How To Buy
Treadwell Auctions conducts live bidding through the LiveAuctioneers.com auction platform.
Please register to bid through Live Auctioneers in advance of 12pm EST the day prior to the auction to ensure your ability to bid.
We request that winning bidders either make arrangements for shipping through Live Shipping on the LiveAuctioneers.com platform or make private shipping arrangements.
We request that winning bidders collect won lots within 14 days following the sale date.
Please keep in mind that the auction house operates from two locations in new york state. please refer to the individual lots to find the location of your lot.
LOCATION should also be listed under each lot on website, below the condition report.
Online Bidding
Bidding in an TA auction can be done in advance or live via the auction platform LiveAuctioneers.com.
By participating in a sale via this online platform, you acknowledge that you are bound by these Conditions of Sale. TA has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies or practices of any bidding platforms. Your dealings with LiveAuctioneers.com is solely between you and that bidding platform. We encourage you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of any bidding platform you visit.
Under no circumstances are TA or our consignors liable for any damages, lost profits or any special, incidental, or consequential damages that result from the use of or the inability to use LiveAuctioneers.com.
Buyer's Premium
A total buyer’s premium of 30% will be added to the hammer price of every lot and is payable by the winning bidder as part of the total purchase price.
Reserves
Some of the lots offered in the sales are subject to a reserve, which is the confidential minimum price below which the lot will not be sold.
Fall of the Hammer
Upon the fall of the auctioneer’s hammer or termination of online bidding, the contract between the consignor and the purchaser is concluded and the winning bidder thereupon will immediately pay the total purchase price.
Title on a purchased lot will not pass until TA has received in full the total amount
of the purchase price and the funds have cleared.
Unless exempted by law the purchaser will be required to pay New York sales
tax and any additional applicable compensating use tax of another state.
Withdrawal
TA reserves the right in its sole discretion at any time to withdraw, combine
or divide any lot and shall have no liability whatsoever for such withdrawal, combination or division.
Payment
Successful bidders will be invoiced directly by LiveAuctioneers. The purchaser’s obligation to immediately pay the full purchase price is absolute and unconditional.
All payments are to be made to TA through the Live Auctioneers platform.
Pick-up and Shipping
Purchased property must be removed from TA within 14 days of purchase. If the property is not removed within 14 days, TA reserves the right to charge a storage
fee of $20 per lot per day.
Property will not be released to the successful bidder until the purchase price has been paid in full. Please note that TA reserves the right to refuse payment from a source other than the buyer of record.
It is the purchaser’s sole responsibility to arrange collection or shipping of the purchased property and to identify and obtain any necessary permits for the lot.
TA and the consignor make no representations or warranties as to whether any lot is or is not subject to export or import restrictions or embargoes.
Purchasers are reminded that TA’s liability for loss or damage to sold property shall cease no later than 14 days after the date of the auction.
We strongly suggest you get a shipping quote prior to bidding on any items.
Below is a list of shippers our clients use on a regular basis, but feel free to use your shipper of choice.
Karl on Wheels
Karl
T: .860.499.0406
E: karl@karlonwheels.com
Artwork, Antiques & Furniture
The Packengers
The Packengers ship all sized items throughout the Unites States and world wide, they handle big and small, from large pieces of furniture to delicate smalls.
T: 917.273.0331
Anything Delivery & Removal
Andre Mack
T: 203.898.4784 / 800.664.4153
E: info@adandr.com
Tri-State Area, blanket wrapped service
Cadogan Tate Fine Art
Worldwide Fine Art Logistics
T: 718.706.7999
F: 718.707.2847
Gander & White Shipping
T: 718.784.8444
F: 718.784.9337
Pro Art Shipping
Packing and shipping solutions for artwork and antiques to destinations across the country and around the world.
T: 347.265.5667
When arranging collection with your shipper, please ask them to email megan@treadwellauctions.com to submit a Bill of Lading and request a pickup time 48 hours in advance. Pickup of items is also only available Monday - Friday from 10am -
4pm.
IMPORTANT, if you plan to pick up in person, make sure you give us 48 hours notice, this rule applies to ALL shippers as well.
Please keep in mind that the auction house operates from two locations in new york state. please refer to the individual lots to find the location of your lot.
New York Law: Jurisdiction
These Conditions of Sale as well as bidders’, the purchasers’ and our respective rights and obligations hereunder shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
By bidding at an auction, whether by agent, order bid, online or other means, all bidders including the purchaser shall be deemed to have consented to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state courts of, and the federal courts sitting in, the State of New York.
Terms of Sale
By registering to bid at auction, you hereby enter into, and agree to be bound and to comply with the following terms and conditions.
AS IS- all property is sold ‘as is’ without representation or warranties by TA or the consignor, express or implied, as to the correctness of the catalogue or other description of the authenticity, size, rarity, quality, medium, frame, period date, age, exhibitions, importance of provenance, literature or historical significance or relevance, attribution, fitness for particular purpose and no statement anywhere, whether oral or written, whether made in the catalog, sales room posting or announcement, invoice, condition report or elsewhere, shall be deemed such a warranty, representation or assumption of liability.
While TA is not obligated to provide a condition report, condition reports for most lots can be found online on both the TA website (treadwellauctions.com) and bidding platform (liveauctioneers.com). Potential bidders are encouraged to contact TA for additional condition information on any lot. TA does not warrant the condition of any lot.
The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from imperfections, wear or effects of aging. Condition reports provided as a courtesy by TA – whether online or at a person’s request – are based on a visual inspection and for guidance only. Such condition reports should not be relied on as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, assumption of liability or warranty by TA. Condition is a subjective evaluation, and the final responsibility rests with the buyer to assess the condition of any item sold by TA.
TA and the consignor are not responsible for errors and omissions in the catalogue or any supplemental material. Any description of a lot’s dimensions and weights is approximate. No description or report about a lot is a substitute for your own examination of a lot.
TA and the consignor make no representation or warranty, express or implied, that the purchaser will acquire any copyright or reproduction rights in any property.
Limitation of Liability
In no event will our liability to a purchaser with respect to an item of property exceed the purchase price actually paid by such a purchaser for such item.
Copyright
The copyright in all written material, images and illustrations produced by TA relating to auctions and lots is, and shall remain at all times, the property of TA and shall not be used by the buyer nor by anyone else, without prior consent.
TA reserves the right to reproduce any image of the lots sold in any of its sales.