GENERAL CONDITIONS OF SALE

Office of Maître Thierry Collard, Court Bailiff in Verviers.

Participation in the auction implies unconditional acceptance of the following terms of sale:

1. The highest bidder - last bidder - will be the successful bidder. He will be obliged to pay the hammer price of the lot in cash plus 25% for costs and VAT plus €1.50 per lot for administration costs (additional costs for live sales). Sales are subject to the particular regime of the margin, non-deductible VAT. The request for invoicing must be made at the latest before the fifth day of the week following the sale.

2. Each bidder is deemed to be acting on his own behalf and in his own name and is personally liable for the payment of the lots awarded to him in whatever capacity.

3. The information contained in catalogues, announcements, advertisements or any other written material from the Hôtel des ventes Legros must be considered as mere indications which do not in any way engage its responsibility. Buyers must ensure, at the time of the preliminary exhibition, the condition and nature of the objects presented at the auction.

4. As soon as a lot is awarded to a buyer, the risks pass to him and he is obliged to pay the price before it is collected. Payment shall be made in cash in euros, up to a maximum of € 3,000, by Bancontact card, credit card (only in the auction room, no remote payment). Lots cannot be collected during the sale. Buyers are required to pay for and take possession of the lots they have been awarded within 5 working days of the auction. The greatest care is taken with the auctioned items, but after the auction neither Legros Auction House nor any of its employees will be responsible for loss or damage.

5. In accordance with legislation on protected species, a CITES document will be requested for any item for sale containing ivory. After the auction, the item may not be delivered until Hôtel des ventes Legros is in possession of this certificate.

 6. It is the buyer's responsibility to apply for an export licence. An auction cannot be cancelled for this reason or for the refusal of an export licence

7. In the event of a dispute or error at the auction, the lot will be re-sold. The bailiff in charge of the auction will be the sole judge of any dispute that may arise during the sale.

8. Buyers who so wish may place purchase orders or take part in the auction by telephone. In this case, the purchaser must request this by e-mail or fax and provide all information concerning him/her to Hôtel des ventes Legros, which reserves the right to request his/her bank details. The Hôtel des ventes Legros may not be held responsible for errors made by the buyer in indicating the number of the lot he/she wishes to purchase or the telephone number to call, nor for any telephone line problems. In the case of equal bids, the bidder in the auction room always has priority over any other bidder.

      9. Sur demande, la salle de vente peut se charger d'expédier des lots de petit format par la poste. Pour les lots plus fragiles (sous vitre) et/ou de grande taille, la salle de vente fournira des coordonnées de transporteurs. Les envois se font sous l'entière responsabilité des clients. L’Hôtel des ventes Legros ne peut être tenu responsable des casses ou pertes des envois.             

10. In the event of a dispute, the courts of Verviers shall have sole jurisdiction.

11. Hôtel des ventes Legros undertakes to process the private data of its customers in accordance with the "General Data Protection Regulation" (RGPD).