Sale Terms and Important Information

Terms & Conditions

Fine Art Agent London LTD (Company registration number 12367781) with its registered office at 43 Berkeley Square, London, England, W1J 5FJ.

These Conditions of Sale and Business constitute the contract between Fine Art Agent London LTD (the “Auctioneer”) and the seller, on the one hand, and the buyer on the other. By bidding at the auction, you agree to be bound by these terms.

First of all, we wish you good luck in the auction and don't forget, there is no Buyer’s Premium in this auction! 

1.Introduction

The following notes are intended to assist Bidders and Buyers, particularly those inexperienced or new to our salerooms. All of our auctions and sales are conducted on our Terms and Conditions which are readily available for inspection. We will be happy to help you if there is anything you do not fully understand.

Any particular auction and/or any particular lot in an auction may be subject to different or additional terms which will be published in our auction catalogue. All auctions are subject to the special terms set out in the relevant Notices in relation to those items published in our auction catalogue and, in the event of any conflict or inconsistency, those special terms prevail over any other terms in our Auction Terms and Conditions. By bidding at the auction, you agree to be bound by these terms.

2. Our Role

In its role as Auctioneer of Lots, Fine Art Agent London acts solely for and in the interests of the Seller. Fine Art Agent London's job is to sell the Lot at the highest price obtainable at the Sale to a Bidder. 

The Seller has authorised Fine Art Agent London to sell the Lot as its agent on its behalf and, save where we expressly make it clear to the contrary, Fine Art Agent London acts only as agent for the Seller. 

We are, primarily, agents for the seller.

3. Registration

Bidders will be required to register before the sale commences, giving their full name, address, contact telephone number(s) and email address, and lots will be invoiced to the name and address provided during the registration. Bidders are required to provide a government issued identity document and a proof of address. Some form of identification may be required if you are unknown to us.

You must complete and deliver to us one of our Bidder Registration Form, in order to bid at our Sales.

If you are a new client at Fine Art Agent London or have not recently updated your registration details with us, you must pre-register to bid at least two working days before the Sale at which you wish to bid. You will be required to provide government-issued proof of identity and residence, and if you are a company, your certificate of incorporation or equivalent documentation with your name and registered address, government issued proof of your current address, documentary proof of your beneficial owners and directors, and proof of authority to transact.
We may also request a financial reference and /or deposit from you before allowing you to bid. 

4. Bidding

We reserve the rights at our discretion to request further information in order to complete our client identification and to decline to register any person as a Bidder, and to decline to accept their bids if they have been so registered. We also reserve the rights to postpone completion of the Sale of any Lot at our discretion while we complete our registration and identification enquiries, and to cancel the Sale of any Lot if you are in breach of your warranties as Buyer, or if we consider that such Sale would be unlawful or otherwise cause liabilities for the Seller or Fine Art Agent London or be detrimental to Fine Art Agent London's reputation.

Fine Art Agent London will not be liable for service delays, interruptions or other failures to make a bid caused by losses of internet connection, fault or failure with the website or bidding process, or malfunction of any software or system, computer or mobile device.

5. Description and Inspection of the Lots

We are dependent on information provided by the seller about a lot. The colours printed in the catalogue are not necessarily a true reflection of the actual item. All weights and measures given in the catalogue should be regarded as approximate. We recommend that you always view a lot in person. You must inspect and investigate lots that you might wish to bid for. Please kindly contact for a viewing.

We inspect lots and act reasonably in taking a general view about them, however, it would be wise for a buyer to carry out a detailed examination in order to ascertain their opinions. Intending buyers have ample opportunity for inspection of goods and, therefore, accept responsibility for inspecting and investigating lots in which they may be interested, and the corresponding risk should they not do so.  

When you bid in the auction, there is no right of return, unless an item is materially different to its catalogue description. Please note carefully the exclusion of liability for the condition of lots; neither the seller nor we, as the auctioneers, accept any responsibility after the inspection. 

However, in so far as we have examined the goods and make a representation about their condition in the auction catalogue, we shall be liable for any defect which is not reflected in that representation. In specified circumstances lots misdescribed because they are ‘deliberate forgeries’ may be returned to us within 14 days of the sale, and repayment made.

6. Payment

It is of critical importance that you ensure that you have readily available funds to pay the Purchase Price and the Buyer's Premium (plus VAT and any other charges and Expenses to us) in full before making a bid for the Lot. Your obligation to pay the Purchase Price arises when the Lot is knocked down to you on the fall of the Auctioneer's hammer in respect of the Lot. If you are a successful Bidder, payment will be due to us by 5.00 pm on the second working day after the Sale so that all sums are cleared by the seventh working day after the Sale. Payments made by anyone other than the registered Buyer will not be accepted. Fine Art Agent London reserves the right to vary the terms of payment at any time.

Fine Art Agent London's preferred payment method is by bank transfer.

You may electronically transfer funds to our Trust Account. If you do so, please quote your paddle number and invoice number as the reference. Our bank details will be supplied to you with your invoice.

If paying by bank transfer, the amount received after the deduction of any bank fees and/or conversion of the currency of payment to pounds sterling must not be less than the sterling amount payable, as set out on the invoice. 

Payment will be accepted, if you are a successful bidder, by debit card issued in the name of the Buyer by a UK bank and registered to a UK billing address; by all major UK issued credit cards issued in the name of the Buyer and registered to a UK billing address; by bank transfer direct into our bank account.

An additional commission of 4.95% plus VAT (5.94% inclusive of VAT) on the hammer price is payable if you use the auction bidding facility on the ATG Media website (the-saleroom.com). This charge will be added to your invoice automatically.

The ownership of the lot purchased will not pass to the buyer until the buyer has paid Fine Art Agent London in full the total amount due. If the Purchase Price for a Lot is not paid to Fine Art Agent London in full in accordance with the Contract for Sale, the Seller will be entitled, with the prior written agreement of Fine Art Agent London but without further notice to you, to terminate immediately the Contract for Sale of the Lot for your breach of contract and to retain possession of the Lot.

7. Collection and Shipment

The Buyer of a Lot will not be allowed to collect it until payment in full and in cleared funds.

The Sellers will provide a packing services for free.

You will collect the Lot at your own expense from Fine Art Agent London in accordance with out instructions or requirements. You will be wholly responsible for transport of the Lot on collection and for complying with all import or export regulations in connection with the Lot. 

For information and estimates on domestic and international shipping, please kindly contact us with your shipping requirements and, we will provide a shipping quote.

On arrival of the goods in your country, Import Duties & Taxes may be payable before goods are released to you. These charges vary for each country and are entirely your responsibility, we have no way of knowing what they will be. If you do not pay these charges, your goods will be returned to us 

8. Transfer of Risk

Risk in the Lot passes to you upon collection of the Lot.