Pook's CIGNA Objects from Smithsonian Auction

Internet Terms and Conditions of Sale This is a public sale conducted by a licensed and bonded auctioneer. All property is sold AS IS and neither Pook & Pook, Inc. nor the consignor makes any guarantees, warranties or representations, expressed or implied, with respect to the property or the correctness of the catalogue or other description of the authenticity of authorship, physical condition, size, quality, rarity, importance, provenance, exhibitions, literature or historical relevance of the property or otherwise, except where applicable under the Terms of Guarantee (applies ONLY to Illustrated Catalogue Auctions, NOT Variety Sales). No statement anywhere, whether oral or written, shall be deemed such a guarantee, warranty or representation. All prospective bidders should inspect the property they wish to purchase prior to bidding. If a bidder is unable to view an item in person, they are responsible for obtaining a condition report and/or additional photographs prior to bidding to determine an article's condition, size, and degree of restoration. We endeavor to be fair and forthright with our descriptions and condition reports, however bidders must acknowledge that antique items often show normal signs of use and wear, which might not be specified in a condition report. If you are a very particular client with expectations of perfection for the items you purchase, it is advisable that you inspect items in person or that you do not submit absentee bids as your definition of condition may be more exacting that an appraiser could have time to verify. Pook & Pook, Inc. reserves the right to reject any condition report/additional photograph requests in which, in our opinion, the value of the object is not commensurate with the time necessary to complete the request. Please also note that the warranties given by Pook & Pook, Inc.(applies to Illustrated Catalogue Sales only), do not extend to the condition reports. Lots, especially those containing semi-precious and precious stones, cannot be returned once they have been removed from the gallery. Weights and measurements are approximate. Pook & Pook, Inc does not guarantee clocks, watches, mechanical banks, scientific instruments, electric lamps, and other mechanical or electric items to be in working condition. Display materials shown in photographs are not included with lot unless stated in the description. Box lots (i.e. books) are only guaranteed to have those items listed in the description and no condition reports or additional photographs will be provided. Some lots offered may be subject to a reserve. The reserve is a confidential minimum price agreed upon by the consignor and Pook & Pook, Inc. below which the lot will not be sold. A representative of Pook & Pook, Inc. will execute such reserves by bidding for the consignor. Reserves are set at or below the estimated range. Under no circumstances will reserve amounts be disclosed to prospective bidders. The auctioneer reserves the right to reject any bid, which, in his opinion, is not commensurate with the value of the article being offered. At their discretion, the auctioneer may also reject any bid that he may determine as having a detrimental effect on the item in question or the sale as a whole. We reserve the right to withdraw any property before sale. Unless otherwise announced by the auctioneer all bids are per lot as numbered in the catalogue. The highest bidder acknowledged by the auctioneer will be the purchaser. In the event of any dispute between bidders, or in the event of doubt as to the validity of any bid, the auctioneer will have the final discretion either to determine the successful bidder or to re-offer and resell the article in dispute. If any dispute arises after the sale, our sale record is conclusive. BIDDING - Internet bidding(both live and absentee), Left bid and Phone bid services are available. These bids are executed by a designated Pook & Pook, Inc. employee and/or via Live Auctioneers with information provided to us via computer. This is a convenience to clients who are not present at auctions and we are not responsible for any errors or omissions in connection therewith - especially when the Live Auctioneers service is used, as our firm does not control the transmission speed used by or have previous knowledge of bids left by registered Live Auctioneers users. Pook & Pook takes bids based on lot number, not description, so please be sure to check that both are correct. A credit card (MC or Visa) must accompany all bids and in some cases a deposit on that credit card will be required. Both left bids and phone bids must be submitted by the close of business the day prior to the start of the sale and Pook & Pook, Inc. reserves the right to reject all bids received after the announced deadline. There may be some auctions where left bidding and/or phone bidding will not be available. Further information with regard to left and phone bids can be found opposite to the bid sheet at the back of the catalogue or on our website under "How to Buy". There is a minimum opening bid amount of $300 for all phone bids. Title of each lot passes when the auctioneer says "SOLD". Thereafter, any loss by fire, theft, breakage, or any other cause is the sole responsibility of the purchaser. Merchandise must be packed and transported by the purchaser at his own risk and expense. Employees or agents of Pook & Pook, Inc. shall not pack or transport the merchandise. If the buyer requests assistance from an employee or agent of Pook & Pook, Inc. with packaging or transport it is fully at the risk, responsibility and expense of the purchaser, and Pook & Pook, Inc. shall not be liable for any loss or damage that may be caused by such