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Lot 673: Calligraphy in running script by Tan Zekai 谭泽闓 (1889 - 1947) Ink on paper, hardwood frame

Est: S$900 SGD - S$1,300 SGDSold:
Larasati AuctioneersSuntec City, SingaporeMarch 06, 2016

Item Overview

Description

Calligraphy in running script by Tan Zekai 谭泽闓 (1889 - 1947) Ink on paper, hardwood frame

Dimensions

34cm x 163cm each couplet

Artist or Maker

Medium

Ink and colour on paper, hardwood frame

Condition Report

As all the paintings are mounted in glass frames, we do not have the permission from the consignor to dismantle the frame for a closer study on the quality of media and support, possible damages or presence of restorations. We are therefore not able to provide comments on the physical conditions of the artwork. We suggest that bidders make their decision based on their direct observation on the artwork.

Payment & Shipping

Accepted forms of payment: Wire Transfer

Shipping

All shipments are shipped by UPS within US borders. Orders outside the US are shipped by the US Postal Service. Actual shipping charges plus the cost of the packing and materials are added to the invoices. Please be patient, we ship thousands of items and it does take some time to properly pack your new purchase. We want it to arrive safely!

Auction Details

Fine Chinese Furniture, Works of Art & Contemporary Paintings

by
Larasati Auctioneers
March 06, 2016, 02:00 PM SGT

1 Raffles Boulevard, Suntec City, Singapore, 039593, SG

Terms

Buyer's Premium

3.0%

Bidding Increments

From:To:Increment:
S$0S$99S$20
S$100S$999S$50
S$1,000S$1,999S$100
S$2,000S$4,999S$200
S$5,000S$9,999S$500
S$10,000+S$1,000

GENERAL TERMS & CONDITIONS

We hereby inform all those participating in the auctions (live and online) that they shall be held subject to the following conditions and that anyone taking part in the auctions hereby accepts these conditions as applicable. As auctioneer, One East Larasati, herein referred to as the Company, acts as agent for the seller(s).

Section I
LOTS
Objects of Art Subject to Auction
Article 1.
The Company shall auction an object of art consigned to it for sale by auction (such object of art shall hereinafter be referred to as "the Lot") in the Company's own name.


Condition of Lot
Article 2.
On the grounds that the Lot will usually be by its very nature old and is to be sold on an "as is" basis, the Company shall in no way be responsible for stains, scratches, or any other defects of the Lot, or for any latent defect of the Lot.


Preview
Article 3.
(1) The Company shall arrange a preview of the Lot for prospective bidders before the auction.
(2) Prospective bidders may inspect and examine the Lot at the preview (but shall not be permitted to touch the Lot except when necessary and with the Company's consent. The same shall apply hereinafter). Any person who places a bid does so at his own judgment and responsibility, having due consideration for the condition of the Lot (including any defects).
(3) The Company may ask any person desiring his admittance to the preview to present proof of identity, and may, at its absolute discretion and without explanation, refuse admittance thereto.


Catalogues
Article 4.
(1) The Company shall prepare catalogues providing information on the Lots and distribute the same to prospective bidders at a price.
(2) Illustrations contained in the catalogues are intended solely for the purpose of identification and reference, and may not be taken to accurately represent the color or shape of the Lot nor to indicate the conditions or qualities thereof. The Company shall in no way be responsible for any discrepancy between the illustrations contained in the catalogues and the actual objects.
(3) The descriptions and comments that appear in the catalogues (such as artist, title, material, restorations, signature, size, time and place of production, expert opinion, provenance, bibliography) are compiled by the Company with due care and attention. Nevertheless, these descriptions and comments appear solely for the reference of prospective bidders, the Company shall in no way be responsible for any errors in the statements made or any discrepancies between the catalogue descriptions and the actual object. Prospective bidders shall inspect and examine the actual objects at the above mentioned preview and shall place a bid at their own examination and on their own responsibility, having formed their own judgment with respect to the matters contained in the descriptions and comments.
(4) The Company may publish the appraised value of the Lot in its catalogues. The appraised value is given as the range between a high and low figure designated in Hong Kong Dollars (HKD) or any other currencies (and does not include the buyer's premium). The appraised value shall appear solely for the reference of prospective bidders based on what the Company considers appropriate, taking factors such as present market conditions into account. In view of the very nature of an auction, the actual sales price shall in no way be determined by the appraised value. Therefore the actual price may be either more or less than the appraised value. However, no sale shall be made at a price below the reserve price (which shall be confidential and which need not be less than the appraised value) provided for in Article 22.


