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Antique and modern furniture, and decorations, silver, library of books, violins, etc, 1935
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1CONDITIONS OF SALE
31. The highest bidder to be the Buyer, and if any dispute arise between two or more bidders, the lot so in dispute shall be immediately put up again and resold.
52. Any bid which is not commensurate with the value of the article offered, or which is merely a nominal or fractional advance, may be rejected by the auctioneer if in his judgment such bid would be likely to affect the sale injuriously.
73. The purchasers to give their names and addresses and to pay down a cash deposit, or the whole of the purchase money, if required, in default of which the lot or lots so purchased to be immediately put up again and resold.
94. The lots to be taken away at the buyer's expense and risk upon the conclusion of the sale, and the remainder of the purchase money to be absolutely paid or otherwise settled for to the satisfaction of the Auctioneer, on or before delivery; in default of which the undersigned will not hold themselves responsible if the lots be lost, damaged or destroyed, but they will be left at the sole risk of the purchaser.
115. The lots to be taken away and paid for, whether genuine or authentic or not, with all faults and errors of description, at the buyer's expense and risk, within Two Days from the sale; The Plaza Art Auction Galleries, Inc., not being responsible for the correct description, genuineness or authenticity of, or any fault or defect in any lot, and making no warranty whatever.
136. Receipted bills: Goods will only be delivered on presentation of a receipted bill. A receipted bill presented by any person will be recognized and honored as an order by the buyer, directing the delivery to the bearer of the goods described thereon. If a receipted bill is lost before delivery of the property has been taken, the buyer should immediately notify The Plaza Art Auction Galleries, Inc., of such loss.
157. To prevent inaccuracy in delivery and inconvenience in settlement of the purchases, no lot can on any account be removed during the sale.
178. If, for any cause, an article purchased cannot be delivered in as good condition as the same may have been at the time of its sale, or should any article purchased thereafter be stolen, or misdelivered, or lost, the undersigned is not to be held liable in any greater amount than the price bid by the purchaser.
199. Upon failure to comply with the above conditions, the money deposited in part payment shall be forfeited; all lots uncleared within the time aforesaid shall be resold by public or private sale, without further notice, and the deficiency, if any, attending such resale, shall be made good by the defaulter at this sale, together with all charges attending the same. This condition is without prejudice to the right of the Auctioneer to enforce the contract made at this sale, without such resale, if he thinks fit.
2110. Unless the sale is advertised and announced as absolute and unrestricted, owners reserve the right to bid.
2311. All claims must be made within 10 days after sale.
2512. Shipping, boxing or wrapping of purchases is a business in which the undersigned is in no wise engaged, and will not be performed by the undersigned for purchasers. The undersigned will, however, afford to purchasers every facility for employing at current and reasonable rates carriers and packers; doing so, however, without any assumption of responsibility on their part for the acts and charges of the parties engaged for such service.
2713. Records: The records of the Auctioneers and The Plaza Art Auction Galleries, Inc., are in all cases to be considered final, and the highest bid shall in all cases be accepted by both buyer and seller as the value against which all claims for losses or damage shall lie.
2914. In lots where quantities are specified, articles are sold at so much each.
3115. All articles purchased at this sale will be subject to payment of the New York Sales Tax of two per cent (2%) on the purchase price, except where the purchaser signs the certificate required by law that this article was purchased for re-sale.
33EDWARD P. O'REILLY, & SONS, Auctioneers.
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