Wiederseim Assoc. Mid-Winter Antique Auction

CONDITIONS OF SALE IMPORTANT INFORMATION: IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR BID APPROVAL FOR ANY OF THE AUCTIONS WE CONDUCT THAT ARE ALSO BEING LISTED THROUGH LIVE AUCTIONEERS FOR INTERNET BIDDING, WE MUST HAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS AND CREDIT CARD NUMBER. BEFORE REGISTERING TO BID, PLEASE READ ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN FULL. BY REGISTERING TO BID, YOU ACCEPT AND AGREE TO THESE TERMS & CONDITIONS WITH NO EXCEPTIONS. WIEDERSEIM ASSOC., INC. IS A LICENSED & BONDED AUCTION HOUSE CONDUCTING THIS AUCTION LIVE IN A GALLERY WITH PARTICIPATING BIDDERS FROM MANY VENUES. This is a Public Sale and is conducted by a Licensed and Bonded Auctioneer. PA Auctioneer's Lic.#AU-003361-L and PA Auction House License #AH000229L 1. CATALOGUE DESCRIPTIONS All items being sold "AS IS", "WHERE IS". No statement shall be deemed a warranty, representation, or assumption of liability with respect to age, authenticity, condition, size, quality, variety, importance, provenance, material of manufacture, metal content or assay, stone identification, weight, or size measurement, or historical relevance of any of the items offered for sale. Any potential Bidders accept sole responsibility for contacting us to obtain condition reports on any offered lots and/or inspect said lots before bidding to determine the condition and if there are any repairs or restorations. ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT NOTES: #1- ANY LOTS CONTAINING MERCURY SUCH AS BAROMETERS, THERMOMETERS & CERTAIN CLOCK PENDULUMS CANNOT BE SHIPPED & MUST BE PICKED UP IN PERSON! #2- ANY CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION CONTAINING THE PHRASE "AS FOUND" IS INDICATING THAT THERE ARE DIFFICULTIES OR ISSUES, AND/OR RESTORATIONS NEEDED, ETC. AND ANY ADDITIONAL CONDITION REPORT MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE. CONDITION REPORT REQUESTS sent via e-mail will be responded to as quickly as possible and we will be adding information and/or photographs to the lot listing where appropriate. Any requests received after 12:00 Noon the day before the start of an Auction will not be answered. Questions cannot and will not be answered once the Auction has started. ALL SALES ARE FINAL! Any items purchased and removed from the auction cannot be returned. 2. BIDDING The Auctioneer will attempt to follow bidding increments as precisely as possible, but retains the discretion to change increments and further reserves the right to reject any bid or raise in bid. As a service to our customers WIEDERSEIM ASSOCIATES, INC. offers Internet Bidding, both Absentee and Live, through Live Auctioneers. Please visit the Live Auctioneers website to review current sale offerings and deadlines for bidding. The Auctioneer is not liable for, nor has control of, online transmission speeds or bid increments placed by approved and registered online users. WIEDERSEIM ASSOCIATES, INC. reserves the right to limit lots offered for auction through Live Auctioneers and is not liable for any errors or failure in execution of any bid in connection with this process. Certain lots may be subject to a reserve or minimum price as agreed upon by WIEDERSEIM ASSOCIATES, INC. and the Consignor. The Auctioneer will execute the reserve on behalf of the Consignor. WIEDERSEIM ASSOCIATES, INC. reserves the right to withdraw any property prior to the Auction. STANDARD BID INCREMENTS Bid Range: Bid Increment: 0-500 by 25 500-1,000 by 50 1,000-2,500 by 100 2,500-5,000 by 250 5,000-10,000 by 500 10,000-20,000 by 1,000 20,000 and above by Auctioneer's Discretion 3. DISPUTES & TITLE TO GOODS In the event of a dispute, the Auctioneer will be the final judge as to which Bidder is successful. The Auctioneer may at his sole discretion, re-open the bidding on a particular item. Title shall pass on all items sold when the Auctioneer says "SOLD". The Purchaser assumes total and full responsibility for all goods at that time, and is responsible for payment for all items whether or not the Purchaser actually takes possession at that time. If any dispute arises after the conclusion of the Auction, the records of the Auctioneer and Clerk shall stand as conclusive. Any loss or damage by breakage, natural disaster, theft or any other cause is therefore the sole and entire responsibility of the Purchaser. 