All lots are at the risk of the Buyer from the fall of the hammer. No clearance of goods will be allowed until satisfactory payment has been received.  No clearance will be possible until the end of the sale.  All small items should be collected on the day of sale unless bought on the internet in which case arrangements must be made to collect as soon as possible. Larger items may be collected at a later date by prior arrangement with the Auctioneers.  ALL LOTS MUST BE CLEARED WITHIN 7 DAYS AND GOODS ARE LEFT AT THE BUYER’S RISK.

1. The highest bidder for each lot shall be the Purchaser and, in the event of any dispute, the Auctioneers shall have absolute discretion either to settle such dispute or to re-offer the lot immediately.

2. No person may advance less at a bid than a sum to be named from time to time by the Auctioneer, nor shall any bidding be retracted. The Auctioneer may, without giving any reason therefor, refuse to accept the bidding of any person or persons.

3. All lots are put up for sale subject to any reserve price placed by the Vendors, who may bid for any lot or lots, either personally or through the Auctioneer or through any other person, as many times as they respectively may think fit.

4. Each intending Purchaser shall give his or her name and address in writing (if required) to the Auctioneers at the Sale and pay the full purchase money at the close of the Sale or, if required, the whole or a portion of the purchase money, as the Auctioneer may determine, during the course of the Sale. If any Purchaser fails to comply with any of these conditions the lot or lots in respect of which such failure is made may, if the Auctioneer thinks fit, be put up again and resold. If upon such resale a lower price is obtained for any such lots than was obtained on the first sale the difference in price shall be a debt due from the Purchaser in default upon the first sale.

5. No lot or lots shall be removed from the premises until paid for, but each and every lot shall immediately at the fall of the hammer be considered as delivered and be and remain in every respect at the absolute risk of the respective Purchaser or Purchasers thereof, and shall be removed at the Purchaser`s expense after the conclusion of the Sale and taken with all faults or errors of description.

6. The Auctioneers act only as agents for the Vendor(s) and are not responsible for any default by either Vendor(s) or Purchaser. In particular, they shall not be liable to pay the Vendor until payment is received from the Purchaser.

7. No undertaking of the Auctioneers or their employees to take charge of any lots after the sale or to forward them to their destination shall be held to impose upon the Auctioneers any legal obligation or vitiate any of the foregoing conditions.

8. Purchasers paying by cheque must be prepared, if required, to produce a banker`s reference. The Auctioneers reserve the right in their sole discretion to refuse payment by cheque.

9. In all cases of transfer the original Purchaser shall be held responsible for the purchase money.

10. The Auctioneers reserves the right to withdraw or divide any lot or to combine any two or more lots at their sole discretion and to sell in such order as they may think fit.

11. The Auctioneers have described the lots to the best of their ability and belief from information furnished by the Vendors who alone shall be responsible for any error or mis-statement which there may be. The Auctioneers undertake no liability whatever in respect of any faults, deficiencies and errors of any description, oral or printed, nor do they accept responsibility for the authenticity, genuineness, origin, age, condition or quality of any lot and all statements as to these matters whether contained in the catalogue or made orally are statements of opinion only and are not to be taken as being or implying a statement or representation of fact. Any intending Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each such statement. The Vendor does not make or give and neither the Auctioneers nor any person in their employ, have any authority to make or give any representation or warranty in relation to any of the lots without the express instructions of the Vendor.

12. The Auctioneers accept no responsibility in connection with the commissioning of their staff to bid for any lots. Reserves and commissions given verbally or by telephone are accepted at the sender`s risk and must be confirmed in writing before the Sale.

13. THIRD PARTY LIABILITY. All persons on the Auctioneers` premises before, during or after the Sale shall be deemed to be there at their own risk and with notice of the condition of the premises and of the method of arranging lots and shall have no claim against the Auctioneers in respect of any injury or accident which may occur from any cause whatsoever.

14. If any Purchaser shall fail to comply with the above conditions or any of them, the Auctioneers shall be at liberty to recover in full the amount of the purchase money of the lot or lots bought by such Purchaser together with all interest, costs, charges and expenses, without reference to any delivery or acceptance of the lot or lots, other than the first delivery by the fall of the hammer, or to resell any lot or lots bought by such Purchasers, either by public or private sale, and the full amount of the purchase money at the present sale, or the deficiency (if any) arising from the second sale, together with all interest, costs, charges and expenses, shall be made good by the defaulter and be recoverable as and for liquidated damages.

Auctioneers: THIMBLEBY & SHORLAND, READING

NOTE: Purchasers or their agents are requested to obtain accounts and delivery orders at the Auctioneers` Office before leaving the place of sale and carefully to examine same. The Auctioneers cannot be held responsible for any errors in accounts or delivery orders unless they are notified of such errors on the day of sale and before the lots are removed from the premises.

