Fine Antique Arms & Armour

Terms of sale This version of the terms of sale is a free translation and only the Italian original has legal force. By submitting your bids you agree to our Italian version. 1.The auctioneer acts as an agent for unnamed consigners. Business currency is Euro. 2. Every lot can be examined before the auction. Consignments for approval cannot be sent. You may request special photos paying the costs for photos and dispatch. All lots are sold as they stand with any fault, imperfections and errors of description. All descriptions are made conscientiously by our experts but without warranty. Mail bidders may file complaints within six weeks after the sale, but payment cannot be postponed in any way. 3. The auctioneer has the right to separate, rearrange, withdraw or leave any lot without any declaration. He has also the right to exclude persons from the auction sale without giving any reason. 4. We accept mail bids (also e-mail and fax bids, if the client is known) All these bids will be handled with care but without any guarantee. Please indicate your preferred method of dispatch of the purchased lots (airmail, customs declarations, and special insurance). Minimum prices are starting prices as well as reserve prices. Bids under this prices can not be accepted. 5. Czerny’s is not responsible for any eventual restrictions on export. 6. The lots are knocked down to the highest bidder. Unknown bidders have to give a satisfactory reference or have to place a deposit before bidding, otherwise the auctioneer may not accept their bids. Should two bids have reached the same maximum price limit, the room bidder will win (identical maximum bids of mail bidders will be tossed). 7. From the time that a lot has been knocked down, all risks lie with the buyer, but all lots remain the property of the auction house until full payment has been effected. The auction house takes a commission charge of 18% of the hammer price and Italian IVA (V.A.T) 20% of the commission charges. The V.A.T. is not refundable. The full amount has to be paid immediately in cash and in Euro. Foreign mail bidders must pay within ten days after receipt of the invoice. Checks are accepted only by special agreement and must cover also bank charges. If a buyer acts as an agent for third parties, he may be hold responsible, even if the name of this third party appears on the invoice. Payment by Visa or MasterCard cause an additional administrative charge of 2.9 % on top of the invoice price. 8. All lots of an invoice will remain in the auction house until the whole amount has been fully paid. Delays in payment may cause extra charges and legal interest. The auction house may store or resell lots at the expenses of the buyer if the invoice has not been paid in time. 9. Consignments are made at the buyer's risk and expense. In case of damage or loss of a package the buyer must file a claim at the post officer, airline etc. immediately. Without these official papers the insurance company cannot be held responsible. After an auction the purchased lots have no insurance. 10. If any misunderstanding would result from mail bids, phone calls, faxes, letters, telegrams, e-mails etc., they are at the vendor's and the buyer's risk. Invoices written during or right after the auction may be corrected later. 11. All conditions of the TERMS OF SALE apply accordingly to the sale of remaining (unsold) lots. 12. Place of jurisdiction is in any case and for all parties is Sarzana/Italy. © Czerny's International Auction House Ltd.

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