Sam Levin (1904-1992)
Conditions of Sale on our Live Auction Sales and Internet Auction Sales and Internet Exhibitions of Sales
Paul Deutsch Auction is a registered and licensed auctioneer enterprise (ATU 10568009) of the
State of Vienna (Austria/Europe). All items and properties we offer are on the basis of a
commissioner which means that we act as agents for third parties (buyer and seller) to buy and sell
fine art and antiques only. The business itself is a relationship between seller and buyer which Paul
Deutsch Auction initiated and for which Paul Deutsch Auction charges a fee. It is a mutual
agreement between buyer and seller.
Paul Deutsch Auctions will be monogrammed PDA in the forthcoming paragraphs.
All goods PDA offers on our internet site are consigned for sale at the PDA website exclusively.
There is no permission to reproduce or copy any objects or text from our site. Beware any illegal
action in this case or in case of misuse. Photo rights for promotion and commercial use stay with
PDA for sold and unsold items.
Descriptions and condition reports as well as any further written material of items consigned in
our sales are made by PDA, verified and experienced art experts only and all descriptions are made
with the highest achievable actual knowledge and are not guaranteed for the buyer. PDA takes
responsibility for this descriptions and guarantees that they are made with the highest level of
knowledge from our experience and conscience at time of catalogue creation. What we know about
the items will be stated in the catalogue . PDA and the Buyer mutual excludes for any responsibility
about knowledge that is obtained after the sale of value, originality or temporal assignment of
objects and is therefore not considered a reason for complaint However, notice that we are not
professional restorers or art historians, nor have access to any scientific research tools or proof.
Therefore we strongly suggest to visit the preview of the items with an expert of your trust to get a
personal opinion. Misnomers or faults in our descriptions may happen - the condition,characertistics
of objects have to be proofed personally. PDA is not responsible for described expertises by other
experts than the PDA home experts. The buyer is accepting even he is not familiar to buy in a sale
at auction that participation is in need of professional knowledge about Art and Antiques for a
successfull purchase , he exlcudes therefore any reclaim of consumer rights and realise that he acts
on his solely and own risk. In the case of a different opinion, if a reclamation is legitimated, PDA
will order a third independent expert who is also accepted by the buyer for a final expertise. Frames,
passepartouts, concealed damages and other covers of objects and their conditions will not be
described and guaranteed in descriptions. The catalogue and the conditions of sale are written in
English language on our internet site. Any other written or spoken translations are not guaranteed.
Place of juristiction Vienna.
The estimates shown on our website are made by our experts. This estimates mean which price the
item can possibly reach (expectation) and it must be understood as a helpful guide for bidding made
by the experiences of the actual market situation. Usually the estimates are made as low as possible
and the worth of an item can be even much higher. Placing a bid or offer means that you are willing
and obliging yourself to buy and pay the selected object to the price you filled out in the bid form or
by placing a bid in the saleroom (exclusive commissions and taxes), and that you accept our
Conditions of Sale by sending us the confirmed Bid Registration Form or by placing your online
bid.
There may be a reserve or limit price in our sales. Biddings start regularly between 50-75% of the
lower estimate. But we do not accept bids/offers under 50% of the lowest estimate. Bidding has to
be placed in steps of not less than 10% from the preceding bid (for example: 100... 110... 120...
130... 140... 160... 180.. 200.. 220... etc.). However it is possible to place higher bids as 10%. PDA
has the possibility to ignore a bid which is under this 10% mark.
If the sale is hold as a Live session there will be a catalogue and descriptions of the objects
exclusively on our website on display, and partly in a printed brochure or on some partner
webpages. At a Live sale in our business premises, all objects will be on display at least 3 days
before the sale in our showrooms. All objects should be proofed personally by the buyer prior to the
sale; the completeness and correctness of the descriptions and photos cannot be guaranteed. The
bidder/buyer commits himself in any circumstances to fulfil the payment of the item he won in the
sale by knock of hammer.The descriptions or headings are never to be regarded as expertise it only
represents the opinion of the Auction house . Reclamations after knock of hammer will not be
accepted.
