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Conditions of Sale

Draft wording, pending review by RSAS’s solicitor.

Last updated: coming soon

1. Who we are and when these conditions apply

These conditions apply to every sale of a work of art (a "Work") by RSAS Ltd, trading as Research Sourced Art Solutions ("RSAS", "we"), to a buyer ("you"). RSAS Ltd is registered in coming soon, company number coming soon, registered office coming soon.

RSAS may sell a Work it owns, or sell a Work as agent for its owner. The Order Confirmation says which applies.

2. How the contract is made

  • Your enquiry or order is an offer to buy.
  • A contract is made only when we send you a written Order Confirmation.
  • We may decline an order, for example if the Work is no longer available or we cannot complete our checks.

3. Identity checks

The law requires us to check the identity of buyers and, in some cases, the source of funds. We may need to do this before we accept your order or release the Work. We cannot complete a sale if these checks are not finished.

4. Price and payment

  • The price is the amount stated in the Order Confirmation.
  • The Order Confirmation states how VAT applies. Where the margin scheme applies, VAT is not shown separately.
  • Shipping, insurance in transit, framing, import duties and taxes are charged in addition where stated.
  • Where Artist's Resale Right applies, the Order Confirmation states the amount and who pays it.
  • Payment is due in full within 7 days of the Order Confirmation, by bank transfer to the account named on our invoice.
  • We do not accept cash payments of a set amount or more.
  • If payment is late we may cancel the sale and offer the Work to someone else.

5. Ownership and risk

  • Ownership of the Work passes to you only when we have received payment in full in cleared funds.
  • Risk passes to you when the Work is delivered to you, or to a carrier you have chosen, or when you collect it.
  • Copyright in the Work does not pass to you. It stays with the artist or the copyright owner.

6. Delivery and collection

  • We will agree delivery or collection with you after payment.
  • Delivery dates are estimates.
  • Please inspect the Work when it arrives and tell us within 3 working days, with photographs, if it was damaged in transit.
  • You are responsible for any export or import licence, duty or tax, unless the Order Confirmation says otherwise. We will help with paperwork where we can.

7. Description, provenance and condition

  • We describe each Work honestly, based on our research and the information available to us at the time.
  • Statements about attribution, date and provenance are our considered opinion unless we say that a fact is certified by a named third party.
  • We give you the documents we hold for the Work, as listed in the Order Confirmation.
  • Works that are not new are sold in the condition described in our condition report. Signs of age are normal.

8. Our authenticity promise

If, within 5 years of the sale, a recognised authority on the artist states in writing that the Work is not by the artist named in our Order Confirmation, you may return it to us in the same condition and we will refund the price you paid. This promise is for the original buyer only and does not apply where our description stated that opinion was divided or that the attribution was uncertain.

9. Your right to cancel (consumers buying at a distance)

  • If you are a consumer and you bought without visiting us in person, for example online, by email or by phone, you may cancel within 14 days after the day the Work is delivered.
  • To cancel, tell us clearly in writing at gallery@rsasltd.com.
  • You must return the Work within 14 days of cancelling, in the same condition, safely packed and insured. You pay the cost of return unless we agree otherwise.
  • We refund the price and standard delivery charge within 14 days of receiving the Work back, or proof that you have sent it.
  • We may reduce the refund if the Work has lost value because of handling beyond what was needed to inspect it.
  • This right does not apply to Works made to your specification, such as a commission.

10. If something is wrong

If you are a consumer, you have legal rights if a Work is not as described, not of satisfactory quality or not fit for purpose. Nothing in these conditions affects those rights. Please contact us at gallery@rsasltd.com and we will put things right.

11. Our liability

  • We do not exclude or limit liability where the law does not allow it.
  • Apart from that, our total liability for any sale is limited to the price you paid for the Work.
  • We are not liable for losses that were not foreseeable, or for business losses.
  • Works of art are not investments. We make no promise about future value or resale.

12. Personal data

We use your personal data as set out in our Privacy Policy.

13. General

  • These conditions and the Order Confirmation are the whole agreement between us for the sale.
  • If part of these conditions cannot be enforced, the rest still applies.
  • These conditions are governed by the law of England and Wales, and the courts of England and Wales have jurisdiction. Consumers may also have the right to bring a claim where they live.