Christmas Auction Art & Collectibles 8 December 2015

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IMPORTANT NOTES
ALL LOTS ARE SOLD SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED ON PAGE 2
BUYERS’ COMMISSION 20% (24.6% including
VAT) is added to the hammer price of all lots. A
further 3% (plus VAT) is charged by Invaluable to on-
line bidders.
ROOM BIDDERS 1. Room bidders must register and
obtain a bidding number on arrival. Proof of identity is
required from clients new to us. 2. If successful in
obtaining a lot please ensure you display your
number clearly to the auctioneer and that it is your
number that is called out. If there is any doubt about
the hammer price or buyer, please draw this to the
attention of the auctioneer immediately. 3. Payment
may be made by cash, bank draft, cleared cheque,
debit or credit card — we accept Mastercard or Visa
(a charge of 2% is made on credit card transactions).
There is no charge on debit card transactions.
LIVE INTERNET BIDDING You can bid “live” at this
auction on our website. With live audio and visual
broadcast you can see and hear the auctioneer and
bid at the click of a mouse from the comfort of your
home or office or wherever you can log on to the
world wide web. You can even get an iPhone app to
bid live at Whyte’s from your mobile phone. Details
from our website, The provider of our
live bidding platform charges a fee of 3% of hammer
price to purchasers.
ABSENTEE BIDDING 1. If you are unable to attend
you may bid before the sale, using the form provided.
Enter the maximum you are prepared to offer for
each lot and the auctioneer will represent you as if
you are personally attending the sale. Lots are
knocked down at one step above the next highest
bid, and not necessarily at your highest bid. Example:
your bid is €1000 and next highest bid is €800 — the
hammer price is €850. 2. LIMIT BIDDING: Absentee
bidders may limit their total purchases to a set
amount by entering their limit on the bidding form.
This is especially useful for bidders wishing to cover
as many lots as possible while setting a maximum
amount to spend. 3. “OR” BIDDING: Absentee
bidders who wish to bid on two or more lots, but only
wish to purchase one, may do so by entering “OR”
between the bids — the lots will be bid on in
catalogue order. 4. EQUAL BIDS: In the event of
equal bids being received for the same lot the first
received will be given preference. If the instruction
“break ties” is entered on the bid form the auctioneer
will increase the bid by one step in the event of equal
bids being received or in the event of a tie with a
room bidder. 5. “BUY” BIDS: Unless otherwise
instructed bids of “Buy” or “Buy at Best” shall be
taken to indicate bids of up to three times the stated
higher estimate in the catalogue. 6. INVOICING AND
PAYMENT: Successful absentee bidders will be sent
a pro forma invoice immediately after the sale with
details of payment methods. All invoices must be
paid within 7 days of the date of the sale or the lot(s)
may be deemed in default and any subsequent
losses incurred on resale become the responsibility
of the bidder. The Auctioneers and House Agents
Act, under which we are licensed to hold public
auctions, only allows for lots to be handed over to
purchasers when paid for in full.
CONDITION OF LOTS Note: Some lots in this sale
are old artefacts and documents and vary greatly in
condition. They are therefore offered with all faults
and buyers are strongly recommended to satisfy
themselves as to condition by inspecting them
beforehand. Please see Terms and Conditions on
page 7.
SHIPPING / POSTAGE We do not handle this
ourselves but will recommend a suitable company
who can collect your purchases on your behalf and
pack and despatch them to you once they have been
paid for.
PRICES REALISED A complete list of prices realised
and unsold lots will be sent automatically to all
absentee bidders and will be posted to our Internet
website on the day after the sale.
FIREARMS Most firearms offered in this sale are
either antiques or deactivated. Those that are not can
only be delivered to persons with a valid firearms
licence.
EXPORT LICENCES Purchasers from outside the
State are reminded that export licences are required
for all archaeological items, as well as artworks and
documents that have been in the State for more than
25 years. Further details are available from the
National Museum, The National Gallery of Ireland or
the Department of The Arts, Heritage and the
Gaeltacht. The onus on obtaining such licences is on
the purchaser or the purchaser’s shipper.