A Treasure Trove of Discoveries

online only auction | 1 day sale | 15 days away
Location
Cleveland, OH 44102
Dates

Sale Starts

Wed
Mar 18
11am

Sale Ends

Wed
Mar 18

Terms & Conditions

Terms & Conditions
Gray's Auctioneers LLC
Terms & Conditions for Live Auctioneers Bidders

1. These Terms and Conditions are applicable to those buyers who bid with us through LiveAuctioneers.com. By bidding at auction you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions of Sale.

2. The Lots listed in this auction will be offered by Gray's Auctioneers LLC ('Auctioneer' or the 'Company') as agent for consignor(s) or owner.

3. All the Property offered and sold through the Company shall be offered and sold under the Terms and Conditions set forth herein. YOUR BID IS A CONTRACT. By participating in any auction at the Company, you acknowledge that you accept and are bound by these Terms and Conditions, any of which may be modified or waived at the sole discretion of the Company.

4. Buyer acknowledges and agrees that Gray's Auctioneers LLC shall be found to have no duty as to the validity of the consignor/owner's lawful title to any property (lot) offered for sale greater than reasonable reliance on the representations of the consignor or owner. The Company provides no statement, guarantee or warranty as to the lawful title of any lot, and Buyer waives and releases the Company from any claims based on alleged defects in legal title to any lot.

5. Gray's Auctioneers LLC advises all prospective buyers to examine in person all lots they are interested in before the auction. YOUR BID IS A CONTRACT and ALL SALES ARE FINAL. All Property (Lots) are sold 'As Is' and without recourse, and neither Auctioneer nor it?s consignor(s) make any warranties or representations of any kind with respect to any of the Property (Lots) to be sold at auction, including, without limitation, with respect to warranty of title, warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or any other warranty or representation of any kind in reference to the Property. Neither the Company nor its consignor(s) shall be responsible for the correctness, authenticity, provenance, attribution, condition or any other terms used to describe the Property; and furthermore, neither Auctioneer nor its consignor(s) shall be deemed to have made any representation or warranty, in any advertisement, or in any statement by anyone or which is made at the sale, in the bill of sale, invoice, or elsewhere, nor shall any of the foregoing be deemed an assumption of liability. The absence of any reference to the condition of a lot does not imply that the lot is free of imperfections or the effects of aging.

6. All prospective buyers must register and provide identification before bidding. We may require bank or other financial references. The Company reserves the right to decline bidder registration, and/or to refuse participation in any auction at any time at the Company's sole discretion.

7. Registered bidders agree to accept personal responsibility for paying the total purchase price, which includes the Hammer Price plus a buyer?s premium of 25% at Live Auctioneers up to $1,000,000 thereafter 20%, and all applicable taxes. If a bidder (ie an identified third party) would like to appoint an agent to bid on their behalf it must be agreed in writing by the Company before the start of an auction, and Gray's Auctioneers will look to the aforementioned third party for payment.

8. The Company will accept any pre-sale ('Absentee') bids left in writing prior to the commencement of the Sale, however, the Company is not responsible for failing to execute such bids, or for any errors or omissions in connection with such bids. If an Item or Lot receives written bids for identical amounts, and they are the highest bids, the Item or Lot will be sold to the buyer whose written bid was received and accepted first. The Company's copy of and records regarding receipt and acceptance of any Absentee bid shall be deemed sole evidence and conclusive.

9. A buyer may register to bid via telephone at least 48 hours before the start of an auction. The Company will make every reasonable effort to contact the prospective telephone bidder to enable them to bid by phone at the auction, however, the Company does not accept any liability for failure to do so, or for any errors and omissions in connection with the telephone bidding.

10. Some Lots in the Sale may be subject to a confidential reserve below which the Lot will not be sold. The reserve will not exceed the low estimate of the Lot. The Auctioneer may open the bidding on any Lot below the reserve by placing a bid on behalf of the consignor and may continue to bid on behalf of the consignor up to the amount of the reserve. This may be done by placing consecutive bids or by placing bids in response to other bidders.

11. If any Lot is offered without reserve, unless there are already competing bids, the Auctioneer, may open the bidding at half the low estimate. If a bid is not offered at that level, the Auctioneer may proceed backwards until a bid is offered, and then continue up from that initial bid at increased increments.

12. The Company reserves the right to withdraw any Property at any time before the hammer falls at its complete discretion, and shall have no liability whatsoever for such withdrawal.

