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下述規則，為羅芙奧股份有限公司(下稱「本公司」)與賣家訂立合約，亦

作為賣家之代理人與買家訂立合約之條款。準買家、買家及賣家務須細讀

各項規則並完全同意遵守本業務規則。準買家、買家請特別留意第二條第5

項，其對本公司之法律責任作了限定。

一、本業務規則所用詞彙之定義

在下列規定中，某些常用詞彙需加以解釋。此等詞彙定義如下：

1. 「買家」：指本公司所接受之出價最高之自然人或法人。

2. 「準買家」：指任何有意參加本公司舉辦拍賣之任何自然人或法人。

3. 「賣家」：指將拍賣品獨家委託本公司於本公司舉辦之拍賣會參與拍賣

之自然人或法人。

4. 「拍賣品」：指交予本公司以供拍賣出售之物品，尤其在任何目錄內以

任何編號描述之一項或多項物品。

5. 「落槌價」：指本公司就某一拍賣品而接受之最高出價之價款。

6. 「買家服務費」：指買家按落槌價之某一百分比而支付本公司之費用；

收費率如第二條第4a項所列。

7. 「底價」：指本公司與賣家協定之最低價格，拍賣品不能以低於該價之

價格售出。

8. 「膺品」：指拍賣品構成模仿，而模仿之原構想及其整體執行均具有欺

詐意圖，以就拍賣品之作者、來歷、年代、時期、文化或來源進行欺

騙，而對此等事項之正確描述並未在目錄之描述上反映出來，而拍賣品

在拍賣當日之價值，遠低於按照目錄之描述所應有之價值。按此定義，

任何拍賣品均不會因為有任何損壞及／或任何形式之修整（包括重新上

漆）而成為膺品。

9. 「保險值」：指本公司不時按其絕對決定權認為拍賣品所應購買之保險

之價值（不論保險是否由本公司安排購買）。

10. 「賣家服務費」：指賣家應支付本公司之費用。

二、買家

1. 本公司作為賣家代理人

本公司作為賣家代理人之身分行事。除另行協定外，在本公司之拍賣中

成功拍賣之物品，即產生賣家通過本公司之代理與買家達成之合約。

2. 拍賣前

a. 鑑定物品

本公司鄭重建議，準買家應於拍賣進行之前親自鑑定其有興趣競投之

物品。本公司就任何拍賣品及相關證明文件之真偽，均不對買家作任

何保證。

b. 拍賣品狀況之重要注意事項

請準買家注意，在可能的範圍內，目錄中對於拍賣品特性上之描述，

皆已提及顯著的損壞，惟不包括所有的缺陷、瑕疪與不完整。對任何

拍賣品之描述亦不應視作表示其無經過重整或修理，亦不應視作對拍

賣品狀態或保存情況的陳述或保證。在目錄中若有狀態陳述的缺乏或

損害鑑定的缺乏，並不代表拍賣品是為良好狀態。本公司鄭重建議，

準買家在拍賣進行之前，對於有興趣競投之拍賣品狀況應經由親自檢

閱，不應依據目錄中的描述或陳述，因為任何在目錄中所列出的描述

或陳述是為純粹本公司的主觀意見，並非提供聲明或擔保。準買家知

悉並瞭解所有拍賣品均以「現狀」售出，本公司對於任何拍出之拍賣

品狀態不作任何承諾或保證。

c. 符號表示

以下為本目錄所載符號之說明

ｏ保證項目

拍賣品編號旁註有ｏ符號者，表示賣家已取得本公司保證，可在一次

或一連串拍賣中得到最低出售價格。此保證可由本公司、第三方或由

本公司與第三方共同提供。保證可為由第三方提供之不可撤銷競投之

形式做出。若保證拍賣品成功售出，提供或參與提供保證之第三方可

能會取得財務利益；惟銷售不成功時，則可能會產生虧損。若提供或

參與保證之第三方成功競投保證拍賣品時，他們仍需支付全額的買家

服務費。

d. 目錄說明

本公司於目錄或鑑定意見書內對任何拍賣品及其證書之作者、來歷、

日期、年代、尺寸、材質、歸屬、真實性、出處、保存狀況或估計

售價之陳述，或另行對此等方面之口頭或書面陳述，均僅屬意見之陳

述，不應依據為確實事實之陳述。目錄圖示亦僅作為指引而已，不應

作為任何拍賣項目之依據，藉以決定其顏色或色調，或揭示其缺陷。

拍賣價格之估計，不應依據為拍賣品會成功拍賣之價格或拍賣品作其

他用途之價值陳述。

許多拍賣品基於其年代或性質，使其未能有完美之狀況，目錄內有

些說明或鑑定意見書會提述拍賣品之損壞及／或修整資料。此等資

料僅作為指引而已，如未有提述此等資料，亦不表示拍賣品並無缺

陷或修整，如已提述特定缺陷，亦不表示並無其他缺陷。

e. 買家之責任

