Strauss & co - 1 June 2015, Johannesburg

12 Buying at Strauss & Co Please read the guide below and if you still have questions, please refer to our Conditions of Business at the back of this catalogue or contact our Client Services Departments: Johannesburg 011 728 8246, Cape Town 021 683 6560. What is coming up for sale? Browsing through our richly illustrated and well researched catalogues is a great way to find out what is coming up for sale. These may be purchased individually from our offices, by subsc ription or viewed on ou r website: www.straussart.co.za Should you wish to subscribe to our catalogues, the Catalogue Subscription Form can be found at the back of this catalogue or on our website. Descriptions include basic information such as size, date or age, medium, type, attribution and quantity. Where pertinent, provenance, literature, exhibitions and additional notes are also included. Estimates are given for all lots and can be based on recent prices achieved at auction for comparable property, taking into account quality, condition, rarity and provenance. Estimates are exclusive of Buyer’s Premium and VAT and are subject to revision. The reserve is a confidential figure between Strauss & Co and the seller below which a lot may not be sold. It never exceeds the lower estimate. The auction preview occurs on the days prior to the auction, as listed at the front of the catalogue. You will have the opportunity to view, inspect and evaluate the property coming up for sale. Strauss & Co specialists are available at the preview to advise, discuss and help you with the lots you are interested in. Condition Reports are available on request and are advisable if you are unable to attend the preview. Saleroom notices amend the catalogue description of a lot after our catalogue has gone to press. They are posted in the preview halls and, where pertinent are announced by the auctioneer. Please take note of them. How do I Bid? There are three ways to participate in a Strauss & Co auction offering you flexibility whether you are able to attend an auction or not: 1) in the saleroom 2) by absentee written bids or 3) on the telephone These services are free of charge. 1. In the saleroom Be a part of the excitement and drama of our auctions by attending the auction and bidding in the saleroom. Our auctions are open to the public, without any admission fee or obligation to bid. Please complete the registration form to obtain your paddle number. 2. Telephone Bidding Enables you to bid directly on the phone with a Strauss & Co member of staff in the room who will relay progress back to you and upon your instruction bid on your behalf. Telephone bids are offered for lots with a minimum low estimate of R10 000. Please arrange a telephone line at least 24 hours before the sale. Please see Bidding Form at the back of this catalogue or obtain one from our front counters and our website. 3. Written or Absentee Bids If you are unable to attend an auction and are not available for a telephone bid, please submit an absentee or written bid. This is your maximum bid on a lot. (The auctioneer will bid on your behalf up to your maximum bid in order to purchase the lot for you at the lowest price possible, obviously taking into account the reserve and other bids.) The auctioneer may bid on behalf of the seller up to the amount of the reserve by placing consecutive or responsive bids for a lot. Depending on the interest in the lot and assuming that your bid exceeds the reserve, you may well be successful in securing the lot at a lower figure. In the event of an identical bid, the one received first will take precedence. Please double check that you have left bids on the correct lots and insure that we receive your bids 24 hours before the sale. An sms will be sent the morning after the auction notifying you whether you have been successful or unsuccessful with your bids. If you do not receive the sms – please can you contact us after the sale to get your results. Buying at Strauss & Co Please read the guide below and if you still have questions, please refer to our Conditions of Business at the back of this catalogue or contact our Client Services Departments: Cape Town 021 683 6560 Johannesburg 011 728 8246. What is coming up for sale? Browsing through our richly illustrated and well researched catalogues is a great way to find out what is coming up for sale. These may be purchased individually from our offices, by subscription or viewed on our website: www.straussart.co.za Should you wish to subscrib e to our catalogues, the Catalogue Subscription Form can be f und at the b ck of this catalogue on our website. Descriptions include basic information such as size, date or age, medium, type, attribution and quantity. Where pertin nt, provenance, literature, exhibitions and additional notes are also included. Estimates ar given for all lots and can be based on recent prices achieved at auction for comparable property, taking into account quality, condition, rarity and provenance. Estimates are exclusive of Buyer’s Premium and VAT and are subject to revision. The reserve is a confidential figure between Strauss & Co and the seller below which a lot may not be sold. It never exceeds the lower estimate. The auction preview occurs on the days prior to the auction, as listed at the front of the catalogue. You will have the opportunity to view, inspect and evaluate the property c ming up for sale. Strauss & Co specialists are available at th preview to advise, discuss and help you with the lots you are interested in. Condition Reports are available on request and are advisable if you are unable to attend the preview. Saleroom notices amend the catalogue description of a lot after our catalogue has gone to press. They are posted in the preview halls and, where pertinent are announced by the auction er. Please take note of m. How do I Bid? There are three ways to participate in a Strauss & Co auction offering you flexibility whether you are able to attend an auction or not: 1) in the saleroom 2) by absentee written bids or 3) on the telephone These services are free of charge. 1. In the saleroom Be a part of the excitement and drama of our auctions by attending the auction and bidding in the saleroom. Our auctions are open to the public, without any admission fee or obligation to bid. Please complete the registration form to obtain your paddle number. 2. Telephone bidding Enables you to bid directly on the phone with a Strauss & Co member of staff in the room who will relay progress back to you and upon your ins ruction bid on your b half. T lephone bids are offered for lots with a minimum low estimate of R10 000. Pleas arrange a telephone line at least 24 hours before the sale. Please see Bidding Form at the back of this catalogue or obtain one from our front counters and our website. 3. Written or absentee bids If you are unable to attend an auction and are not available for a telephone bid, please submit an absentee or written bid. This is your maximum bid on a lot. (The auctioneer will bid on your behalf up to your maximum bid in order t purchase th lot f r you at the lowest price possible, obviously taking into account the reserve and other bids.) T auctioneer may bid on behalf of th sell r up to the amount of the reserve by placing consecutive or responsive bids for a lot. Depen ing on the interest in the lot and ass ming that your bid exceeds the reserve, you may well be successful in securing the lot at a lower figure. In the event of an identical bid, the one received first will take precedence. Please double check that you have left bids on the correct lots and insure that we receive your bids 24 hours before the sale. An sms will be sent the morning after the auction notifying you whether you have been successful or s ccessful with your bids. If you d not receive the lease can you contact us af er the sale to get yo r results.