Terms of sale

Terms and conditions of sale

NB: Important Information

  • By registering to bid with O’Reilly’s you agree to our terms and conditions of sale.
  • All bidders in our auctions will pay a total of 22% (inclusive of 23% VAT) on the hammer price. O’Reilly’s aftersales offers will pay the premium of 22% (inclusive of 23% VAT) on the reserve price.
  • BIDS PLACED ONLINE constitutes a legal contract to buy and CAN NOT BE CANCELLED once entered.
  • All auction lots are subject to Caveat Emptor and as such buyers must satisfy themselves as to all such matters regarding condition, provenance, defaults, etc. before placing a bid. Whilst O’Reilly’s is reasonably satisfied that all such catalogue descriptions are correct, no responsibility can be assumed if subsequent gem unsetting and testing disproves these opinions.
  • O’Reilly’s Auction rooms PSRA Registration Number #003688

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Conditions of Sale

  1. All bidders must register to bid in an O’Reilly’s Auction by supplying their name, address, phone number, and email address, together with valid photographic identification and or references upon request. Bidders will NOT be authorised to bid without all these details.
  2. Bidders must register themselves online for our timed auction events by creating an O’Reilly’s account. They will be required to provide their name, address, phone number, and email address, together with a copy of valid photographic identification and a valid debit card.
  3. Bidders must obtain a bidding number and paddle at reception prior to O’Reilly’s live auction event, automatic paddle numbers will be assigned to bidders in our timed auction.
  4. Commission bids can be made through our website for live and timed auctions.
  5. Commission bid through phone or email by registered bidders up to 11 am on the first auction day. Commission bids by phone or email cannot be guaranteed.
  6. Commission bids on timed auctions are at the discretion of the auction house and cannot be guaranteed. Bidders are encouraged to create their own online account to manage their bids.
  7. All auction lots are subject to caveat emptor and as such buyers must satisfy themselves as to all such matters regarding condition, provenance, defaults, etc. before placing a bid.
  8. BIDS PLACED ONLINE constitutes a legal contract to buy and CAN NOT BE CANCELLED once entered.
  9. Neither the Vendor nor the Auctioneer is responsible for any representation or statement in the catalogue (printed or online), as to origin, date, age, attribution, genuineness, condition, provenance, authenticity, defaults, faults defects, or any errors of the description on any lots.
  10. The Auctioneer has the right to bid on behalf of the vendor in the case of a reserve. Lots may be withdrawn, divided, or grouped at the discretion of the Auctioneer.
  11. The Auctioneer reserves the right to control the bidding and to refuse and/or reinstate any bids
  12. Subject to the discretion of the Auctioneer, at the fall of the hammer, the successful Bidder enters a firm contract to purchase the Lot and become the Buyer of that Lot.
  13. The Purchase price paid by the successful bidder is the hammer price plus the Buyer’s premium of 22% (inclusive of 23% VAT).
  14. Buyers must pay for their lots by cash, debit card, or bank transfer only. PLEASE NOTE we do not accept credit cards. Subject to the Property Services Regulatory Authority or PSRA requirements, buyers completing transactions in the cash amount of €500 and above, will be required to complete a cash origin form. This form will be available at reception and transactions will not be finalised until this form is completed.
  15. O’Reilly’s Auction Rooms is compliant with anti-money laundering or AML regulations.
  16. O’Reilly’s Auction Rooms will only accept bank transfers as payment from online transactions outside of the EU unless prior arrangements are made to pay and collect in person.
  17. You are required to pay O’Reilly’s Auction Rooms within 7 days from the end of the auction. At the end of the auction, you will receive an email with payment instructions.
  18. All lots must be paid for in full before collection.