有關拍賣品之狀況以及目錄說明所提述之事項，買家有責任自行查

明並瞭解，並就拍賣品為自己獨立之判斷及評估，並確使自己感到

滿意。

3. 拍賣時

a. 估價

目錄內及拍賣當日所提供之美金等貨幣估價，僅為參考依據。本拍

賣會須以新台幣結算，買家如須以新台幣之外其他貨幣繳付，須依

拍賣日現場公佈之匯率，折合所繳付之等值貨幣計算。

b. 拒絕入場

拍賣於本公司之場地進行，或於本公司為拍賣而具有控制權之場地

進行，本公司具有完全之決定權，可行使權利拒絕任何人進入拍賣

場地或參與拍賣。

c. 競投之前作出登記

每一準買家在作出競投之前，必須填妥及簽署登記表格，並提供身

分證明。準買家應注意，本公司通常會要求對買家作出信用核查。

d. 競投保證金

競投者，應在領取競投號牌前繳納競投保證金，競投保證金的金額

由本公司在拍賣日前公佈。

(1) 若競投者未支付競投保證金，本公司有權不接受其競投。若競

投者未能購得拍賣品且對本公司無任何欠款則將無息退還保證

金。

(2) 若競投者成為買家，則本公司有權將此保證金自動轉化為已成

交拍賣品購買款項之一部（包含落槌價、服務費或運費等相關

費用），若尚有餘款須退回給買家；若買家無正當理由未於

成功拍賣日期後七天內支付全部應支付之成交拍賣品購買款項

（包含落槌價、服務費或運費等相關費用）予本公司，買家不

得請求返還競投保證金。

e. 競投者為買家

競投者將被視為買家而須承擔個人法律責任，除非登記時已經與本

公司書面協定，競投者僅為第三人之代理人，且該第三人復為本公

司所接受者。

f. 委託競投

如準買家使用印於目錄說明之後之表格指示本公司代其競投，本公

司將盡適當努力代其競投，但代為競投指示須於拍賣前送抵本公

司。如本公司就某一拍賣品而收到多個委託競投之相等競投價，而

在拍賣時此等競投價乃該拍賣品之最高競投價，則該拍賣品會歸其

委託競投最先送抵本公司之人。委託競投之承擔受拍賣時之其他承

諾所限，而拍賣進行之情況可能使本公司無法代為競投。由於此項

承擔乃本公司為準買家按所述條款提供之免費服務，如未能按委託

作出競投，本公司將不負任何法律責任。準買家如希望確保競投成

功，應親自出席競投。

g. 電話競投

如準買家於拍賣前與本公司作好安排，本公司將盡適當努力聯絡競

投者，使其能以電話參與競投，但在任何情況下，如未能聯絡或無

法參加電話競投，本公司對賣家或任何準買家均不負任何責任。

h. 透過 Invaluable 進行網上競投

若準買家未能出席拍賣會，或可透過Invaluable網上競投服務於網上

競投屬意拍品，而承擔買家獨立責任。此項服務乃免費及保密。有

關透過 Invaluable 網上競投服務登記，進行網上競投之詳情，請參閱

本公司網頁 ravenel.com。使用Invaluable網上競投服務之準買家須接

受透過Invaluable網上競投服務進行即時網上競投之附加條款（可參

閱網站），以及適用於該拍賣之業務規則所規範，本公司得隨時修

改該業務規則。

i. 匯率轉換顯示板

拍賣會中，本公司會使用匯率轉換顯示板。匯率轉換顯示板僅供參

考，不論是顯示板所示之拍賣品編號或是新台幣競投價之相等外

匯，其準確程度均可能會出現非本公司所能控制之誤差。買家因依

賴匯率轉換顯示板（而非因以新台幣競投）所導致而蒙受之任何損

失，本公司概不負責。

業務規則

j. 錄映影像

在有些拍賣中會有影像投射，但其操作或會出現錯誤。不論影像是

否與成功拍賣之拍賣品相配合，或是翻版影像之質素，本公司對買

家均不負任何責任。

k. 拍賣官之決定權

拍賣官具有絕對決定權，有權拒絕任何競投、以其決定之方式推動

出價、將任何拍賣品撤回或分批、將任何兩件或多件拍賣品合併，

以及如遇有誤差或爭議，將拍賣品重新拍賣。拍賣官會於拍賣開始

前或於相關拍賣品競標前對注意事項作出通告，準買家須負責自行

注意所有於拍賣會場發表之通告。建議使用即時網上競投服務參與

競投的準買家，於拍賣開始前登入，以確保準買家得知拍賣開始前

所作出之通告。

l. 成功競投在拍賣官之決定權下，下槌即顯示對最高競投價之接受，

亦即為賣家與買家合意依落槌價拍定拍賣品，視為成功拍賣合約之

訂立。

4. 成功拍賣後