employee or agent. Pook and Pook, Inc. is not responsible for any damage to property left on the premises, or removed and stored in a storage facility. Pook & Pook, Inc. is not responsible for the acts or omissions of third parties whom the buyer retains for shipping purposes, or any damage that occurs after items are removed from Pook & Pook, Inc.'s auction house. BUYER'S PREMIUM and SALE'S TAX - A buyer's premium for each individual lot is 21.5% of the successful bid price up to and including $1,000,000, and 16% on any amount in excess of $1,000,000. This amount will be added to the successful bid price of each lot you buy and is payable by you together with the applicable sales or use tax which is applied to the total cost of your purchase. Buyers will be required to pay the State of Pennsylvania Sales Tax of 6% at the time of payment unless: A)Items are shipped out of the State of Pennsylvania by a shipping company or B)The buyer provides Pook & Pook, Inc. with a valid Tax Exemption Number and fills out an Exemption Certificate (available at Pook & Pook, Inc.'s offices). PAYMENT - Payment can be made with cash, money orders, cashier's checks, bank wires, or personal/business checks (purchases paid for with personal/business checks or international bank checks/money orders are not released until payment has cleared, 10 days post-deposit). Pook and Pook, Inc. does not accept credit cards, PayPal, BidPay, or Western Union wires at this time. Payment is due no later than 10 days post sale. If payment is not received within 15 days of the day of sale, the credit card of record will be charged the invoice total plus a 2% handling fee. If no credit card is available or if payment has not been received within 28 days, Pook & Pook will pursue alternate collection avenues starting 30 days from the day of sale in order to collect the balance due plus any storage, administrative and/or court fees. Contact: billing@pookandpook.com with any questions. Pook & Pook, Inc. pays consignors 30 days after the day of sale. If a buyer fails to make payment within 30 days of the day of sale, Pook & Pook, shall be entitled to do any or all of the following: A) After 15 Days - Charge the credit card number provided to Pook & Pook, Inc. by the buyer for the total due plus any applicable fees (storage, interest, etc.) plus a 2% handling charge. If a 25% deposit was submitted prior to bidding, this amount will not be refunded, but be kept and applied towards any owed amounts. B) After 30 Days - File a Civil Complaint against the buyer to recover any balance due plus court fees, interest, storage fees, administrative costs, and any other applicable financial hardship caused to Pook & Pook, Inc., and/or the consignor or pursue other collection avenues to recover any and all losses. C) Charge interest at a rate of 1% per month throughout the entire time frame of non-payment. D) After 45 Days - Re-offer the items for sale, either publicly or privately, and collect any remaining balance owed after such sale from the original buyer, including, but not limited to, total balance remaining, court fees, interest, storage fees, administrative costs (including those related to re-selling the item(s)) and any other related fees. E) Reject further bidding or consignments by the buyer at any and all future auctions (Unpaid Item Disputes will be filed for all non-paying Live Auctioneers bidders). SHIPPING - Pook & Pook, Inc. does not provide in-house shipping, but will assist bidders in arranging for the shipment of their items. We reserve the right to hold merchandise purchased until payment has cleared the bank (10 days for personal checks, business checks and overseas money orders/cashier's checks), if we deem such action necessary to protect our interest. Items paid for via bank wire transfer, cashier's check, or money order will be released immediately. Items purchased for a third party must be paid for by the purchaser of record, regardless of whether the purchaser of record has received funds from the third party. A $25.00 fee will be charged for returned checks. All items must be picked up, or shipping arrangements made, within two weeks of the day of sale. All bidders must email(shipping@pookandpook.com), call (610-269-4040) or fax (610-269-9274) notification back to Pook & Pook regarding their chosen shipper. Pick-up times are Monday through Friday between 9AM and 4:30PM . Pook & Pook, Inc. will bring purchases to successful buyers, and/or their shippers, but buyers, and/or their shippers, must pack/wrap and load their items. The purchaser must pay the shipper in advance for all packaging expenses, including labor, materials, postage, and, if applicable, insurance fees. If the property purchased is subject to laws governing export from U.S. or laws restricting imports into foreign countries, the granting of licensing for export and/or import of such goods is the responsibility of the buyer. Any items left at the gallery for more than two weeks following the sale will incur storage fees at a rate of $5.00 per lot per day (this rate applies to all items regardless of size or value). Items still remaining 45 days after the auction date will be consigned to a future auction without additional notice to the purchaser. Contact: shipping@pookandpook.com Bidding on any item indicates your acceptance of these terms and all other terms announced/published at the time of sale. Terms of Guarantee APPLY TO ILLUSTRATED SALES ONLY - NOT VARIETY OR CLOCK SALES Pook and Pook, Inc.'s Illustrated Catalogue Sales carry a limited guarantee. This guarantee is designed to protect the buyer against major discrepancies (i.e. major restorations or repairs not described, fakes, forgeries, replicas, reproductions or major fabrications) that would