CONDITIONS OF SALE The sale will be held under the conditions of sale which are to be found below

LOCATION  The sale will be held on site at Glynerick, Brockford Green, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 5NN.   

VIEWING Lots can be viewed on Tuesday 25th July from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m., and from 8.00 a.m. on the morning of the sale. There will be limited viewing during the auction sale, which will start at 10.30 a.m.

SALE START TIMES Sale will start at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday 26th July.

BIDDING The sale is being conducted as a “live auction”. Bidding can commence as soon as the catalogue is published.

DESCRIPTIONS and CONDITION REPORTS  All lots have been described to the best of our ability, and from information supplied.  No liability whatsoever is undertaken in respect of faults, deficiencies, or errors of description either oral or printed.   We will provide Condition Reports on request, including additional photographs, and videos where possible.  However verbal reports on the condition of any lot can only be offered by the Auctioneers as a statement of opinion, and not fact. The Auctioneers are not liable for any errors or omissions contained therein.  Condition Reports are for guidance only.  The Auctioneers will not be held responsible for any damage or defect that has not been notified to the buyer.  Catalogue illustrations are for guidance only and will not convey full information as to the actual condition of lots.  Please note that Condition Reports cannot be provided until Monday 24th July. 

Where the term (a/f) is used this refers to a lot being ‘as found’.  It is used for guidance only and indicates that in our opinion there is significant damage or repair to an item. The omission of this term does not indicate there is not significant damage or repair to an item and the Auctioneers are not liable for its omission. 

REGISTRATION Bidders are required to register their details before bidding. A deposit of £100 will be payable on registration, which will be returned if no purchases are made, or may be used in payment of purchases. In the event of non-payment the deposit will be retained to cover resale costs.   Please note that the Auctioneers do not offer a packing and postage service and it is the responsibility of the Buyer to arrange collection of any lots purchased online.

EXPORT PURCHASERS. It is the sole responsibility of the buyer to comply with all export regulations relating to purchased lots and to obtain any relevant export licences. Export licences are issued by Arts Council England and details of the licensing arrangements can be found at www.artscouncil.org.uk. The need to apply for a licence will neither annul any sale nor allow any delay in payment. Without prejudice and purely as a guide to the current regulations it would appear that the value limit for horse-drawn vehicles over 50 years old to be exported within the EU is £65,000 and outside the EU for horse-drawn vehicles over 75 years old is £39,219. Values in excess of these limits will require and Export Licence.

BUYERS’ PREMIUM 15% (inclusive of VAT) will be added to the purchase price of all lots in this sale, subject to a maximum of £1200 (inclusive of VAT) on any one lot.   

There will be an Internet Charge of 5.94% (including VAT) added to the hammer price of all lots purchased via the-saleroom.com/ibidder/bidspotter.

There will be an Internet Charge of 3.6% (including VAT) added to the hammer price of all lots purchased via Thimbleby & Shorland online platform.

ONLINE BIDDING In completing the bidder registration and providing your card details, and unless alternative arrangements are agreed with Thimbleby and Shorland, you:

 1.  Authorise Thimbleby & Shorland, if they so wish, to charge the card given in part or full payment, including all fees, for items successfully purchased in the auction, and

 2.  Confirm that you are authorised to provide these card details to Thimbleby & Shorland via the registrant and thimbleby & Shorland are entitled to ship the goods to the card holder name and card holder address provided in fulfilment of the sale. 

VALUE ADDED TAX

Please note that certain lots are VATable and VAT at the standard rate will be added to the hammer price of those lots.   The words “Carries VAT” is included in the description of such lots. 

VAT on the Buyer’s Premiums and Internet charges that relate to non-VAT lots purchased will not be recoverable by VAT registered buyers and the VAT will not be shown as a separate item on such non-VAT lots. 

INVOICES AND COLLECTION No sale is confirmed to an online bidder until an invoice has been issued. 

All lots are at the risk of the Buyer from the fall of the hammer. No clearance of goods will be allowed until satisfactory payment has been received. No clearance will be possible until the end of the sale.  All small items should be collected on the day of sale unless bought on the internet in which case arrangements must be made to collect as soon as possible. Larger items may be collected at a later date by prior arrangement with the Auctioneers.  ALL LOTS MUST BE CLEARED WITHIN 7 DAYS AND GOODS ARE LEFT AT THE BUYER’S RISK.

PAYMENT Methods of payment are bank transfer or debit card.

The Auctioneers will only accept payment from, and permit removal of goods purchased by, the successful purchaser or their duly appointed agent.  No lots will be transferred to third party invoices after the auction.

For the avoidance of doubt please note that the auction will be conducted in British pounds sterling.

For full conditions of sale please visit www.tsauction.co.uk

CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT 1987 & THE CONSUMER PROTECTION FROM UNFAIR

TRADING REGULATIONS 2008:

All goods at the Auction are second-hand, unless otherwise stated, & are sold as seen.