Felix LABISSE (1905-1982) gouache on paper, project for a theatre set "Hall of the Palace in Paris",

Special conditions, sale of May 20, 2023.

The date of the auction is saturday May 20, 2023. The sale of lots will start at 9:00 a.m. (Brussels time). The place of auction is located Gruuss Strooss 19 L9991 WEISWAMPACH Luxembourg. It will be possible to bid online on GOLDFIELD AUCTION (with video feedback) but also on LOTISSIMO, DROUOT DIGITAL, THE SALESROOM, INVALUABLE and  LIVE AUCTIONNEERS.

Access to exhibition by appointment.

A. the general conditions of sale applies.

B. Lot will be sold without warranties, "as is". Descriptions and informations (weight, dimensions, materials, conditions report,…) are for informational purposes. (BEFORE THE SALE PLEASE ASK A CONFIRMATION FOR THE INFORMATION THAT YOU SEEM ESSENTIAL).

C. The decisions of the auctioneer are final (the information given is approximate). 

D. Winning auctions will be confirmed to buyers. They will be asked for their choice of shipping and payment. The payment must be done without delay. According to Articles L. 222-4, L. 222-9 and L. 222-10 of the Consumer Code, the buyer / consumer has a right of withdrawal.  The buyer / consumer has a period of 14 days after receipt of the lot (s) acquired to exercise his right of withdrawal. After shipment or removal of the lot (s), the condition for being entitled to this right of withdrawal is the request, prior to the sale, for confirmation of the informative / descriptive elements that appear essential. The lots are supposed to be collected at our offices in Weiswampach, the delivery of the lot (s) being an optional service, when exercising the right of withdrawal, the delivery costs, as an optional service, will not be not reimbursed. The purchaser will also be responsible for the cost of reshipment and the lot (s) must be received by Goldfield in good condition or at the very least in the condition in which it (s) were received. (have) been shipped by Goldfield. The right of withdrawal does not apply (even if the information has been confirmed) for precious metal objects (gold, silver, platinum,...), precious stones (diamond, pearl,..) and goods perishables (wine, etc.)

E. For live auctions, via the goldfield.auction website or via a direct buy order. For a hammer price below 250.000 EUROS, the buyer will pay in addition to the hammer price 26% of costs (all taxes included). For an hammer price between 250.000 EUROS and 2.500.000 EUROS, the buyer will pay 26% up to 250.000 EUROS and 20% on the balance. For a hammer price above 2.500.000 EUROS, the buyer will pay 26% up to 250.000 EUROS, 20% on the slice above 250.000 EUROS and below 2.500.000 EUROS and 13% on the amount above 2.500.000 EUROS.

E.1. A supplement of 4% will be charged if the bids come  from platforms partner : LOTISSIMO, DROUOT, SALESROOM, 51BIDLIVE, INVALUABLE and LIVE AUCTIONEERS or for a phone order.

F. Additional costs related to the method of payment are defined in the general conditions of sale. Reminder: International transfer: 1% TVAC; credit cards: 3.5% TVAC; cash: 0%; Bancontact: 1% VAT 

G. REMOVAL / SHIPPING: The lots must be collected at our office in WEISWAMPACH. GOLDFIELD will not be responsible for the shipping of the lots and the shipping is done under the responsibility of the purchaser.

G.1.GOLDFIELD shipping price
• Zone 1: Luxembourg, Germany, France, Belgium, Netherlands
• Zone 2: Azores, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Denmark, Spain, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Madeira, Malta, Isle of Man, Monaco, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Czechia.
• Zone 3: Albania, Andorra, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canary Islands, Faroe Islands, Georgia, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Iceland, Jersey, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Russia, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Vatican, Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, United States, UK.
Zone 4: rest of the world
•  Table (packaging and shipping - bruto weight (object and packaging))   

                                ZONE 1         ZONE 2         ZONE 3          ZONE 4
from 0 to 1 Kg        46 EUROS    77 EUROS     112 EUROS    140 EUROS
from 1 to 2Kg         53 EUROS    82 EUROS     134 EUROS    170 EUROS
from 2 to 5 Kg        68 EUROS    93 EUROS     165 EUROS    280 EUROS
from 5 to 10 Kg       88 EUROS    122 EUROS    272 EUROS    560 EUROS
from 10 to 20 Kg    120 EUROS   170 EUROS    330 EUROS    600 EUROS
from 20 to 30 Kg    152 EUROS   248 EUROS    380 EUROS    715 EUROS  

G.2. Beyond 30Kg, the package cannot be shipped (except exceptions at Goldfield's discretion and on quotation). Even below 30kg, some lots are considered undeliverable by Goldfield (size, packing difficulty, weight, ...), Goldfield reserves the right to proposes the deliver and package services.

G.3. The lots are supposed to be collected from our office (WEISWAMPACH). Sending parcels is a service offered by GOLDFIELD, this sending is done under the sole responsibility of the buyer. In case of loss, breakage or parcel blocked at the customs, in no case, the responsibility of GOLDFIELD can be engaged, the buyer can therefore never demand a refund. GOLDFIELD will however make every effort to limit the risks being a guarantee of means and not of result.

G.4. Paid lots are supposed to be withdrawn within 15 days. If this period is exceeded, a sum of 1 EURO per day and per object will be due by the buyer until the collection of the lots.

H. ORDER OF PURCHASE: The auctioneer and the experts will take charge of executing the purchase orders for the amateurs who can not be present at the sale. The orders can be done by letter, Internet or telephone, 2h (maximum) before the beginning of each sale.

I. PAYMENT: cash, certified check, bank transfer, credit cards, in EUROS. 

J. the auction steps are as follows: - 
From € 1 to € 25: by € 1 
From 25 € to 50 €: by 5 €  
From 50 € to 100 €: by 10 € 
From 100 € to 300 €: by 20 €  
From 300 € to 1000 €: by 50 € 
From 1000 € to 5000 €: by 100 € 
From 5000 € to 10 000 €: by 200 € 
From € 10,000 to € 50,000: by € 500 €
From € 50,000 to € 100,000: by 1000 € 
From 100 000 € to 500 000 €: by 5000 €

K. CONTINUATION (RESALE) RIGHT (the percentage will be added to the cost of the sale of 26%-20%-13% see point E) - extract from the grand-ducal regulation of 25 August 2006 relating to the resale right.
Art. 3. The minimum sale price from which the resale right is collected is 3,000 euros, excluding tax.
The resale right is set as follows:
- 4% for the first tranche of 50,000 euros of the sale price, excluding tax;
- 3% for the portion of the sale price, excluding tax, between 50,000.01 and 200,000 euros;
- 1% for the portion of the sale price, excluding tax, between 200,000.01 and 350,000 euros;
- 0.5% for the portion of the sale price, excluding tax, between 350,000.01 and 500,000 euros;
- 0.25% for the portion of the sale price, excluding tax, exceeding 500,000 euros.
However, the total amount of the resale right cannot exceed 12,500 euros.