have a major effect upon the value of the item purchased. Pook & Pook, Inc. warrants the authenticity of Authorship of each lot contained in this catalogue on the terms and conditions set forth below. "Authorship" is defined as the creator, period, culture, source of origin, as the case may be, as set forth in the Bold Type Heading of a lot in this catalogue, with exception of amendments by any oral or written salesroom notices or announcements. All other warranties of authenticity of authorship, express or implied, are hereby disclaimed and purchaser shall take each lot "as is" and with all faults and errors of description. Please note that this limited guarantee does not extend to any condition report, oral or written, provided to the buyer by Pook & Pook, Inc. Condition reports are provided as a courtesy and are not a replacement for physical observation/examination of the item(s) bidders with to purchase, and as such, bidders must assume the responsibility for any errors or omissions contained therein. Pook & Pook, Inc. warrants the Authorship of a lot for a period of 15 days from the date of the sale of such lot and only to the original purchaser of record at the auction. If it is determined to Pook & Pook's satisfaction that the Bold Type Heading is incorrect, the sale will be rescinded provided the lot is returned to Pook & Pook in the same condition in which it was at the time of the sale. It is also Pook & Pook's general policy to have the purchaser obtain, at the purchaser's expense, the opinion of one (or two in some cases) recognized experts in the field, mutually acceptable to Pook & Pook, Inc. and the purchaser, before Pook & Pook, Inc. determines whether to rescind the sale under the above warranty. The purchaser's sole remedy in the event of disputed authenticity of authorship of any lot shall be rescission of the sale and restitution of the original purchase price and premium paid by such purchaser. Pook & Pook, Inc. hereby disclaims all liability for any damages, incidental, consequential or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with any sale to purchaser. Pook & Pook, Inc. will not refund any shipping and/or handling fees paid to a third party by the purchaser. Bold Faced Statements in the catalogue which identify a lot specifically as the work of the named artist or author shall mean that the work is by the named artist or author (i.e. if the name of the artist is printed in Bold Face Type without a question mark and without any qualifying phrase such as "attributed to" or "circle of". Bold Faced Statement s in the catalogue which attribute the work to a named artist or author shall mean that the work is of a period or school of the artist or author, but is not, with certainty, by the named artist or author. This may also be indicated with a Question mark following the name of author. Bidders are expected to examine material prior to purchase and at the time of pickup. If a bidder is unable to examine an item in person, they are responsible for obtaining a Condition Report and an Auction Addendum prior to bidding. If you are an absentee bidder, prompt payment and shipping arrangements are expected, followed by immediate examination of all material purchased. The purchaser must notify Pook & Pook, Inc. of any major discrepancies to the description listed in bold (unless previously corrected in the Condition Report and/or Addendum). Pook & Pook, Inc. pays its consignors 30 days after the day of sale. Once consignors have been paid, Pook & Pook, Inc. will not honor any requests for refunds. If a buyer suspects a major discrepancy, and will need longer than 30 days post sale to obtain documentation of such a discrepancy, they must notify Pook & Pook, Inc. in writing prior to that deadline so that payment can be withheld from the consignor until such time as the discrepancy is resolved or the sale is rescinded. Exclusions - Notwithstanding any other provision of these "Terms of Warranty", Pook & Pook, Inc. disclaims all warranties of authenticity of authorship for all lots consisting of works of fine art by or attributed to artists, authors or persons living before 1870 and, when no artist, author or person is so identified, works attributed to a period which includes any date prior to 1870 and all warranties relating to the identification of the periods or dates of execution of property' which may be proven inaccurate. Pook and Pook does not guarantee the names or patterns of Oriental rugs. All dimensions given in the catalogue are approximate and are not guaranteed. All weights, grades, sizes, listed are approximate. All jewelry weights and measurements are approximate. Items with semi-precious and precious stones are not returnable once they have been removed from the auction gallery. Items with mechanical or electric parts such as clocks, mechanical banks, lamps, music boxes, etc. are not guaranteed to be in working condition. Purchasers of firearms must comply with all state and federal regulations governing the purchase, registration and transportation of these items. Definitions of statements: a. "Attributed to" - work is of the period of the named artist and maybe the work of that artist, but not definitely so. b. "Circle of" - work of the period closely associated with the artist or from his studio. c. "School of' - work by a pupil or follower of the artist, in his style. d. "After" - in our opinion, a copy of the work of the artist. e. "Signed" - has a signature which in our qualified opinion is the signature of the artist. f. "Bears signature" - has signature which in our qualified opinion, might be the signature of the artist. Bidding on any item indicates your acceptance of these terms and all other terms announced/published at the time of sale.

