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party to the sale agreement, which is solely binding on the seller and purchases, a buyer may be asked to provide a bank letter of credit.
the successful bidder. If several purchase order forms are submitted for the same item, the
first order received will take priority.
General terms Telephone bids may be placed by clients who cannot attend the
These general terms and conditions of sale, the sale and all matters auction. To this end, the client must return the above-mentioned
relating thereto are governed by French law; the sellers, buyers and form to Dame Marteau under the same conditions.
their agents accept that the courts of Salon de Provence (France) As there are only a limited number of telephone lines, the necessary
alone shall have jurisdiction over any legal action. arrangements must be made at least two working days before the
These general terms and conditions are independent. auction.
Purchases must be made in cash and prices are stated in euros (€). In both cases, this is a service provided free of charge to the client.
Dame Marteau, its employees, agents and representatives shall not
Warranties incur any liability in the event of an error or omission in the
The seller warrants to Dame Marteau and to the buyer that he/she is execution of orders received or the non execution of orders.
the undisputed owner of the items offered for sale or that he/she
has been authorised by the undisputed owner, that the said items Bids
are not encumbered by any claim, dispute, attachment, reservation For the sake of the smooth conduct of auctions, bidders are asked to
or pledge and that he/she can legally transfer ownership of these present themselves to Dame Marteau prior to the sale in order to
items. register their personal data. Potential buyers must provide proof of
The information included in the catalogue is prepared by Dame their identity and bank references.
Marteau with the assistance of the Expert, if necessary, with the care All individuals who register with Dame Marteau shall have the right
required for public auctions, subject to the notices, declarations and to access and rectify the personal data they provide to Dame
amendments announced upon presentation of the item and noted in Marteau in accordance with the French Data Protection Act of 6
the record of sale. January 1978, as amended by the Act of 6 August 2004.
This information, including the dimensions set out in the catalogue, is Auctions will be carried out following the order of the lot numbers as
provided to help the potential buyer inspect items and must be they appear in the catalogue. Dame Marteau is free to set the
assessed personally by him/her. If no information on restoration, an increment of each bid and all bidders must adhere to this process.
accident, retouching or any other incident is provided in the The highest and last bidder will be the successful bidder.
catalogue, the condition reports or labels or during a verbal In the event of a dispute during the bidding process, that is, if two or
announcement, this does not mean that the item is void of defects. more bidders simultaneously place the same bid, either orally or by a
Inasmuch as buyers are given the opportunity to examine works signal, and each claim the item concerned when the auctioneer has
displayed prior to the sale, no claim may be made after the sale is declared the item “sold”, the said item will be re-auctioned
complete. immediately at the price offered by the bidders and all those present
In the event of a dispute concerning inter alia the authenticity or may take part in this second auction.
origin of items sold, Dame Marteau is bound by a best endeavours Any individual who makes a bid during the sale shall be deemed to
obligation; its liability may only be incurred if evidence is provided be doing so in his/her own name; he/she shall assume full
that it committed a wrongdoing. responsibility for his/her bid, unless he/she registered him/herself as
an agent with Dame Marteau and stipulated that the bid was being
Pictures made for a designated third party.
The photographs, on any medium whatsoever, are the exclusive In the event the seller sets a reserve price, Dame Marteau reserves
property of Dame Marteau SAS which she is the author. In any kind, the right to propose bids on the seller’s behalf until such time as the
this property right may be assigned or transferred without the reserve is met.
express permission and, therefore, it can not be attached to the
awarded property. Dame Marteau SAS, retaining the possibility of Currency conversion
dissemination of the rights arising from the ownership of Sales are carried out in euros. Information provided in euros by the
photographs in which she is the author. In addition, any use or accredited auctioneer alone shall be valid.
reproduction not expressly authorized can engage the civil and / or
criminal offender. Dame Marteau SAS reserves the right to exercise Amounts payable by the buyer
all legal remedies against those who would violate his rights. The buyer must pay Dame Marteau, in addition to the “hammer
price”, commission of 25% inc. tax.
Estimates and reserve prices
The estimated sale price appears beside each lot included in the Buyer's premium Invaluable.com
catalogue. It does not include the buyer’s premium or VAT. In case of Buyer’s premium, an additional taxe of 5% inc. taxes is due
The reserve price is the minimum confidential price agreed with the on top of the final bid and will be charged to this buyer's premium
seller. If the reserve price is not met, the item will not be sold. The
reserve price may not exceed the lowest estimate set out in the Payment
catalogue or announced publicly by the accredited auctioneer and Payment must be made immediately after the sale.
noted in the auction house’s files. If the successful bidder did not register before the sale, he/she must
If no reserve price is set, Dame Marteau shall not incur any liability provide proof of identity and bank references.
vis-à-vis the seller if the item concerned is sold at a price lower than Payments may be made by one of the following methods:
the lowest estimate published in the sale catalogue. - By bank transfer in euros,
- In cash in euros : for individual european union resident, and for all
Purchase order bid forms and telephone bids professionals, to an equal or lower amount of €1 000.
Purchase order bid forms and telephone bids are submitted using the - Certified certified bank check in euros subject to the presentation of
special form provided. valid proof of identity.
This form must be sent to Dame Marteau no later than two working
days before the sale, together with a bank account identification slip
(“RIB”) and a copy of the bidder’s proof of identity. For significant

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