2 SESSION 244-JEWELLERY,SILVER,WATCHES,IVORY

INFORMATION REGARDING AUCTION 244 1.How to participate The auction will be held on Tuesday 6th December 2022 for lots 1-301 and Wednesday 7th December 2022 for lots 302-560 starting at 3:00 pm CET at the Bertolami Fine Art headquarters in Piazza Lovatelli, 1 ? Rome. The following methods of participation are available: in person, by telephone, online upon registration on our website www.bertolamifineart.com, or on our partner portals (see list below), by a written absentee bid to be received by 12:00 pm CET on Tuesday 6th December 2022 for lots 1-301 and within Wednesday 7th December 2022 for lots 302-560. a. Attendance in the auction room Unacquainted customers who have not already registered must provide a valid identity document. b. Telephone bidding You can place your bids during the auction by telephone, with the assistance of one of our operators. In order to take part in the telephone bidding, you must make a reservation by 12:00 CET on Tuesday 6thDecember 2022, specifying the lots you wish to bid for and your telephone number. Customers who have booked this way will be called at the number they have indicated a few lots before those for which they have expressed interest. A telephone bid reservation has the value of a written absentee bid at the starting price as indicated in the catalogue. To book your phone bidding: fill out the appropriate form https://auctions.bertolamifinearts.com/docs/modulo-offerta-2021-EN.pdf Further Info: +39 32609795 info@bertolamifineart.com - amministrazione@bertolamifineart.com) c. Live participation via our website or our partner portals You can place your bids during the auction by logging on to our website https://bertolamifineart.com/ or on the following partner portals: Arsvalue (www.arsvalue.com) Bidspirit (www.bidspirit.com) Drouot (www.drouot.com) Invaluable (www.invaluable.com) Live Auctioneers (www.liveauctioneers.com) One Bid (www.onebid.it/it) d. Written absentee bid You can submit your bids in writing by filling out the appropriate form online, or by means of an e-mail, or a letter. Written absentee bids may be sent by e-mail (amministrazione@bertolamifineart.com ? info@bertolamifineart.com) by post, or must be delivered to our headquarters in Piazza Lovatelli, 1 ? 00186 Roma. All offers must be received by Bertolami Fine Art no later than 12:00 pm CET on Tuesday 6thDecember 2022. Written absentee bid shall authorize the auctioneer to make offers on behalf of the signatory. 2.Lots Exhibition Opening on Friday 2th December 2022 at 18:00, Bertolami Fine Arts in Piazza Lovatelli 1, 00186 Rome All lots will also be visible on Saturday 3th and Sunday 4th December 2022 from 10:30 to 14:00 and from 15:00 to 18:30 at our premises in Piazza Lovatelli 1, 00186 Rome. 3. Auction pre-bids The following methods of participation are available: - online and on our partner portals until 12:00pm CET of 6th December, 2022 for lots 1-301 and until 12:00pm CET of 7th December, 2022 for lots 302-560. - by a written offer to be received by 12:00pm CET on 6th December 2022 to be sent to amministrazione@bertolamifineart.com or info@bertolamifineart.com, or via fax to 0039 063230610, by post, or must be delivered to our offices. The minimum bid for each lot is the starting price shown in our website. In the event of: a. One single auction pre-bid on a lot In the absence of bids during the auction, the lot will be awarded at the starting bid even if the sole bid received is higher (the amount of the pre-auction bid indicates the maximum bid the bidder is willing to place. Example: Starting bid ? 1,000 ? Single pre-sale bid ? 1,500 ? Award at ? 1,000 b. Multiple auction pre-bids of the same amount on the same lot If no bids are raised during the auction, the lot will be awarded to the earlier bidder. c. Multiple auction pre-bids of different amounts on the same lot If there are no bids during the auction, the lot will be awarded to the highest bidder. The hammer price is calculated by adding to the amount of the next lowest bid an increment set out in the table below. Example: customer A bid ? 1,270 - customer B bid ? 1,800. Customer B does not win at the award price of ? 1,800 but at ? 1,370. In other words, the automatic increase of ? 100 provided for in the table is applied to the amount of the next lowest bid when the bids are within the ? 1,000-1,999 bracket. 4. Payment methods The purchasers of the winning lots will be able to choose between the following payment options: ? a bank cheque or a non-transferable cashier?s cheque made payable to Bertolami Fine Arts s.r.l. (in the event of payment by foreign cheque, please add ? 10 to the invoiced amount); ? credit card (Visa, MasterCard, and American Express); ? Paypal ? Bank transfer payable to Bertolami Fine Arts S.r.l. to: BPER Banca - Agenzia 28 - IBAN: IT18R0538705006000035185964 - SWIFT/BIC BPMOIT22XX or: BANCO DESIO - IBAN: IT58J0344003209000000192600 - SWIFT/BIC BPSPIT31XXX (in case of payment by non-European bank transfer, please add ? 