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AUCTION FORMAT:
This is a live online auction with an auctioneer. Bidding is available online, by telephone or commission (absentee) bids. If not bidding online, please contact Dreweatts or Bloomsbury Auctions to register all commission bids or telephone bids by 4pm (local time) the day before the auction ie on Tuesday 7 July.
REGISTRATION:
It is now a requirement of Dreweatts that we undertake identification and address verification from clients in order to comply with money laundering regulations and fraud prevention. We ask that new clients wishing to bid in this auction register in advance and provide two forms of identification. Please email a copy of the following information to live@dreweatts.com:
- Government issued photo ID (passport / driving licence / identity card)
- Proof of address (utility bill / bank statement)
Registration for new clients will close at 12 noon (local time) on Tuesday 7 July 2020.
VIEWING AT BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS:
Viewing will be available by appointment only and in strict accordance with government Covid-19 regulations.
Saturday 4 July: 11am – 4pm
Sunday 5 July: 11am – 4pm
Monday 6 July: 10am – 5pm
Tuesday 7 July: 10am – 5pm
There will be no viewing on the day of the auction.
We are pleased to also offer further images of items on request, and we have placed links in our online catalogue to short videos of each of the bound codices having their leaves turned.
REMOTE VIEWING SERVICE:
Remote Viewing will also be available by appointment. Our Remote Viewing Service allows you to view specified lots via your smartphone from the comfort of your own home at a time convenient to you. Find out more here.
To book an appointment to view “in person” at Bloomsbury Auctions or a “remote viewing” appointment, please email: info@bloomsburyauctions.com or call 44 (0) 20 7839 8880.
CONDITION REPORTS:
Our specialists will be providing detailed conditions reports and additional images as requested.
CONTACT:
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7839 8880
General enquiries and condition reports: info@bloomsburyauctions.com
Telephone and commission bids: bid@dreweatts.com
Commission bids may also be placed via your online bidding account.
COLLECTIONS & DELIVERY:
Collections will be available from Bloomsbury Auctions by appointment only. To book a collection, please email: info@bloomsburyauctions.com or call +44 (0) 20 7839 8880.
EXPORT LICENCES:
The Export Licensing Unit (ELU) has put in place a new temporary procedure to issue export licences during the current exceptional circumstances. Therefore we may expect some delays in the application process. Find out more here.
PAYMENTS:
Once the auction has concluded, you will receive an invoice by email with a link to our online payment page as well as collection and shipping information. Where auctions finish late in the afternoon or evening, invoices will be sent out the next working day. Please note, we cannot accept payment by telephone for Lots bought by first time bidders. For details on other payment methods, please see our website here.
LOT DESCRIPTION SYMBOLS GLOSSARY:
λ - Indicates that this lot may be subject to Droit de Suite royalty charges.
Y - Indicates that this lot may be subject to CITES regulations when exported.
† - Indicates that VAT is payable by the purchaser at the standard rate of 20% on the hammer price as well as being charged on the buyers’ premium.
Ɵ - Indicates that the lot is a zero rated item and therefore subject to buyer’s premium of 25% exclusive of VAT (0% VAT).
‡ - Indicates that the lot is being sold whilst subject to temporary importation and that VAT is due at the reduced rate (5%).
Ω - Indicates that the lot has been imported from outside the EU and is liable to the standard rate of Import VAT currently 20% on the hammer price.
β - Indicates that the lot is offered in Bond. This applies to wine. Bidding will be at duty paid prices other than for those lots marked ‘IN BOND/β’.
Please see our Symbols Glossary and Terms & Conditions for more information.