a. 買家支付每件拍賣品之服務費費率

(1) 買家除支付落槌價外，另須支付服務費予本公司，落槌價於新台

幣參仟貳佰萬元以下者含參仟貳佰萬元以落槌價之20％計算。

(2) 落槌價於新台幣參仟貳佰萬元以上者，採分為二階段計費，其中

新台幣參仟貳佰萬元以落槌價之20％計算，超過新台幣參仟貳

佰萬元之部份再以落槌價之12％，加總計算服務費金額。

b. 稅項

買家應付予本公司之款項，如須另行支付貨物、服務稅或其他稅則

時（不論由台灣政府或別處所徵收）。買家須負責按有關法律所規

定之稅率及時間，自行繳付稅款。

c. 付款

成功拍賣後，買家須向本公司提供其真實姓名及永久地址。如經本

公司要求，買家亦須提供付款銀行之詳情，包含但不限於付款帳

號。買家應於拍賣日期後七天內悉數支付應支付予本公司之款項

（包含落槌價、服務費或運費等相關費用）。即使買家希望將拍賣

品出口並需要（或可能需要）出口許可證，此一付款條件亦適用。

買家如未向本公司支付所欠之全部款項，則不能取得拍賣品之所有

權，即使本公司已將拍賣品交付予買家亦然。如支付予本公司之

款項為新台幣以外之貨幣，須依拍賣日現場公佈之匯率（台灣銀

行），並以本公司就此兌換率而發出之憑證為準。

d. 領取已購拍賣品

除非本公司另有特別相反協定，否則本公司將暫時保留已成功拍賣

之拍賣項目，直至欠本公司之款項已悉數支付為止。已購拍賣品在

暫時保留期間，由成功拍賣日後起算七天將受保於本公司之保險，

如屆時拍賣品已被領取，則受保至領取時為止。七天期滿後或自領

取時起（以較早者為準），已購拍賣品之風險全由買家承擔。

e. 介紹裝運及運輸公司

本公司之貨運部門在買家要求下，可為買家介紹運輸公司、安排付

運及購買特定保險，但本公司在此方面不負任何法律責任。買家必

須預先繳付運輸費用。

f. 不付款或未有領取已購拍賣品之補救辦法

如買家並未在成功拍賣日後起算七天內付款，本公司即有權行使下

述一項或多項權利或補救辦法：

(1) 在成功拍賣日後起算超過七天仍未付款，則按不超過台灣銀行基

本放款利率加收10%之年利率收取整筆欠款之利息。此外本公司

可同時按日收取依成交價（含落槌價、服務費）1％計算之懲罰

性違約金。本公司亦得自行選擇將買家未付之款項，用以抵銷

本公司或其他關係企業在任何其他交易中欠下買家之款項，買

家絕無異議。

(2) 對任何屬於買家所有而因任何目的(包含但不限於其他交易)而由

本公司管有之已購拍賣品行使留置權，並在給予買家有關其未

付之欠繳之十四天通知後，安排將該物品出售並將收益用以清

償該未付之欠款。

(3) 如買家因多項不同之交易而欠下本公司數筆款項，將所付之款項

用以清償已購拍賣品就任何特定交易而欠下之任何款項，而不

論買家是否指示用以清償該筆款項。

(4) 在將來的任何拍賣中，拒絕買家作出或由他人代其作出之競投，

或在接受其任何競投之前先收取買家一筆競投保證金。如買家

未有在三十五天內付款，本公司除上述辦法外，另有權為下述

一項或多項權利或補救辦法：

(a) 代賣家針對買家進行法律程序，以追討整筆欠款，連同此項以悉

數賠償為基準之法律程序訴訟費。

(b) 取消同一次或任何其他拍賣中買家競投得之拍賣品或任何其他售

予買家之拍賣品交易。

(c) 安排將拍賣品公開或私下重售，如重售所得價格較低，就差額連

同因買家未有付款而引致之任何費用一併向買家索償。

g. 未有領取已購拍賣品

如已購得之拍賣品未有在成功拍賣日後起算七天內領取，則不論是

否已付款，本公司將安排貯存事宜，費用由買家承擔。而買家在付

清所引起之貯存、搬運、運輸、保險及任何其他費用，連同欠本公

司之所有其他款項後，方可領取已購拍賣品項目。

h. 出口許可證

除本公司另有書面同意外，買家希望申請出口許可證，並不影響買

家在成功拍賣日後起算七天內付款之責任，亦不影響本公司對延遲

付款收取利息之權利。

如買家要求本公司代為申請出口許可證，本公司有權向其收取與此

項申請有關之款項及零碎開支連同任何有關之稅則。

如買家不需要出口許可證而作出付款，本公司並無責任退還買家因

此而引致之任何利息或其他開支。

5. 本公司之法律責任

本公司僅在第二條第6項所列之情況下，得退還款項予買家。除此之