The buyer's premium is 21.5%.

Your bid is a contract. Place a bid only if you're serious about buying the item. If you are the successful and winning bidder, you have entered into a legally binding contract to purchase the property bid on from the seller. You should contact the seller to resolve any questions before bidding.

Condition reports: It is the responsibility of all prospective bidders to ask forobtain a condition report andor additional photographs or to inspect the property before bidding to determine an items condition, size, degree of restoration, age, etc. Condition reports are completed on a request-only basis. If an item does not have a condition report, a request must be sent to conditionspookandpook.com. Condition report requests are addressed in the order they are received and are typically answered within 3 business days of receipt. As such, it is suggested that all requests are submitted AT LEAST 48 hours prior to the start of a sale session to allow time for the appraisers to respond and for bids to subsequently be entered. A copy of all completed condition reports can be found on our website, www.pookandpook.com (please check this report first as we do not always have time to load completed reports onto Live Auctioneers). Due to time constraints in the two days leading up to a sale, NEW condition requests MAY NOT be able to be answered if not submitted per the above guidelines. Again, please check the updated report at www.pookandpook.com ( if not present above ) to see if questions about your lots of interest may already be answered. Remember, we begin answering condition reports approximately 2-3 weeks prior to each sale date. If time allows, we will also answer additional photograph requests. Please submit all requests for additional information (condition reports, size, etc.) or additional photographs DIRECTLY to conditionspookandpook.com. If you do submit your request through Live Auctioneers, please be sure to include your email address in the message field, so we may respond with attachments when necessary. Including your email address with your request will expedite completion of your condition request. Lots, especially those containing semi-precious and precious stones, cannot be returned once they have been removed from the gallery. Weights (silver, gold, etc.) and measurements are approximate. Pook Pook, Inc does not guarantee clocks, watches, mechanical banks, scientific instruments, electric lamps, and other mechanical or electric items to be in working condition. Display materials shown in photographs are not included with lots unless stated in the description. Additional photographs and conditions reports are not be available for box lots (i.e. books). The only books guaranteed to be in a book lot are those listed in the description. Additional information such as how to buy, directions to our auction house, condition of sale, and terms of guarantee (Illustrated Sales only) can also be found on our website, www.pookandpook.com. Questions will not be answered at all once the auction has begun. Please see Conditions of Sale and Terms of Guarantee (Illustrated Catalogue Sales only) for a complete explanation of Pook Pook's policies regarding condition reports. Completion of condition reports and additional photograph requests is at the discretion of the Auction House.

Notice regarding registration and bidding live: We request that registration be completed at least 24 hours prior to the start of an auction session. We cannot guarantee that you will be approved if you try to register immediately before or during an auction. Be sure to include basic information in your registration including your name, address, email address, and daytime phone number or your approval will be blocked. All bidders must provide Pook Pook, Inc. with a credit card (Visa, MC or Discover) in order to be approved to bid. Overseas clients must provide both a credit card and a deposit. We cannot check previous eBay purchase records for the purpose of bidder approval. Please indicate if you have previously purchased with Pook Pook, Inc. as this information will expedite the approval process. Unlike other online auctions in the regular format with a specific start day and time and a specific stop day and time, the LIVE AUCTION process is a bit different. Be aware that when our auction session begins on the day indicated, the lots are sold in numeric order at a rate of approximately 100-150 lots per hour. Remember, these sell rates are approximate, so if you intend on bidding LIVE, leave yourself some flexibility in either direction to be by your computer at the right time. Live Auctioneers accepts absentee bids from any registered LA user BUT your bids will not be counted until you have completed registration with the auction house. Please note that for your absentee bids to count, registration must be completed at least 10 lots prior your lot being offered. If you miss the absentee bid deadline, you may log on and bid live at any time during the course of an auction as long as you have COMPLETED REGISTRATION and been cleared to bid by the auction house. Approval is at the discretion of the Auction House.

Local Taxes Apply - PA sales tax (6%) must be paid unless buyer has a tax exemption number on file with Pook Pook or entire purchase is being shipped out of state. Please contact billingpookandpook.com with any questions. Applicable taxes on alchohol apply to all bidders.