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result of any absentee bids which you
may have instructed us to execute on
your behalf, please telephone Sotheby’s
(France) S.A.S. on:
+33 (0)1 53 05 53 34
,
or by fax.
+33 (0)1 53 05 52 93
/52 94.
Payment
Payment is due immediately
after the sale andmay be made by the
following methods:
• Bank wire transfer in Euros
• Euro banker’s draft
• Euro cheque
• Credit cards (Visa, Mastercard,
American Express, CUP); Please note
that 40,000 EUR is the maximum
payment that can be accepted by
credit card.
• Cash in Euros: for private or
professionals to an equal or lower
amount of €1,000 per sale (but to an
amount of €15,000 for a non-French
resident for tax purposes who does not
operate as a professional). It remains
at the discretion of Sotheby’s to assess
the evidence of non-tax residence
as well as proof that the buyer is not
acting for professional purposes.
Cashiers and the Collection of Purchases
o ce are open daily 10am to 12.30pm
and 2pm to 6pm.
It is Sotheby’s policy to request any new
clients or buyers preferring to make a
cash payment to provide proof of identity
(by providing some form of government
issued identi cation containing a
photograph, such as a passport, identity
card or driver’s licence) and con rmation
of permanent address. Thank you for
your co-operation.
Cheques and drafts should be made
payable to Sotheby’s.Although personal
and company cheques drawn up in Euro
on French bank as by a foreign bank are
accepted, you are advised that property
will not be released before the nal
collection of the cheque, collection that
can take several days, or even several
weeks as for foreign cheque (credit after
collection). On the other hand, the lot will
be issued immediately if you have a pre-
arranged Cheque Acceptance Facility.
Bank transfers should be made to:
HSBC Paris St Augustin
3, rue La Boétie
75008 Paris
Name : Sotheby’s (France) S.A.S.
Account Number : 30056 00050
00502497340 26
IBAN:FR7630056
000500050249734026
Swift Code : CCFRFRPP
Please include your name, Sotheby’s
account number and invoice number
with your instructions to your bank.
Please note that we reserve the right to
decline payments received from anyone
other than the buyer of record and
that clearance of such payments will
be required. Please contact our Client
Accounts Department if you have any
questions concerning clearance.
No administrative fee is charged for
payment by Mastercard and Visa.
We reserve the right to seek identi cation
of the source of funds received.
Collection of Purchases
Purchases
can only be collected after payment
in full in cleared funds has been made
and appropriate identi cation has been
provided.
All property will be available during, or
after each session of sale on presentation
of the paid invoice with the release
authorisation from the Client Accounts
O ce.
Should lots sold at auction not be
collected by the buyer immediately after
the auction, those lots will, after 30 days
following the auction sale (including the
date of the sale), be stored at the buyer’s
risk and expense and then transferred to
a storage facility designated by Sotheby’s
at the buyer’s risk and expense.
All charges due to the storage facility
shall be met in full by the buyer before
collection of the property by the buyer.
Insurance
Sotheby’s accepts liability for
loss or damage to lots for a maximum
period of 30 (thirty) calendar days after
the date of the auction (including the
date of the auction).After that period,
the purchased lots are at the Buyer’s sole
responsibility for insurance.
Export of cultural goods
The export of
any property from France or import into
any other country may be subject to one
or more export or import licences being
granted.
It is the buyer’s responsibility to obtain
any relevant export or import licence.
Buyers are reminded that property
purchasedmust be paid for immediately
after the auction.
The denial of any export or import licence
required or any delay in obtaining such
licence cannot justify the cancellation of
the sale or any delay in making payment
of the total amount due.
Sold property will only be delivered to
the buyer or sent to the buyer at their
expense, following his/her written
instructions, once the export formalities
are complete.
Sotheby’s, upon request, may apply for
a licence to export your property outside
France (a“Passport”).An EU Licence is
necessary to export from the European
Union cultural goods subject to the EU
Regulation on the export of cultural
property (EEC No. 3911/92, O cial
Journal No. L395 of 31/12/92).
A French Passport is necessary to move
from France to another Member State of
the EU cultural goods valued at or above
the relevant French Passport threshold.
A French Passport may also be
necessary to export outside the
European Union cultural goods valued
at or above the relevant French Passport
limit but below the EU Licence limit.