The catalogue with descriptions and photos are online only and have no guarantee of totality,
accuracy and truth. The participation at the sale personal, by telephone or even in form of a written
bid is only possible with registration prior to the sale on our website by filling out a bid form with
your data and an existing credit card number (where a certain amount will be reserved until the
object is paid in full or the reservation is cancelled if the bid wasn't successful) with the name of the
bidder - after sending it by email or by fax. After accepted registration, you can participate at the
Live sale personally or by phone or in form of a written bid, which will be respected by the
auctioneer at the sale. Written bids which where made online will not be displayed on our website
prior to the sale. Telephone lines will be provided at the day of sale without guarantee of connection
and functioning and is a matter of availability. If the buyer participates in the sale through a related
online auction platform and releases his offers (bids) with this platform, he accepts the Conditions
of Sale of PDA beyond the conditions of the related platform, and is responsible for the technical
requirements needed. The buyer is also responsible for any bids coming from his account in the
platform. He is aware that there is a slight shift in time of the transmission
The sale will be held at a certain time which is announced and published in advanced- entry to the
sale room and participation at the sale is only possible with an online registration at least one hour
before the sale. All offers from participating parties will be respected. The auctioneer are in title to
spare or combine lots as well to cancel the knock of hammer in case of any differences and to sell
the object again. The person who offers the highest bid as the object is called will be the winning
bidder. If a bid recieved at knock-of-hammer or even after, the auctioneer is entitled to cancell the
knock of hammer and reopen the sale of the lot to realise the highest offer. The bidding procedure
will be ending by the knock dawn of hammer or a ring of the auctioneers bell after no more bids are
offered. The winning bidder is now titled to pay and collect the object in between two weeks. After
the sale, the Invoice will be prepared and should be cleared as soon as possible. Any lot and also the
title and description of the lot will not pass until payment is received in full. For objects which are
not collected in between two weeks after the sale (either if they are paid or not) the risk of any type
of damage is at the buyers side. Also storage, handling or additional transport charges will be with
the buyer after this period. For technical reasons Invoices can not be prepared during the sale as
well there is no Payment and collection possible during the Live sale. Payment can be made in cash/
cheque / bank transfer/ credit card - and have to be cleared proofed and transferred on our accounts
before collection and release of goods are possible, as well for additional costs of cheques or credit
card payments see dawn under. The Buyers Premium at Live Sales are 24% on the hammer price. If
the winning bid is supplied by an exteranl auction platform, there is an additional service charge
effective. Payments by credit card have to face additional charges MC 3,35% / Visa 3,55%. Bank
transfers have to be made without charges for PDA. Bank transfers have to be made without charges
for PDA. All sales and sales without reserve prices have additional manipulation fees of 8.-€ plus
taxes for each lot which sell under 80.- Euro, and are subject to service fees for photo request,
condition reports and any additional services.
If you bid for one or more items in our sale, every buyer is personally liable for his bid. Payments
have to be made immediately after receiving the invoice at least in between two weeks after the sale
(knock down of hammer). PDA have even the right in the event of not paying in between two weeks
to cancel the sale and to complaint by justice or any other kind of legal action at the home address
of the hesitate buyer. This possible complaint includes any further expenses in that case for PDA
and any loss of earnings. PDA have the right to offer the objects in a sale again and the default
customer has to compensate any loss of business. If all payment deadlines have been exceed or
ignored, the bidder, buyer or defaulting payer accepts to pay a compensation amount for the loss of
business of 100% of the total issued invoice and accepts as well the complete loss of entitlement of
the won objects.
Any lot and also the title and description of the lot will not pass until payment is received in full.
Objects which are not collected in between two weeks after the sale either if they are paid or not the
risk of any type of damage is at the buyers side. Also storage, handling or additional transport
charges will be with the buyer after this period. Transport responsibility of the purchased objects are
not linked to the purchase itself and are the responsibility of the buyer only.
PDA is not responsible for any licenses or documents in case of export or import or for packing,
insurance and transport. Charges for documents have to be paid by the buyer. Even if PDA is
assisting in some case, the buyer dispenses PDA for any case of reclamation. The risk of damage or
loss is with the buyer after he or his commissioner is receiving the goods, even if the transport was
organised by PDA. If transport charges are described as guaranteed in the description the buyer has
the guarantee that the transport costs will not be more as stated. PDA advice you to order transport
insurance. All transports and packing which PDA is arranging itself or with other companies are not
guaranteed and the buyer accepts complete exclusion of liability. If an item is not be collected by
the buyer, storage charges and possible handling fees will occur. If the buyer fails to collect the
item(s) after reminders and if the value of the storage charges exceed the hammer price, PDA is
entitled to sell the item. Nevertheless the buyer is responsible for any loss of earnings even after
reselling.
For any consignments PDA is entitled to sell for the confirmed price on the property receipt in the
name of the seller and charge a selling commission. If an item is released to PDA for sale and will
be rejected by the consigner before or during the sale, PDA has the right to charge possible costs to
the consigner. The consigner excludes PDA from any rights of third parties, hidden damages or
disadvantages. The result of the sale will be paid to the bearer of the property receipt one month
after the sale if the item was paid in full. The consigner releases PDA from any responsibility of
non-payment, reclamations, default of payments or any other juridical payment consequences. If a
reclamation is treated after the already received funds, the consigner accepts a repayment.
Important Information:
Kindly note that participation at the sale even personal is only possible with mandatory prior
registration at least one hour before the sale and can be done ONLINE or by fax. Bidders without
online registration will not be accepted.
Explanation of Catalogue Terms represents the opinion of the auction house and is not a guaranteed
expertise. View as well paragraph 3.
1. Only if the name of an artist is written in full with his life dates and place of birth and death
the object is in our mind by that artist. Whether the object is signed or not.
2. "Attributed to … " means that in our mind it is a work by the hand of the described artist,
although there is a degree of uncertainty as to the authorship.
3. "Studio or workshop …" means that the object was created with influence from the artist or
from his absolutely near environment, maybe with parts from the artist himself.
4. "Circle of …" means in our mind a work by a closely influenced artist from the same period
and same style.
5. "School of …" means that in our mind the object was executed at the written time and
location or from an artist in his influence but from a following generation.
6. "Manner of …" means that the object is in style near to the named artist but is possibly from
a later date.
7. "Follower of …" is a work in the style of the described artist but from a later date.
8. "After …" is in our mind a later copy of the work of that artist.
9. "Bears signature …" means that the signature is by another hand (faked).
10.All descriptions, conditions and dates specify only the item itself but not possible attached
ore included items like frames, covers, passepartouts, boxes, mantles, textiles, etc.
Our comission is still 24% for buyers excluding the live premium from Drouot
