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CHANGES IN PLACE FOR THE AUGUST AUCTION  - PLEASE READ

The Portcullis Auction Room
Auction - Thursday 20th August 2020 at 12pm
 

Following on from our last Auction in July, we will be holding our August Auction in a similar manner to continue to ensure the safety of our customers and staff.

To keep everyone safe and to continue to follow government regulations, we now require any customer who enters our premises to wear a face covering and to also wear gloves, at all times when inside the building. Social distancing measures are still in place in line with the Government guidelines and we will be limiting the number of customers in the Saleroom at any one time.

Please read the following carefully to help us to ensure we can continue our Auctions safely:

Collections from previous Auctions
We would ask that Collections are made alone where possible and that payment is made over the phone or via card when you come to collect.
If you have made payment over the phone please attend the office and ask for your receipt and paperwork. If you need to make payment when you arrive, please go to the office for this. We will then ask you to go back to your car and drive round to the back entrance to collect your Lots.
You will be required to show your paperwork to confirm payment has been made before collection. You may be asked to wait outside in your car if there are customers already collecting, we would be grateful for your patience at this time.
If you have large items to collect, we would ask that where possible you bring someone along to help you carry this out to your car, whichever member of staff is in the Saleroom will show you where the Lots are.

Viewing (Amended times)
Viewing dates for the August sale are strictly as follows:
Tuesday 18^th August: 2.00pm – 5.00pm
Wednesday 19^th August: 9.00am – 7.00pm

Please note that there will be viewing on the morning of the sale, however as we will be restricting the number of buyers in attendance to the Auction, we would ask that viewing be kept to the above dates where possible as anyone not booked in to attend will be asked to leave the premises once the Auction starts to ensure we do not exceed numbers.

Viewing will take place from the back entrance of the Saleroom, possibly with a one way system in place. We require all customers to wear gloves & face coverings whilst viewing. Gloves will be provided at the entrance, face coverings will not be provided. Please ensure that you follow any instructions from staff, as well as reading and adhering to signage on the walls and the floor. If we have large numbers viewing, there may be a delay in you entering the Saleroom, so please be prepared for this.

Sale Day – Thursday 20^th August at 12pm

We will be taking bookings for attendees to this Auction from Monday 17^th July (To ensure the catalogue is available) and this will be done on a first come, first served basis.
The Auction will be split into 3 sections –

1. Lot 1 - Lot 150 (approx.): Boxes
2. Lot 150 – Lot 400 (approx.): Cabinets/Smalls & Lots on tables by the Rostrom
3.  Lot 401 – End:  Furniture, Pictures & Rugs

We will be asking customers to book into which section they would like to attend and once that section is over we will ask those customers to leave the Saleroom to allow the next group in. We are happy for people to attend all three sections, but they must be booked in or we will not be able to accommodate this.
With this is mind we would ask that where possible, you attend the Auction alone and adhere to the social distancing measures in place at all times.
Registration for this Auction will be required for all customers, regardless of whether you have an account with The Portcullis Auction Room or not.
You will not be able to enter the saleroom unless you have completed a registration form with your name and contact details.

The Portcullis office will be CLOSED on the Auction day and all registration and payments will be done in the market office as you come through the main doors of the building. This ensures we can limit contact and adhere to social distancing guidelines.
 
If you wish to leave Commission Bids, the forms will be available at the market office. Completed forms should be placed face down in the tray at the office for processing.
 

Please note thatonline buyers cannot collect on the day of the sale, Lots can be collected from 11am on Friday morning.
 
Collections from the August Auction
 
Once payment has been made (on the day at the market office) we require all customers to go out of the main doors and take their cars to the rear entrance of the saleroom with their paperwork for collection.
You will not be permitted to re-enter the saleroom from the internal entrance. You will need to hand over your paperwork to the staff member and wait outside for the Lots to be brought to you.
To collect large items you will need to wait until the sale is completed and once possible, we would ask that you and one other person go in to the Saleroom when instructed by staff to collect the Lots(s).
 
Finally, we would ask you to:

Please follow Government advice to limit your contact with other people
 
Wash your hands regularly using soap and water in the facilities provided
 
The Auction is available online with audio on

easyLiveAuction.com & the-saleroom.com

We would encourage as many people as possible to utilise this service at this time.

 
McCartneys LLP
mccartneys.co.uk
fineart@mccartneys.co.uk / 01584 878822

BIDDING CONDITIONS OF SALE

1.      The highest price bidder shall be the purchaser subject to the vendor’s reserve (if any) and to the right of the Auctioneer to refuse any bid he may think improper.  In the event of any dispute as to the last or best bid the decision of the Auctioneer shall be final.  All lots are offered for sale subject to

                   (a)            any reserve price imposed by the vendor and

                   (b)            the right of the vendor to bid personally or through a third party

2.      Once a bid is made it cannot be retracted and the bidding shall be regulated by the Auctioneer.

3.      The purchaser shall pay the hammer price together with a Buyers premium of 17% PLUS VAT on each Lot purchased. In making a bid the purchaser assents of McCartneys LLP receiving and retaining the premium.

4.      All lots are sold as seen and the risk shall pass to the purchaser on the fall of the hammer but no lot may be removed from the premises without a pass from the clerk.

5.      Each Purchaser shall be expected to have pre-registered with McCartneys LLP having given McCartneys LLP his/her name and address and if required, pay for the purchase thereof when or otherwise upon conclusion of the sale.  Any delayed terms of payment must be agreed with McCartneys LLP in advance.

6.      All lots must be cleared forthwith and in any event by the Wednesday following the sale.  Any lots which are not cleared in accordance with this condition shall be subject to a storage charge of £5 per day per lot plus VAT and in the event of the purchaser failing to remove any lot upon written notice thereafter the same may be re-sold under the provision on paragraph 8.

7.      Under no circumstances will set-offs or reductions be allowed and removal of lots will not be permitted until paid for in cash or cheque with bankers reference. Purchasers placing successful commission bids will be sent accounts which are payable by return (regardless of when the lot is collected) and interest at 15% per annum will be charged on all accounts outstanding 14 days or more after the sale.

8.      If a purchaser fails to comply with these conditions McCartneys LLP shall be at liberty to re-sell any lot either by public auction of private treaty and the deficiency (if any) together with all expenses attending such re-sell shall be made good by the purchaser who is in default and who shall have no claim upon McCartneys for any surplus which arises from such re-sale.

9.      McCartneys LLP act as agents and all statements made either written or oral on matter of authenticity, origin, age, condition, quality etc. are statement of McCartneys LLP’s considered opinion and not representations of fact. Intending purchasers must satisfy themselves, by inspection before the sale, as to all such matters.

10.    A comprehensive list of our terms of business are available on request.

McCartneys LLP - Registered Office: The Ox Pasture, Overton Road, Ludlow,

Shropshire, SY8 4AA     

Registered Number: OC310186