Care is taken to ensure that any statements as to authorship, attribution, origin, age, date, provenance and condition are reliable and accurate, but all such statements are statements of opinion and are not to be taken as statements or representations of fact. Hansons reserve the right, in forming their opinion, to consult and rely upon any expert or authority reasonably considered by them to be reliable.

1.The Buyer
The highest bidder to be the buyer. If any dispute arises, the auctioneer shall have absolute discretion to settle it and to put any disputed lot up again for sale.

2.Payment
Immediately on the fall of the hammer, all lots shall be at the sole risk and expense of the respective purchasers, who shall, if required, give their name and address and pay a cash deposit in part payment of the purchase money, in default of which the lot or lots so shall be purchased shall be put up again and resold. Upon failure of the buyer to comply with any of the conditions, the money deposited in part payment shall be forfeited and the defaulter at the sale shall make good any loss arising from the re-sale together with the charges and expenses in respect of both sales.

3.Collection of Goods
All goods must be paid for and collected on the day of the sale. Storage charges will be incurred at a cost of £1 per lot per day. Purchased lots will only be released provided you have a Hansons invoice, stamped ‘paid’.

4.Buyer’s Premium
The buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a buyer’s premium at the rate 0f 17.5% plus VAT. Please note that there is a minimum lot charge of £5.00.

5.Loss or Damage
All buyers must check their purchases prior to departure from the auction. Hansons will accept no claims for loss or damage thereafter.

6.Buyer Identification
Buyers are requested to furnish references in advance of the sale in order to avoid delay in clearing purchases. Goods will not be cleared until such references have been processed or cheques cleared.

7.Third Party Liability
Every person at Hansons Auctions shall be deemed to be there at his own risk. He shall have no claim against Hansons in respect to any accident which may occur or injury, damage or loss howsoever caused.

8.Rights of Admission
The right is reserved to refuse admission to the auction premises and may be used by Hansons without giving a reason.

9.Selling Rate
Lots are sold at approximately 120 lots an hour

10.Online Bidding :

Hansons Auctioneers Ltd offer an online bidding service via the-saleroom.com for bidders who cannot attend the sale.

Hanson's Buyer's Premium is adjusted to 19.5% for this service. In completing the bidder registration on www.the-saleroom.com and providing your credit card details and unless alternative arrangements are agreed with Hansons Auctioneers Ltd:

1. Authorise Hansons Auctioneers Ltd, if they so wish, to charge the credit card given in part or full payment, including all fees, for items successfully purchased in the auction via the-saleroom.com, and

2. Confirm that you are authorised to provide these credit card details to Hansons Auctioneers Ltd through www.the-saleroom.com and agree that Hansons Auctioneers Ltd are entitled to ship the goods to the card holder name and card holder address provided in fulfilment of the sale.

Please note that any lots purchased via the-saleroom.com live auction service will be subject to an additional 5% commission charge + VAT at the rate imposed on the hammer price.