Bukowskis offers international fine art hammer auctions several times a year in Stockholm and Helsinki. There are four ways to bid at Bukowskis.

In person

Once registred for a paddle you are welcome to bid in the salesroom. The auctioneer will announce the bids. If the object and price is right, raise the paddle. Continue until you are the only bidder remaining. The auctioneer will then bring down the gavel and you are the winner!

Online bidding

To bid in real-time online is not only easy and convenient, it has become very popular among our clients. Bid from where ever you are, but makr sure to register for an account in advance. To bid using your PC or Mac, you must have Adobe Flash 10+ installed.

By telephone

If you prefer to bid by phone, we will call you from the salesroom and bid on your behalf. To apply for telephone bidding (prior to 5 PM CET the day before the lot is hammered), please print this form and fax (+46 (0)8 611 46 74) or mail (telefonbud@bukowskis.com) it to us along with a copy of valid identification. For Finland print this form and fax (+358-9-612 1266) or mail bukowski@bukowski.fi along with a copy of valid identification.

Absentee bid

If your are unable to attend the auction, simply place an absentee bid at least 1 hour before the sale and we will bid on the item for you. It is easy. Just submit your maximum bid online. You can also complete the form in your sale catalogue or download it here, and fax it to client service. To find out the result, view auction results online in real-time or contact our Client Service.

For Finland you can download your bid form from the sales catalogue from here.

All purchases at Bukowskis are charged with a buying commission and VAT. Lots are sold subject to a buyers premium of 18% on the hammer price up to SEK 3 million. If the hammer price is above SEK 3 million, the buyer’ s premium is 12% on the exceeding part. VAT will be added to the buyer’s premium. Droit de suite is a right granted to artists or their heirs, in some jurisdictions, to receive a fee on the resale of their works of art. By law, the buyer pays an artist fee for certain works of art. This fee is 5% of the hammer price, or less. For more information about this law see: www.bus.se

Buyers in Finland are charged with a buying commission of 18% + VAT 24% on the commission. Droite de Suite may be added as in Sweden, see above for more information.

Payment can be made directly to the cashier or via bank transfer or credit card. Payment must be made within 8 working days of the date of auction. Once purchased, lots must be collected within 8 working days, any items not collected will be subject to a storage charge of SEK 50 per item (€ 5 for Finland) and day plus VAT.

Objects sold in Stockholm are to be collected at Arsenalsgatan 4 within eight days of sale.

After eight days, the object will be moved to storage by Artmoves, located in Frihamnen, Stockholm.

For objects sold in Helsinki, all collections are made at Stora Robertsgatan 12.

After eight days, a storage fee of 50 SEK per day and object is added. VAT not included.

Shipping arrangements is on behalf of the buyer. Bukowskis has no transport service to offer, apart from delivery to our showrooms in Stockholm, Helsinki, Gothenburg and Malmö. Transports between our showrooms leaves every week. We can keep low prices by a simple pricing model. Contact Client Services to order delivery between our showrooms. If you do not have the possibility to arrange shipping or pickup at our showrooms, you can easily obtain shipping quotes from any of Bukowskis shipping partners. :

Arrange home delivery: Contact specialdelivery@bukowskis.com for information on cost and booking.

Gothenburg: all pickup of purchased items is done at Bukowskis Market, Frihamnen 16 A Kajskjul 107. Weekdays 11 am - 5 pm, Sat 11 am - 3 pm

It is never possible to cancel a winning bid. The cancellation right of 14 days according to “Distans- och hemförsäljningslagen” is not applicable for winning bids at Bukowskis. Although you can always change your bid by placing a new bid on the same item.

Due to that you always can place a bid at our offices in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö. For more information see Konsumentverket and Svensk författningssamling.

In Finland see www.kuluttajavirasto.fi

Conditions of purchase

Valuation is carried out free of charge, prior to the sale. If you have property you wish to sell, Bukowskis’ team of specialists and client service representatives can help you through the entire process. Visit us. Bukowskis’ specialists are available to provide you with auction estimates during our opening hours. Find us in Stockholm, Helsinki, Gothenburg and Malmö. Email us. You may also receive an estimation online by sending us your photograph and description. Go to online valutation Home valuation is an option when you have a larger collection or an estate you wish to sell. Contact our home valuation department to arrange valuation in your home. Based on the auction estimates, you and Bukowskis’ specialists will decide whether your property is appropriate for sale at auction. We will also recommend venue and possible sale timing. If you decide to proceed, you will sign a contract, and Bukowskis will take the property in for cataloguing and photography.

For every lot, Bukowskis charges the seller a vendor’s commission and sale-related expenses which include the cost of insuring the property while on our premises and charges for catalogue photography (= handling fee in Finland), plus VAT. A specialist will discuss these charges with you at the time of consignment. An additional insurance fee will be charged with 1% of the hammer price. Bukowskis Market keeps all auction items insured changes in materials such as cracks in wood etc.