The following is a selection of some of the
categories and a summary of the limits
above which either an EU licence or a
French Passport is required:
• Watercolours, gouaches and pastels
more than 50 years old €30,000
• Drawings more than 50 years old
€15,000
• Pictures and paintings in any medium
on any material more than 50 years old
(other than watercolours, gouaches
and pastels above mentioned)
€150,000
• Original sculpture or statuary and
copies produced by the same process
as the original more than 50 years old
€50,000
• Books more than 100 years old singly
or in collection €50,000
• Means of transport more than 75 years
old €50,000
• Original prints, engravings, serigraphs
and lithographs with their respective
plates and original posters €15,000
• Photographs, lms and negatives there
of €15,000
• Printed Maps more than 100 years old
€15,000
• Incunabula andmanuscripts including
maps andmusical scores single or in
collections irrespective of value
• Archaeological items more than 100
years old irrespective of value
• Dismemberedmonuments more than
100 years old irrespective of value
• Archives more than 50 years old
irrespective of value
• Any other antique items more than 50
years old €50,000
Please note that French regulation
n°2004-709 dated 16th July 2004
modifying French regulation n°93-124
dated 29th January 1993, indicates that
«for the delivery of the French passport,
the appendix of the regulation foresees
that for some categories, thresholds will
be di erent depending where the goods
will be sent to, outside or inside the EU».
We recommend that you keep any
document relating to the import and
export of property, including any licences,
as these documents may be required by
the relevant authority.
Please note that when applying for a
certi cate of free circulation for the
property, the authority issuing such
certi cate may express its intention
to acquire the property within the
conditions provided by law.
Endangered Species
Items made of
or incorporating animal material such
as ivory, whalebone, tortoiseshell, etc.,
irrespective of age or value, require a
speci c licence from the French Ministry
of the Environment prior to leaving
France. Please note that the ability to
obtain an export licence or certi cate
does not ensure the ability to obtain an
import licence or certi cate in another
country, and vice versa. For example,
it is illegal to import African elephant
ivory into the United States. Sotheby’s
suggests that buyers check with their
own government regarding wildlife
import requirements prior to placing
a bid. It is the buyer’s responsibility to
obtain any export or import licences
and/or certi cates as well as any other
required documentation.
Please note that Sotheby’s is not able
to assist buyers with the shipment of
any lots containing ivory and/or other
restricted materials into the United
States. A buyer’s inability to export or
import these lots cannot justify a delay
in payment or a sale’s cancellation.
Pre-emption right
The French state
retains a pre-emption right on certain
works of art and archives which may be
exercised during the auction. In case of
con rmation of the pre-emption right
within fteen (15) days from the date
of the sale, the French state shall be
subrogated in the buyer’s position.
Considered as works of art, for purposes
of pre-emption rights are the following
categories:
(1) Archaeological objects more than 100
years old found during land based and
underwater searches of archaeological
sites and collections;
(2) Pieces of decoration issuing from
dismembered buildings;
(3)Watercolours, gouaches and pastels,
drawings, collages, prints, posters and
their frames;
(4) Photographs, lms and negatives
thereof irrespective of the number;
(5) Films and audio-visual works;
(6) Original sculptures or statuary or
copies obtained by the same process
and castings which were produced under
the artists or legal descendants control
and limited in number to less than eight
copies, plus four numbered copies by
the artists;
(7) Contemporary works of art not
included in the above categories 3) to 6);
(8) Furniture and decorative works of art;
(9) Incunabula andmanuscripts, books
and other printed documents;
(10) Collections and specimens from
zoological, botanical, mineralogy,
anatomy collections ; collections
and objects presenting a historical,
palaeontological, ethnographic or
numismatic interest;
(11) Means of transport;
(12) Any other antique objects not
included in the above categories 1) to 11)
EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS
The following key explains the symbols
you may see inside this catalogue.
□
No Reserve
Unless indicated by a box (
□
), all lots
in this catalogue are o ered subject to
a reserve.A reserve is the con dential
hammer price established between
Sotheby’s and the seller and below
which a lot will not be sold.The reserve
is generally set at a percentage of the
low estimate and will not exceed the
low estimate for the lot as set out in
the catalogue or as announced by the
auctioneer. If any lots in the catalogue
are o ered without a reserve, these lots
are indicated by a box (
□
). If all lots in the
catalogue are o ered without a reserve,
a Special Notice will be included to this
e ect and the box symbol will not be
used.
○
Guaranteed Property
The seller of lots with this symbol has
been guaranteed a minimumprice from
one auction or a series of auctions.This
guarantee may be provided by Sotheby’s
or jointly by Sotheby’s and a third party.
Sotheby’s and any third parties providing
a guarantee jointly with Sotheby’s bene t
nancially if a guaranteed lot is sold
successfully andmay incur a loss if the
sale is not successful. If the Guaranteed
Property symbol for a lot is not included
in the printing of the auction catalogue, a
pre-sale or pre-lot announcement will be
made indicating that there is a guarantee
on the lot. If every lot in a catalogue is
guaranteed, the Important Notices in