外，不論賣家或本公司，或本公司任何僱員或代理人，對任何拍賣品之

作者、來歷、日期、年代、歸屬、真實性或出處之陳述，或任何其他說

明之誤差，任何拍賣品之任何瑕疵或缺陷，均不負有任何責任。賣家、

本公司、本公司之僱員或代理人，不論是明示或暗示均無就任何拍賣品

作出任何保證。任何種類之任何擔保，均不包含在本條之內。

6. 膺品/贓物之退款

本公司之拍賣品，經本公司書面認可之專業鑑定機構出具鑑定報告證實

為膺品、贓物或涉及不法情事者，則交易將取消，已付之款項於交付賣

家前將退還予買家。但如：

a. 在拍賣日發出之目錄說明或拍賣場通告符合當時學者或專家普遍接納

之意見，或清楚表明有牴觸當時學者或專家普遍接納之意見。

b. 或證明拍賣品為膺品或贓物之方法，只是一種在目錄出版前仍未普遍

獲接納使用之科學程序，或是一種在拍賣日仍屬昂貴得不合理或並

不實際或很可能會對拍賣品造成損壞之程序，則本公司無論如何並

無責任退還任何款項。此外，買家只在滿足下述條件下方可獲得退

款：

(1) 買家必須在拍賣日起十日內以書面通知本公司，說明買家認為有

關拍賣品乃膺品或贓物之詳細理由及證據。

(2) 且買家需於書面通知後十四天內將拍賣品送還本公司，而其狀況

應維持與拍賣當日相同，不得有任何損壞。

(3) 送還拍賣品後，買家須盡快出示證據，足以使本公司確信拍賣品

乃膺品或贓物(本公司保有最終及不可異議之決定權)，買家並可

將拍賣品之完整所有權及相關權利轉讓予本公司，而與任何第

三人之索償無涉。在任何情況下，本公司均毋須向買家支付多

於買家就有關拍賣品而支付之款項，而買家亦不能索取利息。

本擔保之利益不能轉讓，完全屬於拍賣品成功拍賣時獲本公司發給正本

發票之買家所有(該買家名稱被記載於發票上)，該名買家並須自拍賣後

一直保持拍賣品擁有人之身分，而且並無將拍賣品之任何利益讓予任何

第三人。本公司有權依據任何科學程序或其他程序確定拍賣品並非膺品

或贓物，不論該程序在拍賣當日是否已使用或已在使用，如本公司驗證

拍賣品是否屬於贗品或贓物結果與買家出示證據相衝突者，應以本公司

驗證結果為準。

賣方業務規則請參閱羅芙奧網站

http://ravenel.com

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The following provisions are entered into by and between Ravenel Ltd., as the

auctioneer, (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”),and the Seller (here- inafter referred to as the \"Seller\"). This Agreement is also entered into by and

between the Company as the agent of the Seller and the Buyer (hereinafter the

\"Buyer\"). The Prospective Buyer, the Buyer and the Seller must carefully review

and completely agree all provisions hereunder and any revisions from time to

time. The Prospective Buyer, the Buyer should pay special attention to Article 2,

Section 5 which provides limitations as to the legal responsibilities of the Com- pany.

ARTICLE 1.DEFINITION

Some of the phrases commonly seen herein are defined as follows:

1. \"The Buyer\" shall mean highest bidder accepted by the Company.

