A Victorian gold and turquoise brooch with heart pendant

CONDITIONS OF SALE RELATING TO PURCHASE

14.  INSPECTION OF GOODS

Every opportunity is given for the inspection of the goods or articles and a purchaser making a bid for a Lot acknowledges that he or she is fully satisfied with such Lot before bidding by inspection or otherwise as to all the conditions of sale.  This includes the physical condition of any description of any such Lot including but not restricted to whether the Lot is damaged or has been repaired.

15.  PROPERTY AND RISK

The property in any Lot shall not pass to the purchaser until he or she has paid the full purchase price and V.A.T. and buyers premiums but in every case, each Lot is at the sole risk of the purchaser from the fall of the hammer.

16.  CLEARANCE OF PURCHASES

No purchase shall be claimed or removed until the sale has been completed. All Lots shall be paid for and removed at the purchaser's  risk and expense by the end of the second working day following the Sale, failing which, Whitton & Laing shall not be responsible if the same are lost, stolen,  damaged or destroyed and all Lots not so removed shall remain at the risk of the buyer..

If they are not removed within seven days of the Sale, Whitton & Laing may re-sell them by auction or privately without notice to the purchaser. Any liability which there may be on the part of Whitton & Laing in respect of any loss shall be restricted to a maximum of the price paid by the original purchaser of the Lot.

17.  DEFAULT

If any purchaser fails to comply with any of the above conditions, the damages recoverable from the defaulter shall include all loss arising from any re-sale of Lots together with the charges and expense in respect of both sales and any money deposited in part payment shall be held by Whitton & Laing.

18.  BUYERS PREMIUM

A premium of 15% is normally added to the bid price as a buyers premium and this premium is subject to V.A.T. And the total is added to the purchasers account and payable before the goods are claimed or removed.

Please note that Lots purchased via The -Sale Room.com live auction service, will be subject to an additional 3% commission charge and V.A.T. At the rate imposed at the hammer price.

19.  SALE OF VEHICLES

No warranty is given that any second hand motor vehicle sold is in a road worthy condition at the time of the sale. The purchasers of vehicles will be required to sign an Undertaking upon purchase that such vehicles if necessary will be put into good and roadworthy condition by the purchaser at their own expense before use on any road in Great Britain

20.  IN THESE CONDITIONS OF SALE the name Whitton & Laing represents the Agents responsible for holding sales in their own name as Whitton & Laing and as Queens Road Auctions or in other names of in conjunction with other Agents or parties

WHITTON & LAING / Queens Road Auctions