Notwithstanding delivery or passing of risk to the buyer the ownership of a Lot shall not pass to the buyer until he has paid to the Auctioneer the Total Amount Due. Jonathan Wood offers a wealth of experience in commercial arbitration, acting as both advocate and arbitrator. He is noted for his experience appearing in proceedings held under the auspices of the LCIA and LMAA. He is very knowledgeable and very calm, and he has a lot of judgement and good strategic thinking. He's highly experienced and insightful." - Chambers UK 2022 None of the terms above are appropriate but in the Auctioneer's opinion the work is a work by the artist named. Jonathan Wood is outstanding. A calm, authoritative and extremely likeable character." - Legal 500 UK 2024

Jon says: "When I start a new painting, even though I’ve been painting for years, I still have a real fear and anxiety. There’s nothing worse than looking at a blank wall. But as soon as a scribble is on the board, it’s broken up and I can relax again. I treat a painting like a jigsaw puzzle: you just try and work out where everything is, and hopefully everything then starts to make sense. Towards the end, it all fits together."

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Any indemnity given under these conditions shall extend to all actions, proceedings, claims, demands, costs and expenses whatever and howsoever incurred or suffered by the person entitled to the benefit of the indemnity and the Auctioneer declares itself to be a trustee of the benefit of every such indemnity for its employees, servants or agents to the extent that such indemnity is expressed to be for their benefit. Jonathan Wood (baritone) has been singing since he joined the choir of Holy Trinity Church, Cookham, at the age of six. In July, 2003, he will be taking his Associated Board LRSM examination to build on the Dip. ABRSM gained in 1998. Currently studying singing with Edward Brooks at the Royal Academy of Music, he still sings in the Cookham Church choir today, helping to coach the trebles on a regular basis. Opportunities for solo work arise from this association and already Jonathan is accredited with performances in Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and Fauré’s Requiem as well as the standard church choir repertoire of Stainer’s Crucifixion and Maunder’s Olivet to Calvary.

Growing up in Kings Heath, Birmingham, he was drawn to the darker side of history and shunned playing football with this friends in favour of exploring the local Hare and Hounds pub, where the landlord regaled tales of hangings and said the cellar was used as a mortuary. As an adult, he went on to hold exhibitions based on prostitution in 18th century London and the history and meanings behind nursery rhymes. The headings of the conditions herein contained are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of, or to effect, the meaning or interpretation thereof. b) The Auctioneer is satisfied that the Lot is a Forgery and that the buyer has and is able to transfer good and marketable title to the Lot free from any third party claims; ii) The only method of establishing at the time of the auction in question that the Lot was a Forgery would have been by means of scientific processes which were not generally accepted for use until after the date of the auction or which were unreasonably expensive or impractical.

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The Auctioneer shall have the right exercisable in its absolute discretion to refuse admission to its premises or attendance at its auctions by any person. Representations or statements made by the Auctioneer in any Catalogue as to contribution, authorship, genuineness, source, origin, date, age, provenance, condition or estimated selling price or value is a statement of opinion only. Neither the Auctioneer nor its employees, servants or agents shall be responsible for the accuracy of any such opinions. Every person interested in a Lot must exercise and rely on their own judgment and opinion as to such matters. Jonathanis] "very experienced in all forms of international arbitration - he is calm, professional and has very good judgment." - The Legal 500 UK 2018 Jonathan Wood stands out. His judgement is very sound and his breadth of experience means that there is not much he has not seen or dealt with before."- The Legal 500 UK 2022 g) To apply any sums which the Auctioneer received in respect of Lots being sold by the buyer towards settlement of the Total Amount Due.