General terms and conditions of sale Paris

CONDITIONS OF SALE

 Boisgirard - Antonini Paris is a company of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction governed by the law of July 10, 2000. In this capacity, Boisgirard - Antonini acts as an agent for the seller who contracts with the buyer. The relationship between Boisgirard - Antonini and the buyer is subject to the present general terms and conditions of purchase which may be amended by written or oral notices which will be mentioned in the sale report.

1 - The property for sale

a ) Potential buyers are invited to examine the goods that may interest them prior to the auction, particularly during the exhibitions. Boisgirard - Antonini Paris is at the disposal of potential buyers to provide them with reports on the condition of the lots. 

b) Tous les biens sont vendus tels quels dans l’état où ils se trouvent au moment de la vente avec leurs imperfections ou défauts. Aucune réclamation ne sera possible relativement aux restaurations d’usage et petits accidents. Il est de la responsabilité des futurs enchérisseurs d’examiner chaque bien avant la vente et de compter sur leur propre jugement aux fins de vérifier si chaque bien correspond à la description. Le ré-entoilage, le parquetage, l’état des cadres ou le doublage constituant une mesure conservatoire et non un vice ne seront pas signalés. Les dimensions sont données à titre indicatif, notamment en ce qui concerne les œuvres encadrées.

c) Les indications données par Boisgirard – Antonini sur l’existence d’une restauration, d’un accident ou d’un incident affectant le lot, sont exprimées pour faciliter son inspection par l’acquéreur potentiel et restent soumises à son appréciation personnelle ou à celle de son expert. L’absence d’indication d’une restauration, d’un accident ou d’un incident dans le catalogue, les rapports, les étiquettes ainsi que verbalement, n’implique nullement qu’un bien soit exempt de tout défaut présent, passé ou réparé. Inversement la mention de quelque défaut n’implique pas l’absence de tous autres défauts.

d) Les estimations sont fournies à titre purement indicatif et elles ne peuvent être considérées comme impliquant la certitude que le bien sera vendu au prix estimé ou même à l’intérieur de la fourchette d’estimations.

e ) Any auction slip that remains unpaid to Boisgirard-Antonini or that has been the subject of a delay in payment may be entered in the TEMIS File.

2 - The sale

Les enchérisseurs peuvent consulter en ligne les catalogues de ventes via le site :
boisgirard-antonini.com

a ) In order to ensure the proper organization of the sales, potential buyers are invited to make themselves known to Boisgirard, before the sale, so that their personal data can be registered. No purchase order or phone request will be accepted by e-mail. Please go directly to the different platforms available.

Boisgirard – Antonini se réserve de demander à tout acquéreur potentiel de justifier de son identité ainsi que de ses références bancaires.

Boisgirard – Antonini se réserve d’interdire l’accès à la salle de vente de tout acquéreur potentiel pour justes motifs.

b ) Any person who places a bid undertakes to pay personally and immediately the auction price plus the costs to be borne by the purchaser and any taxes that may be due.

All bidders are considered to be acting on their own behalf, unless they have previously denounced their capacity as agent on behalf of a third party, accepted by Boisgirard - Antonini.

c ) The normal way to bid is to be present in the auction room.

However, Boisgirard - Antonini may accept bids by telephone from a potential buyer who has made himself known before the sale. Boisgirard - Antonini will not be held responsible in particular if the telephone connection is not established, is established late, or in case of error or omission relating to the receipt of bids by telephone. Boisgirard - Antonini cannot be held responsible in particular in case of error or omission in the execution of a written order.

d) In the event that a reserve price has been stipulated by the seller, Boisgirard - Antonini reserves the right to bid on behalf of the seller until the reserve price is reached.

e) Boisgirard – Antonini dirigera la vente de façon discrétionnaire tout en respectant les usages établis. Boisgirard – Antonini se réserve de refuser toute enchère, d’organiser les enchères de la façon la plus appropriée, de déplacer certains lots lors de la vente, de retirer tout lot de la vente, de réunir ou de séparer des lots.

