WHYTES
SINCE 1783
,
ART & LITERATURE FOR CHRISTMAS
SUNDAY 9 DECEMBER 2012
AUCTION
Sunday 9 December 2012 at 2pm
VENUE
Serpentine Hall, RDS, Anglesea Road Entrance
VIEWING
Friday 7 December 10am to 8pm; Saturday 8 December 10am to 6pm; Sunday 9 December 10am-2pm
BUYERS’ COMMISSION
25% (20.3%
+ 23% VAT) is added to the hammer price of all lots.
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, or credit
card – we accept Mastercard or Visa (a charge of 2% is made on credit
card transactions). We also accept Laser, Delta, Debit and Maestro Cash
Cards (maximum of €1,500) free of charges.
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 €1,000 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.
LIVE INTERNET BIDDING:You may watch and/or bid live with video and
audio link to the saleroom on our website
www.whytes.ie
7.
LIVE TELEPHONE BIDDING may be arranged on request, subject to
availability and given at least 24 hours notice.This facility is only available
on lots estimated at €1,000 or more, and a minimum bid may be
requested.
8.
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.
PRICES REALISED
A complete list of prices realised and unsold lots will be posted to our
Internet website
(www.whytes.ie
) on the day after the sale.
SPECIAL NOTICES CONCERNING THIS AUCTION
VENUE FOR AUCTION NIGHT
The venue for the auction is Serpentine Hall, RDS, Anglesea Road
Entrance.
Bidder registration
will take place here from 12 noon on Sunday
9
December and the sale starts at 2pm.
Complimentary tea and coffee will be served in the café.
COLLECTION OF LOTS
Lots may be collected from the saleroom up to 6pm on day of sale,
otherwise Monday to Friday 9.30am to 5.30pm. Purchasers must pay for
and collect all lots within 7 days of the date of sale. Any lots not collected
within that time will be transferred to an offsite secure storage facility,
incurring storage charges. Lots that have been transferred offsite may
only be collected at two days notice once storage charges have been
paid for in full.
Whyte’s will be closed for Christmas Holidays from 23 December to
1
January inclusive.
MORE INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE
whytes.ie or whytes.com
Here you will find much useful information pertaining to lots in this
auction, including biographies and previous results for many of the artists
featured in this sale.
IMPORTANT NOTES
A copy of our terms and conditions available on request or on our website
www.whytes.ie
Front cover: Lot 20, Rowland Davidson,
The Doll’s House