22. Auction, Japanese Woodblock Prints & More

Conditions of Auction (The German version of these Conditions of Auction is the only legally binding version. The translated version is not legally binding and is for convenience only.). For German Version see www.signens.com The auctions of Ms Julie Weissenberg-Déville, proprietor of the Signens auction house and referred to hereafter as "the auctioneer", take place under the following conditions: 1. The auctioneer holds auctions on behalf and on account of her clients who remain incognito unless the bidder has a reasonable interest in knowing the client's identity. The purchase agreement therefore comes into being between the consignor of the item auctioned and the bidder. Items are auctioned voluntarily. 2. All items may be viewed and inspected before the auction. Prospective buyers are liable for any damage they cause to the items on display.The items are used and are auctioned with noliability by the auctioneer for damage and defects in title.No guarantees and warrantiesare given. Catalogue descriptions are made following expert and meticulous examination;however, these are not assured characteristics as defined in law. 3. The auctioneer reserves the right to correct information in catalogues concerning the goods to be auctioned. Corrections will be made either in a written notice displayed at the place of the auction or orally by the auctioneer immediately before each item is auctioned. Should content in the online catalogue and the printed catalogue differ, the content of the printed version will be authoritative. 4. The auctioneer reserves the right to combine or separate numbers in the catalogue, offer them in a different order or to withdraw them. 5. All bids are deemed to be given by the bidder on his/her own behalf and on his/her own account. Written and telephone bids (pre-sale bids) must be signed and be received by the auctioneer no later than 24 hours before the beginning of the auction,require written confirmation (fax oremail will be sufficient) by the auctioneer and must specify the items,catalogue number and description. In cases of doubt, the catalogue number is authoritative. The auctioneeraccepts no liability for making or maintaining telephone connections. 6. Auctionsare held in euros. The auctioneer reserves the right to determine the increase in the amount of each bid. Providing the reserve price is reached,the knockdowngoes to the highest bid after the third call. If the reserve price is not reached,the auctioneer may determine the successful bidor refuse to accept any bid for any particular reason.If the auctioneer determines the successful bid, the client is informed immediately after the end of the auction andrequested to notify his/her decision within two weeks. In this case, the bidder remains bound by his/her bid until the client has made a decision.If the auctioneer receives no unconditional declaration of acceptance within this period, the award of the successful bid expires. If several persons have made a successful bid simultaneously, the successful bidder is decided by the drawing of lots. The auctioneer is authorised to withdraw the successful bidandoffer the item for auction again if a higher bid made in good time is mistakenly overlooked or if there are other doubts about the successful bid. 7. A 24% surcharge plus the applicable value added tax is charged on the knockdown price (see No. 6). The bidder will therefore be charged value added tax on the surcharge only. For items marked " (# number)" in the catalogue, which are own good of the auction house, 19% value added tax is added to the net invoice price (knockdown price + surcharge). For Bidders who bid through www.invaluable.com and www.liveautioneers.com a surcharge of 29% plus the applicable value Tax is charge on the knockdown price (see No. 6). The bidder will therefore be charged value added tax on the surcharge only. For items marked " (# number)" in the catalogue, which are own good of the auction house, 19% value added tax is added to the net invoice price (knockdown price + surcharge). 8. Payments are made to the auctioneer in cash in euros (€). All cashless payments are accepted only by special agreement. If the auctioneer agrees to cashless payment, all resulting costs, taxes and fees of the payment (including bank charges deducted by the auctioneer) will be charged to the bidder. The auctioneer is not obliged to hand over the auctioned item until full payment by the bidder (in cases of cashless payment, this will only be after unconditional confirmation of the credit from the bank). Ownership will not transfer until all claims against the bidder when the knockdown was given have been satisfied. Thebiddermay only offset claims against the auctioneer if these are undisputed or have been established in law. The bidder has no rights of retention if these are not based on the same contractual relationship. A successful bid obliges the bidder to immediately acceptthe goods and paythe purchase price. Arrears of payment come into force 14 days after the successful bid and unconditional acceptance of the goods.Interest on arrears is calculated in accordance with the German Civil Code. In cases of payment arrears, the auctioneer maycancel the contract after setting an appropriate grace period. All rights of the purchaser to the item purchased will then expire; the auctioneer will then be entitled to claim compensation for loss of profits. If a lower price is obtained at a subsequent auction, damages will be the difference in the price plus expenses incurred at the second auction. In cases of payment arrears, the auctioned itemwill be stored by the auctioneer at the purchaser'sexpense and risk;the auctioneer is entitled but not obliged to take out an insurance policy at the purchaser's expenseorto take other measures to preserve the value of the goods. The auctioneer may at any timestore items not collected on behalf of and at the expense of the purchaser at the premises of a third party. If the auctioneer stores goods at her own premises, she may require payment of the usual storage charges (plus administration charges). Items are only shipped at the request and instructions of the successful bidder and at his/her expense and risk.Lossordamage transfers to thesuccessful bidderonly aftera successful bid, risk of accidental destruction.However, ownership of the bid-for item will not transfer until full payment of the purchase price and the goods are handed over. The purchase price for bidderswho have submitted bids in writing or by telephone will be due on receipt of the invoice. Bank charges incurred are paid for by the successful bidder. 9. The auctioneer andher employees will be liable for contractual and tortious damages claims only in cases of intentional or grossly negligent breaches of duty. This limitation of liability does not apply to intentional or negligently damage causing injury, death or harm to human health. 10. If agreed, the place of fulfilment and jurisdiction is Cologne. German law applies. The provisions of the UN Convention on Contracts on the International Sale of Goods dated 11 April 1980 (CISG; BGBl 89 II) do not apply. 11. Should any one of these provisions be or become wholly or partially invalid, the remaining provisions remain valid. The invalid provision will be replaced by a valid provision that comes as close as possible to the commercial content and purpose of the invalid provision. Ancillary agreements must be in writing. 12. Theseconditions of auctionalso apply to retrospective private sales of items to purchasersby the auctioneer. I have read these conditions of auction and agree to them.

Local Time Germany 28.09.19
Lot 1-100 (14:00-15:00h)
Lot 100-200 (15:00-16:00h)
Lot 200-250 (16:00-16:30h)
-- Break 10 minutes --
Lot 251-347 (16:40-17:40h)
*** NOTE: OBJECT NUMBERS 348-368 WITHDRAWN FROM CATALOGUE ***
Lot 369-450 (17:40-18:40h)
Lot 450- 496 (18:40-19:10h)
-- Break 10 minutes --
Lot 500-600 (19:20-20:20h)
Lot 600-700 (20:20-21:20h), Lot 700-780 (21:20-END).