Changes to Catalogue Entries
Article 5.
Descriptions and comments in the catalogues are subject to change without notice. Any change shall be posted in writing at the auction site or announced orally by the auctioneer immediately before the auction of the Lot in question. In the case of any changes, the auction shall be regarded as having been conducted according to the terms as changed.

AUCTION PROCEDURES

Section II
AUCTION PROCEDURES
Bidder Registration
Article 6.
(1) Any person who wishes to be admitted to the auction site and to place a bid must register his name (in the case of a corporation, the names of the corporation and its representative) and address. If he acts as an agent or messenger for a principal (including a person who places a bid for a corporation, the same shall apply hereafter), he must register the name and address of his principal and his own name and address. Any agent or messenger shall submit a proxy from the principal (Paragraph 5 of Article 8 below shall be applied for an agent or a messenger). Registration shall be conducted prior to the date of auction.
(2) The Company may from time to time request appropriate identification from persons who wish to register.
(3) The Company may, at its absolute discretion and without explanation, refuse to allow any person to register or refuse to admit any person to the auction site, including persons who have completed registration.
(4) Persons who have registered in advance shall obtain confirmation of their registration at the reception desk on the day of the auction.


Bidding Paddles
Article 7.
(1) The Company shall distribute numbered paddles to registered persons at the reception desk on the day of the auction.
(2) The numbers on the paddles allow the auctioneer to identify individual bidders. If the auctioneer asks a bidder to make his paddle easily visible, the bidder shall comply with the auctioneer's instruction.
(3) A bidder shall at all times remember his paddle number and pay attention to the numbers which the auctioneer calls from time to time.
(4) Any person who has received, but subsequently misplaced his paddle shall immediately inform the clerk in charge of the particular auction site. Furthermore, any person who has received a paddle shall return it when the auction is closed or anytime he leaves the auction site.


Method of Auction
Article 8.
(1) The auction shall be presided over by an auctioneer appointed by the Company and conducted as a series of progressively higher bids in the manner described below. The bid price shall not include the buyer's premium. A bidder agrees to pay to the Company upon the conclusion of any sale the purchase price, as prescribed in Article 13.
(2) The Company shall not announce the name of a consignor or the reserve price if the reserve price has been placed according to Article 22, except where the consignor's consent has been obtained.
(3) The auction shall progress in sequence following the numbers of the Lot ("lot number") in the catalogue. However, the Company may withdraw a scheduled Lot from the auction without prior notice, or auction separately a number of Lots originally listed under the same lot number, or auction altogether Lots originally listed under several lot numbers.
(4) The auctioneer shall have absolute discretion in the conduct of the auction and shall be completely free to set the opening bid and the increment of each successive bid. (Where the reserve price has been placed according to Article 22, the opening bid shall be set regardless of the reserve price and may fall below or exceed it).
(5) Every bidder shall be deemed to act as principal unless he has notified the Company that he acts as an agent or messenger for another party for which the Company has given approval. Furthermore, two or more persons shall not be permitted to bid under a joint name.
(6) Bids can be made by raising a paddle or by gesture (such as signs, gestures, nodding of the head). If the auctioneer appears to have overlooked a bid, the bidder shall immediately attempt to get his attention.
(7) Bids may be placed in writing or by telephone or by the Internet Bid System as well as by personal attendance at the auction. Bids in writing shall be subject to Article 10, those by telephone subject to Article 11, and by the Internet Bid System subject to Article 12.
(8) The Company shall, in order to attain the reserve price defined in Article 22, bid on behalf of the consignor until a bid from another bidder reaches or exceeds the reserve price. It may do so either through the auctioneer or in any other manner the Company may deem appropriate at its absolute discretion.
(9) The auctioneer may, at his absolute discretion, refuse any bid without explanation.
(10) Any person who has placed a bid shall be bound by that bid until a higher one is placed (including a bid by the Company as referred to in Paragraph 8). If a higher bid is placed, the previous bid shall become null and void, except if the higher bid shall be invalidated due to a refusal by the auctioneer or other circumstances in which case the previous bid shall remain binding.
(11) A bid shall also become null and void if it is refused by the auctioneer, or if the auction closes without reaching the reserve price, or if the relevant Lot is put up for re-auction by the auctioneer.
(12) When the auctioneer calls the highest bid price which he has recognized from among the bid prices two or three times and lets the hammer fall, a contract of sale for the highest bid price shall take effect between the Company and the highest bidder, who shall then become the purchaser. A bidder who has become a purchaser as above shall be hereinafter referred to as "the successful bidder" and the price shall be hereinafter referred to as "hammer price".
(13) If the highest bidder wishes to withdraw his bid before the hammer falls, the decision whether the highest bidder or the next highest bidder shall become the purchaser is at the absolute discretion of the auctioneer.
(14) Any question or dispute concerning the auction shall be settled by the auctioneer at his absolute discretion, and all parties involved shall abide by his absolute decision. Where a question or dispute arises, the auctioneer at his absolute discretion, may: refuse a bid, decide the highest bidder, continue the auction and accept further bids, or declare all previous bids on the Lot in question null and void and put the Lot up for re-auction.
(15) No one shall be permitted to make any protest once the successful bidder has been decided and the auctioneer has begun the auction of the next Lot.