4. BUYER'S PREMIUM & SALES TAX Each individual Lot sold is subject to a 23% Buyer's Premium which will be added to the successful bid price of each Lot and is payable by the Purchaser as part of the total purchase price. A 6% Pennsylvania sales tax will be added to the total purchase price, unless purchased for resale or exempt from tax by other Pennsylvania law. All Bidders who qualify for exemption must file a Sales Tax exemption form with WIEDERSEIM ASSOCIATES, INC. Items physically picked up in Pennsylvania by buyers without a sales tax exemption will be charged the Pennsylvania State sales tax. Items shipped by common carrier out of State will not be charged State sales tax. 5. PAYMENT TERMS NO PAYPAL! Invoices will be emailed to the email address registered with Live Auctioneers within 48 hours of the conclusion of the Auction and payment is due upon receipt of the invoice. ALL ACCOUNTS MUST BE SETTLED WITHIN 8 DAYS OF THE AUCTION DATE! Payment shall be in cash(In House Only), money order, cashier's check, bank wire transfer (contact our office for bank wire detailS) MC & VISA- NOTE: A 3% SERVICE CHARGE WILL BE ADDED TO CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS. Personal and business checks will be accepted and WIEDERSEIM ASSOCIATES, INC. reserves the right to hold all items purchased until any check has cleared our bank unless known to or an existing customer of WIEDERSEIM ASSOC., INC. in good standing. A service charge of $25.00 will be charged for any returned check. WIEDERSEIM ASSOC., INC. DOES NOT ACCEPT PAYPAL. All items are to be packed and shipped at the Purchaser's expense. 6. REMOVAL OF GOODS, STORAGE & PICK UP PLEASE NOTE: ANY LOTS CONTAINING MERCURY SUCH AS BAROMETERS, THERMOMETERS & CERTAIN CLOCK PENDULUMS CANNOT BE SHIPPED & MUST BE PICKED UP IN PERSON! All property is to be packed, shipped or transported at the risk and expense of the Purchaser. WIEDERSEIM ASSOCIATES, INC. CANNOT PROVIDE IN-HOUSE SHIPPING OR QUOTES-ALL SHIPPING IS OUTSOURCED. Items are removed from the auction site after the last session ends and returned to our warehouse at 1041 W. Bridge St., Phoenixville, PA 19460 and WILL BE CHARGED A FEE FOR REMOVING TO THE WAREHOUSE OF $25 FOR EACH LOT OF FURNITURE & LARGER ITEMS. PICK UP BY TRANSPORT COMPANIES OR INDIVIDUALS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY-PLEASE CALL 610-827-1910. MESSAGES ASKING FOR SHIPPING COST ESTIMATES WILL NOT BE ANSWERED. Dimensions have been provided and published in order to help you determine this. A LIST OF SUGGESTED SHIPPERS IS POSTED ON OUR WEB PAGE UNDER "SHIPPING INFORMATION", HOWEVER, YOU MAY CONTRACT WHOMEVER YOU CHOOSE. A signed release or an email with the name and contact information of your shipper must be submitted to Wiederseim Assoc., Inc. before any merchandise can be released. ITEMS MUST BE REMOVED FROM OUR WAREHOUSE WITHIN 15 DAYS OF THE END OF THE AUCTION AND ARE SUBJECT TO THE REMOVAL FEES LISTED ABOVE. Items are stored at the risk of the Purchaser. A 36 hour notice is required for any items that are to be picked up and a storage fee of $5.00 per day WILL be assessed per item if not removed within the requested time, regardless of size and value of the lot(s). 7. ERRORS OR OMISSIONS WIEDERSEIM ASSOCIATES, INC. is not responsible for any typographical or other error or omission in this catalogue or in any advertising connected to this sale. 8. AGREEMENT TO TERMS OF SALE By registering for this sale, and bidding on any item contained therein, all Bidders are entering into a contract and agree to abide by and accept the Terms of Sale. You may be asked to proved references from several United States auction houses where you have been a successful bidder- no fiduciary information will be requested- just that you ae a customer in good standing. NO LIVE AUCTIONEERS REGISTRATION REQUIRING MANUAL APPROVAL WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER 6:00 AM Eastern Time THE MORNING(S) OF THE SALE PLEASE READ ALL CONDITIONS OF SALE! BEFORE SENDING ANY MESSAGES ASKING ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DETERMINE IF THEY CAN BE ANSWERED BY READING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE This is a Public Sale and is conducted by a Licensed and Bonded Auctioneer.

When requested, condition reports and any additional photographs when warranted, will be ONLY be posted on our web page for any given lot.