In case of dispute Boisgirard - Antonini reserves the right to designate the winning bidder, to continue the sale or to cancel it, or to put the lot back on sale.

f) L’adjudicataire ne pourra obtenir la livraison du lot qu’après règlement de l’intégralité du prix.

g) The User must ensure that he/she has the appropriate technical tools to use the Services and, at a minimum, the following technical recommendations to optimize access to the Services: latest version of existing browsers on the market, a high-speed Internet connection.

3 - The incidents of the sale

a) Dans l’hypothèse où deux personnes auront porté des enchères identiques par la voix, le geste, ou par téléphone et réclament en même temps le bénéfice de l’adjudication après le coup de marteau, le bien sera immédiatement remis en vente au prix proposé par les derniers enchérisseurs, et tout le public présent pourra porter de nouvelles enchères.

b) Pour faciliter la présentation des biens lors de ventes, Boisgirard – Antonini pourra utiliser des moyens vidéos. Les photos du catalogue ne sont pas contractuelles. En cas d’erreur de manipulation pouvant conduire pendant la vente à présenter un bien différent de celui sur lequel les enchères sont portées, Boisgirard- Antonini ne pourra engager leur responsabilité, et sera seul juge de la nécessité de recommencer les enchères.

4 - Pre-emption by the French State

The French State has a right of pre-emption for works sold in accordance with the texts in force. This right is exercised immediately after the hammer is struck, the representative of the State expressing the latter's wish to take the place of the last bidder, and must confirm the pre-emption within 15 days. Boisgirard - Antonini cannot be held responsible for the conditions of the pre-emption for the French State.

5 - The execution of the sale

In addition to the auction price, the buyer will have to pay the following commissions and taxes per lot

  1. Lots from the European Union:

Les frais sont de 30 %TTC.
Les frais pour les livres sont de 25.32 % TTC Les lots précédés d’un. sont vendus par un associé ou par un collaborateur de la Maison de vente. Ces frais seront précisés avant la vente. En cas de règlement par Carte Bleue étrangère, la Maison de Vente Boisgirard – Antonini facturera 1 % en sus du montant de l’adjudication.

 b ) Lots marked with an * will be subject to an additional VAT of 5.5% if they remain in France or in the European Union. The import VAT may be retroceded to the buyer on presentation of proof of export outside the European Union within two months of the sale. The payment of the lot will be made in cash, for the full price, expenses and taxes, even if an export license is required. - The successful bidder may pay by the following means:

- in cash: up to €1,000 including fees and taxes for French nationals and €15,000 for foreign nationals upon presentation of their identity papers.

- By bank transfer.

- By credit card: VISA - MASTERCARD.

c) Les achats effectués via DROUOT LIVE seront assujettis à des frais acheteur de 1,5% HT en sus des frais de 30%TTC

Les achats effectués via InterenchèresInvaluable et 51BidLive seront assujettis à des frais acheteurs de 3%HT  en sus des frais de 30 %TTC.

Les achats effectués via DROUOT ONLINE seront assujettis à des frais acheteurs de 3%HT en sus des frais de 30%.TTC

d) Dans l’hypothèse où l’adjudicataire ne se sera pas fait enregistrer avant la vente, il devra communiquer les renseignements nécessaires dès l’adjudication du lot prononcée.

e) Il appartiendra à l’adjudicataire de faire assurer le lot dès l’adjudication. Il ne pourra recourir contre Boisgirard- Antonini, dans l’hypothèse du vol, de la perte ou de la dégradation de son lot, après l’adjudication.

f) Le lot ne sera délivré à l’acquéreur qu’après paiement intégral du prix des frais et des taxes. Dans l’intervalle Boisgirard – Antonini pourra facturer à l’acquéreur des frais de dépôt du lot, et éventuellement des frais de manutention et de transport.

À défaut de paiement par l’adjudicataire, après mise en demeure restée infructueuse, le bien est remis en vente à la demande du vendeur sur folle enchère de d’adjudicataire défaillant ; si le vendeur ne formule pas cette demande dans un délai d’un mois à compter de l’adjudication, la vente est résolue de plein droit, sans préjudice de dommages intérêts dus par l’adjudicataire défaillant. En outre, Boisgirard – Antonini se réserve de réclamer à l’adjudicataire défaillant, à son choix :
– des intérêts au taux légal majoré de cinq points.
– le remboursement des coûts supplémentaires engendrés par sa défaillance.
– le paiement de la différence entre le prix d’adjudication initial et le prix d’adjudication sur folle enchère s’il est inférieur, ainsi que les coûts générés par les nouvelles enchères.

