HOME WHO WE ARE AUCTIONS HOW TO GO ABOUT ... SUBSCRIPTIONS AVERAGE FORMS SERVICES TERMS OF SALE 1. METHOD OF OFFERING THE LOTS The lots are offered for sale in premises open to the public by Meeting Art, which acts as an exclusive agent, in the name and on behalf of each Seller, whose name is transcribed in the appropriate registers of PS. The effects of the sale affect the seller and Meeting Art does not assume any responsibility towards the Successful bidder and third parties in general other than that deriving from the quality of agent. Items are awarded to the highest bidder and for cash; in the event of a dispute, the object will, at the sole discretion of the auctioneer, be put on sale again during the same Auction at the last valid offer received and awarded again. In submitting his offer, the bidder assumes the personal responsibility of paying the hammer price including the auction fees, any tax due and any other applicable charge, unless expressly agreed in writing with Meeting Art before the sale, that the bidder participates as an agent on behalf of a third party identified and accepted by Meeting Art to whom it will address exclusively for such payments. Meeting Art reserves the right to withdraw any lot from the Auction if the bids in the Auction do not reach the reserve price agreed with the Seller. During the auction, the Auctioneer has the right to combine or separate the lots and possibly change the sales order. In any case, neither Meeting Art, nor its administrators and employees will be responsible for acts or omissions relating to the preparation or conduct of the auction or for any matter relating to the sale of the work. 2. AUCTION FEES The successful bidder will pay Meeting Art an auction commission for each lot equal to 23% of the hammer price. On the aforementioned commissions, Meeting Art will apply the margin regime (for more information on this regime, see “ Buy from Meeting Art ”). In some special cases, specifically reported, VAT is applied for lots delivered by Sellers subject to VAT indicated in the catalog with the symbol § or ^, which will be subject, in addition to the VAT calculated on the Auction commission, to VAT of the 22% on the hammer price. The lots in temporary importation not belonging to the EU, indicated in the catalog with the symbol * will be subject, in addition to the VAT calculated on the auction commission, to VAT of 10% on the hammer price. 3. PARTICIPATION IN THE AUCTION Before each auction, all participants are required, for the validity of any award, to fill in a participation form with personal data and bank references. Meeting Art can accept purchase orders (written and telephone bids), making bids through the Auctioneer with the public participating in the Auction. In the case of two identical written bids for the same lot, the same will be awarded to the Bidder whose bid was received first. Meeting Art reserves the right to refuse offers from unknown Buyers unless a deposit is issued to fully cover the value of the desired lots or, in any case, other adequate guarantees are provided. It should be noted that, in any case, Meeting Art reserves the right not to accept offers. At the time of the award, Meeting Art may ask the Awardee for their personal details and, in the event of non-immediate payment and in cash, the Awardee must provide Meeting Art with adequate and in any case controllable bank references, in the event of obvious non-compliance with the true or incompleteness of the above data or circumstances, including the information provided pursuant to art. 5, or in any case of inadequacy of bank references, Meeting Art reserves the right to cancel the sales contract for the lot that may be awarded. 4. DESCRIPTION OF THE LOTS Meeting Art acts as agent of the Sellers and declines all responsibility for the description of the objects contained in the catalogs, in the brochure and in any other illustrative material; the descriptions as well as any other indication or illustration are purely indicative and cannot generate any kind of credit in the Awardees. All auctions are preceded by an exhibition in order to allow an in-depth examination of the authenticity, state of conservation, provenance, type and quality of the object. After the award, neither Meeting Art nor Sellers can be held responsible for defects relating to the state of conservation, for the incorrect attribution, authenticity, origin, weight or lack of quality of the objects. In Meeting Art, nor its staff may issue any guarantee to this effect, except in the cases provided for by law. The consumer is informed about the rights he owns pursuant to art. 130 of the Consumer Code (in particular with regard to the consumer's right to restore, without charge, the conformity of the goods and the duration of the guarantee) that there is no lack of conformity if, at the time of purchase, the buyer was aware of the defect or could not ignore it with ordinary diligence. 5. AUCTION BASES The auction bases of each lot are shown under the description of the same and do not include the auction fees due; however, these estimates are made well in advance of the auction date and therefore may be subject to revision. The descriptions of the lots in the catalog may also be subject to revision through communications to the public during the auction. 6. PAYMENT OF THE PRICE The total payment of the hammer price including the auction fees can be immediately demanded by Meeting Art, in any case it must be made in full, in Euro, within seven days of the award. The payment and collection of the lots must be made as specified on the page “ Purchase from Meeting Art". Failing that, Meeting Art, without prejudice to compensation for greater damages, may: a) proceed for the compulsory execution of the obligations arising from the purchase; b) to sell the lot in private negotiation or in a subsequent Auction to the detriment of the Successful bidder, withholding any advances received as a penalty. The object will be kept by Meeting Art at the Purchaser's risk and expense until it is sold as above or returned to the Seller at the request of the same. In any case, up to the date of return or sale, the Successful Bidder will be required to pay Meeting Art a penalty equal to the interest, calculated on the hammer price plus the Auction commissions, at the interbank rate in force plus two points. ; the interest thus calculated will be applied to the sums due from the eighth day following the date of the award. 