Excerpt from Italian, French and English Furniture, Rare Oriental Rugs, Tapestries, Textiles and Laces, China Glass and Silver, Linens, Paintings, Bronzes and Marbles: From the Collections of the Estate of the Late John Fiske, Sold by Orders of the Executors, Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, Washington, D. C., Mme., Annette Lefortier, Paris, France, With Some Additions Guaranty. The Association exercises great care to catalogue every lot correctly and endeavors therein and also at the actual time Of the sale to point out any error, defect or imperfection, but guaranty is not made either by the owner or the Association Of the correctness of the description, genuine ness, authenticity or condition Of any lot and no sale will be set aside on account of any incorrectness, error of cataloguing or imperfection not noted or pointed out. Every lot is sold as is and without recourse. (il Every lot is on public exhibition one or more days prior to its sale, and the Associa tion will give consideration to the opinion Of any trustworthy expert to the effect that any lot has been incorrectly catalogued and in its judgment may thereafter sell the lot as catalogued or make mention of the Opinion of such expert, who thereby will become responsible for such damage as might result were his Opinion without foundation. Records. The records of the auctioneer and the Association are in all cases to be considered final and the highest bid shall in all cases be accepted by both buyer and seller as the value against which all claims for losses or damage shall lie. Buying ON order. Buying or bidding by the Association for responsible parties on orders transmitted to it by mail, telegraph, or telephone, if con ditions permit, will be faithfully attended to without charge of commission. Any purchases so made will be subject to the foregoing conditions of sale, except that, in the event of a purchase Of a lot of one or more books by or. For a purchaser who has not through himself or his agent been present at the exhibition or sale, the Association will permit such lot to be returned within ten days from the date of sale, and the purchase money will be refunded, if the lot differs from its catalogue description. (ll Orders for execution by the Association should be given with such clearness as to leave no room for misunderstanding. Not only should the lot number be given, but also the title, and bids Should be stated to be so much for the lot, and when the lot consists of one or more volumes of books or objects of art, the bid per volume or piece should also be stated. If the one transmitting the order is unknown to the Association, a deposit must be sent or reference submitted. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.