Polish Modern & Contemporary Art

CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS The Auction House warrants the authenticity and conformity of catalogue description with actual conditions. All statements made during the sale supplement the catalogue. The Auction House has sole discretion to withdraw any lot from the sale without any consequences. The Auction House reserves the right to prevent any person from participation in auction. The Auction House disclaims all responsibility for any latent physical and legal faults. All claims, which may arise, will be settled according to the Polish law regulations. The original and only legally binding version of the General Conditions is in Polish. The Auction House is not responsible for any failure of online bidding resulting from Internet connection failure or software malfunction. Conditions of buying All items put up for auction are on view in The Auction House Gallery and directly before the sale in the auction room. The Auction House suggests to avail this opportunity to examine the items, their catalogue description and condition. Taking part in bidding is possible for persons who are known to the Auction House. Clients who are not known to the Auction House have to be authorized either by submitting credit card information or providing references acceptable by the Auction House. The bidder's personal data is known to the Auction House only. The auction is conducted by an authorised person called the auctioneer. The auctioneer determines the progress of bidding, settles all disputes and names the Buyer of the item. The highest bidder is the Buyer. The Buyer is required to sign the auction contract immediately after the sale and to increase the deposit to the amount of 10% of hammer price. The 18% commission including VAT shall be added to the hammer price. Lots marked with * will have premium of 23% unless exported immediately after sale to countries out of the European Union. Full amount of the purchased items should be paid within 7 days from the date of the auction. If the contract is breeched by the Buyer the deposit and account will be forfeited to the Auction House's advantage. In such case the Auction House reserves the right to accomplish the contract at court and to charge all expenses to the buyer. Persons unknown to the Auction House wishing to make considerable purchases are kindly asked to contact the Auction House before the sale to discuss the terms of payment.

EXPORT RESTRICTIONS Some lots - for example oil paintings older that 50 years or valued more then 40 000 pln may be subject to export licence. The export licence requirement depends on value and medium - please investigate on our website for more info. Some lots (of high value to the Polish State) may not be allowed for export at all - in this case the appropriate information will be given in lot's description.