10 to the invoiced amount) Please note: Invoices paid by cheque, cash or bank transfer are exempt from the 3.5% administration fee. 5. Auction fees The purchaser shall pay Bertolami Fine Art an auction fee equal to 27% of the hammer price of each lot. An additional commission shall be applied to lots purchased via online participation on our website www.bertolamifineart.com, which is calculated as follows: www.bertolamifineart.com +1,5% of the hammer price Bidspirit +1,5 % of the hammer price Drouot +3% of the hammer price Invaluable +5% of the hammer price Liveauctioneers +5% of the hammer price One Bid +1,5% of the hammer price 6. Additional costs Shipping costs, additional customs duties, as well as costs related to the procedure for the release of the certificate of Free Movement or of any prior ministerial authorization required for the export of the awarded lots, are to be borne by the buyer. In the event that, due to unjustified complaints, the goods should be returned to Bertolami Fine Art, the customs duties and shipping costs shall be incurred by the customer. 7. Issuance of the certificate of Free Movement or of any other ministerial authorization required for the exportation of the awarded goods The delivery of lots outside the Italian borders may be subject to the provisions set out in the Codice dei Beni Culturali (Dlgs. 42/2004 e ss.mm.ii.) concerning the export of goods of cultural interest. Therefore, in the event that the acquired property has characteristics such as requiring any form of ministerial authorization for its definitive exit from the territory of the Italian Republic, the timeframe required to issue such authorization will be regulated by the Office for the Export of Antiquities and Works of Art of the Ministry of Culture. The time average is estimated at 60-90 days from the day the procedure for the issuance of a Certificate of Free Movement is initiated (art. 68 of the Cultural Heritage and Landscape Code) and 30 days for a Self-Certification. The procedure will be initiated only upon payment of the goods and with the purchaser?s explicit authorization. 8. Conditions of Sale The conditions of sale that govern the relationship between Bertolami Fine Art and the customers taking part in our auctions are displayed in each catalogue. As these conditions are automatically accepted from the moment you participate in the auction, please read them carefully. In the event of a discrepancy between the conditions of sale published in the printed catalogue and the version that appears in the online catalogue, the online version shall prevail. 9. Publication of auction results The winning bids list will be published by Bertolami Fine Art on the website www.bertolamifineart.com, for information purposes only, within ten days of the closing date. TABLE A AUTOMATIC INCREMENTS Amount bid ? Predetermined increase ? 0-99 5 100-199 10 200-499 20 500-999 50 1.000-1.999 100 2.000-4.999 200 5.000-9.999 500 10.000-19.999 1.000 20.000-49.999 2.000 50.000+ 5.000 Terms and conditions of sale This notice is addressed by Bertolami Fine Arts srl to any person who may be interested in a Lot. An additional information applicable to the Sale may be set out in the Catalogue for the Sale, in an insert in the Catalogue and/or in a notice displayed at the Sale venue and you should read them as well. The information for buyers and terms and conditions of sale are subject to the updates that will be immediately posted on our website www.bertolamifineart.com. If there are discrepancies between the text published in the printed catalogs and the text published on our website is authentic the online version. 1. Bertolami Fine Arts s.r.l. (henceforth BFA) acts as the sole agent for officially registered sellers. The proceeds of the sale are due to the seller, BFA does not assume any liability beyond those accruing to it as a mandatory agent for the seller or any other third parties. 2. The highest bidder is the buyer at the final hammer price, any dispute shall be settled at the auctioneer?s absolute discretion. Every bidder is deemed to act as a principal unless BFA has written acknowledgement that he or she acts as an agent on behalf of a named principal. Offers may be made through our website (www.bertolamifineart.com), or live portal web, fax, email, phone (in this case, the calls will be recorded, at the discretion of the BFA) or directly to the offices of BFA. Offers made by email, fax, phone, through our website or live portal web, can be received until the time indicated in the information for buyers. BFA cannot transfer to third parties lots already awarded, therefore only the original buyer is considered responsible for payment. Buyers who have not established a credit arrangements with BFA will be asked to pay for their purchases in Euro on taking possession. BFA cannot take banker?s references over the telephone at the time of clearance and buyers will not be entitled to possession of their purchases until payment is made in full. 3. BFA reserves the law to remove any lot. During the auction, the auctioneer has the right to combine or separate lots and change the order of sale. BFA may also remove lots if the offers do not reach the reserve price agreed between BFA and the seller. According to your sole discretion, BFA reserves the right to cancel the selling of a lot if, after the assignment of the same one, errors in the description are noticed or if the reserve price (contractually agreed with the owner) has been incorrectly transcribed. BFA is not responsible for errors or omissions in the description of works, nor for their authenticity and originality. Therefore, no guarantee of authenticity is implicitly or explicitly provided with regard to lots offered at auction, with the exception of numismatic items. 