September 24th Decorative Arts Auction

By bidding at Your Best Call Auction Services Group, LLC, whether it be live, online, onsite, absentee or phone bid, you agree to be bound by Your Best Call Auction Services Group, LLC Terms & Conditions stated here forth. Addendum statements made day of auction take precedence over previously printed materials.

The validity and interpretation of any of the terms and provisions of this agreement or of the rights and duties of the parties under this agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and venue of all proceedings shall occur in Delaware County, PA.

1. Bidding Qualifications

Live Online Bidding

Online bidding is offered worldwide through our in-house platform, as well as through third-party platforms such as LiveAuctioneers and HiBid. Please ensure that you are qualified to bid online. Bidders with limited history or with open disputes may require additional credit verification. Your Best Call Auction Services Group, LLC reserves the right to decline any bidders who fail to meet the registration criteria. Please note that third party online bidding does have a higher buyer's premium associated.

The highest bidder shall be the buyer, and if any dispute arises between two or more bidders, the auctioneer shall decide the buyer or immediately put the item up for sale again. In the event of a tie between an online bidder and the floor bidder, the successful bidder will be at the auctioneer's discretion. The auctioneer's decision will be binding and final.

Some lots are offered subject to a reserve, which is a confidential minimum price below which such a lot will not be sold. The record of sale, kept by the auctioneer and clerk, will be taken as absolute and final in all disputes.

At its discretion, Your BEST Call Auction Services Group, LLC may also accept bids from approved internet bidders. Your BEST Call Auction Services Group, LLC or any of its staff shall not be held responsible or liable for any human or technical bidding errors, or internet bidding system shutdowns that may occur.


Absentee Bidding
For those unable to attend the auction, Your Best Call Auction Services Group, LLC offers the absentee bid service as a convenience to our patrons. Your BEST Call Auction Services Group, LLC will not be held responsible for error or failure to execute the bid(s). Absentee bid requests must be in writing and a fifty dollar ($50) minimum bid is required per item.

Phone Bidding
Phone bid requests must be in writing. All phone bids are required to open at $250 or half of the published estimate (whichever is greater and no less than $250).

We suggest that phone and absentee bids be made at least 24 hours in advance to allow time for processing.

Your BEST Call Auction Services Group, LLC shall have the right to accept absentee and phone bids for any items consigned for any particular auction. Your BEST Call Auction Services Group, LLC reserves the right not to execute any absentee bid at its discretion and to have no liability for any inadvertent failure to execute any such bids.

Bidding Increments for Live & Phone Bidding
Generally, bidding increments are made as follows, although the auctioneer has the discretion and authority to change them. Online bidding increments may vary, see each auction for details.

Minimum Dollar Amount Maximum Dollar Amount Bid Increment
$0 $49 $5
$50 $199 $10
$200 $499 $25
$500 $999 $50
$1,000 $1,999 $100
$2,000 $4,999 $250
$5,000 $9,999 $500
$10,000 $19,999 $1,000
$20,000 $49,999 $2,500
$50,000 $99,999 $5,000
$100,000 and above At auctioneer's discretion

Example: When price is at $150, the next bid increment is $160. When price is $250, the next bid increment is $275. When the price is $500, the next accepted bid is $550.

2. Buyer's Premium, Sales Tax & Payment

When bidding on the in-house platform, yourbestcallauctionservicesgroup.com, the purchase price payable by a buyer shall be the sum of the final bid plus a premium of 20% of the final bid. An additional 3% will be added if payment is made by credit card/debit card. When bidding on a third-party platform (LiveAuctioneers and HiBid), the purchase price payable by a buyer shall be the sum of the final bid plus a premium of 28% of the final bid regardless of payment method. In addition, buyers are required to pay any sales tax, which may be due, unless exempted by law.

Acceptable forms of payments: Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, wire transfer, money order, cash and check.

Payments are due within (10) Business days. Returned checks will be assessed a $35 charge for insufficient funds.

Successful online bidders, who bid through a third party online bidding platform, will be assessed a 5% surcharge. This charge offsets the fee collected by the third party platform. For more information regarding this charge please see third party website for terms.

3. Pick-Up and Shipping

Customer Responsibility Check List:
Payment
Pickup or Shipping Scheduling/Arrangements
Vehicle, Helpers, Packing Supplies
Review Terms

Your BEST Call Auction Services Group, LLC does not offer in-house shipping under any circumstances. The buyer must pick up their items, or work with a third-party shipping company to handle the packing and shipping of items won at auction. The buyer is responsible for contacting third party shipping companies for cost estimates, as well as for making the shipping company aware that they will be picking up on the buyer?s behalf, and that they need to do so within ten (10) business days of the sale. Full payment to Your Best Call Auction Services Group, LLC is required before any item will be released to the buyer?s chosen shipper. The buyer will be responsible for all shipping costs, PA sales tax, and will pay their chosen shipper directly for all costs associated with the pickup, packaging, and shipment of items won at auction. A list of preferred shippers can be found below.

All items must be picked up by appointment only. Pickup appointments may be scheduled online at:

Pickup Appointment Scheduler

All items must be removed from Your Best Call Auction Services Group, LLC within 25 business days of the sale date. Any item remaining beyond this period will be considered abandoned property. After 25 business days, Your Best Call Auction Services Group, LLC reserves the right, at its sole discretion and without further notice to the buyer, to dispose of, donate, sell, or otherwise handle any abandoned property.

