JULIA BOSTON ANTIQUES

When you buy from us we try and make the process as simple as possible.

We will invoice you in GB Pounds. Payment must be made by the party whose name is on the invoice and may be made by bank transfer or such other method agreed by the Company.

We do NOT accept Cash Payments, Cheques, American Express, Paypal Payments, Stripe Payments, or Virtual Currency Payments.

On bank transfers please ensure the invoice number is quoted. All bank charges, and intermediary bank charges to be paid by the remitter.

VAT - is applicable on all transactions unless stated otherwise on the invoice.

There is no VAT charged on antiques that are over 100 years old.

Some items are sold plus VAT at the currant rate 20%. These include all prints, new faience or ceramics and new lighting.

Items exported from the UK are also exempt of VAT on a proof of export from a shipper.

ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING & COUNTER TERRORIST FINANCE POLICY - PAINTINGS - WORKS OF ART - SIGNED CERAMICS

Under the terms of the Anti-money Laundering Regulation effective from 10 January 2020 we are required to conduct customer due diligence (CDD) on the purchasers of all sales of works of art over the equivalent of €10,000 before the transaction is carried out. This information must be provided at the time of forming a business relationship, i.e. before any sale can take place.

Therefore we may agree such a sale in principle, we will not be able to conclude (i.e. receive funds, give up possession or transfer title) until we have received all the necessary CDD information from you and have been able to verify it as required by the regulations.

PURCHASES BY PRIVATE CLIENTS

Information that we need to collect:
1 Full Name
2 Date of Birth
3 Nationality
4 Permanent Residential Address

Verification Documents for the above:
Government issued photo ID, showing name & address, or name and date of birth. Examples include:
1 Passport
2 Driving license
3 National ID Card

PURCHASES BY PRIVATE COMPANIES:

Information that we need to collect:
1 Company name
2 Company number
3 Country of incorporation
4 Registered address
5 Trading address if different to above
6 Director names
7 Ultimate beneficial owner names
(individuals who own 25% or more of the shares/voting rights)

Verification Documents:
1 Certificate of Incorporation or company listing from relevant corporate registry or tax return or audited accounts filed within the last accounting year AND
2. If not verified by the above, evidence of directors (such as copy register of directors) and ultimate beneficial owners (such as copy of shareholders’ register).
3 Government issued photo ID for ultimate beneficial owners.

PURCHASES BY INTERIOR DECORATORS, DESIGNERS AND ARCHITECTS

We understand that there is a wish not to disclose the Ultimate Beneficial Owner for whom items are purchased. In this case we will ask you to complete a Declaration for Reliance on Third Party or Intermediary Purchasers and to return it to us before we can issue an invoice and complete the sale. This document you can print from this link or we can email it to you.

THE WEBSITE

We do not have a facility to buy 'online' from our website.

We have large photographs on the site and can always provide high resolution images and close up photographs so that you can be sure of what you are buying, also if you have any questions please always ask, either by email, if you give your number we can always call you back, or please call us directly.

We can also arrange to FaceTime, this enables us to show you the piece that you are interested in, and answer questions any about it. We can also give you a guided trip around the shop. Please let us know if this is of interest.

We can provide several shipping quotes for overseas clients or please contact shippers directly for quotes.
See below for a list of shippers whom we work with.

We can also provide delivery quotes for London and UK clients.

It is important to realise that colours on monitors do not always look the same.

We make a point in having photographs that accurately convey both the colour and condition of what we have on the website and that give a true impression of the item shown.

There is no substitute to visiting the shop and seeing a piece at first hand.

Hedleys Humpers - offices in London, Paris and New York Email: london@hedleyshumpers.com Tel: + 44 (0)20 8965 8733
The British Shop - offices in London and New York Email: sales@thebritishshop.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)1895 444 877
Simon Jones Superfreight Ltd Email: simonjones@superfreight.co.uk Tel: +44 (0) 207 924 3933
	FOR LONDON DELIVERIES
Bluebird Carriers Email: mail@bluebirdcarriers.com Tel: 020 7386 0460 Mobile: 07880 624 462
	UK DELIVERIES
Bradleys Removals Email: enquiries@removals.org.uk Tel: 01325 281332