Important Information

AUCTION NO: 14354

AUCTION FORMAT:
This is a timed online auction running from 29 April - 13 May with lots closing sequentially at 30 second intervals from 10.30am BST on Thursday 13 May.  Timed Online Auctions are purely online auctions - there is no auctioneer. Similarly it is not possible to bid by telephone or leave a commission bid direct with Dreweatts. Commission bids can be left via your online bidding account.  For a guide to bidding in a Timed Online Auction click here.

VIEWING:
All lots are stored at at Dreweatts Hambridge Sales office (not at Donnington Priory):

Dreweatts Hambridge Sales
1 Hambridge Lane
Newbury
Berkshire RG14 5TU
United Kingdom

Viewing is available by appointment only and in strict accordance with government Covid-19 regulations on the dates below. Appointments will run on an hourly basis ie 1 hour per client, so please arrive on time to ensure your appointment is not cut short. Please do not turn up without having pre-booked an appointment.

Monday 10 May: 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 11 May: 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 12 May: 10am - 4pm

Please note there is no viewing on the morning of the sale.

To book an appointment to view, please email: hambridgesales@dreweatts.com or call +44 (0) 1635 553 548.

REMOTE VIEWING SERVICE:
Remote Viewing will also be available by appointment from Monday 10 May.  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 a “remote viewing” appointment, please email: hambridgesales@dreweatts.com or call 44 (0) 1635 553 548. 

CONDITION REPORTS:
Our specialists will be providing detailed conditions reports and additional images as requested.  Many of the lots already have condition reports so please check the website first (see text in italics at the end of the description). If you cannot see a condition report on the website, please click the “Ask a question” button to request one. 

CONTACT:
Tel: +44 (0) 1635 553 548
General enquiries and condition reports: hambridgesales@dreweatts.com

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.

COLLECTIONS & SHIPPING:
"Click-and-Collect" collections are available from Dreweatts Hambridge Sales office from Monday to Friday (10am - 4pm) by appointment only and in strict accordance with government Covid-19 regulations

  • Please do not arrange to collect items without having paid online or by bank transfer beforehand.
  • You can collect in person or instruct your own shipper or choose from a number of suggested shipping companies.  Please note, we do not offer a shipping service ourselves. 
  • For further details, please refer to the details in the "Shipping" tab underneath each lot or "Collections from Hambridge Sales" information here.

To book a collection, please email: hambridgesales@dreweatts.com or call +44 (0) 1635 553 548. 

BIDDING INCREMENTS FOR THIS AUCTION:

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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.