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Meiji Print by Yoshitoshi
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artelino is not an auction platform where you upload your images and enter your descriptions and where the seller has to handle payment and shipping himself. We rather keep to the traditional model of an auction house. You must send the art objects to us. We are responsible for correct descriptions, good images, payment transactions and shipping. And if we are successful, you pay us a commission.

We take consignments from collectors, artists, art agents and dealers. By the end of 2007 we had sold more than 25,000 art objects - mostly Japanese art prints - in more than 500 auctions. If the quality of your consignment is good and the reserves reasonable, we can sell your art objects too.

This is what you should know and what you and artelino agree on.

Which Objects?

We take consignments of Japanese prints from all periods (Edo, Meiji, shin hanga, sosaku hanga, modern, contemporary), modern Chinese prints and of E-hon (Japanese books).

Quality Standard

All art objects must meet a high quality standard. Prints must be unframed and unmatted.

Objects not Accepted

For policy reasons artelino does not offer any objects with sexually explicit scenes like shunga prints or objects with overly cruel images.

Minimum Value

The total value of a consignment from Europe should be above USD500 and from outside Europe above USD1,000. Single items must meet the requirement for a reserve price of at least USD50.

Pre-Check

Please send us by e-mail E-Mail a few images of the art objects you want to consign plus descriptions and your idea of the reserve price.

Descriptions

We ask you to provide your consignments with a list containing roughly the following information (where applicable):

• Reserve Price
• Title
• Artist
• Technique
• Date
• Description
• Publisher, signature, seal, literature reference where applicable

If you want to consign contemporary artists and cannot find the artist in our Artist Database, please submit a minimum of information for this artist. We do not accept anything like "Jun. Yoshida active 1985".

Commission and Payment

You pay a consignment fee of 15 to 20.00% on the hammered price of all sold objects. Your commission fee is subject to an individual agreement between you and artelino. We fix it depending on such factors like our amount of work, the average value, your quality of preparation, sizes of lots, annual volume of your sales. As a guideline, please assume the following scheme:

• 15% - Total annual sales exceed USD 20,000. The sizes of the lots do not exceed shipment class SX (35 by 49 cm = 13.5 by 19 inches). You provide complete and excellent descriptions. Sales percentage is above 70%. No special promotional activitities are required (like for instance publications or shipment boni). Average hammered price is above USD 200.
• 17% - Easy to enter and easy to sell consignments. Average hammered price is above USD 200. Annual sales are below USD 20,000.
• 18% - Easy to enter and easy to sell consignments. Average hammered price is below USD 200. Annual sales are below USD 20,000.
• 20.00% - Hard to sell consignments. Lots that cannot be scanned, but have to be photographed. Lots that are larger than shipment class XS. Consignments that require promotional activities like for instance contemporary art.

We pay you the hammered price minus the consignment fee within 2 weeks after the auction closure by wire transfer (bank remittance). Payments are made in USD, EURO, YEN or British Pounds - your choice. We do not charge any other fees and you do not pay for unsold objects.

Notification and Settlement List

artelino sends you a preliminary settlement list within two weeks after auction end and later an updated list in case of any returns from clients. This settlement overview lists all sold and unsold objects, our commission, VAT if applicable and your individual item numbers (if provided with your consignment).

Unsold Objects

Unsold objects are sent back to you within two weeks after auction end or reposted - at our discretion.

Shipments

When you send a consignment to us, you bear the costs of transportation and you are responsible for insurance. When we send unsold items back to you, it is the other way around. We send f.o.b. (free on board) and provide insurance. Any customs duties and handling is in the responsibility of the recipient.

If shipped to us from outside a member state of the European Union (EU), please specifiy the text

"Warennummer 97020000 - Kunstgrafiken vollständig von Hand geschaffen. Wenn erforderlich bitte an Zollamt Weilheim weiterleiten."
(meaning: Productgroup 97020000 - art prints made by hand. If required, please forward to customs branch in Weilheim.)

in the field for contents description of the shipment form attached to the package.

Ship to:

artelino GmbH
Fuchsbichl 6a
D-82057 Icking
Germany
++49-8178-9099667
++49-8178-9099666
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German Customs - Important! Please read!

If your consignment shipment comes from outside the European Union, German customs charges the VAT (value added tax) on your declared value or a value estimated by customs to artelino which is reimbursed to us three months later. We therefore could care less, and it does not affect you, the consignor.

However customs means a delay of one week or more for your consignment shipment. You can avoid this by attaching a proforma invoice with a reasonable value declaration to your shipment. If your proforma invoice is attached, your shipment is sent directly to us and we pay the VAT on delivery at our house door. Otherwise we have to pick up your consignment from the nearest customs branch which is an hour drive away from us.

VAT

Consignments from dealers in Germany are subject to VAT. Please contact us for details.

Exclusion

It should be a matter of course. Nevertheless we want to mention that any form of bidding on own lots is strictly fordidden. Sellers who try it, will be excluded forever from artelino auctions - both for selling and for buying.

Rights on Images and Descriptions

With your consignment you agree that artelino is entitled to use the images and all informations connected with the object, like descriptions and prices, for publication purposes (provided that no other copyright laws are infringed).

Step by Step

We agreed to take your consignment. What next?

1. Make sure that you are registered. We need your registration to handle your consignment in our back office.
2. Please pack well. If you need our advice or help for safe packing and shipping, please do contact us by E-Mail.
3. Do not forget to send us your bank details before auction end. We pay by wire transfer and need:
   • Holder of bank account.
   • Name and full address of bank (branch).
   • Bank account number.
   • Bank code - worldwide known as SWIFT - in Europe as BIC.

For your consignment proposal or for further questions please contact us by e-mail E-Mail or by phone ++49-8178-9099666 or fax ++49-8178-9099667.