Recommended Third Party Shippers
Call or email to make shipping arrangements with the recommended shippers below or select your own:

The Mail Service Center
11Ridge Blvd
Brookhaven, PA 19015
Email: themailservicecenter@gmail.com
Phone: 610.872.5662

The UPS Store
1300 MacDade Blvd., Ste 2
Folsom, PA 19033
Email: Store7448@theupsstore.com
Phone: 484.494.6183

The Philadelphia Mailroom
8002 Castor Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19152
Phone: 215.745.1100
Email: phillymailroom@gmail.com

For oversized items:

Craters and Freighters of Philadelphia
Phone: 215.234.8090
Toll Free: 866.397.0488
Website: cratersandfreightersphilly.com

Plycon
Phone: 631.973.3088
Website: plycongroup.com

Kevin Sweeney
Phone: 610.304.2282
Specialty to Florida and Chicago

John Sweeney
Phone: 610.308.5733
Specialty to New York

Vintage Transport
Phone: 1.888.882.4442

Your BEST Call Auction Services Group is not responsible for any damage or loss that occurs via a third party shipper.


4. Warranty & Condition Reports
All announcements made on auction day shall take precedence over previously distributed information, print or electronic media.

All items are sold "AS-IS, where-is" with no warranty expressed or implied. Descriptions are believed to be accurate but not guaranteed. Please bid accordingly if you are uncertain of the condition or use of an item. Statements by Your BEST Call Auction Services Group regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact, and do not constitute a representation or assumption of liability by Your BEST Call Auction Services Group. Photographs may also be used to represent condition of an item.

While every effort is made to determine provenance, authenticity and condition, it is the responsibility of the Bidder to arrive at their own conclusion prior to bidding. Provenance and authenticity including attributions are guaranteed by neither the consignor nor Your BEST Call Auction Services Group.

Your BEST Call Auction Services Group strongly encourages bidders to personally inspect all lots. The Bidder should also review online descriptions, listings and/or catalogs to obtain necessary information. Bidders may contact Your BEST Call Auction Services Group for a condition report. Your BEST Call Auction Services Group will attempt to furnish one, but shall not be liable for failing to do so. All auction inquiries must be received a minimum of 48 hours prior to the start of the auction.

5. Estimates
Item estimates provided in print or electronic media are not a representation or a prediction of the hammer price that will be realized at auction, which may be substantially different from our original estimates. We shall not be liable for any discrepancies between our estimates and a price realized.

Any appraisal, estimate or opinion expressed by any principal or employee of Your BEST Call Auction Services Group, consultant to Your BEST Call Auction Services Group, or other person with respect to the anticipated auction price of any item or merchandise is a statement of opinion only and Your BEST Call Auction Services Group makes no guarantee, warranty or agreement with respect to the sale price of any item.

6. Artwork Authorship & Authenticity

General

If we say "c." for circa, a certain date, then it was made within 25 years of that date
Measurements are given within 1" of actual size
Measurements are given height before width
WAF means With All Faults
Your BEST Call Auction Services Group is not responsible for color variations in print and electronic media
Your BEST Call Auction Services Group is not responsible for typos in print and electronic media
Terms & Conditions may change frequently and without notice. Latest version of Terms & Conditions will always supersede any previous printed or online statements
Authorship

Name of Artist - Indicates that the work, in our best judgment, is by the named artist
Attributed to - In our best judgment, the work may be by the artist
Circle of - In our best judgment, a work of the period of the artist and closely related to the artist's style
School of - In our best judgment, a work by a pupil or follower of the artist
After - In our best judgment, a copy of the known work of the artist
In the Manner of - This painting represents the style of the named artist but was painted at a later date; the authorship is unknown
Authenticity
Signature - The signature, inscriptions and dates are transcribed in print as they appear and are located as follows:

SLL: Signed Lower Left
SLR: Signed Lower Right
SUL: Signed Upper Left
SUR: Signed Upper Right
SLC: Signed Lower Center
SUC: Signed Upper Center
If we state "signed" in our opinion, the signature is of the named artist.

If we state "bears signature" in our opinion, the signature might be that of the artist, but we make no guarantee that the work is by the named artist.

7. Clocks and Watches
Due to the sensitive and mechanical nature of clocks and watches, we do not guarantee them to be in running or working condition.

8. Furniture
If we say "Chippendale Mahogany Chest of Drawers," we represent that the piece was made during that period.

If we say "Chippendale Style Mahogany Chest of Drawers," we represent that the piece looks like the period mentioned, but it was crafted at a later date.

9. Your BEST Call Auction Services Group Online Onsite Auctions
Your BEST Call Auction Services Group conducts auctions at various different onsite locations through online only timed auctions. The terms and conditions mentioned herein apply to these auctions along with the requirements below regarding merchandise pick-up.

Designated pickup times are established for customers to remove their purchased items. Instructions will be included in your invoice for pickup.

NO REFUNDS will be given on purchased items that are not picked up during the designated pick-up times.

10. Limitations of Liability
Your BEST Call Auction Services Group is not liable for any breach or default by the consignor of a Lot. Your BEST Call Auction Services Group may withdraw any item before the sale if there is doubt as to the authenticity, title, or laws restricting the sale of the item or the accuracy of the Consignor's representations.

11. Governing Law
Pennsylvania State Law prohibits any owner from bidding on their own merchandise to enhance the value. "Bidding in" or bidding on behalf of the Consignor shall be grounds for discontinuation of the auction and a claim for any resulting damages including, but not limited to, a reasonable amount for lost commissions.

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