Written Confirmation of Bid
Article 9.
(1) At the auction site immediately after the conclusion of the sale, the successful bidder shall, after confirming the Lot number and the hammer price described in the confirmation of bid, affix his signature or seal to the confirmation of bid upon the demand of the Company. If the bidder is a corporation, the person acting as the agent or messenger of the corporation shall state the name of the corporation and affix his signature or seal. Provided, however, that any sale shall be concluded at the time of the fall of the auctioneer's hammer and that the confirmation of bid shall be made solely for record purposes
(2) If the successful bidder fails to affix his signature or seal to the confirmation of bid immediately in accordance with the preceding Paragraph, the auctioneer may, at his absolute discretion, rescind the sale forthwith and place the Lot in question up for re-auction.


Bids in Writing - Order bids
Article 10.
(1) A bid may be placed in writing or by facsimile in advance. A bid placed in writing or by facsimile/email shall be hereinafter referred to as a "written bid."
(2) A written bid shall be submitted to the Company at least one working day before the auction by describing therein accurately the name (in the case of a corporation, the names of the corporation and its representative) and address of bidder, the lot number, and the maximum bid price the bidder is willing to place and by affixing the signature or seal of the bidder to the same. A written bid that does not include a maximum bid price shall be deemed invalid.
(3) The Company shall bid on behalf of any person who has placed a written bid, and may do so either through the auctioneer or in any other manner the Company may deem appropriate at its absolute discretion.
(4) A person who has placed a written bid may become the successful bidder if his maximum bid price exceeds both the highest bid price of other bidders and the reserve price, in which case the hammer price shall be equal to the second highest bid price or the reserve price, whichever is higher, plus an appropriate increment decided by the auctioneer. In such a case, as is the case with a bid in person at the auction site, the sales contract shall be concluded at the time when the auctioneer decides the purchaser by hammering the Lot down to the highest bidder.
(5) If two or more written bids for the same Lot offer the same price, precedence shall be given to whichever was received first by the Company. If two or more such bids are received at the same time and the Lot in question is knocked down at the bid price described under the preceding Paragraph, the successful bidder shall be decided by lottery later.
(6) The Company reserves the right to refuse, at its absolute discretion and without explanation, any written bid, and the Company shall in no way be liable for any failure of the notification of its intention to refuse the bid to reach the bidder.
(7) The Company shall in no way be liable for failure to execute a written bid at the auction, whether through error or any other cause (including a case in which the Company fails to execute a written bid under the events outlined in Paragraph 3 of Article 8).
(8) In the case of changes in catalogue descriptions or comments in catalogues as outlined in Article 5, any written bid shall be deemed as having been placed according to the terms of the changed description and comments. The Company shall do its best to notify written bidders of any relevant changes, but it shall in no way be liable if such notification fails to reach the written bidders in advance
(9) The Company shall promptly notify any written bidder of his having become a successful bidder. Immediately upon receipt of such notice, the successful bidder shall deliver to the Company a confirmation of bid to which he has affixed his signature or seal (in the case of a corporation, the names of the corporation and its representative) after confirming the Lot number and the hammer price set forth in the confirmation of bid. Provided, however, that any sale shall be concluded at the time of the fall of the auctioneer's hammer and that the confirmation of bid shall be made solely for record purposes


