Sales catalogue : H. S. Hawley & co

Date:
01 December 1915
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/24/213
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue : H. S. Hawley & co. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONDITIONS OF SALE. J —The highest bidder (if approved by the Auctioneer) to be the buyer, and if any dispute arise between two or more bidders the lot in dispute to be put up again and re-sold at the discretion of the Auctioneer. The Auctioneer reserves the right of withdrawing the whole or any part of any lot in the sale, and also refusing the bidding of any person. II,—No person to advance less at each bidding than one shilling ; above three pounds, two shillings and sixperce; above five pounds, five shillings; and so on in proportion. No person shall retract a bidding. 1II,—A1l lots will be on view prior to the sale, and shall be taken to be fairly and accurately described, and no representation or warranty of any kind whatever is given by or to be implied from the description in the catalogue, or from any sale effected under these conditions, and no claim for allowance or compensation, recision or otherwise, shall be made either against the auctioneer or the sellers in respect of any faults or errors or defects of whatsoever nature or from whatsoever cause the same may arise. IV.—Each purchaser shall, on the fall of the hammer, give to the Auctioneer or his clerk his or her name, and if required, place of abode, and pay down a deposit to be fixed by the Auctioneer or his clerk, such deposit not to be applicable to one lot only, but to each and all lots bought by the same purchaser. V.—Each lot to be at the risk of its purchaser in all things from the time of its being sold ; and each purchaser shall, at his or her own expense, clear away and remove the whole of his or her purchases before 4 o’clock on Thursday, Dec. 2nd, 1915, the balance of the purchase-money being paid before the removal of any of the lots. All damage caused to the premises or to any lots in the course of © removal of any of the goods shall be made good by the Purchaser responsible for such removal, whether such damage be done by the said Purchaser or his or her servants. ViI.—The Auctioneer to be the sole arbitrator in all cases of dispute. LastLy.—In default of compliance with the above conditions the deposit received shall be forfeited and the goods re-sold, either privately or by public auction, and the deficiency in price (if any), together with all charges, interest of money, &c., dependent upon such sale, to be made good by the defaulters at the present sale. N.B.—No transferring allowed, and the Clerk is not authorised to take Cheques in payment or part payment of any accounts. H. 8, HAWLEY & CO., Auctioneers