Sales catalogues: Hurcomb

Date:
25th September 1928
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/11/4
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogues: Hurcomb. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    mM > Lea) cy a CONDITIONS OF SALB. ihe highest bidder shall be the Purchaser, and if any Gispute arise between two. or more bidders the lot shall be put up agaiz and re-scid, the Auctioneer being the syle Arbitrator in such disputes, No person to advance lesa than one shilling; above five pounds, five shillings, and so on, in proportion, or iess, at the discretion vi the Auctioneer. The Auctioneer to have the right to refuse a bidding at his discretion, and to bid on behalf of tha Vendor tn the case of lots upon which there is a reserve. The Purchaser to give his name and etdreas, and to pay 8 depost: of five shillings in the pound, cr Bore, or the whole of the purchase-money, if required. The lots to be taken away and paid for, with all faults, imperfec- tions and errors of description, at the Purchaser’s risk aud expense the day after the sale, W. KH, HURCOMB not being responsible for the correct descripticn, genuineness, or authenticity of, or aay fault or defect in, any lot, and making no warranty whatever ; aud in default W. E. HURCOMB is rot to be held reaponsible if tne icts, or any of them, are lost, damaged, or destroyed, and whether the purchase-money, or any part thereof, has been paid or not. In cases where a buyer purchases more than cne lot the whole must be paid for before avy one lot is delivered. Any Purchaser neglecting to pay for and take away any lot or jots purchased within one day after the sale (not having been re-sold in accordance with the seventh condition) shall pay, in addition to the purchase-money, the sum of one shilling per week for warehouse-room, and also at the rate of five per cent. per annum interest on the purchase-money, to be reckoned from this day. On failure of complying with the above Conditions, the money deposited shall be ierfeited, and all lots remaining uncleared shal! be re-sold by public or private sale, without notice, and the deficiency (if any) attending such re-sale, together with all incidental charges, shall be made good by the defaulter at this sale. Lhe Auctioneer will not recognise the transfer of any let from ene buver to another. The caly way in which goods can be cleared is by an Order issued from the Office. Any Other clearance is not allowed er recognised.