2. \"The Prospective Buyer\" shall mean any potential bidder willing to attend

the auction sale hosted by the Company.

3. \"The Seller\" shall mean the Seller who provides the Lot and agrees to ap- point the Company as its exclusive agent to sell the Lot at the Auction and

participate, and cooperate, in exhibitions prior to the Auction if so required

by the Company.

4. \"The Lot\" shall mean the item delivered to the Company to be sold in an

auction, especially the single or multiple pieces of items numbered in the

catalogue.

5. \"Hammer price\" shall mean the highest bid with respect to one particular

Lot accepted by the auctioning party.

6. The \" Buyer's Premium\" shall mean the fee based on a certain percentage of

the Hammer price paid to the Company by the Buyer; the percentage shall

be as prescribed in Article 2, Section 4a.

7. \"The Reserve Price\" shall mean the lowest price agreed by the Company

and Seller. The Lot cannot be sold at a price lower than such price.

8. \"Counterfeit\" shall mean the Lot constitutes imitation and the original con- cept of the imitation and its overall execution result in fraud to cause decep- tion in connection with the author, history, year, age, culture or origin of the

Lot, for which the accurate description is not reflected in the catalogue and

the value of the Lot on the auction day is far less than the value it should

have according to the description in the catalogue. Therefore, no auction

item will become a counterfeit as a result of any damage and/or any repair- ing in any manner (including repaints).

9. \"Insured amount\" shall mean the value of the insurance purchased for the

Lot which the Company considers necessary under its absolute power from

time to time (regardless whether such insurance is purchased by the Com- pany).

10. The \"Seller Service Fee” shall mean the fee is paid to the Company by the

Seller.

ARTICLE 2.THE BUYER

1. The Company as the Agent of the Seller

The Company, shall act as the agent of the Seller. Except otherwise pro- vided, items successfully sold in the auction held by the Company shall be

bound by the agreement made by and between the Seller, through the agen- cy of the Company, and the Buyer. 2. Prior to the Auction

a. Authentication

We strongly recommend that the Prospective Buyers conduct their own

authentication for the items they are interested in bidding prior to the

auction. The Company provides no guarantee to the Buyer including but

without limitations whether the Lot is a counterfeit or the authentication

of the Lot and related certificates.

b. Important Notice

Attention, the Prospective Buyers: As far as possible, the descriptions of

auction items will mention obvious defects of the items; however, they

do not necessarily include all flaws, defects, or incomplete aspects. The

description of the auction items also do not imply and guarantee that the

items have not gone through readjustment or repair or allude anything

about the current state or storage conditions of the items. Any omission in

the catalogue description regarding the current condition or the appraisal

of defects in the items by no means represent that those items are in good

condition, function normally. We strongly recommend the Prospective

Buyers shall personally view the items for which they plan to bid before

the auction. Any description in the catalogue or any statement provided

by the Company is purely the Company's subjective opinion and not a

statement of fact, not for representations or warranties. The Prospective

Buyer completely understands and acknowledges that all of the items

on auction are being sold in \"as is\" condition. The Company does not

provide any representation or guarantee as to the condition of any of the

items.

c. Symbol Key

The following key explains the symbol you may see inside this cata- logue.

○ Guaranteed Property

The Seller of the Lots with this symbol next to the Lot number has been

guaranteed a minimum price from one auction or a series of auctions.

This guarantee may be provided by the Company, by a third party or

jointly by the Company and a third party. A guarantee may be in the form

of an irrevocable bid provided by a third party. Third parties providing or

participating in a guarantee may benefit financially if a guaranteed Lot is

sold successfully and may incur a loss if the sale is not successful. If third

parties providing or participating in a guarantee is the successful bidder

for the guaranteed Lot, they should be required to pay the full Buyer's

Premium.

d. Catalogue Explanations

Any statement of the author, history, date, year, size, material, ownership,

authenticity, origin, condition of preservation or estimated selling price

of any of the Lot and certificates thereof shown in the catalogue or the

authentication opinion made by the Company, or any other verbal or writ- ten statements made separately shall be solely statements of opinions and

shall not be deemed the basis for the statements of actual fact. The photographs shown in the catalogue shall serve as reference only and shall not

be deemed as the basis for determining the color or tone of any Lots or

disclosure of the defects of such item. The estimates of the auction price

shall not be deemed the price at which such item will be successfully sold

or the statement of the value of the item for other purposes.

