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  • Lot of Miscellaneous Beads
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 383

    Lot of Miscellaneous Beads

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    $200 - $300
  • Mixed Lot of African Amber and Resin Beads
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 384

    Mixed Lot of African Amber and Resin Beads

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Old African Bracelet
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 385

    Old African Bracelet

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    $200 - $300
  • Collection of Antique Chinese Archaic Style Pottery
    Estimate
    $100 - $200
    Lot 386

    Collection of Antique Chinese Archaic Style Pottery

    Est.
    $100 - $200
  • Collection of Antique Chinese Bowls and Plates
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 387

    Collection of Antique Chinese Bowls and Plates

    Est.
    $100 - $200
  • Large Collection of Antique Chinese Bowls
    Estimate
    $100 - $200
    Lot 388

    Large Collection of Antique Chinese Bowls

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    $100 - $200
  • Large Collection of Antique Chinese Bowls
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 389

    Large Collection of Antique Chinese Bowls

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    $100 - $200
  • Large Collection of Antique Chinese Bowls and Vases
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 390

    Large Collection of Antique Chinese Bowls and Vases

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    $100 - $200
  • Large Collection of Antique Chinese Bowls
    Estimate
    $100 - $200
    Lot 391

    Large Collection of Antique Chinese Bowls

    Est.
    $100 - $200
  • Chinese Silk Embroidered Dragon Robe
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 392

    Chinese Silk Embroidered Dragon Robe

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    $400 - $600
  • 2 Chinese Silk Embroidered Scrolls
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 393

    2 Chinese Silk Embroidered Scrolls

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    $200 - $300
  • 4 Antique Egyptian Cotton Applique Panels
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 394

    4 Antique Egyptian Cotton Applique Panels

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    $200 - $300
  • 2 Egyptian Wedding Shawls (Asyut)
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 395

    2 Egyptian Wedding Shawls (Asyut)

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    $200 - $400
  • Antique Persian and Continental Silk Textiles
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 396

    Antique Persian and Continental Silk Textiles

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    $200 - $400
  • 3 Antique Chinese and Japanese Textiles
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    $100 - $300
    Lot 397

    3 Antique Chinese and Japanese Textiles

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    $100 - $300
  • Antique Middle Eastern Silk & Metal Thread Jacket
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 398

    Antique Middle Eastern Silk & Metal Thread Jacket

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    $100 - $200
  • Fine 19th C. Kashmir Shawl: 64" x 139" (163 x 353 cm)
    Estimate
    $500 - $700
    Lot 398A

    Fine 19th C. Kashmir Shawl: 64" x 139" (163 x 353 cm)

    Est.
    $500 - $700
  • Embroidered Central Asian Dress
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    $50 - $100
    Lot 399

    Embroidered Central Asian Dress

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    $50 - $100
  • Antique Ottoman Matching Silk Jacket/Trousers
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    $50 - $100
    Lot 400

    Antique Ottoman Matching Silk Jacket/Trousers

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    $50 - $100
  • Fine Ewe Man's Cloth: 96" x 75" (244 x 191 cm)
    Estimate
    $500 - $700
    Lot 401

    Fine Ewe Man's Cloth: 96" x 75" (244 x 191 cm)

    Est.
    $500 - $700
  • Vintage African Wax Resist Mud Cloth: 5'6" x 7'5" (168 x 225 cm)
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 402

    Vintage African Wax Resist Mud Cloth: 5'6" x 7'5" (168 ...

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    $200 - $300
  • 2 Old West African Ewe Cloths
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 403

    2 Old West African Ewe Cloths

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    $200 - $400
  • 2 Old West African Ewe Cloths
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 404

    2 Old West African Ewe Cloths

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    $200 - $400
  • Antique Ewe Cloth and Vintage Kente Cloth
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 405

    Antique Ewe Cloth and Vintage Kente Cloth

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    $200 - $300
  • Old Pendleton Style Blanket
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 406

    Old Pendleton Style Blanket

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    $100 - $200
  • Antique Wilton Cowboy and Indians Pictorial Rug: 2'11" x 5'4" (89 x 163 cm)
    Estimate
    $100 - $200
    Lot 407

    Antique Wilton Cowboy and Indians Pictorial Rug: 2'11" ...

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    $100 - $200
  • 2 Vintage African-American Quilts
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 408

    2 Vintage African-American Quilts

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    $200 - $400
  • 2 Ethnographic African Bone Artifacts
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 409

    2 Ethnographic African Bone Artifacts

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    $300 - $500
  • Fijian Ula Throwing Club
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 410

    Fijian Ula Throwing Club

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    $300 - $500
  • Luba Carved Wood Reliquary Pot
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 411

    Luba Carved Wood Reliquary Pot

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Oceania PNG Mask
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 412

    Oceania PNG Mask

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Bakota Reliquary Staff
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 413

    Bakota Reliquary Staff

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    $300 - $500
  • Bakota Reliquary Staff
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 414

    Bakota Reliquary Staff

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    $300 - $500
  • 3 African Currency Blades
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 415

    3 African Currency Blades

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    $300 - $500
  • Benin Ceremonial Bed
    Estimate
    $600 - $800
    Lot 416

    Benin Ceremonial Bed

    Est.
    $600 - $800
  • Large Mossi Mask with Currency Bundle Crown:  76"
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 417