Boisgirard - Antonini reserves the right to exclude from future sales any successful bidder who has failed to comply with the present general conditions of purchase. The successful bidders are urged to collect their purchases as quickly as possible, in order to limit the storage costs which are at their expense. Small volume purchases will be transported to Boisgirard - Antonini where they will be kept free of charge for one month. After this period, storage costs will be borne by the purchasers at the rate of 3 € per day and per lot.

The storage of the lots does not engage in any way the responsibility of the SVV Boisgirard - Antonini.

For sales at Drouot, the objects are to be collected from the Hôtel Drouot warehouse, the costs of which are to be borne by the buyers.

Pour les ventes Live les lots sont stockés chez Paname services ; Pour les retirer prendre rendez-vous 0148462727 ou contact@panameservice.fr  .

Tout lot non vendu et non retiré dans le mois qui suit la vente, sera placé au garde-meuble. Frais à la charge de l’adjudicataire.

L’ETUDE NE S’OCCUPE PAS DES ENVOIS

f ) Watch warranties

The working condition is not guaranteed. It is possible that some batches include non-original parts due to repairs or revisions of the watch or clock.

6- Online Payment & Advance Deposit

An online payment form allows the user to pay his auctions remotely by simply indicating the number of the slip to be paid, its amount, as well as his name and email address.

Payment transactions are carried out by the Maison de Vente through its payment provider: Ingenico, PCI-DSS certified

a) Obligations de l’Enchérisseur potentiel :

The latter must ensure that he has the technical tools adapted to the use of the Services and, at least, the following technical recommendations allowing to optimize the access to the service

The auction house cannot be held responsible for any incidents related to incorrect information provided by the auction house.

b) Données personnelles :

The Sales House undertakes to comply with the regulations in force applicable to the processing of personal data and in particular, the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (RGPD) 

7 - Intellectual property - reproduction of works

Boisgirard - Antonini is the owner of the reproduction right of their catalog. Any reproduction of the latter is prohibited and constitutes an infringement to its detriment. In addition Boisgirard - Antonini has a legal exemption allowing them to reproduce in its catalog the works offered for sale, even if the reproduction right has not fallen into the public domain.

The House of Sale is the sole owner of all the rights relative to the contents of the Site and in particular to all the copyrights on the contents that it puts online on its site.

The User is prohibited from reproducing, representing, extracting or using in any way whatsoever all or part of the Site or its contents, and in particular the catalogs, without having obtained prior written authorization from the Sales House, under penalty of having legal action for infringement taken against him/her.

8- Responsibility of the auction house

Boisgirard-Antonini makes every effort, within the framework of its obligation of means relative to the functioning of the Site, to keep it accessible.

Nevertheless, access to the site may be modified, suspended or interrupted temporarily or permanently, due to technical maintenance operations, migration, breakdowns or constraints related to the functioning of the Internet without these operations giving rise to any right to compensation.

Boisgirard-Antonini shall not be held liable for any malfunction or impossibility of access to the services attributable to the user's access provider, to Internet network congestion, to unsuitable equipment, to maintenance or updating of the services or to any other circumstance beyond the control of the Sales House.

9- Legislative and jurisdictional competences

French law alone governs these general conditions of purchase. Any dispute relating to their existence, their validity, their opposability to any bidder and purchaser, and their execution will be decided by the competent court of Paris (France).

10- La sortie du territoire français

The removal of a lot from France may be subject to an administrative authorization. Obtaining the relevant document is the sole responsibility of the auctioneer of the lot concerned by this provision. Delay or refusal by the administration to issue exit documents will not justify the cancellation of the sale, nor a delay in payment, nor a resolution.

11- CITES

Each ivory lot sold at auction will be subject to a CITES declaration, including the contacts of the seller and the buyer.

