Silent Auction July 2009
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47th SILENT AUCTION
TERMS OF SALE AND GENERAL COMMENTS
If in our opinion this auction cannot be satisfactorily concluded on the scheduled ending date, due to acts of God, war, gov-
ernment regulation, terrorism, disaster, strikes, civil disorder, curtailment of transportation facilities or any other emergency
of a comparable nature beyond our control, we shall reserve the right to reschedule the auction.
This catalog can be viewed on our website: www.hortonsantiqueclocks.com. Prices realized will be posted on the website
as soon as possible following the auction and results will be mailed to all subscribers. You can still view several past auc-
tions, with prices realized, on the website.
After the deadline date, the bids will be tabulated and all winners notified. Those providing us with a "dedicated line" FAX
number will be notified immediately, all others by mail.
Buyers Premium 10%-If your bid is $50, your invoice will total $55, unless you are a Kentucky resident, in which case
an additional 6% sales tax will be added. If you have a Kentucky Tax Number, you will be exempt from the tax.
Items bought must be paid for within 15 business days after notification, unless other arrangements are made. We can hold
items for a limited time depending on circumstances.
We accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover, personal check, bank wire, cashiers check, and postal money orders.
For this auction, the deadline for receipt of bids is midnight, July 31, 2009. We always receive bids after the auction has
ended, sometimes up to a week late. It is always advisable to FAX the bid form. Many businesses will fax it for you. i.e.,
Staples, Office Depot, Office Max, etc. We always receive blank faxes because the bidder puts the bid form in the fax
machine upside down. There is no way for us to know who sent the fax so those bids are never entered.
Clock Keys We receive inquiries about keys. Most clocks will have keys. If a key is with the clock when we acquire it,
it will be in the case when you receive the clock. Keys are available from all supply houses.
Authenticity/Condition Horton's has endeavored to catalog and accurately describe the property being sold. Our informed
customers know more about these items than we do and will derive great pleasure in researching the items themselves. We
call in several knowledgeable collectors, clock repair people, and even antique dealers, if we desire other opinions about
possible restoration or the authenticity of a clock.
Estimates of Selling Prices Our estimated selling prices are shown after each item description. These estimates are based
on the actual prices we have realized in our past sales, as well as other auctions that we regularly monitor.
The overwhelming majority of the clocks in our auctions are the direct result of acquiring collections from those who have
spent a lifetime acquiring them. A few are consigned to us by collectors or antique dealers, and some are from my person-
al collection.
Condition All damage seen during the listing process will be identified. Common nicks, scratches, fading, normal wear,
etc. may not be mentioned. We may not always mention common deficiencies like replaced hands, pendulums, keys, miss-
ing or poor weight cords, as most all old clocks have those problems. The majority of our clocks are running and we will
try to report if they are not. If we say the clock needs to be serviced, it just means the movement may be dirty, needs oil,
may require bushings, or the verge may be out of adjustment, or any number of other things. We will make every effort to
report any new wood or metal parts to the original, but the uncanny ability of some craftsmen to reproduce and blend wood
and metal parts to an old clock, may make it impossible for us to detect.
HORTON'S JULY 2009