China modern painting and calligraphy

1.All items are sold as is, where is, with all faults.There are no warranties or representations of merchant-ability, of fitness, nor of any other kind, express or implied.All items are available for your examination prior to bidding. Your bidding will signify that you have examined the items as fully as you desire or that you have chosen not to examine them,Written and or a descriptions are our opinions and should in no way be construed as a guarantee of any kind as to age, condition, materials or any other feature of items being sold. Our goal is to provide prospective bidders with accurate and detailed information.Were commend prospective bidders examine all items in which they have an interest.If you require absolute certainty in all areas of authenticity, and the results of your evaluation leave uncertainty in your mind,we recommend you not bid on the item in question. We do not give refund All sales are final. No statement written or oral made by the auctioneer shall be deemed a warranty or assumption of liability by or by any seller represented by 2.Bidding will begin at a price appropriate in auctioneer's discretion. The auctioneer always reserves the right to withdraw a lot for any reason he deems appropriate At the auctioneer's discretion, no bid of less than one half the low estimate will be accepted from any source: phone bidding absentee bidding, internet bidding, or bidding in the allergy. All lots in this catalog are offered subject to a reserve, which is the confidential minimum hammer price at which a lot will be sold.In executing are serve,the auctioneer has the right to bid on behalf of the Consignor, whether by opening bidding or continuing bidding in response to other bidders until reaching the reserve.If the reserve is not met, the Auctioneer has the right to withdraw the item from the sale. 3.Once we declare that an item is sold, we cannot reopen the bidding. lt is the bidder's responsibility to get our attention prior to our saying 'sold'. We reserve the right to reject any bids deemed inappropriate or to withdraw any item(s)for lack of appropriate bids.If an item is withdrawn from the auction it will be offered again only at the auctioneer's discretion. 4.Payment must be made by cash.approved check, wire transfer, or MasterCard, Visa, Discover and American Express credit cards. We reserve the right to require bank checks for large purchases Buyers not known to us who wish to write a check must provide a current letter of credit from their bank guaranteeing funds for that account.We reserve the right to not issue a buyer's number or to withhold merchandise if appropriate credit has not been established.We require wire transfers for international buyers. First time buyers will be required to pay by wire transfer or cashier's check. 5.Payment is expected at time of purchase.Payment for successful absentee phone bids and online bids are required within five business days of the auction Bidding on an item indicates the clients acceptance of our Terms of Sale. Your signature on our Bid Form or acceptance of these terms through any online bidding platform constitutes permission to charge successful bids to credit cards if payment is not received within five days of the auction, 6.We are pleased to offer absentee and phone bidding for prospective bidders who cannot be present at the auction Please complete the Absentee Bid and/or Phone Reservation form.Absentee bids are executed competitively and confidentially.All reservations for phone bidding are held in the strictest confidence and must be received by 5 pm the day before the auction.No additional phone bids can be accepted on the day of the auction including additions when speaking with a staff person on the phone. Leaving an absentee or phone bid on a lot indicates your willingness to open the bidding at one half the printed low estimate, and gives the auctioneer the authority to open the bidding at that level. shall have the right to withdraw any item at anytime for any reason and to default any sale in the event of an error or dispute. 7.In the case of identical absentee bids,the bid received first will prevail. Bids left on Live Auctioneers are not executed until the item is offered in the live auction and the order in which they are received is not a factor.We sell 20-30 lots per hour. Please refer to the bidding increments. 8.In our experience, cellular phones are not always dependable.and we recommend phone bidding reservations be made on land lines. We make every effort to honor all absentee and phone bid reservations, but we are not liable for any losses incurred as a result of failure to execute absentee bids or failed phone reservations.Submitting absentee bids or bidding by phone does not imply an extension of credit.Please see numbers 4 and 5 above. 9.If your bid is successful, we can provide you with a list of shippers. We will not be responsible for the acts or omissions of carriers or packers whether or not recommended by us. Property will not be released to the shipper without the buyer's written consent and until payment has been made in full. Packing and handling of purchased lots by us is at the entire risk of the purchaser, and will have no liability of any loss or damage to such items.Buyer Pays Packaging and Shipping Cost. 10.Note to internet absentee bidders. We do not accept cut bids,(bids less than the last interval)from the floor or from phone bidders,and we do not accept them from internet bidders. Thus it is possible that a lot could go to another bidder for less than your absentee bid. For example, if the bids are progressing in ten dollar increments.$50.$60.$70 and your absentee falls at$75, we will not take the bid since it is less than the $10 interval. We always encourage bidders to bid by phone or to leave absentee bids through our auction to avoid such a situation. 11.Bidding on an item indicates your understanding and acceptance of these Terms of Sale.If a purchaser breaches any of these Terms of Sale, including the obligation to pay for purchased items may seek all remedies sunder the law including canceling the sale and re-offering the property without reserve 12.Purchased items not picked up from our auction facility within ten business days of the auction will be assessed a storage fee of $10.00 per day, per item. You authorize us to re-sell on your behalf any item not picked up within sixty calendar days. The costs of storage, plus any other costs directly related to the item, and an auctioneer's commission of 20%, will be subtracted from the proceeds unless other arrangements have been made with .The minimum charge will be $50 The net proceeds will be mailed to your address stated herein in full and final settlement of our obligations to you. 13.Export and Permits: It is the purchaser's sole responsibility to identify and obtain any necessary export,import, firearm,endangered species or other permit for the lot.Any symbols or notices in the sale catalog reflect ?reasonable opinion at the time of cataloging and are for bidders? general guidance only; make no representations or warranties as to whether any lot is or is not subject to export or import restrictions or any embargoes