 12– TEMIS

Boisgirard-Antonini uses the TEMIS platform operated by the company Commissaires-Priseurs Multimédia, for the purpose of managing the collection of unpaid slips. In this context, in the event of late payment, personal data relating to the bidders or their representatives (in particular the identity and contact details of the bidders, information relating to the sale, slips) may be communicated to CPM for the purpose of managing the amicable collection of debts. CPM acts as a processor within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU Regulation 2016/679 of 27 April 2016).

  • PAYMENT INCIDENTS - AUCTION ACCESS RESTRICTION FILE (TEMIS)

Tout bordereau d’adjudication demeuré impayé après de Boisgirard-Antonini  ou ayant fait l’objet d’un retard de paiement est susceptible d’inscription au Fichier des restrictions d’accès aux ventes aux enchères (« Fichier TEMIS ») mis en oeuvre par la société Commissaires-Priseurs Multimédia (CPM), société anonyme à directoire, ayant son siège social sis à (75009) Paris, 37 rue de Châteaudun, immatriculée au registre du commerce et des sociétés de Paris sous le numéro 437 868 425.

Le Fichier TEMIS peut être consulté par tous les structures de vente aux enchères opérant en France abonnées à ce service. La liste des abonnés au Service TEMIS est consultable sur le site www.interencheres.com, menu « Acheter aux enchères », rubrique « Les commissaires-priseurs ».

L’inscription au Fichier TEMIS pourra avoir pour conséquence de limiter la capacité d’enchérir de l’enchérisseur auprès des Professionnels Abonnés au service TEMIS. Elle entraîne par ailleurs la suspension temporaire de l’accès au service « Live » de la plateforme www.interencheres.com gérée par CPM, conformément aux conditions générales d’utilisation de cette plateforme.

Dans le cas où un enchérisseur est inscrit au Fichier TEMIS, Boisgirard-Antonini  pourra conditionner l’accès aux ventes aux enchères qu’elle organise à l’utilisation de moyens de paiement ou garanties spécifiques ou refuser temporairement la participation de l’Enchérisseur aux ventes aux enchères pour lesquelles ces garanties ne peuvent être mises en œuvre.

Les enchérisseurs souhaitant savoir s’ils font l’objet d’une inscription au Fichier TEMIS, contester leur inscription ou exercer les droits d’accès, de rectification, d’effacement, de limitation, d’opposition dont ils disposent en application de la législation applicable en matière de protection des données personnelles, peuvent adresser leurs demandes par écrit en justifiant de leur identité par la production d’une copie d’une pièce d’identité :

Pour les inscriptions réalisées par Boisgirard-Antonini  : par écrit auprès de [coordonnées de Boisgirard-Antonini 

Pour les inscriptions réalisées par d’autres Professionnels Abonnés : par écrit auprès de Commissaires-Priseurs Multimédia 37 rue de Châteaudun, 75009 Paris ou par e-mail contact@temis.auction.

L’Enchérisseur dispose également du droit de saisir la Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL) [3 Place de Fontenoy – TSA 80715 – 75334 PARIS CEDEX 07, www.cnil.fr] d’une réclamation concernant son inscription au Fichier TEMIS.

Pour en savoir plus sur le Fichier TEMIS, l’enchérisseur est invité à consulter nos conditions générales de ventes.

Les notifications importantes relatives aux suites de l’adjudication seront adressées à l’adresse e-mail et/ou à l’adresse postale déclarée par l’enchérisseur auprès de la structure lors de l’adjudication. L’enchérisseur doit informer Boisgirard-Antonini   de tout changement concernant ses coordonnées de contact. » 

Terms of sale and bids

Boisgirard – Antonini is companie of voluntary auction sales regulated by the law of the 10 July 2000. In such capacity Boisgirard – Antonini acts as the agent of the seller who contracts with the buyer.The relationships between Boisgirard – Antonini and the buyer are subject to the present general conditions of purchase which can be modified by saleroom notices or oral indications given at the time of the sale, which will be recorded in the official sale record.

1 - Goods for auction

a) The prospective buyers are invited to examine any goods in which they may be interested, before the auction takes place, and notably during the exhibitions.