4. A premium on the hammer price (inclusive of VAT for European customer) is payable by the buyer on all sales. 5. All prospective bidders are required to register with BFA and fill out a commission form before each auction. Under Italian law purchases can only be made by persons over the legal age of 18. A prospective bidder under the legal age must bid through a parent, legal guardian or acquaintance of legal age. 6. BFA can make bids, agreeing mandates for the purchasing, through the auctioneer during the auction. In case of identical bids, the written bid prevails over the oral expressed in the auction. In case of matching written bids the lot will be awarded to the bidder whose bid has been received first. BFA can refuse bids of unknown bidders, unless it is issued a deposit for the entire value of the desired lots. However, other adequate collateral may be given. 7. BFA requires personal ID from successful bidders at the time of award. The successful bidders shall provide adequate and verifiable credit reference. In case of mismatch with genuine ID or incomplete ID, BFA may cancel the contract of sale of lots. 8. BFA, as acting agent for the seller, declines any responsibility as to the descriptive content and illustrations of the objects in its catalogues, brochures or other forms of artwork it generates, all descriptions and images are indicative. In order to allow for a thorough examination of the condition, provenance and appearance of the objects offered, ample time is given for their inspection. Neither BFA nor the seller is responsible for statements of opinion concerning the description, condition, weight or erroneous attribution of the items offered. After adjudication neither BFA nor the personnel of BFA will be held responsible for any controversies arising as to the state of preservation, provenance, omissions or erroneous attribution of the items offered. Neither BFA nor its personnel can give any guarantee to this effect, except in cases as foreseen by Italian law. BFA stipulates that according to Article 1488, paragraph 2, of the Italian Civil Code, this sale contract is defined as of ?an uncertain nature? and is therefore exempt of any warranty for loss or dispossession. Therefore, if a buyer suffers a loss or dispossession in part or whole of a purchased item of the present sale, no refund of the price paid or of costs incurred thereof may be claimed from BFA. Under Article. 1487, paragraph 2, of the Italian Civil Code, there is a continuing guarantee for the loss or dispossession of items when in the possession of BFA. Moreover, BFA is not liable to the buyer for any loss of profit or any other indirect or consequential loss or damage arising from breach of contract, from non-contractual to pre-contractual liabilities. BFA is obliged to consign to the buyer any item contractually purchased, but is freed from this liability in the event or circumstance beyond the control of both parties, such as a strikes, theft, fire or other natural disasters, delays and the cancellations of transport systems, including bans on sale, export or import on the part of Italian or foreign authorities. BFA will refund the amounts received by the buyer for the purchase of the property except those relating to the cost of transporting the goods, if executed or in progress, insurance and customs export or import taxes applied to any item. 9. The pre-sale estimates are intended as a guide for prospective bidders and do not include commission charges on the hammer price. Lot descriptions in the catalogue can be changed, revised or corrected, any such sale notices will be communicated before or during the sale. BFA may accept absentee bids which are below the reserve price. If the bidding ends before the reserve is reached, Bertolami Fine Arts will submit the consignor the highest absentee bid below the reserve price received. The decision of the seller will be communicated to the bidder within fifteen days from the auction date. 10. All payments must be made in Euro and payable in full to BFA within seven days of the auction closure date and time. Failure of payment will incur, without prejudice to any other rights, proceedings against the buyer for the following: a) For damages and breach of contract with the enforcement of the compulsory purchase obligation. b) To dispose the lot by private treaty or cause it to be re-sold by public auction for which the defaulting buyer shall be liable to BFA for any resulting deficiency in the total amount realized and advance payments received will be withheld. Unpaid items will be held by BFA at the buyer?s risk and expense until sold as stated above or returned at the Vendor?s request. In any case, until the date of payment or sale, the buyer shall held responsible by BFA for a penalty of 1%/month of the total invoice. The interest will be calculated from the 30th day following adjudication. Ownership of lots purchased shall not pass to the buyer until he or she has made payment in full. 11. Shipment for goods sold to Italian buyers is normally made by courier and insured at the risk and expense of the recipient, except otherwise agreed directly with the buyer. The shipment for goods sold to foreign buyers for an amount exceeding ? 