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WHYTE'S are one of Ireland's leading art auction houses. In four carefully planned major sales a year we offer an unrivalled range of Irish art of the highest quality. The works in our sales are mainly from private collectors and estates with some carefully selected from the stocks of leading professional dealers.

WHYTE'S IRISH ART SALES are held at the Royal Dublin Society's Minerva Suite, in the exclusive south Dublin suburb of Ballsbridge. This superbly appointed venue comfortably accommodates the 250 to 300 attendance our sales attract; the ample and secure car parking is much appreciated by our buyers.

Our city centre office is located in the last intact terrace of Georgian shopfronts in Dublin, completed in 1831, near the famous landmarks of St. Stephen's Green, Trinity College, Leinster House and Grafton Street. Two large multi-story car parks are adjacent.

WHYTE'S have an unequalled reputation for integrity and discretion acquired over more than two centuries of family business in Dublin. Coupled with our enthusiastic adoption of modern technology we can offer all the advantages and civility of a "bricks and mortar" auction house with the convenience of electronic communications.

Office hours:
Monday to Friday 10.00-13.30 and 14.30-17.30
Other times by appointment

How to bid and win.

Please read carefully our Conditions of Sale and Important Notes before bidding.

5 ways to place your Bid
Online
Email
Fax
Phone Contact us at +353 (0)1 676 2888 with your bids.
Post Post your Bids to:
Whyte's, 38 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.

USEFUL ADVICE FOR E-MAIL BIDDERS:
The essentials of "winning lots" (as the Americans so fittingly put it) at auction are:

Decide on the maximum price you would pay for the lot and bid that amount. The estimate is a guide price but occasionally the estimate is either too low or too high - use your own judgement.

We will try and secure the lot/lots for you at the lowest possible price, other bids allowing. For instance if you bid €1,000 on a lot and the highest other bid we receive is €700, you will get it for €750.

Avoid bidding round sums - winning bids are often odd amounts such as €1,100, €3,200, €42,000 and so on.

If the lot is a really outstanding or rare item that has not come on the market for some time and you really want it do not be afraid to bid aggressively (within your means, of course!) - in these cases the auctioneer's estimate is often well under what it eventually realises, as prices on such rarities are decided by the bidders.

Break ties: give us discretion to up your bid to beat an equal bid to yours. If your bid is €1000 "break ties" and a floor bidder reaches $1000 before you we will bid €1050 for you to break the tie.

Bids are taken to be in EURO (€) unless clearly stated otherwise by the bidder e.g. "I AM BIDDING IN US$". Bids will be converted at rates prevailing at the time of sale and at the discretion of the auctioneer.

Bid in step: bidding steps in our auctions are: up to €950 - €50 steps; €1,000 to €2,400 -€100 steps; €2,500 to €5,000 - €250 steps; €5,000-€10,000 - €500 steps, €10,000-€20,000 - €1,000 steps; €20,000+ - at auctioneer's discretion.

Interested in several lots but only want to buy one or two? USE LIMIT BIDDING: Bidders may limit their total purchases to a set amount by entering their limit on the bidding form. This is especially useful for bidders wishing to cover as many lots as possible while setting a maximum amount to spend. For instance you are interested in ten lots with a total value of €10,000 but you only want to spend €5,000 - bid on them all and CLEARLY INDICATE your total spend limit of €5000. Note that we can only bid for you in the order that the lots come in the catalogue.

"OR" BIDDING: bidders may bid on two or more lots, but only wish to purchase one, by entering "OR" between the bids.

"BUY" BIDS: Unless otherwise instructed bids of "Buy" or "Buy at Best" shall be taken to indicate bids of up to three times the stated catalogue higher estimate. Thus a "buy bid" on a lot estimated at €800 to €1000 will be taken as a bid of €3000. We prefer that you state your actual top limit clearly rather than "buy", as it saves problems such as two "buy" bids.

TELEPHONE/FAX/E-MAIL BIDS: Telephone bids may be made up to 01-676 2888 (International Access +353-1 from outside Republic of Ireland). Fax bids to 01 676 2880 (International Access +353-1 from outside Republic of Ireland). E-mail bids to bids@whytes.ie . Telephone, fax or e-mail bids made later than one hour before the sale starts risk not being entered in time. We do not accept any responsibility for errors made in taking bids, especially by telephone, but every effort is made to ensure accuracy.

LIVE TELEPHONE BIDDING: we can arrange to telephone you on lots you are interested in and you can bid live on the line. You must pre-register for this indicating the lot or lots you wish to bid on and give a telephone number (preferably a fixed land line) where we can reach you at the time of sale. This service is subject to the number of telephone lines available to us at the time of the sale and is at our discretion.

INVOICING AND PAYMENT: Successful absentee bidders will be sent a pro forma invoice after the sale with details of payment methods. All invoices must be paid within 21 days of the date of the sale or the lot(s) may be resold by the auctioneer.
Important Notes


ALL LOTS ARE SOLD SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE

BUYERS' COMMISSION
15% (excluding VAT - we operate under the Margin Scheme, so it is not reclaimable) is added to the hammer price of all lots up to €40,000 per lot, and 121?2% (excuding VAT) of the excess above €40,000.

ROOM BIDDERS:
1. Room bidders must register and obtain a bidding number on arrival. Proof of identity is required from clients new to us.
2. If successful in obtaining a lot please ensure you display your number clearly to the auctioneer and that it is your number that is called out. If there is any doubt about the hammer price or buyer, please draw this to the attention of the auctioneer immediately.
3. Payment may be made by cash, bank draft, certified cheque, or credit card - we accept Access or Visa (a charge of 2% is made on credit card transactions). We also accept Laser Cash Card free of charges.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO ATTEND THE SALE TO BID
1. If you are unable to attend you may bid before the sale, using the form provided. Enter the maximum you are prepared to offer for each lot and the auctioneer will represent you as if you are personally attending the sale. Lots are knocked down at one step above the next highest bid, and not necessarily at your highest bid. Example: your bid is €1000 and next highest bid is €800 - the hammer price is €850.

2. LIMIT BIDDING: Absentee bidders may limit their total purchases to a set amount by entering their limit on the bidding form. This is especially useful for bidders wishing to cover as many lots as possible while setting a maximum amount to spend.

3. "OR" BIDDING: Absentee bidders who wish to bid on two or more lots, but only wish to purchase one, may do so by entering "OR" between the bids - the lots will be bid on in catalogue order.

4. EQUAL BIDS: In the event of equal bids being received for the same lot the first received will be given preference. If the instruction "break ties" is entered on the bid form the auctioneer will increase the bid by one step in the event of equal bids being received or in the event of a tie with a room bidder.

5. "BUY" BIDS: Unless otherwise instructed bids of "Buy" or "Buy at Best" shall be taken to indicate bids of up to three times the stated higher estimate in the catalogue.

6. LIVE TELEPHONE BIDDING may be arranged on request, subject to availability.

7. INVOICING AND PAYMENT: Successful absentee bidders will be sent a pro forma invoice immediately after the sale with details of payment methods. All invoices must be paid within 14 days of the date of the sale or the lot(s) may be deemed in default and any subsequent losses incurred on resale become the responsibility of the bidder. The Auctioneers and House Agents Act, under which we are licensed to hold public auctions, only allows for lots to be handed over to purchasers when paid for in full.

PRICES REALISED
A complete list of prices realised and unsold lots will be sent automatically to all subscribers, and will be posted to our Internet website (www.whytes.ie) shortly after the sale. Those who don't subscribe may obtain copies of these from our offices (postage €1).  

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