Many Lots fail to maintain their perfect condition because of time and

other environmental factors. Some of the explanations in the catalogue

or the authentication opinions will state defects and/or the repair back- ground of the Lots. Such information is meant for reference only. Miss- ing information in the statements does not mean the Lot has no defects

or has not been repaired. Any statement of one particular defect does not

mean there is no any other defect.

e. Responsibility of the Buyer

The Buyer is responsible for clarifying and satisfying himself about the

condition of the items and any related matters stated in the catalogue

descriptions and making his/her/its own judgment or estimation inde- pendently regarding the Lots.ing his/her own judgment or estimation

independently regarding the Lots. 3. In the Auction

a. Estimates

The prices in US dollars or other currencies reproduced in the auction

and this catalogue are for reference only. The Buyer is requested to pay

by New Taiwan dollars or other foreign currencies in its equivalency

based on the exchange rate announced by the Company on the day of

auction.

b. Refusal of Admission

The auction is held at the premises of the Company or any location where

the Company has control of for the auction. The Company has full dis- cretion to exercise the right to refuse entry to the premises for the auction

or to prevent participation in the auction.

c. Registration Prior to the Bidding

Prospective Buyers must fill in and sign the registration forms prior to the

bidding and provide personal identification. Prospective Buyers should

also note that the Company may request to conduct credit checks against

Buyers.

d. The Bidding Deposit

The bidder shall pay the bidding deposit before receiving the bidding

number. The Company will announce the amount of the bidding deposit

before the auction day.

(1) If the bidder fails to pay the bidding deposit in advance, the Company has

the right to refuse the bid. If the bidder is not able to purchase any Lot and

has no outstanding debts to the Company, the Company will return the

bidding deposit to the bidder.

(2) If the bidder becomes the Buyer, the Company has the right to transfer the

bidding deposit into the payment (including but without limitation, Ham- mer price, Buyer's Premium, Costs and expenses for shipping and related

costs ) of the Lot for which transaction is concluded. And the Company

will return the balance of the deposit to the Buyer (if any). If the Buyer

,without any good cause, fails to pay any and all payment (including but

without limitation, Hammer price, Buyer's Premium, Costs and expenses

for shipping and related costs) of the Lot to the Company within 7 days

after the auction date ,the Buyer shall not claim for the return of the bid- ding deposit.

e. The Bidder is the Buyer

Unless a written agreement has been made upon registration that the bid- der will be the agent who acts on behalf of a third person and such third

person is accepted by the Company, the bidder will be deemed as the

Buyer who will bear individual legal responsibilities.

f. Commission Bids

The Company will make the proper effort to bid for the Prospective

Buyers who instruct us to bid on their behalf by using the provided forms

attached to the explanations of the catalogue; however, bid commission

instructions must be delivered to the Company prior to the auction. If

the Company receives several commission bids for one particular item,

with all bid prices being equal and of the highest bid price at the auction,

priority shall be given to the Buyer whose bid commission is delivered

to the Company first. Commission bids are subject to auction conditions.

The situation at the auction may prevent the Company from making the

bid as commissioned. This is a free service provided by the Company

to the Prospective Buyers pursuant to the provisions prescribed. The

Company will not be held legally liable if it fails to make the bid as com- missioned. The Prospective Buyers should attend the auction in person if

they wish to ensure a successful bid.

g. Bid by Phone

The Company will make proper effort to contact the bidder so he/she

can participate in the auction by phone if the Prospective Buyer make

arrangements with the Company prior to the auction. However, the Com- pany will bear no responsibilities to the Seller or any prospective Buyer

if no contact is made or any failure to participate in the auction by phone

under any circumstances.

h. Online Bids via Invaluable

If the bidder cannot attend the auction, it may be possible to bid online

via Invaluable for preferred Lots to bear individual buyer's responsibili- ties. This service is free and confidential. For information about register- ing to bid via Invaluable, please refer to Ravenel.com. The Bidders using

the Invaluable online bidding service are subject to the additional terms

and conditions for online bidding via Invaluable, which can be viewed at

Ravenel.com and be revised by the Company from time to time.

i. Exchange Rate Conversion Board

There will be an exchange rate conversion board operating in auctions.

Nonetheless, the auction will still be conducted in NT dollars. The ex- change rate conversion board is not absolutely reliable and for the refer- ence only. The accuracy of either the Lot numbering shown on the board

or the equivalent of the bid price in any foreign currency is not within the

control of the Company. The Company will not be responsible for any

losses caused by the reliance of the Buyer on the exchange rate conver- sion board.