13. The Company reserves the right to reject any bid. The highest bidder acknowledged by the Auctioneer will be the buyer. In the event of any dispute between bidders, the Auctioneer shall have absolute and final discretion either to determine the successful bidder, or to re-offer and re-sell the Property in dispute. If any dispute arises after a sale, the Company's sale record shall be conclusive and final.

14. The Auctioneer's decision to refuse any bid, advance the bidding in any manner, withdraw a Lot, determine a successful bidder, continue the bidding, to cancel a sale and reoffer and resell an item in dispute, is conclusive, absolute and final.

15. Title of the property immediately passes to the highest acknowledged bidder when the Auctioneer's hammer falls, subject to the Terms and Conditions set forth herein, at which point the bidder assumes full risk and responsibility for the Property. The buyer shall pay the full purchase price which includes Hammer price, together with the applicable buyers' premium PLUS any applicable fees, taxes and shipping costs within five (5) days of the date of sale. Please note all payments must be made through Live Auctioneers or by wire transfer. In person payment shall be made in US dollars by cash, cashier's or certified check, credit cards accepted by the Company, in-state personal check, or wire transfer. No credit card payments for first time buyers and seven business days hold on all checks. Balances over $5,000 must be paid by wire transfer. Payment will not be considered complete until funds are cleared. No Property will be released to the buyer or shipper until payment has been made in full. If payment is made by check the Company reserves the right to hold Property purchased until funds have cleared the bank. Buyer agrees to pay the Company a handling charge of $50 for any check dishonored by the drawee.

16. The Buyer will remove all purchased Property at their own expense within 48 hours and no later than five (5) days of the date of sale, and if not removed, the Property may be sold by the Company, or removed by the Company to a public warehouse or storage facility, at the sole risk, responsibility and expense of the buyer. The Company will not be responsible for any loss, theft, or damage to any Property remaining on the Company's premises five (5) days after the sale. If purchased Property remains on the Company's premises after five (5) days, the Company reserves the right to charge a monthly late fee of 10% of the total purchase price, and an additional administrative fee of $200.00 if the Property is not picked up after thirty (30) days. If property has not been shipped or pick-up after sixty (60) days, ownership of property reverts to Gray's Auctioneers Llc.

17. If the buyer fails to pay in full with good cleared funds, or fails to comply with the Terms and Conditions of the Sale as set forth herein, the Company reserves the right to exercise one or more of the following remedies, in addition to any other remedies available to the Company by law:
a) hold the defaulting buyer liable for the full purchase amount due;
b) charge interest at a rate the Company decides upon within reason;
c) cancel the sale;
d) resell the property without reserve at public auction, or privately under such terms as Company deems appropriate, and the defaulting purchaser will be liable for any difference between the original purchase price and the final sales price. In addition, the defaulting buyer will be responsible for any costs incurred by the Company including, but not limited to, handling, storage, commissions, insurance, administration, any and all legal fees, incidental damages and all costs relating to this transaction; and
e) Forbid the buyer from participating in any future auction.

18. The Company can provide a successful bidder with a list of shippers. However, the Company will not be responsible for the acts or omissions of carriers or packers engaged by the buyer whether or not such shipper was listed by the Company. Property will not be released to a third party shipper without the buyer's consent, and unless the Company is in receipt of full payment. Any packing and handling by the Company is at the entire risk of the buyer and the Company bears no liability for any loss or damage to such items. The cost of shipment will be Buyer's full responsibility.

19. If a purchased Lot, for any reason, cannot be delivered in the same condition as at the time of sale, or should any purchased Lot be stolen, mis-delivered or lost prior to delivery, the Company shall not be liable for any amount in excess of that paid by the purchaser.

20. The conduct of the auction and all transactions associated with it, the Terms and Conditions herein set forth, together with the rights and obligations of the Company, Consignor and Buyer are governed by the laws under the jurisprudence of the State of Ohio. If any part of these Terms and Conditions is found by an Ohio court to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that part will be discounted and the rest of the Terms and Conditions will continue to be valid to the fullest extent permitted by law.
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Gray's March auction is a Cabinet of Wonders


What do Pablo Picasso, Commander J.J. Clark, and the Van Sweringen Brothers have in common? Very little ? until now.