7. COLLECTION OF LOTS The successful bidder, having paid the hammer price and the commissions for the Auction rights, will have to collect the purchased lots at his own risk, risk and expense within the terms specified on the page " Purchase from Meeting Art". After this deadline, Meeting Art will be exonerated from any liability towards the successful bidder in relation to the custody, any deterioration of the objects and will have the right to transfer the uncollected lots at the expense and risk of the purchaser to its offices or public warehouses. or private. The cost of packaging is normally € 25.00 for each single lot, and may vary depending on the size or weight. Upon express request, Meeting Art may organize the transport and insurance of the lot at the expense and risk of the Successful bidder. For the transfer to the offices in Rome or Milan of the awarded lots, a contribution for the delivery and insurance of € 50.00 will be applied, excluding furniture or large works for which the amount of the contribution will be agreed in advance. 8. EXCEPTIONS Notwithstanding any contrary provision contained herein, Meeting Art reserves the right to agree with the successful bidders special forms of payment, to deposit in public / private warehouse or privately sell the lots awarded and not withdrawn, to insure the lots awarded, to resolve disputes and disputes made by the Successful bidders or against them and in general to undertake any initiative deemed appropriate in order to collect sums due from the Successful bidder and also, depending on the circumstances, to cancel the sale pursuant to articles 13 and 14 and return the price to the Successful Bidder. 9. EXPORT For all lots dating back to before the age of 50, the export is subject to the regulations of the Italian Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities, Export Office. Meeting Art cannot provide any guarantee on the issue of the Free Circulation certificate or on the time required for it. Meeting Art can provide assistance for export-related practices with an additional expense of € 300.00 + VAT to be paid by the buyer Buyers are required to comply with all laws and regulations in force relating to objects subject to notification, with particular reference to Law no. 1089 of 1 June 1939. The export of objects is regulated by the aforementioned legislation and by the customs and tax laws in force. Meeting Art declines all responsibility towards buyers with regard to any restrictions on the export of the lots awarded. The successful bidder may not, in the event of the exercise of the right of pre-emption by the state, claim any reimbursement or indemnity from the Meeting Art or the Seller. The Legislative Decree of 22 January 2004 n. 42 regulates the export of cultural assets outside the territory of the Italian Republic, while the export outside the European Community is also subject to the discipline provided by the EEC Regulation n. 3911/92 of 9 December 1992, as amended by EEC Regulation no. 2469/96 of December 16, 1996 and by EEC Regulation no. 974/01 of 14 May 2001. Meeting Art is not responsible for the issue of the relative permits envisaged nor can it guarantee their release. Failure to grant the aforementioned authorizations cannot justify the cancellation of the purchase or non-payment, which must be made within seven days of the auction closing. Meeting Art is not responsible for the release of the relative permits envisaged nor can it guarantee their release. Failure to grant the aforementioned authorizations cannot justify the cancellation of the purchase or non-payment, which must be made within seven days of the auction closing. Meeting Art is not responsible for the release of the relative permits envisaged nor can it guarantee their release. Failure to grant the aforementioned authorizations cannot justify the cancellation of the purchase or non-payment, which must be made within seven days of the auction closing. For the export of materials derived from protected species such as, for example, coral, ivory, turtle, crocodile, whale bones, rhino horns, etc., a CITES export license issued by the Ministry of the Environment and Land Protection is required. . Buyers who intend to export these objects must arrange at their own expense to issue said certificate and to inquire at the destination country about the laws governing such imports. 10. AUTHENTIC The works are sold with the authentications of the accredited subjects at the time of purchase if reported in the catalog. The Meeting Art, therefore, will not respond in any way and for any reason in the event that changes occur in the subjects accredited and delegated to issue authentications relating to the various works. In the event of disputes founded and ascertained by Meeting Art for artfully falsified objects, as long as the relative written communication comes to Meeting Art within 21 days from the date of the sale, Meeting Art may, at its discretion, cancel the sale and reveal to the successful bidder that the name of the Seller requests it, giving prior notice to the latter. 11. INFORMATION ABOUT THE LOTS The works are sold in their current state. Offers are not accepted "at best "or" subject to viewing". We therefore advise potential buyers to make sure of the state of conservation and the nature of the lots by viewing them before sale. The department responsible for the Auction will be happy to provide information reports upon request that represent only the opinion of our experts and may be subject to any revisions. All information on metal punches, carat weight, quality and weight of gold, diamonds and colored precious stones are to be considered purely indicative and approximate, Meeting Art cannot be held responsible for any errors contained in the aforementioned information and for the artful falsifications of precious objects. Some weights in the catalog were determined by measurements. These data should only be considered as a rough guide and should not be taken as accurate. Meeting Art does not guarantee any certificates included with the precious items performed by independent gemological laboratories, nor the authenticity of the gems sealed in blisters of which Meeting Art only verifies the external integrity of the seal, even if references of such examinations may be cited by way of title. information for successful bidders. 12. EVENTUALI PRETESE DI TERZI SUI LOTTI In aggiunta ad ogni altro obbligo o diritto previsto dalle presenti Condizioni di Vendita, Meeting Art nel caso in cui sia stata informata o venga a conoscenza di un’eventuale pretesa o diritto di terzi inerente alla proprietà, possesso o detenzione del Lotto potrà, a sua discrezione, trattenere in custodia il Lotto nelle more della composizione della controversia o per tutto il periodo ritenuto ragionevolmente necessario a tale composizione. 13. APPLICABLE LAW This contract is governed by Italian law. 14. DISPUTES These Conditions of Sale are automatically accepted by those who bid for the Auction and are available to any interested party who requests them. The jurisdiction of the Court of Vercelli is established for any possible controversy. It should be noted that the clause of derogation from the consumer's forum has been the subject of specific individual negotiations and the contractor declares to accept its content. 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