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20,000.00CHFto floor+ buyer's premium
This item SOLD at 2006 May 13 @ 18:25UTC+01:00 : BST/CET
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Very rare Musical Automaton Hermit in his retreat. The only example known of this kind. Many movements, complete, but unrestored. A museum's piece. 21in wide, 31in high, 15in deep.
Auction Location:
Degersheim, Switzerland
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Buyer's Premiums:
| From (Incl.) | To (Excl.) | Premium |
| 0.00 |
9,999.00 |
20% |
| 10,000.00 |
Infinite |
20% |
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CONDITIONS OF SALE
1. The knock down takes place after a lot is called up three times and goes to the highest bidder. The knock down could be also with reserves. If it is called up «... with reserve», it means, that the auctionhouse can first consult with the seller and afterwards will inform the buyer, if his bidding was successful or not. Buyers pay immediately in cash, with credit card and Maestro in Swiss currency.
2. Every buyer is personally liable for his purchases and cannot advance to have bought for a third person. From an unknown bidder the auctionshouse can demand a legitimation.
3. The estimated prices are not limits bud leads, especially for foreign buyers who cannot participate at the auction.
4. The purchase price payable by a buyer shall be the sum of the final bid and a premium of 15%, VAT included.
5. For foreign buyers the VAT is refundable if they send an export declaration stamped by the Swiss customs to our address.
6. If the auctionhouse does not receive the payment welltimed, which means 3 days after the auction, it can stick to the fullfillment of the contract and compensation or the respective objects are sold unlimited and as soon as possible privately or at a following auction. For this transaction the auctionhouse demands a provision of 20% from the deptor which is not entitled to a possible increase of receipts.
7. The auctionhouse is entitled, to unit or part numbers of the catalogue, to sell by auction in free succession or not to sell.
8. All property is sold «As is». With the fall of the auctioneers hammer all risks pass to the buyer. The preceding exposition gives to the buyers the personal impression of the condition of the lots. The auctionhouse did the descriptions best as possible, concerning to the seller's information and is not liable for false nature, origin, description or genuiness of the lot or for visible or hidden lacks. Apart from the following determination the auctionhouse does not make any warranties.
If a buyer proves within 30 days in writing with an approved expertise that the lot is false concerning the description in the catalogue the auctionhouse retrogrades the price under the condition that the lot is given back within 10 days after that information in the condition of the fall of the hammer.
9. We recommend to all visitors of the preceding exposition to take the most possible care because they are liable for all lacks caused by them.
10. We ask buyers who cannot participate at the auction to use the order form. The therein written price is the highest limit. Consequently the last bid can be lower. These bids are binding and cannot be withdrawn. Please write legible.
11. Bought lots can be picked up after the auction or until Saturday, April 1, 2006. After this date lots not picked up may be sent by the auctionhouse to a public warehouse for the account, risk and expense of the buyer. The buyer gets the property only after the payment. Gladly we accept to organize the transport for our clients.
12. The auction is supervised by the local board of Puidoux. Every buyer submits to the jurisdiction of Tramelan courts.
13. With every spoken or written bid the bidder accepts these conditions.
14. Responsible person for the auction is Giuseppe Votano, auctioneer is Reto Breitenmoser.
PS: The bidder knows that the prices in the catalogue are only estimated prices and they are not the reserves.
Prices to start the bidding can be lower than the estimated or reserve price.
Tramelan/Puidoux, March 29/30, 2006
The responsable person:
Giuseppe Votano