A life, a collection: objects of charm and window dressing

Sunday 25 July 2021 11:00
19 Gruuss Strooss L9991 Luxembourg
Sale information

Primitive art, Africa


exhibition :

Friday 18/6, Saturday 19/6 and Saturday 26/6 from 10am to 4pm


Selling expenses : 30% (including drouotdigital fees)

Sales conditions

SPECIAL CONDITIONS SALE OF July 25, 2021


The date of the auction is Sunday July 25, 2021

The sale of lots will start at 11:00 a.m. (Brussels time)

The place of auction is located Gruuss Strooss 19 L9991 WEISWAMPACH Luxembourg

It will be possible to bid online on GOLDFIELD AUCTION (with video feedback) but also on LOTISSIMO, DROUOT DIGITAL, THE SALESROOM, INVALUABLE and LIVE AUCTIONNEERS

The exhibition of the lots will be by appointment


A. the general conditions of sale applies 


B. Lot will be sold without warranties, "as is". Descriptions and informations (weight, dimensions, materials, conditions report,…) are for informational purposes. (BEFORE THE SALE PLEASE ASK A CONFIRMATION FOR THE INFORMATION THAT YOU SEEM ESSENTIAL)


C. The decisions of the auctioneer are final (the information given is approximate). 


D. Winning auctions will be confirmed to buyers. They will be asked for their choice of shipping and payment. The payment must be done without delay. According to Articles L. 222-4, L. 222-9 and L. 222-10 of the Consumer Code, the buyer / consumer has a right of withdrawal. Goldfield considers, on the one hand, that if the invoice for the lot (s) acquired is not paid within 20 days from the date of the sale, the buyer / consumer is deemed to have made use of of his right of withdrawal, on the other hand, the buyer / consumer has a period of 14 days after receipt of the lot (s) acquired to exercise his right of withdrawal. After shipment or removal of the lot (s), the condition for being entitled to this right of withdrawal is the request, prior to the sale, for confirmation of the informative / descriptive elements that appear essential. The lots are supposed to be collected at our offices in Weiswampach, the delivery of the lot (s) being an optional service, when exercising the right of withdrawal, the delivery costs, as an optional service, will not be not reimbursed. The purchaser will also be responsible for the cost of reshipment and the lot (s) must be received by Goldfield in good condition or at the very least in the condition in which it (s) were received. (have) been shipped by Goldfield.


E. The purchaser will pay in addition to the auction 26% charge (All taxes included). For inhouse auctions, via the goldfield.auction website or via a direct buy order.

E.1. A supplement of 4% will be charged if the bids come from an phone order or from platforms partner : LOTISSIMO, DROUOT, SALESROOM, 51BIDLIVE, INVALUABLE and LIVE AUCTIONEERS, i.e. 30%.


F. Additional costs related to the method of payment are defined in the general conditions of sale. Reminder: International transfer: 1% TVAC; Paypal 5% credit cards: 3.5% TVAC; cash: 0%; Bancontact: 1% VAT 

G. REMOVAL / SHIPPING: The lots must be collected at our office in Steinfort. GOLDFIELD will not be responsible for the shipping of the lots and the shipping is done under the responsibility of the purchaser.

G.1.GOLDFIELD shipping price

• Zone 1: Luxembourg, Germany, France, Belgium, Netherlands

• Zone 2: Azores, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Denmark, Spain, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Madeira, Malta, Isle of Man, Monaco, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Czechia.

• Zone 3: Albania, Andorra, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canary Islands, Faroe Islands, Georgia, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Iceland, Jersey, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Russia, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Vatican, Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, United States, UK.

Zone 4: rest of the world

• Table (packaging and shipping - bruto weight (object and packaging))   

                                ZONE 1         ZONE 2         ZONE 3          ZONE 4

from 0 to 1 Kg       42 EUROS   70 EUROS    102 EUROS   128 EUROS

from 1 to 2Kg         48 EUROS   75 EUROS    122 EUROS   158 EUROS

from 2 to 5 Kg       62 EUROS   85 EUROS    152 EUROS   258 EUROS

from 5 to 10 Kg      80 EUROS   108 EUROS   248 EUROS   515 EUROS

from 10 to 20 Kg   109 EUROS  159 EUROS   298 EUROS   556 EUROS

from 20 to 30 Kg   139 EUROS  229 EUROS   352 EUROS   655 EUROS  

G.2. Beyond 30Kg, the package cannot be shipped. (some lots can be shipped on estimate)

G.3. The lots are supposed to be collected from our office (WEISWAMPACH). Sending parcels is a service offered by GOLDFIELD, this sending is done under the sole responsibility of the buyer. In case of loss, breakage or parcel blocked at the customs, in no case, the responsibility of GOLDFIELD can be engaged, the buyer can therefore never demand a refund. GOLDFIELD will however make every effort to limit the risks being a guarantee of means and not of result.


H. ORDER OF PURCHASE: The auctioneer and the experts will take charge of executing the purchase orders for the amateurs who can not be present at the sale. The orders can be done by letter, Internet or telephone, 2h (maximum) before the beginning of each sale.


I. PAYMENT: cash, certified check, bank transfer, credit cards, in EUROS. 

J. the auction steps are as follows: - 

From € 1 to € 25: by € 1 

From 25 € to 50 €: by 5 € 

From 50 € to 100 €: by 10 € 

From 100 € to 300 €: by 20 € 

From 300 € to 1000 €: by 50 € 

From 1000 € to 5000 €: by 100 € 

From 5000 € to 10 000 €: by 200 € 

From € 10,000 to € 50,000: by € 500 €

From € 50,000 to € 100,000: by 1000 € 

From 100 000 € to 500 000 €: by 5000 €


K. CONTINUATION (RESALE) RIGHT (the percentage will be added to the cost of the sale of 26%) - extract from the grand-ducal regulation of 25 August 2006 relating to the resale right.

Art. 3. The minimum sale price from which the resale right is collected is 3,000 euros, excluding tax.

The resale right is set as follows:

- 4% for the first tranche of 50,000 euros of the sale price, excluding tax;

- 3% for the portion of the sale price, excluding tax, between 50,000.01 and 200,000 euros;

- 1% for the portion of the sale price, excluding tax, between 200,000.01 and 350,000 euros;

- 0.5% for the portion of the sale price, excluding tax, between 350,000.01 and 500,000 euros;

- 0.25% for the portion of the sale price, excluding tax, exceeding 500,000 euros.

However, the total amount of the resale right cannot exceed 12,500 euros.