Telephone Bids
Article 11.
(1) Bids may be placed through telephones installed at the auction site.
(2) Any person who intends to place bids by telephone shall apply to the Company in advance and shall be subject to the Company's instructions. In such case, Paragraph 6 of Article 10 shall apply mutatis mutandis.
(3) The Company shall in no way be liable for failure to execute a telephone bid at the auction, whether through error or any other cause (including a case in which the Company fails to execute a telephone bid under the events outlined in Paragraph 3 of Article 8), even if the bidder has already applied to bid by telephone and his application has been approved by the Company.
(4) When a person who has placed a bid by telephone has become a successful bidder, the successful bidder shall immediately deliver to the Company a confirmation of bid to which he has affixed his signature or seal (in the case of a corporation, the names of the corporation and its representative) after confirming the Lot number and the hammer price set forth in the confirmation of bid. Provided, however, that any sale shall be concluded at the time of the fall of the auctioneer's hammer and that the confirmation of bid shall be made solely for record purposes.


Internet Bid System
Article 12.
(1) For online-only auctions, bids may be placed through the Internet Bid System provided by the Company on site (hereinafter referred to as the "Internet Bid System")
(1.1) Any person who intends to place an internet bid must apply for registration of necessary items via internet system at least three working days before the auction. The Company may, at its absolute discretion and without explanation, refuse to allow any person to register.
(1.2) The Company shall distribute a numbered paddle and password to a registered person in order to place an internet bid (hereinafter referred to as an "Internet Bidder") in accordance with the preceding Paragraph. An Internet Bidder agrees that time is required for the distribution of such numbered paddles and passwords in advance. The Company shall in no way be liable for any damage occasioned by delay or failure to complete distribution of the numbered paddles and passwords.
(1.3) The Company reserves the right to refuse, at its absolute discretion and without explanation, any internet bid, and the Company shall in no way be liable for any failure of notification of its intention to refuse the bid to reach the bidder.
(1.4) The Company shall in no way be liable for failure to execute an internet bid at the auction, whether through error, accident or obstacle by network equipment, illegal access, falsification, or any other cause (including a case in which the Company fails to execute an internet bid under the events outlined in Paragraph 3 of Article 8), and shall not be required to provide any alternate method.
(1.5) In the case of changes in catalogue descriptions or comments in catalogues as outlined in Article 5, any internet bid shall be deemed as having been placed according to the terms of the changed description and comments. The Company shall do its best to notify the Internet Bidders of any relevant changes, but it shall in no way be liable if such notification fails to reach the Internet Bidders in advance.
(1.6) The Company shall in no way be liable for accident or obstacles involving network equipment, illegal access, falsification, or other matters that happen to an Internet Bidder in placing or attempting to place an internet bid.
(1.7) The Company shall in no way be liable for an Internet Bidder's loss of a numbered paddle or password or the diversion of such items to a third party.
(1.8) When a person who has placed a bid by Internet Bid System has become a successful bidder, the successful bidder shall immediately deliver to the Company a confirmation of bid to which he has affixed his signature or seal (in the case of a corporation, the names of the corporation and its representative) after confirming the Lot number and the hammer price set forth in the confirmation of bid. Provided, however, that any sale shall be concluded at the time of the fall of the auctioneer's hammer and that the confirmation of bid shall be made solely for record purposes.
(2) For live auctions, the Company does not provide in-house real-time bidding service. However, bids may be placed through the Internet Bid System provided by INVALUABLE (hereinafter referred to as the "Real-Time Internet Bidding"). Any person who intends to participate must register through INVALUABLE as the appointed third party company for Real-Time Internet Bidding and is bound to the INVALUABLE's Terms and Conditions of the sale, including additional 3% surcharge of the hammer price.