Read our full terms and conditions for selling at auctions

Shipping arrangements is on behalf of the seller. Bukowskis has no transport service to offer, apart from delivery to our showrooms in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö. Transports between our showrooms leaves every week. We can keep low prices by a simple pricing model. Contact Client Services to order delivery between our showrooms If you do not have the possibility to arrange shipping to our showrooms, you can easily obtain shipping quotes from any of Bukowskis shipping partners:

After the auction, Bukowskis will notify the seller as to the status of each lot offered for sale. Provided payment has been received by the buyer, we will pay net sale proceeds (the hammer price less the vendor’s commission and sale-related expenses) to the seller 30 calendar days after the auction.

Download our complete conditions of sale.

The Classic Sale is an arena for high quality antiques and artwork by Swedish and international artists. This is were you will find the Haupt-bureaus, the Zorn-paintings and the Fabergé-eggs. In the Spring Sale of 2010, antique fine art and works of were sold at an amount of 73 million SEK.

Bukowskis Modern Sales remain Scandinavia’s largest auctions for works by the most influential artists and designers of the 20th century. The Modern Spring Sale of 2010 had a turnover of 80 million SEK.

Bukowskis Contemporary is an auction devoted to high-end art and design of today. These sales includes works from a diverse range of artists; from Ernst Billgren to Helen Chadwick, from Marc Newson to Droog Design

Bukowskis conduct a series of special sales, called Thematic Auctions. including sales such as the estate of master director Ingmar Bergman and ”Eclectic” Sale.. The successful Vintage fashion sales are now regulars in the auction calender. Bukowskis also offer charity sales.

Bukowskis Market provides online sales where you can browse, find and buy objects around the clock. Interesting, decorative objects for sale - when you want it, at the tip of your fingers. www.bukowskismarket.com

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Box 1754
111 87 Stockholm
Viewing: Berzelii Park 1
Telephone: +46 (0)8-614 08 00
Open mon - fri 9 - 17.

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411 36 Göteborg
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Kalendegatan 18
211 35 Malmö
Telephone: +46 (0)40-669 57 80
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Stora Robertsgatan 12
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Telephone: +358-9-668 91 10
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The estimate is a market valuation of the object before the auction set by our inhouse specialists and shall only serve as a guide for the buyer. The price at which an object is eventually sold can substantially differ from the estimate price.

There are several factors and circumstances that should be considered when estimating an object. Our specialists consider quality, but also supply and demand. Different approaches are employed in investigating an object depending on its category. Generally speaking, we use three basic concepts: object, material and condition. Object: We analyze the object in terms of composition, execution, etc. We try to identify the artist, their signature, style and expression, etc. How the subject is positioned in its social context, its provenance, etc. Material: We assess the condition of the object in terms of its material, paint layers and support material, such as if it is silver or nickel silvers, painting on canvas or wood panel etc. Condition: During examination we inspect the condition of the object. Whether there is previous damage, restoration, wear etc. and how this affects the whole object. These elements, together with former national and international prices is what determines the value. Our ambition is always to perform an accurate valuation.

A reserve bid is a hidden price under which the seller will not sell the item. Bukowskis accepts bids below the reserve bid, but they won’t be winning bids.

Usually the bidding on an item takes off in the last few minutes. If you place a maximum bid you never have to worry that you will forget to bid later. You only pay as much as it takes for you to win the item, with your maximum bid as a cap.

This is how it works:

• Enter your maximum bid, the highest amount you are willing to pay, even if it’s much more than the starting bid or the current highest bid. Our maximum bid service will bid for you, placing the smallest necessary bid at every time, up to your maximum bid amount.

• If there are no other bids, your bid will match the starting bid. If the item has a reserve price and your maximum bid is below it, your bid will be the same amount as your maximum bid. If your maximum bid is above the reserve price, your bid will be the same amount as the reserve price. As long as no one bids against you, your bid will remain unchanged. If you’re outbid, the bid service will place another bid according to our bid increment, as long as this doesn’t exceed your maximum bid. The new bid is always the lowest necessary for you to win the auction. If someone bids over your maximum bid you will immediately receive an email notification. You can then place a new maximum bid.

• You can increase your maximum bid at any time, even when you have the highest bid, to ensure no one outbids you at the last minute.

• If two bidders place the same maximum bid, the earlier bid wins.

Sweden: Paulina Sokolow paulina.sokolow@bukowskis.com
Finland: Kira Sjöberg kira.sjoberg@bukowskis.com

Linda Ring linda.ring@bukowskis.com Tel: +46 8 6140800

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