Important information for buyers about Auction 68

- The lots are definitely awarded in the saleroom on the 29 October 2019 from 2:00 pm for lot 1-191, from 5:00 pm CET for lots 192-490 and from 8:30 pm CET for lots 491-610 at Bertolami Fine Arts in Piazza Lovatelli 1, 00186 Rome.

- The lots are available for viewing at Bertolami Fine Arts in Piazza Lovatelli 1, 00186 Rome, the 24 October 2019 from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm and from 25 to 28 October 2019 from 10:30 am to 2:00 pm and from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm CET.

- The absentee bids may be made through our website (www.bertolamifineart.com), fax, email, phone or directly at the offices of Bertolami Fine Arts. The absentee bids made on our website can be received until 11:00 pm CET on 29 October 2019 for lot 1-191, until 2:00 pm CET for lots 192-490 and until 5:00 pm CET for lots 491-610.

- The starting price will be the low estimate in most lots.

- In the event of matching bids on the same lots, the earliest bid will take precedence.

- In the case of only one bid on a lot, the lot will awarded at the opening price. (e.g. if the opening price is € 1.000 and the only bid offered is € 1.500, the lot will be awarded at € 1.000).

- In the case of multiple bids on the same lot, it will be awarded to the highest bidder. The calculation of the offer will be made at
predetermined increments added to the bid immediately lower than the highest received. (e.g. if the opening price is € 1.000 and customer (A) offers € 1.270 while customer (B) offers € 1.800, the lot will be awarded to customer (B) at € 1.370 (i.e. with a predetermined increment of € 100 over the immediate lower bid of € 1.270).

- The realized sale prices list will be published on the website, www.bertolamifineart.com within ten days from the end of the auction.

- Payment for the purchased lots may be made by the following methods:
• bank cheque or cashier’s check to Bertolami Fine Arts s.r.l. with surcharge of € 10 for foreign checks.
• credit card Visa, MasterCard and American Express;
• Paypal
• Direct bank transfers in Euro may be made to Bertolami Fine Arts s.r.l. with surcharge of € 10 for outside European:
- UNIPOL Banca SPA - Agenzia 163 - IBAN: IT74J0312705006000000002321 - SWIFT/BIC BAECIT2BXXX
- BANCA POPOLARE DI SPOLETO S.P.A. - IBAN: IT12X0570403209000000192600 - SWIFT/BIC BPSPIT31XXX
On the invoices paid by bank transfer, cheque or cash will not be added a surcharge of Administration fees of 3,5%.

- The successful bidder will pay a buyer’s fees to Bertolami Fine Arts, for each lot, of 25% on the hammer price.

- All lots purchased on the Live-bidding of our website (www.bertolamifineart.com)  are subject to an increment of 1,5% on the hammer price. All lots purchased on the Live-bidding of Bid Square (www.bidsquare.com) are subject to an increment of 3% on the hammer price. All lots purchased on the Live-bidding of Invaluable (www.invaluable.com) are subject to an increment of 5% on the hammer price.

- Any customs charges, export license and shipping costs will be charged to the buyer. In the case of unjustified contestation, by which the items are returned to BFA, any customs and shipping costs will be payable by the buyer.

- All participants should read the terms of sale of the auction that will be accepted automatically at the time of participation in the auction.

- The information for buyers and the terms of sale on the Bertolami Fine Arts website prevail over the versions in the printed catalogs.

- For all lots contains ivory/coral/ tortoiseshell or other species protected by CITES regulation (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora), due to recent changes in the laws of many countries (e.g. USA, France, China) - about endangered species including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell - BFA recommends that buyers check with their own government regarding any importation requirements prior to placing a bid. For example, USA regulations restrict the import of elephant ivory; please note that BFA will not assist buyers with the shipment of this lot into the USA.

THE CITES ARTICLE 8 DEROGATION
The CITES Article 8 derogation - Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 - the so-called "antique derogation" allow to sell this kind of item (defined as pre-1947). Current legislation states that if an item has been manufactured prior to June 1947 and has been significantly altered from its natural raw state for jewellery, adornment, art, utility or musical instrument before that date, a CITES certificate is not required (then is only true for material that has been “worked” before 1947, and has been transformed from its natural state by human craft).