TRANSACTION AGREEMENT

j. Recorded Images

There is image projection in some auctions; however, errors may occur

during the operation. The Company is not liable for the color accuracy

of the reproduced image and whether the projected image corresponds to

the item being auctioned.

k. Determining Power of the Auctioneer

The auctioneer has the absolute power to reject any bid, push for bids

at his/her discretion, withdraw any auction items, separate or combine

two or more auction items, and if there is any error or dispute, re-auction

the items. If the auctioneer announces the points for attention before the

auction or the bidding, the Prospective Buyers shall pay attention for any

announcement as its own responsibility. We recommend the Prospective

Buyers using Online Bids Services to log in the system prior to the com

- mencement of the auction, to ensure the timely awareness of any notices

or announcements made prior to the auction.

l. Successful Bids

Under the discretion of the auctioneer, the fall of the hammer indicates

the acceptance of the highest bid price, i.e., the Seller and the Buyer enter

into a successful auction agreement on Hammer Price.

4. Following the Auction

a. The Buyer's Premium of Each Lot

(1) The Buyer should pay the hammer price and, in addition, the Buyer's

Premium to the Company. For hammer price below NT$ 32,000,000 (in

- clusive), the Buyer's Premium should be calculated at 20% of the hammer

price.

(2) For hammer price higher than NT$ 32,000,000, total amount of the Buy

- er's Premium should be that the first NT$ 32,000,000 of the hammer price

should be calculated at 20% and the rest of the amount of the hammer

price should be calculated at 12% of the hammer price.

b. Taxes

All the payments payable by the Buyer to the Company do not include

any commodity or service taxes or any other value added taxes (whether

imposed by the Taiwanese government or elsewhere). The Buyer should

be responsible for paying any applicable taxes as required by the law.

c. Payment

The Buyer should provide his/her/its true name and permanent address

to the Company upon the successful bid. Relevant bank information,

including but without limitations the payment account, should also be

provided upon the company request. All payments due (including the

hammer price, the Buyer's Premium and any freights or other expenses)

should be paid within 7 days following the auction date. The aforesaid

provision also applies if the Buyer intends to export the Lot and (may)

need the export permit.

If the Buyer fails to pay to the Company all the payments due, the Buyer

will not acquire the ownership of the Lot even if the Company has deliv

- ered such item to the Buyer. If the payment to the Company are made in

any currency other than NT dollars, the exchange rate of the payments

to the Company should be the exchange rate reported by the Bank of

Taiwan to the Company on the auction date and should be based on the

certificates issued by the Company according to such exchange rate. d. Collection of the Lot Sold

Unless otherwise agreed by the Company, the Company will hold tem

- porarily the successfully sold Lots until all payments to the Company are

made in full. The Lot will be covered by the insurance of the Company

from the auction date for 7 days during the temporary holding period.

The insurance coverage will terminate upon earlier collection of such

item. The Buyer should be responsible for all risks following expiration

of the said 7-day period or the collection (whichever is the earlier).

e. Referral of Packaging or Transportation Companies

The shipping department of the Company may introduce the forwarder,

assist in the arrangement of delivery, or purchase particular insurance

upon the Buyer's request. The Company will not be held liable for any le

- gal responsibilities in this regard. And the Buyer shall prepay the freight

charges. Costs and expenses for shipping and insurance shall be paid in

advance.

f. Remedies for Non-Payment or Non-Collection of Items Sold

The Company is entitled to exercise one or more of the following rights

or remedies if the Buyer fails to make payment within 7 days following

the auction date:

(1) An interest at the annual rate of no higher than 10% plus the base inter- est rate of Bank of Taiwan will be imposed on all of the payment due if

payment is not made within 7 days following the auction date. Besides,

we have the right of charging also 1% selling price (including of hammer

price and Buyer's Premium) multiplied by the number of delayed days

as puntive damage for the default. The payment to be made by the Buyer

may offset any payment owed by the Company or its subsidiaries to the

Buyer for any other transactions upon the Company's sole decision.

(2) To exercise lien of any items owned by the Buyer and held by the Com

- pany for any purpose including but without limitations other transactions.

The Company may arrange to sell such items after serving a 14-day no

- tice to the Buyer about his/hers/its non-payment. The proceeds shall make

up for the payment due.

(3) If the Buyer owes the Company several payments as a result of different

transactions, the payments will set-off any payments due in any particular

transaction, regardless of whether the Buyer specifies to setoff such pay

- ments. (4) Refuse the Buyer to make, or to make on behalf of others, bids in any

future auctions and/or to require a bidding deposit from the Buyer before

accepting any future bids from him/her/it. If the Buyer fails to make pay

- ment within 35 days, the Company is entitled to exercise one or more of

the following rights in addition to the aforementioned:

(a) To bring legal proceedings against the Buyer on behalf of the Seller to

claim the entire payment due and the legal fees and attorney fees resulting

from such proceeding based on a total claim.