SUCCESSFUL BIDDER

Section III
SUCCESSFUL BIDDER
Purchase Price
Article 13.
For this special "Fine Chinese Furniture, Works of Art and Contemporary Paintings" sale that is held on 6 Mach 2016 at Suntec Singapore Convention, the successful bidder shall pay the hammer price "only". There is no buyer's premium for this sale. This sum shall hereinafter be referred to as "the purchase price".


Payment Period of Purchase Price
Article 14.
The successful bidder shall pay within 5 working days after the sale for live auctions and within 3 working days after the closing of online-only auctions. Such period shall be hereinafter referred to as "the payment period". Payment will only be accepted during the Company's hours of business. Payments shall be made in Hong Kong Dollars (HKD) or any other currencies by remittance transferred to the following company's accounts (in which case the remittance must reach the designated account within the payment period).
Account Name : ONE EAST LARASATI HK LIMITED
Bank Name : The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd.
Hong Kong Address : 1 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong
Account Number : 808-515266-001
Swift Code : HSBCHKHHHKH
Or
Bank Name : Standard Chartered Bank (Singapore) Limited
Branch : 6 Battery Road Singapore 049909
Account Name : One East Asia Pte Ltd
Account Number : 0310055474
Bank Code : 7144
Branch Code : 003
Swift Code : scblsg22xxx


Release of Sold Lots
Article 15.
(1) The Company shall release the Lot to the successful bidder after the purchase price has been paid in full. Provided, however, that if the successful bidder owes any debts to the Company that have fallen due (including miscellaneous expenses defined in Paragraph 3 of Article 17), the Company shall not release the Lot until the purchase price and all such debts have been fulfilled. The purchase price and all other debts owing to the Company that have fallen due shall be hereinafter called as "the total amount due."
(2) Unless specific dates to collect are informed by the company to bidders, the successful bidder can collect the Lot within the payment period after having paid in full the total amount due.
(3) If delivery is carried out by the Company, the place of the delivery of the Lot shall be at the premises of the Company, and any expenses for receipt of the Lot shall be borne by the successful bidder. The Company shall in no way be liable for any accidents to the Lot (including destruction, loss, theft, damage, or soiling) after the time of delivery (which shall mean the time at which the Company delivers the Lot to the successful bidder, to his agent or messenger, or to a carrier at the Company). If the Company arranges a carrier upon request of the successful bidder, such arrangement is made solely as a courtesy, and the successful bidder shall take out appropriate insurance. The Company shall in no way be liable for any accidents (including destruction, loss, theft, damage, or soiling) after the time of delivery or for its selection of carrier. The successful bidder shall - at his own judgment, responsibility, and expense - make such packaging as he shall deem proper. The Company may, before delivering the Lot, pack the Lot in a manner it deems appropriate, but this is intended solely as a courtesy, and the Company shall in no way be liable for such packaging.
(4) The successful bidder may inspect the Lot at the time he receives the Lot. Regardless of whether the successful bidder actually inspects the Lot, when the Company releases the Lot to the successful bidder (or to his agent or messenger, or to a carrier), the successful bidder shall neither make any claim against the Company nor terminate the sales contract for any mistake in the Lot he has received, or for any damage or soiling thereof after the time of collection. This provision shall not prevent the Company from requiring the return of any object that the Company has mistakenly delivered, if delivery is carried out by the Company.
(5) The successful bidder shall, upon receipt of the Lot, deliver to the Company the Lot exchange slip. When the Company receives the Lot exchange slip, the Company shall be relieved of any liability even if a party other than the successful bidder receives the Lot.