Boisgirard - Antonini is at disposal of the prospective buyers to provide them with reports about the conditions of lots.

b)  Description of the lots resulting from the catalogue, the reports, the labels and the verbal statements or announcements are only the expression by Boisgirard-Antonini of their perception of the lot, but cannot constitute the proof of a fact. All dimensions are given as an information only.

c ) The statements made by Boisgirard - Antonini about any restoration, mishap or harm arisen concerning the lot are only made to facilitate the inspection thereof by the prospective buyer and remain subject to his own or to his expert's appreciation.

All the lots above 5 000 Euros have been submitted to the Art Loss Register.

Notes in English are neither complete nor accurate, but are just an approximate description for English-speaking buyers. The condition of the pieces is not mentioned. Frames and dimensions are not guarantee.

The absence of statements Boisgirard – Antonini by relating to a restoration, mishap or harm, whether made in the catalogue, condition reports, on labels or orally, does not imply that the item is exempt from any current, past or repaired defect. Inversely, the indication of any defect whatsoever does not imply the absence of any other defects.

d ) Estimates are provided for guidance only and cannot be considered as implying the certainty that the item will be sold for the estimated price or even within the bracket of estimates.

e) Attributions have been made taking into account scientific and artistic knowledge at the date of the sale. Claims will not be accepted for ordinary restorations and minor damages to lots, considering that buyers are given the opportunity to assess the condition of the lots at the time of the pre-sale exhibition.

The condition of antiquities, early ceramics, metal- work, glass and textiles is not guaranteed, since most of the pieces are commonly damaged. Necklaces are recomposed with ancient elements. Dimensions are given for information only, especially concerning the framed paintings.

2 - The sale

a ) In order to assure the proper organisation of the sales, prospective buyers are invited to make themselves known to Boisgirard - Antonini before the sale, so as to have their personal identity data recorded. Boisgirard - Antonini reserves the right to ask any prospective buyer to justify his identity as well as his bank references.

Boisgirard - Antonini reserve the right to refuse admission to the auction sales premises to any prospective buyer for legitimate reasons.

b ) Any person who is a bidder undertakes to pay personally and immediately the hammer price increased by the costs to be born by the buyer and any and all taxes or fees/expenses which could be due.

Any bidder is deemed acting on his own behalf except when prior notification, accepted by Boisgirard - Antonini is given that he acts as an agent on behalf of a third party.

C) The usual way to bid consists in attending the sale on the premises.

 However, Boisgirard – Antonini may graciously accept to receive some bids by telephone from a prospective buyer who has expressed such a request before the sale.

Boisgirard – Antonini will bear no liability/responsability whatsoever, notably if the telephone contact is not made, or if it is made too late, or in case of mistakes or omissions relating to the reception of the telephone.

For variety of purposes, Boisgirard – Antonini reserve there right to record all the telephone communications during the auction. Such records shall be kept until the complete payment of the auction price, except claims.

d) Boisgirard - Antonini will bear no liability/responsibility in case of mistakes or omission of performance of the written order.

e ) In the event where a reserve price has been stipulated by the seller, Boisgirard - Antonini reserve the right to bid on behalf of the seller until the reserve price is reached.

f) Boisgirard - Antonini will conduct auction sales at their discretion, in accordance with established practices.

Boisgirard – Antonini reserve the right to refuse any bid, to organise the bidding in such manner as may be the most appropriate, to move some lots in the course of the sale, to withdraw any lot in the course of the sale, to combine or to divide some lots in the course of the sale.

In case of challenge or dispute, Boisgirard – Antonini reserve the right to designate the successful bidder, to continue the bidding or to cancel it, or to put the lot back up for bidding.

No lot will be delivered to the buyer until full payment has been made.

In case of payment by an ordinary draft/check, payment will be deemed made only when the check will have been cashed.

3 - The incidents of the sale

a) In case two bidders have bidden vocally, by means of gesture or by telephone for the same amount and both claim title to the lot, after the bidding the lot, will immediately be offered again for sale at the previous last bid, and all those attending will be entitled to bid again.

b ) So as to facilitate the presentation of the items during the sales, Boisgirard - Antonini will be able to use video technology.