Here are just a few of the lots up for auction this month. LOT 2. A Curtiss aluminum propeller blade from Plane #4, the U.S. Navy's F6C6, piloted by Commander J.J. Clark at Cleveland's inaugural Air Race in 1929, where it came in fourth. Not first. Fourth. Commander Clark went on to become a Vice Admiral. The propeller went on to become this lot.


LOT 6. One of only one hundred earthenware plates titled "Visage", made by Pablo Picasso at Madoura Pottery in 1960. Sixteen inches of ceramic proof that the man never stopped playing.


LOT 5. A 25-inch "Jackie O" belt designed by Lisa Sotilis for Cartier in a brutalist style. Wear it at the waist. Wear it at the throat. Wear it somewhere that makes people ask questions you don't fully answer.


Several lots from a collection of brass, glass, and cast iron scientific instruments including a complete Franz & Pope Autoknitter from Bucyrus, Ohio, original box included. If that sentence made your pulse quicken, bid accordingly.

An 18th century reverse-painted silhouette portrait Of George Washington on glass, framed with a program from a performance of Handel's "Messiah" signed by the great man himself.


Magic lantern slides spanning Lincoln, Jackson, Garfield, and McKinley's assassination, alongside a brass chromatrope featuring Ulysses S. Grant spinning in red, white, and blue. Patriotism as kinetic sculpture.


Lot no 1 is an original blueprint of the Van Sweringen Brothers' Cleveland Terminal Tower. Frame it, display it, or simply hold it and feel very, very local.

Condition reports available on request.
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The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen.Mineral thin sections and Books on mineralogy.SHAW, Peter. The Philosophical Works of the Honorable Robert Boyle, Esq.Microscope thin sections and cases.Sarouk Wool RugFranz & Pope Autoknitter with StandTIELKE, J. G. An Account of the War Between Prussians, Austrians, and Russians.10 Diminutive Glass Laboratory VesselsIndonesian Shadow Puppet3 Max Kohl Scientific Laboratory ApparatusLeslie Cope (1913-2002)3 Slip Magic Lantern SlidesCampbell Bros Cathode X-Ray Tripod & StandsBoxed Set of Brass Scale WeightsGREAVES, John. The Origin and Antiquity of our English Weights and Measures.Casartelli Yarn Sorting BalanceGroup of Swifts and Yarn WinderHenry Church Jr. (Chagrin Falls, Ohio 1836 - 1908)Six Laboratory Mortar and PestlesDAVY, John. The Collected Works of Sir Humphry Davy.A Kerman Wool RugAmerican Carved Extension Dining Table8 Chippendale Style Dining ChairsA Kerman Wool Rug,DESCARTES, Rene. 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On the Physical Conditions involved in the Construction of Artillery.5 Lamps and a BookSet of Easton Press works by STEINBECK, John.12 EAPG Pressed Glass Goblets14 Day & Night Magic Lantern Slides12 EAPG Pressed Glass GobletsOptical Scientific ApparatusDAVY, Humphry. Elements of Chemical Philosphy.Vintage East African Airways Vinyl Travel Bag12 EAPG Pressed Glass GobletsENFIELD, William. Institutes of Natural Philosophy.A Kerman Wool RugEISENHOWER, John S.D. So Far From God. Signed.12 EAPG Pressed Glass GobletsSet of British Gunner Books. Early 19th Century.Kodak Enlarger and photography books.Set of medical science books.Set of August Sauter Specific Gravity BalancesCRONSTEDT, Axel. An Essay Towards a System of Mineralogy.Button Weaving Machine ModelTwo books on Motion Pictures, early 20th century.12 EAPG Pressed Glass GobletsMagic lantern books.3 Victorian Street Lamp Lighters and Extinguishers28 Color Magic Lantern SlidesEgyptian Books and Board Game.Laboratory GlasswareTravel books on Tibet and Himalayan region.12 EAPG Pressed Glass Goblets3 Walking Sticks56 Laboratory Glass Thistle TubesCLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART. Catalogue of the Inaugural Exhibition. OBERLIN COLLEGE AND CONSERVATORY.12 EAPG Pressed Glass GobletsSet of photography books. 20th century.Odd Fellows & Election Candidate Magic Lantern Slides12 EAPG Pressed Glass Goblets3 American Gas Lamp Lighters40 Magic Lantern Slides of EuropeBooks on Photography. 19th Century.12 EAPG Pressed Glass GobletsEBERS, Georg. 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