200.00 are usually made with courier at the expense and risk of the recipient, except otherwise agreed directly with the buyer. If specifically requested by the customer, BFA will make shipment by registered mail, insured and traceable. The shipment of the invoices amount less than ? 200.00 is normally done by registered mail. For a shipping quote, please contact info@bertolamifineart.com 12. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein, BFA reserves the right to accept alternative methods of payment including items deposited in private or public warehouses or sell privately the lots awarded. In order to resolve disputes or complaints made by buyers BFA may take any action deemed appropriate to collect the amount due or depending on the circumstances, cancel the sale under articles 13 and 15 of our conditions of sale and return the money paid by the buyer. Payment of purchased items must be made no later than 7 days from the sending of the purchase invoice to the email indicated by the successful bidders. From the 21st day after the purchase invoice is sent, a penalty of 1%/month will be charged on the amount of the invoice unpaid. If the successful bidder doesn?t make the payment within the terms of payment, he expressly authorizes BFA to delete the sale, offer the goods to potential third-party buyers and to indicate his name in the national and international bad payer list and to any operator or person that request it. The winning bidder who doesn?t make the payment can no longer participate in any sale of BFA. 13. Successful bidders are required to comply with all the laws and regulations of The Italian Republic concerning historical or cultural objects of art. The export of archaeological or items of historical and artistic interest by buyers, resident and not in Italy, is regulated by specific regulations, currency restrictions and taxes. The waiting time for export permits is approximately 60/90 days from date of request at the competent Export Office. The license application is submitted to the ministry upon full payment of the lot and the express request of the buyer. BFA accepts no responsibility in respect of the buyer regarding possible restrictions on the export of purchased lots, either in regard to export licenses or other certificates required under Italian law. In case of the Italian State exercising its Right Of First Refusal, the buyer cannot claim from BFA or the seller any reimbursement of interest on the hammer price and fees already paid. 14. Successful bidders (i.e. Italian citizens resident in Italy) are required by law to provide BFA with their identity document and tax code number. 15. All identifications and descriptions of the items sold in this catalogue are statements of opinion and were made in good faith. 16. Under Article 49 of Italian Legislative Decree no. 231/2007, paragraph 1, payments in cash are not accepted for an amount equal to or greater than 1.999 ?. 17. Multiple lots containing coins that are not illustrated are sold ?as is? and may not be returned by the buyer. 18. These terms and conditions of business are automatically accepted by those participating in our sales and are available on request. 19. Under Article 13 of Italian Legislative Decree no. 196 of 30.6.2003 (The Privacy Code) bidders are reassured that personal data given to AR is protected and exclusively to satisfy the requirements of the Italian authorities with regard to contracts, customers and related trade. This personal data is centrally kept and is only accessible to authorized personnel. The disclosure of personal data is obligatory under Italian law and facilitates the establishment and the continuation of commercial relationships, the absence of which is departmental to the contractual obligations of bidders and consignors. The disclosure of other personal data is voluntary, aimed at enabling better customer service and may be disclosed only to a parent, affiliated companies or specialist service providers such as: I) software, hardware and information computer systems. II) data processing and storage systems. III) printing, transmission, addressing, transport and handling systems. (IV) financial services companies, debt collection and financial risk agencies. Customers may always exercise the right of privacy as stipulated by Article 7 of The Privacy Code. The responsibility for data protection is with Bertolami Fine Arts s.r.l., in Piazza Lovatelli, 1, 00186 Rome, Italy, founded and owned by Mr. Giuseppe Bertolami. Customers sending purchase orders by email acknowledge the above notices and agree to the aforesaid processing of their personal data. 20. Any legal action or claim related or arising from this agreement regarding the application, execution or interpretation of the present purchase contract, shall come under Italian law. Any legal dispute between the parties relating to this contract will be brought only in a court sitting in Rome, Italy. The above mentioned conditions are written in English, in the event of any legal dispute, the only valid text is the Italian version. Value Added Tax The Value Added Tax Margin Scheme All sales are conducted by BFA under the VAT Margin Scheme (Articles 40 bis, 41/95 and subsequent modifications). Therefore BFA will not apply additional VAT on the hammer price. 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