Spring Asian and Mixed Estates Sale

1) All property is sold "as is" and neither the auctioneer, the Consignor, or the Old Canaan Market and their employees, make any warranties or representations, in any respect regarding the catalog descriptions, size, medium, age, origin, provenance, quality, authorship, condition, authenticity or utility of any items offered. 2) Some items may be offered subject to a reserve. That reserve is a confidential minimum price, set by the consignor below which the item will not be sold. The reserve will always be below the estimated value. 3) As a courtesy and a service to our bidders, The Old Canaan Market will accept and execute absentee bids for those who cannot attend the auction in person. Absentee bids are executed at the lowest competitive level, as if the bidder was present, if two left bids are of an identical amount, the earliest left bid, by date or time, takes precedent. Online bidders may leave confidential absentee bids through liveauctioneers.com 4) At the fall of the Auctioneer's Hammer, ownership of the offered lot passes to the bidder acknowledged by the auctioneer, and that bidder assumes all risk and responsibility for the item, and agrees to pay the full purchase price of the lot. The Auctioneer solely determines the successful buyer. In the event of a dispute, it is the auctioneer who will determine if the bidding is re-opened. The auctioneer reserves the right to withdraw, add, or divide any lot without liability for such changes 5) The purchase price of an auctioned item shall be the recognized high bid plus an additional 18% buyers premium. For in house, or phone bidders settling their accounts with cash or pre-approved checks, the buyers premium will be 15%, a 3% discount. All items are subject to the Connecticut State sales tax of 6.35% unless the buyer presents a valid resale certificate prior to the sale. 6) Payment for all purchases is due and payable the day of the sale. Acceptable methods of payment are Cash (In-house), Checks (pre-approved, wire transfer, Visa, Mastercard or American Express credit cards. We reserve the right to hold all merchandise until funds clear any payment method approved by us. Unless approved previous arrangements have been made with us, all purchases must be paid in full and removed the day of the sale. Our staff will help with the collection and loading of the purchases as a courtesy to the buyer, but buyer will have the sole responsibility for any loss or damage. 7) The Old Canaan Market will work with the buyer to arrange packing and shipping of purchases if necessary. It is the buyer's responsibility to pay for all packaging and shipping fees in advance of shipment. In no case will The Old Canaan Market bear any responsibility for the damage or loss of any sold items before shipment, during transit, or after receipt by the buyer. 8. The Old Canaan Market will provide condition reports at the request of bidders. These reports are provided as a courtesy, and represent our best opinion. We are not experts, and it is, in all cases, the prospective buyer's responsibility to engage their own experts to determine the value of any lots offered here at auction.