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Dame Marteau ne sera tenue d’aucune garantie à l’égard du vendeur vis-à-vis the seller if the item concerned is sold at a price lower than
concernant ce dépôt the lowest estimate published in the sale catalogue.

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS Purchase order bid forms and telephone bids
Purchase order bid forms and telephone bids are submitted using the
Dame Marteau is an auction house specialized in moveable property special form provided.
governed by French Act no. 2000-642 of July 10th 2000. This form must be sent to Dame Marteau no later than two working
Dame Marteau acts as the seller’s agent. The auctioneer is not a days before the sale, together with a bank account identification slip
party to the sale agreement, which is solely binding on the seller and (“RIB”) and a copy of the bidder’s proof of identity. For significant
the successful bidder. purchases, a buyer may be asked to provide a bank letter of credit.
If several purchase order forms are submitted for the same item, the
General terms first order received will take priority.
These general terms and conditions of sale, the sale and all matters Telephone bids may be placed by clients who cannot attend the
relating thereto are governed by French law; the sellers, buyers and auction. To this end, the client must return the above-mentioned
their agents accept that the courts of Salon de Provence (France) form to Dame Marteau under the same conditions.
alone shall have jurisdiction over any legal action. As there are only a limited number of telephone lines, the necessary
These general terms and conditions are independent. arrangements must be made at least two working days before the
Purchases must be made in cash and prices are stated in euros (€). auction.
In both cases, this is a service provided free of charge to the client.
Warranties Dame Marteau, its employees, agents and representatives shall not
The seller warrants to Dame Marteau and to the buyer that he/she is incur any liability in the event of an error or omission in the
the undisputed owner of the items offered for sale or that he/she execution of orders received or the non execution of orders.
has been authorised by the undisputed owner, that the said items
are not encumbered by any claim, dispute, attachment, reservation Bids
or pledge and that he/she can legally transfer ownership of these For the sake of the smooth conduct of auctions, bidders are asked to
items. present themselves to Dame Marteau prior to the sale in order to
The information included in the catalogue is prepared by Dame register their personal data. Potential buyers must provide proof of
Marteau with the assistance of the Expert, if necessary, with the care their identity and bank references.
required for public auctions, subject to the notices, declarations and All individuals who register with Dame Marteau shall have the right
amendments announced upon presentation of the item and noted in to access and rectify the personal data they provide to Dame
the record of sale. Marteau in accordance with the French Data Protection Act of 6
This information, including the dimensions set out in the catalogue, is January 1978, as amended by the Act of 6 August 2004.
provided to help the potential buyer inspect items and must be Auctions will be carried out following the order of the lot numbers as
assessed personally by him/her. If no information on restoration, an they appear in the catalogue. Dame Marteau is free to set the
accident, retouching or any other incident is provided in the increment of each bid and all bidders must adhere to this process.
catalogue, the condition reports or labels or during a verbal The highest and last bidder will be the successful bidder.
announcement, this does not mean that the item is void of defects. In the event of a dispute during the bidding process, that is, if two or
Inasmuch as buyers are given the opportunity to examine works more bidders simultaneously place the same bid, either orally or by a
displayed prior to the sale, no claim may be made after the sale is signal, and each claim the item concerned when the auctioneer has
complete. declared the item “sold”, the said item will be re-auctioned
In the event of a dispute concerning inter alia the authenticity or immediately at the price offered by the bidders and all those present
origin of items sold, Dame Marteau is bound by a best endeavours may take part in this second auction.
obligation; its liability may only be incurred if evidence is provided Any individual who makes a bid during the sale shall be deemed to
that it committed a wrongdoing. be doing so in his/her own name; he/she shall assume full
responsibility for his/her bid, unless he/she registered him/herself as
Pictures an agent with Dame Marteau and stipulated that the bid was being
The photographs, on any medium whatsoever, are the exclusive made for a designated third party.
property of Dame Marteau SAS which she is the author. In any kind, In the event the seller sets a reserve price, Dame Marteau reserves
this property right may be assigned or transferred without the the right to propose bids on the seller’s behalf until such time as the
express permission and, therefore, it can not be attached to the reserve is met.
awarded property. Dame Marteau SAS, retaining the possibility of
dissemination of the rights arising from the ownership of Currency conversion
photographs in which she is the author. In addition, any use or Sales are carried out in euros. Information provided in euros by the
reproduction not expressly authorized can engage the civil and / or accredited auctioneer alone shall be valid.
criminal offender. Dame Marteau SAS reserves the right to exercise
all legal remedies against those who would violate his rights. Amounts payable by the buyer
The buyer must pay Dame Marteau, in addition to the “hammer
Estimates and reserve prices price”, commission of 25% inc. tax.
The estimated sale price appears beside each lot included in the
catalogue. It does not include the buyer’s premium or VAT. Buyer's premium Invaluable.com
The reserve price is the minimum confidential price agreed with the In case of Buyer’s premium, an additional taxe of 5% inc. taxes is due
seller. If the reserve price is not met, the item will not be sold. The on top of the final bid and will be charged to this buyer's premium
reserve price may not exceed the lowest estimate set out in the
catalogue or announced publicly by the accredited auctioneer and Payment
noted in the auction house’s files. Payment must be made immediately after the sale.
If no reserve price is set, Dame Marteau shall not incur any liability If the successful bidder did not register before the sale, he/she must

Maître Caroline Tillie-Chauchard - Contact : +33(0 )680 475 918 - Email : ctc@damemarteau.fr
Salle des Ventes : Route de Pélissanne, Les Roquassiers-Parc des Expositions, 13300 Salon de Provence