现当代艺术及摄影

拍卖条款（节选）
 
此次拍卖会通用货币为欧元。买家须支付拍卖佣金即拍品成交价的22,91% (未含税)，即27,51% (含税)。 拍品款项全部付清后买家方能提取拍品。
在普通的竞拍模式中，买家无需预先注册，可直接于拍卖会现场竞拍。此外，Aguttes 拍卖行还为买家提供免费的电话竞投服务，买家只需提前递交电话竞投委托书。
请注意在电话竞投的服务中，若出现电话联系失败、延迟或者是发生错误或疏忽而造成买家未能参与竞拍的情况下， 拍卖行不对此承担任何后果。买家若竞拍成功，须支付落槌价、买家佣金以及各类税收和可归还税费。若竞拍方受委托代表第三方竞拍，则应与Aguttes拍卖行事先签订文字协议，声明其受委托代表第三方竞拍，并由拍卖行确认买家身份并同意。否则，竞拍方将被视为买家本人。Aguttes严禁卖家直接竞拍自己的拍品。
如希望竞拍 44 号拍品,请务必提前注册拍卖 。以上拍品不能通过DROUOTLIVE在线实时竞拍平台竞拍
 
银行名称：Banque de Neuflize
银行地址：3 avenue Hoche 75008
帐户名: Claude AGUTTES SAS
银行编号30788 – 分行代码 00900 – 帐号 02058690002 – 银行证单 23
国际银行帐户号码 FR76 3078 8009 0002 0586 9000 223 – 银行识别码 NSMBFRPPXXX 
 

CONDITIONS OF SALE
Purchased lots will become available only after full payment has been made. The sale will be conducted in Euros. In addition to the hammer price, the buyer agrees to pay a buyer’s premium along with any applicable value added tax.
The buyer’s premium is 22,91 % + VAT amounting to 27,51 % (all taxes included) for all bids.

NB : 
Auction registration prior to the event is mandatory should you wish to bid on lot 44. No DROUOTLIVE bids will be accepted for these lots. Please contact grollemund@aguttes.com for details.


+    Auction by order of the court further to a prescription of the court, buyers fees 14,40% VTA included.
°       Lots on which the auction house or its partners have a financial interest
*       Lots in temporary importation and subject to a 5,5 % fee in addition to the regular buyer’s fees stated earlier..
#     An appointment is required to see the piece
~    This lot contains animal materials. Import restrictions are to be expected and must be considered.
Appendices I and II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) have been transcribed in Annexes A and B in the European Union (EU). The objects and specimens in this auction are of the species listed in Annexes I/A, II/A and II/B, as indicated in both the catalog and at the pre-auction exhibition, and predate 1947.
They can be sold with references to the regulation’s derogatory case Council Regulation (EC) 338/97 of 09 December 1996.
These lots can move freely within the European Union subject to proof of legal provenance, which is provided by the auction’s purchase slip and catalogue.
Species not listed in these Appendices and not protected by French Environment Law can move freely within the EU.
It is important to note that the possession of the documents required by CITES for species listed in Annex I/ A, II/ A, or II/ B legally enables their trade and transport within the EU. It does not, however, authorize their introduction to countries outside this territory.
In the latter instance, an export permit must be requested and obtained from the geographically relevant CITES Department. Be informed that the EU can refuse to grant export permission and cannot in any circumstance guarantee the issue of import-export permits in cases involving non-EU countries.
It is the personal responsibility of the buyer to oversee all aspects concerning the import-export process.
The auction purchase slip and catalog must be kept.

GUARANTEES
The SAS Claude Aguttes is bound by the indications stated in the catalogue, modified only by announcements made at the time of the sale noted in the legal records thereof.
Attributions were made according to scientific and artistic knowledge at the time of the auction.
An exhibition prior to the sale permits buyers to establish the conditions of the works offered for sale and no claims will be
accepted after the hammer has fallen. Some difference may appear between the original work and its illustration, there will be no claims in such matter. The dimensions are given only as an indication.
The condition of the works is not specified in the catalogue, buyers are required to study them personally. No requests will be accepted concerning restorations once the hammer has fallen.
Any condition report requested from SAS Claude Aguttes and the expert before the sale is provided as an indication only.
It shall by no means incur their liability may not constitute a basis for legal claim after the sale. It cannot replace a personal examination of the work by the buyer or his representative.