(b) Cancel the transaction of Lots bid by the Buyer or any other auction items

sold to the Buyer at the same or any other auctions.

(c) To arrange a public or private re-sale of the Lot. If the re-selling price is

lower, the difference will be claimed against the Buyer together with any

cost incurred as a result of the non-payment by the Buyer.

g. No Collection of the Lot Sold

The Company will arrange for the storage of the Lot if such item sold is

not collected within 7 days following the successful auction, regardless

of payment. Such storage cost will be borne by the Buyer. Only when

the storage, handling, shipping, insurance cost and any other expenses

together with any other payments due to the Company are paid in full can

the sold Lot be collected.

h. Export Permit

Except where otherwise agreed in writing by the Company, the fact that

the Buyer's wishes to apply for an export permit does not affect the Buy

- er's responsibility to make the payments in 7 days following the auction

date; nor does it affect the Company's right to impose interest on delayed

payments.

If the Buyer requests that the Company applies for the export permit on

his/hers/its behalf, the Company is entitled to collect monies made in

connection with such an application and any miscellaneous expenses to

- gether with any relevant value added taxes.

If the Buyer makes the payment regardless of the fact that an export per

- mit is needed, the Company is not responsible for returning to the Buyer

any interest or other expenses incurred therefrom.

5. The Legal Responsibility of the Company

The Company is responsible for returning payment to the Buyer pursuant

to Article 2, Section 6. Otherwise, whether the Buyer, the Company, any

employees or agents of the Company will not be held liable for any state

- ments of the author, history, date, year, ownership, authenticity or origin

of any auction item or any errors with respect to any explanations and

any flaws or defects of any auction item. The Seller, the Company, the

employees or the agents of the Company make no guarantee impliedly

or explicitly with respect to any auction items. Any warranty of any kind

shall not be included herein.

6. Return of Payments for Counterfeits or stolen goods

The transaction will be cancelled and payments made before remit to

the Seller will be returned to the Buyer if the Lot of the Company is

confirmed to be a counterfeit or stolen goods, or involved in obvious il

- legality by the professional appraisal party agreed and recognized by the

Company in writing. However, if:

a. The catalogue explanations or the notice at the auction distributed on

the auction day corresponds to the opinions generally accepted by the

academic or professional fields or explicitly indicates it conflicts with the

opinions generally accepted by the academic or professional fields.

b. Or the method used to prove that the Lot is a counterfeit or stolen goods

is a scientific procedure not generally accepted for use before the pub

- lication of the catalogue or a procedure unreasonably expensive on the

day of the auction, or impractical, or may cause damage to the Lot; the

Company is not liable for the return of any payment under any circum

- stances. In addition, the Buyer's payment can only be refunded when the

following terms are met:

(1) The Buyer must notify the Company in writing within 10 days following

the auction day that he/she considers the relevant auction item a counter- feit or stolen goods.

(2) The Buyer must return the Lot to the Company within the following 14

days and the condition of the item must be the same as on the auction day

without any damage.

(3) Upon returning the Lot, the Buyer must present evidence as soon as

possible to convince the Company that the Lot is a counterfeit or stolen

goods (The Company has the final and sole discretion and decision and

such decision shall not be objected in this regard). The Buyer may also

assign the good ownership of the Lot to the Company, which shall not

concern any third party claim. Under no circumstances is it necessary for

the Company to pay the Buyer an amount more than what the Buyer pays

in connection with the Lot and the Buyer cannot claim interests.

The interests of the warranty cannot be assigned and belong solely to the Buyer

who receives the original invoice on which such Buyer's name is recorded from

the Company when the Lot is sold. Such Buyers shall remain the owner of the

auction Lot and cannot assign any interest of the Lot to any other person. The

Company is entitled to ascertain that the Lot is not a counterfeit or stolen goods

based on a scientific procedure or any other procedure, regardless of whether

such procedure is being used on the day of the auction. If the result of appraising

and verifying whether the Lot is a counterfeit or stolen goods by the Company

conflicts with the evidence provided by the Buyer, the Company's said result

shall prevail over the evidence provided by the Buyer.

Please refer to our website for seller's Transaction Agreement.

http://ravenel.com

http://ravenelart.com.cn

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