Lot 20: Portrait of Spike Milligan

Purchaser Terms & Conditions

1. SUCCESSFUL BIDDER: The highest bidder shall be the buyer, but in the event of a dispute between bidders, the auctioneer shall have the discretion to determine the successful bidder, or to re-offer the article in dispute. Such determination shall be final and binding.
2. REVOCATION OF BIDDING PRIVILEGES: The Vancouver Art Gallery reserves the right to (a) refuse to grant or to revoke the privilege of attending an auction sale to any person, at any time, who may have been granted such privilege at previous sales, and (b) to refuse to grant or to revoke the privilege of bidding granted by Maynards to any person at any previous auction.
3. PAYMENT: On-line Auction purchases may be paid by credit card, bank wire transfer, bank draft or certified cheque or cash with the balance to be paid no later than 3 days after the last session by 5:00 P.M.
4. CANADIAN FUNDS: European and American bidders are reminded that bidding is in Canadian dollars and that payment is to be made in Canadian funds whether by cashier's cheque, Visa, MasterCard, traveler's cheques or money order, etc.
5. FEDERAL SALES TAX: Federal sales tax (HST) of 12% is applicable on all lots. All persons or organizations are required to pay the federal sales tax if they take immediate possession of their purchases within B.C. The sales tax may be waived ONLY if a commercial 3rd party carrier (Denbigh Design is the designated company) ships the item(s) directly from The Vancouver Art Gallery premises to a destination outside this province or country, and supplies The Vancouver Art Gallery with a copy of the Bill of Lading as proof; in which case the Canadian Federal Tax (GST or HST) in the Province of destination will be charged.
6. AUCTIONEER'S LIEN: The Vancouver Art Gallery expressly reserves the right to retain possession of all goods sold at this sale until payment is received in full, in keeping with these Conditions of Sale.
7. RIGHT OF SALE: Should any bidder default in paying for lot(s) purchased by that bidder or their agents, the bidder shall also be responsible for:
o any deficiency in the price between the resale amount which should have been paid by the bidder;
o any costs incurred by The Vancouver Art Gallery for the care and custody of such goods until they can be resold;
8. BIDDER'S RESPONSIBILITIES: The duties of the bidder are to inspect the online catalogue and to satisfy themselves during the days of public preview as to the accuracy of our catalogue descriptions.
9. BIDDER'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: The bidder acknowledges his or her acceptance of these Conditions of Sale when he or she exercises the option to bid.
10. ASSISTANCE IN REMOVAL OF GOODS: Denbigh Design is the designated handler for all art auction lots. They will be responsible for the packing and shipping of all auction lots. Upon being presenting with proof of purchase Denbigh Design will arrange shipping or pick -up directly with the buyer.
11. WARRANTIES: In all cases, any statements made by the auctioneer regarding authorship, age, date, origin, prior history or use, reason for sale, fitness for any purpose, etc. is merely an expression of the auctioneer's opinion and the bidder agrees and understands that such expression is not a representation of fact or warranty under any circumstance.
12. CATALOGUE ENTRIES: The Vancouver Art Gallery catalogue entries are provided for guide purposes only. Information herein is drawn from reference material which we believe to be highly reliable. No lot will be cancelled due to inaccuracies in cataloguing, or due to omissions in the catalogue regarding damage, loss, repairs, restoration, etc.
13. RESERVES: Certain goods may be offered subject to a confidential reserve placed by the owner. The auctioneer in such cases may bid on behalf of the owner only to the amount of the reserve. Consignors are not permitted to bid on their consignment property.
14. ABSENTEE BIDS: The auctioneer, as a courtesy to clients, will accept absentee bids for clients unable to attend this sale. The Vancouver Art Gallery is not responsible for bids entered incorrectly or for bids missed, or any other errors or failures. All outstanding accounts for absentee bidders must be settled in full by 3 days after last sale session.
15. BIDDER REGISTRATION: Bidders are required to register and obtain a numbered bidding card if they are attending the sale in person. No bidding card will be shared between two or more bidders; the bidder of record will be held responsible for the settlement in full of the outstanding account before any goods may be removed.
16. EXPORT PERMIT INFORMATION Certain property sold at auction may be subject to laws governing export from Canada (such as, the provisions of the CULTURAL PROPERTY EXPORT AND IMPORT ACT and various endangered species ie: ivory, tortoiseshell, fossilized whalebone, etc.) and import restrictions of foreign countries. The export of any lot from Canada, or import into any other country, may be subject to granting by local authorities of one or more export or import licenses, as the case may be. It is the buyer's responsibility to obtain any relevant export or import licenses. All lots purchased from The Vancouver Art Gallery shall be paid for as set out in our Terms & Conditions (Sec. 4) and the denial of any export or import license or any delay in the obtaining of such license shall not justify the rescission or cancellation of any sale or any delay in making payment of the total purchase price for the lot. Maynards is unable to assist in obtaining any of the above-mentioned export or import license documents.

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The Gallery will assist in shipment through Denbigh Designs, a Vancouver based company. This will be at the buyer's expense.

Please see terms and conditions above.