BIDS
The highest and final bidder will be the purchaser.
Should the auctioneer recognise two simultaneous bids on one lot, the lot will be put up for sale again and all those present in the saleroom may participate in this second opportunity to bid.
Important : Bidding is typically conducted in the auction house. However, we may graciously accept telephone bids from potential buyers who have made the request.
We bear no responsibility whatsoever in the case of uncompleted calls made too late and/or technical difficulties with the telephone. We also accept absentee bids submitted prior to the sale. We reserve the right to accept or deny any requests for telephone or absentee bidding.
In carrying a bid, bidders assume their personal responsibility to pay the hammer price as well as all buyer’s fees and taxes chargeable to the buyer. Unless a written agreement established with Claude AGUTTES SAS, prerequisite to the sale, mentioning that the bidder acts as a representative of a third party approved by Claude AGUTTES SAS, the bidder is deemed to act in his or her own name. 
We remind our sellers that bidding on their own items is forbidden.

COLLECTION OF PURCHASES
The lots not claimed on the day of the auction , can be retrieved at the Hôtel des Ventes de Neuilly by appointment from Tuesday 8 December, 2pm. 
You can contact Gabrielle Grollemund, grollemund@aguttes.com + 33 1 41 92 06 41 in order to organize the collection.
Buyers are advised to collect successful lots as soon as possible to avoid handling and storage costs which may be incurred at their expense. 
Apart when specific terms concerning delivery are published, for items purchased which are not collected within seven days from after the sale (Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays included), Claude Aguttes SAS will be authorized to move them into a storage place at the defaulting buyer’s expense, and to release them to same after payment of corresponding costs, in addition to the price, costs and taxes. The cost scale applied will be the one followed by Drouot usual shippers and Drouot Storage. 
The auctioneer is not responsible for the storage of purchased lots. If payment is made by wire transfer, lots may not be withdrawn until the payment has been cleared, foreign cheques are not accepted.
From the moment the hammer falls, sold items will become the exclusive responsability of the buyer. The buyer will be solely responsible for the insurance, L’Hôtel des Ventes de Neuilly assumes no liability for any damage to items which may occur after the hammer falls.
The purchased lots will be delivred to the buyer in person. Should the buyer wish to have his/her lot delivered to a third party the person must have a letter of authorization along with a photocopy of the identity card of the buyer.
Export formalities can take 2 or 3 months to process and are within buyer’s province. Please contact the Hôtel des ventes de Neuilly if you need more information concerning this particular matter.

PAYMENT
We recommend that buyers pay by credit card or electronic bank transfer.
In compliance with Article L.321-14 of French commercial law, a property sold at auction can be delivered to the buyer only once the auction firm has received payment or complete guarantee of payment.
Legally accepted means of payment include:
• Cash (article L.112-6, L.112-8 and Article Article L.112-8 paragraph 2 of the Monetary and Financial Code)
· max. € 1,000
· max. €10,000 for private individuals who have their tax domicile abroad (upon presentation of a valid passport)
• Payment on line (max 1500 €)
http://www.aguttes.com/paiement/index.jsp
• Electronic bank transfer
The exact amount of the invoice from the buyer’s account and indicating the invoice number. (Note: Bank charges are the buyer’s responsibility.)
Banque de Neuflize, 3 avenue Hoche 75008
Titulaire du compte : Claude AGUTTES SAS
Code Banque 30788 – Code guichet 00900
N° compte 02058690002 – Clé RIB 23
IBAN FR76 3078 8009 0002 0586 9000 223 –
 BIC NSMBFRPPXXX
• Credit cards (except American Express and distance payment)
• Cheque (if no other means of payment is possible)
· Upon presentation of two pieces of identification
· Important: Delivery is possible after 20 days 
· Cheques will be deposited immediately. No delays will be accepted. 
· Payment with foreign cheques will not be accepted.

LAW AND JURISDICTION
In accordance with the law, it is added that all actions in public liability instituted on the occasion of valuation and of voluntary and court-ordered auction sales are barred at the end of five years from the hammer price or valuation. These Conditions of purchase are governed by French law exclusively. Any dispute relating to their existence, their validity and their binding effect on any bidder or buyer shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of France.