The successful bidder, whether bidding for himself or for a third party, is entirely responsible for paying for the lots they have bought in accordance with PA terms of business. Bids must be made at least one hour before the sale starts, and we advise buyers to make bids within one hour of the close of the view day. We make every effort to ensure the accuracy of any statement as to authorship, attribution, origin, date, age, provenance and condition of any lot, whether or not such a statement forms part of the description of any such lot. Once your buyer’s funds have cleared in our account we aim to pay you no later than 28 working days after the auction.

We offer insurance at a cost of 5% of the goods value. Items will not be covered for loss or damage without insurance. Written condition reports are available upon request for buyers unable to attend viewing in person. We are unable to offer comprehensive condition reports on low value lots comprising multiple items. Any statement made orally or in the catalogue is an opinion given after careful consideration and research. If any damage is done to any lot at the viewing or before, during or after the sale, it shall be made good by: c)If the surname of the artist is given, this indicates that in the opinion of PA the picture is a work of the same school of the named artist, or by one of his followers, or in his style and of uncertain date.Whilst every effort is made to execute absentee bidding, PA cannot be held responsible for any default or neglect in connection with this service.All such arrangements are made entirely at the prospective buyer’s risk. Each lot is the buyer’s sole responsibility from the fall of the hammer and is sold with all faults and imperfections. We will ensure that lots are bought as cheaply as possible depending on the bids made and other reserves. If identical bids are placed, the person who bid first will take precedence. We act as agents and cannot be held responsible if your buyer does not pay. We cannot pay you until we have received cleared funds. f.PA reserve the right to dispose of any item that in their opinion is unsaleable. Electrical goods and soft furnishings which do not comply with current legislation will not be offered at auction. Consignments will be assessed by PA and if any items are deemed unsuitable for auction they will be donated to charity at the discretion of PA. (This is usually most relevant to house clearances where there is usually an element of superfluous goods but may also be relevant to other consignments).

Buyers must state what their maximum bid would be. We cannot accept an instruction to ‘buy’ or unlimited bids. PA is not responsible for the correct description, genuineness or authenticity of any lot and makes no warranty whatsoever.The buyer is deemed to have inspected each lot and satisfied himself as to its condition. b)If the initials of the forename(s) and the surname of the artist are given, this indicates that in the opinion of PA the picture is a work of the period of the named artist and may be wholly or in part his work.

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All of these are now discontinued, and all are boxed with relevant certificate (if applicable) unless stated. a)If the forename(s) and surname of the artist are given, this indicates that in the opinion of PA the picture is a work by the named artist.

Every person on PA premises before, during or after a sale shall be deemed to be there at their own risk and shall have no claim against PA in respect of any injury they may sustain or any accident which may occur. It should be noted that pictures have not been removed from their frames unless this is specifically mentioned in the condition report.The auctioneer reserves the right to bid on behalf of the vendors for any lot and to withdraw, consolidate or divide any lot or lots.