+33 (0)1 48 00 20 18
magasinage@drouot.com
*More information at www.drouot.com/en/magasinage