Asian and English Ceramics Sale

Buyer's Premium 23% Terms & Conditions All items are offered for sale as is and where is. Rivington Crown Antiques does not warrant the authenticity of any item in the auction. It is the responsibility of the buyer to determine authenticity, condition and any/all other material facts about an item before bidding and winning an item. Condition reports are available on request via email to Steve@rivingtoncrownantiques.com and accept no responsibility for errors or omissions. Returns are not accepted. Won lots are to be collected within 10 days of close of the sale if prior shipping or collection arrangements have not been made. CONDITIONS OF SALE The property described in this catalogue, as amended by any posted notices or oral announcements during the sale, will be sold by Rivington Crown Antiques as owner or as agent for Consignors. These CONDITIONS OF SALE, and the LIMITED WARRANTY and ADVICE TO PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS set forth elsewhere in the catalogue are the complete and only terms and conditions on which all property is offered for sale. By bidding at auction, the buyer agrees to be bound by these Conditions of Sale. 1. THE AUTHENTICITY OF PROPERTY LISTED IN THIS CATALOGUE IS WARRANTED TO THE EXTENT STATED IN THE "LIMITED WARRANTY" EXCEPT AS PROVIDED THEREIN. ALL PROPERTY IS SOLD "AS IS" AND NEITHER RIVINGTON CROWN ANTIQUES NOR THE CONSIGNOR MAKES ANY WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPERTY OR ITS VALUE, AND IN NO EVENT SHALL THEY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTNESS OF DESCRIPTION, GENUINENESS, ATTRIBUTION, PROVENANCE, AUTHENTICITY, AUTHORSHIP, COMPLETENESS, CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY OR ESTIMATE OF VALUE. NO STATEMENT (ORAL OR WRITTEN) IN THE CATALOGUE, AT THE SALE, OR ELSEWHERE SHALL BE DEEMED SUCH A WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION, OR ANY ASSUMPTION OF RESPONSIBILITY. 2. ALL BIDS ARE TO BE PER LOT AS NUMBERED IN THE CATALOGUE. 3. NEITHER RIVINGTON CROWN ANTIQUES NOR THE CONSIGNOR MAKES ANY REPRESENTATION THAT THE PURCHASER OF MANUSCRIPT MATERIAL, PHOTOGRAPHS, PRINTS, OR WORKS OF ART WILL ACQUIRE ANY COPYRIGHT OR REPRODUCTION RIGHTS THERETO. 4.Rivington Crown Antiques reserves the absolute right (a) to withdraw any property at any time before its actual final sale, including during the bidding, and (b) to refuse any bid from any bidder. The auctioneer is the sole judge as to the amount to be advanced by each succeeding bid. 5. Any right of the purchaser under this agreement or under the law shall not be assignable and shall be enforceable only by the original purchaser and not by any subsequent owner or any person who shall subsequently acquire any interest. No purchaser shall be entitled to any remedy, relief or damages; and without limitation, no purchaser shall be entitled to damages of any kind. 6. The highest bidder acknowledged by the auctioneer shall be the purchaser. In the event of any dispute between bidders, the auctioneer shall have the absolute discretion either to determine the successful bidder or to re-offer and resell the lot in dispute. If any dispute arises after the sale, Orange Hat Auction, LLC sales records shall be conclusive as to the purchaser, amount of highest bid, and in all other respects. 7. The purchase price paid by a purchaser shall be the sum of the final bid and a buyer's premium of 23% of the final bid plus all applicable sales tax and fees. An additional buyers premium may be charged on any purchase made through a live online auction as posted by Rivington Crown Antiques in accordance with such live online auction. 8. On the fall of the auctioneer's hammer, title to the offered lot or article will pass to the highest acknowledged bidder, who thereupon (a) immediately assumes full risk and responsibility therefor, (b) will immediately sign a confirmation of the purchase therefor, setting forth his name and address, and (c) will immediately pay the full purchase price therefor. If the foregoing conditions or any other applicable conditions herein are not complied with, in addition to other remedies available to Rivington Crown Antiques and the Consignor by law (including without limitation the right to hold the purchaser liable for the bid price), Rivington Crown Antiques, at its option, may either (a) cancel the sale, retaining as liquidated damages all payments made by the purchaser, or (b) resell the property, either publicly or privately, for the account and risk of the purchaser, and in such event the purchaser shall be liable for the payment of all deficiencies plus all costs, including warehousing, the expenses of both sales, and Rivington Crown Antiques' commission at its regular rates and all other charges due hereunder. Rivington Crown Antiques may also impose late charges of 1.5% per month (or the highest rate allowed under applicable law, whichever is lower) on any amounts unpaid. 