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	Conditions of Sale

1. Maçka Mezat acts as agent for the seller except as otherwise stated. 2. All lots offered for sale at auctions shall have to comply with Code no 2863 that enacts the Law of protection of Cultural and Natural Works of Art and they are controlled prior to the auction by experts appointed by the Topkapi Palace Museum, the Turkish Islamic Works of Art Museum, the Istanbul Archaeology Museum, the Military Museum, the Yildiz Palace Museum and the Ayasofya Museum. A certificate will be issued by authorities concerned to any item if deemed necessary. 3. All bidding at auctions are done by raising appropriate paddles. The buyer is committed to the offer he makes by raising his paddle. The auctioneer accepts the highest bidder as the buyer and he marks the conclusion of bidding by striking his hammer. 4. References are generally made in the catalogue in regard to the restoration, repair or renewal of certain parts of a property yet Maçka Mezat cannot be held responsible for such references. All lots are inspected prior to auctions yet all statements made by our experts in the catalogue entry for the property are statements of opinion and are not to be relied as statements of facts. Properties should be evaluated by personal inspection by the bidder or a knowledgeable representative. Alll property is sold "AS IS" withouot any representation or warranty of any kind by Maçka Mezat or the seller. Buyers are responsible for satisfying themselves concerning the condition of the property. Further, the buyer readily accepts that he will abstain from demanding the application of B.K. 198. The buyer accepts in advance the fact that it is not compulsory to state in wording that the property is sold "as is". 5. In case the property offered for sale does not conform qualitywise to its description in the catalogue or that of its provenance does not meetits requirements or that it has been offered for sale contrary to the needs of and without the knowledge of its lawful owner then all legal liabilitgies will be assumed by the seller. 6. Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any property in which they are interested before the auction takes place. Any reference made in a catalogue or in a condition report such as the artist, provenance, origin, date, size, manufacturing place , manufacturer and sale price of a property is solely the opinion of Maçka Mezat. 7. The final sale price of a property is found by adding on the hammer price any applicable value added tax, buyers premium (6%) and other taxes and levies. If the buyer fails to make full paymen t within the required time Maçka Mezat will be entitled to cancel the sale without further notice and indemnify all its losses together with the accrued interest, legal fees and costs or may without further notice commence legal proceedings for the recovery of the invoice total together with legal interest accrued as of the date of such invoice, in short Maçka Mezat is entitiled in its own discretion to seek remedies and rights available to it by law. All removal, storage, handling, insurance and any other costs incurred from the date of invoice until the collection of a property will have to be paid by the buyer. The items in question will only be released upon the full payment of the invoice total in addition to these charges. 8. Buyers are encouraged to attend auctions. But in the case of clients that are not present at an auction M.Mezat will carry out absentee bids or telephone bids in their stead. Neither Maçka Mezat nor any of its agents or staff accept any liability for failing to execute a written bid or for errors or omissions in connection with it. If Maçka Mezat receives two written bids on a particular lot for two identical amounts and at the auction these are the highest bids on the lot, it will be sold to the person whose written bid was received and accepted first. 9. Maçka Mezat holds the absolute right at its complete discretion, to refuse admission to the premises or participation in any auction and to reject any bid, to withdraw or divide any lot, to combine any two or more lots, to refuse the sale of any lot or to administer the sales without following the order of lot numbers as they appear in the catalogue. A form of identification is requested of buyers bidding 2 billion TL or over as denoted under Code no 4208. 10. Maçka Mezat is solely entitled at its own discretion to judge the amount each paddle bid represents at the auction and to change these amounts when and where necessary. 11. Any and all persons completing and signing the registration forms and providing identification will thereby unconditionally accept and abide by all the above sales conditions.