Lot 53: RUTH FRANCKEN (1924-2006) SMILING CAGE, trois têtes de la série "Hostage"

Our company proceeds to "on-line time limited sales" according to article n°5 of the 20th of July 2011 French Act.

The 20th of July 2011 French Act stipulates that brokering transaction carried out through on-line auctions is defined by lack of top-bidders as well as third party involvement in the description of goods and sale contract achievement ; therefore it does not constitute any form of auctioneering process according to the French legislation above mentioned.

At the end of the bidding process, property transfer is not automatic. The Buyer and the Seller are free to settle their own sale agreement. The Buyer and the Seller are not bound by any kind of obligation. The Buyer who offers the highest bid is free to retract it and the Seller remains also free to give up or not her/his ownership over her/his property.

During the whole bidding process the Buyer can withdraw her/his bid on an item till the very last second.

During the whole time of the bidding, the Seller answers all questions addressed to her/him.

The items set for sale belong to our company unless specified otherwise. The said items can also belong to a third party. In that case, the name, address and/or contact of the Seller clearly show up with the description of the said item(s). The Seller personally writes down the description of the item(s) she/he is putting up for sale. The Seller proceeds in due respect of the sale conditions above mentioned.

The Seller directly gets in touch with the Buyer, collects payment and is taking care of the shipping for the item(s) sold.

Our sales platform is supplied by Invaluable LLC (38 Everett Street Suite 101 Boston, MA 02134).

For all inquiry relative to the sales platform way of functioning (way of bidding, retracting a bid, creating an "alert ", etc. ... ), it is advisable to check on the page "Help" edited by the website invaluable.com and click on the following link : http://www.invaluable.com/invaluable/help.cfm


In case of litigation, our company commits and dedicates itself to all efforts in order to reach a friendly agreement. If unreached, French law and court system will be the only ones applicable and competent to judge the litigation concerned.
Premium:: A 25% Buyer's premium is due and added on top of the final bid.
Payment :: The Seller is shipping the item(s) when paid in full at the Buyer's request. Shipping cost is itemized in the "Shipping conditions" chapter.

The Seller is issuing an invoice in due form to the Buyer.

Shipping Conditions:
. Below a 1500 euro insured value (through Colissimo La Poste)

France : between 19 and 28 euro ( depending on the precise weight )
Europe : between 23 and 34 euro ( depending on the precise weight )
Rest of the world : between 30 and 60 euro ( depending on the precise weight )

. Above a 1500 euro insured value (through DHL)

France : 50 euro + 1% of the declared value
Europe : 125 euro + 1% of the declared value
North America : 140 euro + 1% of the declared value
Rest of the world : 210 euro + 1% of the declared value

. Special case :

When shipping cost is precisely mentioned for a specific item, it prevails over the expenses above mentioned.

Shipping Conditions:
. Below a 1500 euro insured value (through Colissimo La Poste)

France : between 19 and 28 euro ( depending on the precise weight )
Europe : between 23 and 34 euro ( depending on the precise weight )
Rest of the world : between 30 and 60 euro ( depending on the precise weight )

. Above a 1500 euro insured value (through DHL)

France : 50 euro + 1% of the declared value
Europe : 125 euro + 1% of the declared value
North America : 140 euro + 1% of the declared value
Rest of the world : 210 euro + 1% of the declared value

. Special case :

When shipping cost is precisely mentioned for a specific item, it prevails over the expenses above mentioned.

A 25% Buyer's premium is due and added on top of the final bid.

In case of litigation, our company commits and dedicates itself to all efforts in order to reach a friendly agreement. If unreached, French law and court system will be the only ones applicable and competent to judge the litigation concerned.
Premium:: A 25% Buyer's premium is due and added on top of the final bid.
Payment :: The Seller is shipping the item(s) when paid in full at the Buyer's request. Shipping cost is itemized in the "Shipping conditions" chapter.

The Seller is issuing an invoice in due form to the Buyer.