Should any error occur in operation of such, which may lead to show an item during the bidding which is not the one on which the bids have been made, Boisgirard - Antonini shall bear no liability/responsibility whatsoever, and will have sole discretion to decide whether or not the bidding will take place again.-

4 - Pre-emption of the French state

The French state in entitled to use a right of pre-emption on works of art, pursuant to the rules of law in force. The use of this right comes immediately after the hammer stroke, the representative of the French state expressing then the intention of the State to substitute for the last bidder, provided he confirms the pre-emption decision within fifteen days.

Boisgirard – Antonini will not bear any liability/responsibility for the conditions of the pre-emption by the French State.

5 - The performance of the sale

In addition to the lot's hammer price, the buyer must pay the following costs and fees/taxes :

a ) Lots from the EEC :

The buyer must pay Boisgirard – Antonini, in addition to the hammer price, commission of 30 % of the sale price. For the books the commission will be : 25% excl. Tax + 5.5% (with VAT 25,32%)

By credit card, Boisgirard – Antonini, will charge 1% in addition to the hammer price.

b ) The taxes (VAT on commissions and VAT on importation) can be retroceded to the purchaser on presentation of written proof of exportation outside the EEC.

c) All the bidders that won lots throught DROUOT LIVE will have fees of 30% TTC + 1.5% HT
 All the bidders that won lots throught INTERENCHERE, INVALUABLE,51BIDLIVE, DROUOT ONLINE will have fees of  30% TTC+3%HT

An EEC purchaser who will submit his intra-Community VAT number will be exempted from paying the VAT on commissions.

The payment of the lot will be made cash, for the whole of the price, costs and taxes, even when an export licence is required.

The purchaser will be authorized to pay by the following means:

– in cash : up to 1 000 euros, costs and taxes included, for French citizen, up to 15 000 euros, costs and taxes included, for foreign citizen on presentation of their identity papers.

– By credit card : VISA, MASTERCARD.

d) Should the buyer have neglected to give his personal information before the sale, he will have to give the necessary information as soon as the sale of the lot has taken place.

e ) The lot must be insured by the buyer immediately after the purchase. The buyer will have no recourse against Boisgirard - Antonini, in the event where, due to a theft, a loss or a deterioration of his lot after the purchase.

f) The lot will be delivered to the buyer only after the entire payment of the price, costs and taxes.

In the meantime Boisgirard – Antonini may invoice to the buyer the costs of storage of the lot, and if applicable the costs of handling and transport.

Should the buyer fail to pay the amount due, and after notice to pay has been given by Boisgirard – Antonini to the buyer without success, at the seller’s request, the lot is re-offered for sale, under the French procedure known as “procédure de folle enchère”. If the seller does not make this request within a month from the date of the sale, the sale will be automatically cancelled, without prejudice to any damages owed by the defaulting buyer.

In addition, Boisgirard – Antonini reserve the right to claim against the defaulting buyer, at their option

– interest at the legal rate increased by five points,

– the reimbursement of additional costs generated by the buyer’s default,

– the payment of the difference between the initial hammer price and the price of sale after “procédure de folle enchère” if it is inferior as well as the costs generated by the new auction.

Boisgirard – Antonini reserves the right to exclude from any future auction, any bidder who has been a defaulting buyer or who has not fulfilled these general conditions of purchase.

e) For items purchased which are not collected within seven days from after the sale (Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays included), Boisgirard - Antonini will be authorized to move them into a storage place at the defaulting buyer's expense, and to release them to same after payment of corresponding costs, in addition to the price, costs and taxes.

Storage fees of lots starts 1 month after the sale, and will be of 3€ per day and per lot.

7 - Intellectual Property Right - Copyright

The copyright in any and all parts of the catalogue is the property of Boisgirard – Antonin. Any reproduction thereof is forbidden and will be considered as counterfeiting to their detriment.

Furthermore, Boisgirard – Antonini benefits from a legal exception allowing them to reproduce the lots for auction sale in their catalogue, even though the copyright protection on an item has not lapsed.

9- Law and Jurisdiction

These Conditions of purchase are governed by French law exclusively.

Any dispute relating to their existence, their validity and their binding effect on any bidder or buyer shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of France.

10- CITES
Every lot in Ivory will be declared on behalf of the CITES organization, where the names of the buyer and the seller will be given.

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