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Risk of Loss and Transfer of Ownership
Article 16.
(1) The successful bidder shall bear any risk of loss of the Lot after the conclusion of sale (when the auctioneer hammers the Lot down to the highest bidder), which means that the successful bidder shall bear any loss, destruction, theft, damage, or soiling of the Lot not attributable to impropriety by the Company.
(2) Ownership of the Lot shall not be transferred to the successful bidder until he pays the total amount due in full and the Company delivers the Lot to him. Ownership shall be transferred to the successful bidder at the time of the release of the Lot after the total amount due has been paid in full.

Miscellaneous Expenses
Article 17.
(1) The successful bidder shall not be required to pay any storage or insurance charges for the duration of the payment period (or if the Company delivers the Lot before the expiration of the payment period, until the time of the delivery).
(2) If the successful bidder is unable to receive the Lot within the payment period, he shall pay all storage and insurance charges from the expiration of the payment period until the time the bidder receives the Lot. In any such case, the Company shall not be required to take out insurance.
(3) The storage and insurance charges to be borne by the successful bidder shall be referred to as "miscellaneous expenses."

Stolen and Lost Property
Article 18.
If, before the delivery of the Lot, a third party claims that the Lot is lost or stolen property of which he is the rightful owner and demands its restoration, or if it is discovered that the Lot is of a type whose sale or possession is prohibited by law, the Company may rescind the sale without notice. In any such case, if the Company has received payment of the purchase price, it shall refund the purchase price without interest, and the successful bidder shall not make any further claims against the Company, including any claim for damages.

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Default of successful bidder
Article 19.
If the successful bidder fails to pay the total amount due within the payment period, the following sub- Paragraphs shall apply:
(1) The successful bidder shall pay damages for delay at an annual rate of 18%, on the unpaid amount of the purchase price from the day following the expiration of the payment period until the total amount due (including all miscellaneous expenses) is paid in full (or, if the contract is terminated in accordance with sub-Paragraph (3) hereof, until the day of termination).
(2) The Company shall at its absolute discretion take custody of the Lot in whatever manner it deems appropriate after the expiration of the payment period. The Company shall in no way be liable for destruction, loss, theft, damage or soiling of the Lot for any reason whatsoever prior to the receipt by the bidder of the Lot, nor shall the bidder be relieved of any obligation to pay the total amount due. The Company shall not be required to insure the Lot for such period.

Guarantee of Authenticity and Forgery
Article 20.
If the Company's catalogues identify the artist of the Lot conclusively and without qualification(this excludes any catalogue entry that states that there is disagreement as to the artist or indicates that attribution is speculative or implies that the artist cannot be identified),and it is later established to the satisfaction of the Company that the Lot is not the work of the artist, the Company shall at the request of the successful bidder terminate the sales contract and refund the purchase price subject to the following sub- Paragraphs:
If within 30 days of the date of the auction the Buyer satisfies us that the Lot is a Forgery, with the condition that claim must be accompanied with satisfactory evidence in the form of a written opinion of at least 3 (three) independent experts with knowledge on the related property, confirming that the lot is a forgery, then:
If the Buyer at that time has not yet paid the full amount due, the Company shall have the right to cancel the sale and/or if the Buyer has paid the full amount and if the Company have at the time not paid the seller the whole or part of the full amount due to the seller, then the Company will refund to the Buyer the purchase price of the lot and/or If the Buyer had paid the full amount and if the Company at that time had also paid the Seller the whole or part of the full amount due, then the Seller must refund to us, on demand, the total amount paid. The Company shall then refund the total amount received from the Seller to the Buyer plus any balance due to the Buyer to pay back the full purchase price of the lot. The Buyer does not reserve the right to claim any interests on the purchase price paid by the Buyer. In the latter case the Company shall exercise a lien over any property of the Seller under our control as security for the amount due. The Company reserve the right to seek for further expert opinion. There will be no refund if there is a conflict of opinion among the related experts, Larasati is not responsible for any faults or defects in any lot, including the genuineness of the work.

CONSIGNMENT

All shipments are shipped by UPS within US borders. Orders outside the US are shipped by the US Postal Service. Actual shipping charges plus the cost of the packing and materials are added to the invoices. Please be patient, we ship thousands of items and it does take some time to properly pack your new purchase. We want it to arrive safely!