  19. Post and Shipping

              International Post
    • We ask for goods being sent outside of the island of Ireland that a courier is organised to collect and deliver the goods such as DHL, DPD, UPS, FedEx, or Mail Boxes Etc
    • Mailboxes Etc can be contacted by phone at (01) 671 0400 or email info@mbedublin2.com
    • O’Reilly’s Auction Rooms 1948 Ltd are not responsible for packing, shipping, and handling of goods being sent internationally
    • O'Reilly's Auction Rooms 1948 Ltd are not responsible for duties/taxes payable on goods sent internationally
    • Please contact the office if you have any questions or need guidance in organising a courier

       

      Internal Post

    • We strongly encourage collection where possible for buyers based on the island of Ireland
    • If collection by the buyer or a trusted party is not possible, the auction rooms can organise registered post for certain items with An Post for an additional fee and at your own risk.
    • By agreeing to registered post with An Post, you are agreeing to accept the risk and responsibility of post and understanding that the auction house is not responsible for any loss or damage caused whatsoever including packing, shipping & handling of lots/items, and non-arrival of goods
    • O'Reilly's Auction Rooms 1948 Ltd. is not responsible for any loss or damage caused during posting. We do so purely as a courtesy to our customers.
    • Please contact the office to arrange payment for postage which is deemed to be acceptance of above conditions
  20. The auction house does not accept any responsibility for packing, shipping & handling of lots/items.
  21. O'Reilly's Auction Rooms 1948 Ltd. is not responsible for any loss or damage howsoever caused during posting. We do so Purely as a courtesy to our customers.
  22. Successful buyers must make alternative arrangements for fragile, heavy, larger, or more valuable items. You can contact the office for recommended shippers.
  23. Any and all import tariffs + VAT to non-EU countries are the buyer’s responsibility.
  24. If payment is not completed within 7 days, any lots purchased by the Buyer may be sold by the Auctioneer and any costs or shortfall must be paid by the Buyer.
  25. At the discretion of the auctioneer, any buyers that do not complete payment within 7 days of the auction will be banned from future auctions.
  26. O’Reilly’s Auction rooms send all successful bidders a notification of the next upcoming auction by post the month following their successful auction purchase and one year after.

 

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Additional Terms & Conditions for Online Bidding

In completing the bidder registration on oreillysfineart.com and providing your debit card details

  1. You confirm that you are authorised to provide these card details to O’Reilly’s Auction Rooms and
  2. You authorise O’Reilly’s Auction Rooms, if they so wish, to charge the debit card given in part or full payment, including all fees, for items successfully purchased in the auction and agree that O’Reilly’s Auction Rooms are entitled to ship the goods to the cardholder’s name and cardholder address provided in the execution of the sale.

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Gemmological Descriptions

  • All dimensions and estimated weights of gemstones have been determined without removing the stones from the setting the stones are in, therefore, only approximate because of limitations imposed by the mount. The weights are normally calculated by applying standard formulae to the measurements taken which where possible use three dimensions.
  • Diamond quality grade assessments: where a diamond has a laboratory certificate or report this will be indicated in the catalogue, where a diamond has estimated colour and clarity, it is approximated in the mount and as such must be taken as an estimate. 
  • Laboratory grown diamonds are chemically identical to natural diamonds but have not been formed in the earth over millions of years, they have been grown in a laboratory ove a number of weeks and therefore are not in our opinion the same as earth mined diamonds, O'Reilly's asseses every diamond with gemmological equipment to ensure that it is a natural earth mined diamond, we do not sell Laboratory grown diamonds
  • Synthetic coloured stones, O'Reilly's may on occasion offer a synthtic coloured stone for sale, particularly if it is set in a vintage item where synthetic gemstones were commonly used in the first half of the 20th Century due to the scarcity of natural stones, where this is the case this will be stated in the catalogue description 
  • Treatment to coloured stones to improve colour and clarity is common, without a gemmological laboratory assessment we cannot guarantee the presence or absence of treatment ot the degree to which a stone is treated, with the use of standard gemmological equipment to will endeavor to supply this information if possible*
  • Gemmological descriptions are based on testing carried out by standard gemmological equipment without unsetting the stones. Whilst O’Reilly’s is reasonably satisfied that all such descriptions are correct, no responsibility can be assumed if subsequent unsetting and testing disproves these opinions.

O’Reilly’s Auction rooms PSRA Registration Number #003688.