9. All property shall be removed from Rivington Crown Antiques by the purchaser at his expense no later than ten (10) days following its sale unless prior shipping or other collection or delivery arrangements have been made. All lots not collected, where no prior arrangements have been made, will, after ten (10) days, be subject to a Storage Fee of $5.00 per lot, per day, until lot is collected. All storage charges will be due and payable prior to release of lot(s) for collection. 10. Except as may be otherwise expressly provided herein, any and all claims of a purchaser shall be deemed to be waived and without validity unless delivered in writing by registered mail return receipt requested to Rivington Crown Antiques within thirty (30) days of the date of sale. 12. The rights and obligations of the parties shall be governed by the laws of the State of Georgia. 13. No waiver or alteration of any of these Conditions of Sale, the Advice to Prospective Bidders, the Limited Warranty, the estimates, or any other matter in this catalogue or any other matter whatever (whether made by the auctioneer, or Consignor, or any representative of Rivington Crown Antiques) shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by a representative of Rivington Crown Antiques. 14. AUTHENTICITY In the event that a buyer claims that an item is not authentic, Rivington Crown Antiques shall have no obligation to rescind the sale unless the buyer has obtained, at the buyer's expense, the opinion of two recognized experts in the field, who are mutually agreeable to Rivington Crown Antiques and the buyer, that a lot or portion thereof is not authentic. ADVICE TO PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS 1. ALL PROPERTY IS SOLD SUBJECT TO THIS ADVICE, THE CONDITIONS OF SALE, AND TERMS OF WARRANTY PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE. 2. INSPECTION OF PROPERTY. Prospective bidders or their agents should inspect property prior to the auction. Rivington Crown Antiques staff are available to advise prospective bidders at all pre-sale exhibitions and by appointment. 3. BUYER'S PREMIUM. The purchase price payable on any lot purchased will be the total of the final bid plus the Buyer's Premium as defined in paragraph 7 of the Conditions of Sale, plus all applicable sales taxes and processing fees. 4. SALES TAX. All items purchased are subject to payment of the relevant and applicable State Sales Tax by jurisdiction as warranted on the total purchase price (final bid plus the Buyer's Premium as defined in paragraph 7 of the Conditions of Sale) unless the purchaser presents proof of exemption therefrom. An exempt purchaser must provide a properly completed exemption certificate, subject to verification and acceptance. Purchases shipped outside of Georgia State may be subject to sales tax imposed by another state, and any such sales taxes will also be due and payable unless proper proof of exemption therefrom is provided. Purchases will not be released unless all sales tax requirements are satisfied. 5. BIDDING INCREMENTS - as noted, per auction, on catalog page. 6. RESERVES. All lots are subject to a reserve, which is the confidential minimum price agreed to with the seller below which the lot will not be sold. Rivington Crown Antiques may implement such reserve by opening the bidding on behalf of the seller and may bid up to the amount of the reserve by placing successive or consecutive bids for a lot in response to other bidders. 7. ESTIMATES. The estimates provided are intended as a guide to bidding. The figures are educated guesses, based on recent values. A bid between the listed figures would, in our opinion, have a chance of success (at the time the catalogue was prepared). The estimates are exclusive of the buyer's premium, and may be revised at any time prior to the auction. 8. BIDDING. All persons must obtain a bidding number prior to bidding. Bids are accepted through online bidding and auction platforms. 9. ABSENTEE BIDS (if accepted at the sole discretion of Rivington Crown Antiques) will be executed by Rivington Crown Antiques on the bidder's behalf in competition with other absentee bids and bidding in the room. Every effort will be made to carry out the bidder's instructions, but Rivington Crown Antiques shall in no event be responsible for failing to correctly carry out instructions, and Rivington Crown Antiques reserves the right to decline to undertake such bids. 10. REMOVAL OF PROPERTY. All lots purchased shall be removed at the purchaser's risk and expense by the end of the tenth day following the sale. Purchases not so removed will be treated as set forth in paragraph 9 of the Conditions of Sale. 11. SHIPMENT. Limited shipping and local delivery are available, with quotation on request. All quotations and arranged shipping and/or local delivery are subject to mandatory acceptance of shipment insurance. No items will be arranged for shipping or delivery by Rivington Crown Antiques without acceptance of insurance and payment of such premium as applicable. 12. PRICES REALIZED. A list of prices realized is published on Rivington Crown Antiques page of LiveAuctioneers.com at the conclusion of the sale. 13. LOTS NOT RETURNABLE. Paragraph 3 of the Limited Warranty describes lots which are sold as is and not returnable.

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