MISCELLANEOUS

Section V
MISCELLANEOUS
Changes to Terms and Conditions
Article 24.
The Company may change any of The Terms and Conditions. Any such changes shall be announced orally by the auctioneer on the day of the auction immediately before bidding begins for the first Lot and shall take effect forthwith.

Prohibition of Transfer of Rights
Article 25.
No right or position in regards to the Company under The Terms and Conditions shall be transferred or be provided as security.

Limitation of Liability
Article 26.
(1) The Company shall not be liable for any damages for any reason in the case that The Terms and Conditions provide for non-liability of the Company.
(2) The Company shall in no way be liable for any damage in the case that such damages are caused by fire, natural disaster, war, terrorism, disturbance, nuclear fuels, or labor disputes.
(3) If the Company is obliged to take custody of the Lot for the successful bidder and if the Lot is destroyed, lost, stolen, damaged, or soiled by intentional misconduct or negligence by the Company that does not fall under any of the previous Paragraphs, the Company shall not provide compensation for any diminution of re-sale profits, or pain and suffering, or other damage. In the case of destruction, loss, theft, damage, or soiling of the Lot, the Company shall, in relation to the successful bidder, be subject to the following:
(3.1) If the Lot is destroyed, lost, stolen, or seriously damaged or soiled, the sales contract between the Company and the successful bidder shall automatically be terminated, and the successful bidder shall be relieved of any obligation to pay the purchase price. If the Company has already received the purchase price, the Company shall return the purchase price without interest. The successful bidder may not claim any damages whatsoever.
(3.2) If the damage to or soiling of the Lot is not serious, the Company shall reduce the purchase price in proportion to the degree of such damage or soiling. The successful bidder may not claim any damages whatsoever beyond the reduction.
(3.3) The burden of proof of damage or soiling shall be on the successful bidder.
(3.4) The Company shall in no way be liable for its custody of frames and glass, and shall not be liable for any destruction, loss, theft, damage, or soiling thereto.
(3.5) The amount of damages to be paid by the Company under this Paragraph shall be appropriated by insurance money to be received by the Company based on the damage insurance contract concluded between the Company and the insurance company.
(4) Except as otherwise provided for in the preceding Paragraphs, the Company shall in no way be liable for any damages except in the case of an intentional misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the Company. If the Company is to be liable for its intentional misconduct or gross negligence, the extent of the damages shall be limited to direct damage and the Company shall not provide compensation for other matters including but not limited to diminution of re-sale profits, or pain and suffering, etc. The extent of the damages in the case of destruction, loss, theft, damage or soiling of the Lot shall be limited to the extent specified in sub-Paragraphs (1) and (2) of the preceding Paragraph.

Qualification restriction
Article 27.
(1) The Company will not cooperate or do business with any person or entity of the type described in any of the following sub-Paragraphs.
(1.1) A person or entity that has the intent to engage in any activity such as money laundering; or that raises funds making use of illegal or improper methods, inappropriate pressure, or violence, or any fraudulent technique as an anti-social group or member. (Hereinafter referred to as an antisocial group or member)
(1.2) A person or entity that participates in an auction accompanied by an anti-social group or member, or that intends to let an anti-social group or member participate in an auction by introduction.
(1.3) A corporation in which a director or auditor belongs to an anti-social group.
(1.4) A person or entity that uses threatening behavior or violence with regard to business with the Company.
(1.5) A person or entity that damages the Company's trust by spreading a groundless or false rumor; or uses trickery, deception, or inappropriate pressure; or interferes with the Company's activities in any way.
(1.6) A person or entity that does not adhere to The Terms and Conditions or our rules.
(2) The Company shall cancel business with any person or entity that, in the Company's sole judgment, meets any of the descriptions in the Paragraph above and shall refuse to do business with any such person or entity now and in the future.
Applicable Law
Article 28.
The Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and interpreted under the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and any matters not provided for herein shall be subject to the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Jurisdiction
Article 29.
Any lawsuit arising under this agreement shall be brought exclusively in the Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.