    Large Mossi Mask with Currency Bundle Crown: 76"

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Fine Baule Granary Door
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 418

    Fine Baule Granary Door

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Vintage African Throne Chair
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 419

    Vintage African Throne Chair

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    $100 - $200
  • Enormous Baule Kplekple Goli Plank Mask
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 420

    Enormous Baule Kplekple Goli Plank Mask

    Est.
    $200 - $300
  • Large Baga Bird Sculpture: 80" x 24" x 25"
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 421

    Large Baga Bird Sculpture: 80" x 24" x 25"

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Benin Carved Wood and Bronze Door
    Estimate
    $500 - $700
    Lot 422

    Benin Carved Wood and Bronze Door

    Est.
    $500 - $700
  • Large Bamileke Bronze Maternity Figure: 45"
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 423

    Large Bamileke Bronze Maternity Figure: 45"

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Kurumba Antelope Headdress: 85" x 16" x 33"
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 424

    Kurumba Antelope Headdress: 85" x 16" x 33"

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • African Yoruba Bronze
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 425

    African Yoruba Bronze

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    $200 - $300
  • African Wrought Iron Abstract Figures
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 426

    African Wrought Iron Abstract Figures

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    $200 - $300
  • 4 Batak Indonesian Carved Figural Artifacts
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 427

    4 Batak Indonesian Carved Figural Artifacts

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    $100 - $200
  • 3 Continental Protomes
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 428

    3 Continental Protomes

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    $100 - $200
  • 2 Indonesian Kokokan Wooden Rattles
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 429

    2 Indonesian Kokokan Wooden Rattles

    Est.
    $200 - $300

Auction Description

Summer Estates by Material Culture

Summer Estates: Art, Antiques, Oriental Rugs, Asian & Decorative Arts. Auction: Sunday, July 10, 2016, 10AM EST. Exhibition: July 8-9, 11AM-5PM.

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Material Culture
Philadelphia, PA 19144
United States

bidsquare@materialculture.com

Phone:+12154384700

Buyer’s Premium

Start Premium (%)
$0 28.00

Bid Increments

Start Increments ($)
$0 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

Shipping Info

Buyer Pays Shipping Cost.

YOU must make arrangements with one of the packers/shippers below or one of your own choosing. YOU will deal directly with shippers in regards to the cost and payment of the packing and shipping of your item(s). YOU must make arrangements for the shipper to take possession of your items(s).

Shippers:

Philadelphia Mailroom: TEL: (215) 745-1100, FAX: (215) 745-1102, or EMAIL: pa.mail@earthlink.net

The Packaging Store email hello@PackandShipNow.com or telephone 215-361-6940;

US Mailroom: 45 East City Avenue, Philadelphia, PA (610)668-4181, email info@usmailroom.net;

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Terms & Conditions

Terms and Conditions of Sale

The property offered and sold through New Material Culture, Inc.'s (hereinafter MC) public auctions (hereinafter the Property) shall be offered and sold pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth below (hereinafter the Agreement). This Agreement constitutes the complete statement of the terms and conditions pursuant to which all Property is offered for sale. By bidding at the auction,whether in person, by agent, in writing, by telephone, internet bid or any other means, the buyer of the Property (hereinafter the Buyer) agrees to be bound by this Agreement.

PROPERTY SOLD AS IS. All Property is sold as is, where is, with all faults. Neither MC nor any consignor makes any guarantees, warranties or representations, expressed or implied with respect to the Property or the correctness of the catalogue or any other description of the Property. In no event shall MC or the consignor be responsible for the correctness, nor be deemed to have made any representation or warranty, of description, genuineness, authorship, attribution, provenance, period, culture, source, origin or condition of the Property. No statement made at the sale, or in the bill of sale, or invoice or elsewhere shall be deemed such a guarantee, warranty or representation.

WITHDRAWAL OF PROPERTY. MC reserves the right to withdraw any Property at any time for any reason and to default any sale in the event of an error or dispute.

COPYRIGHT AND REPRODUCTION RIGHTS. MC and its consignors make no warranty or representation, express or implied, that the Buyer will acquire any copyright or reproduction rights to any Property sold. MC expressly reserves the right to reproduce any image of the Property sold in the catalogue. The copyright in all images, illustrations and written material produced by or for MC relating to Property, including the contents of the catalogue, is, and shall remain at all times, the property of MC and shall not be used by the Buyer, nor by anyone else, without MCs prior written consent.

EXAMINATION OF PROPERTY. All Property is available for examination prior to bidding. The Buyers bidding signifies that the Buyer has examined the Property as fully as desired or has chosen not to examine the Property. MC recommends that prospective bidders examine all items in which they have an interest prior to bidding.

BIDDING.RESERVES . Some of the Property in the sale is offered subject to a reserve. The reserve is a confidential minimum price agreed upon by the consignor and MC below which the lot will not be sold. In most cases, the reserve will be set below the estimated range, but in no case will it exceed the estimates listed. If Property is offered with a reserve price the bidding will begin at that price. Otherwise, bidding will begin at a price appropriate in the auctioneers discretion. The auctioneer always reserves the right to withdraw Property for any reason he deems appropriate. At the auctioneers discretion, no bid of less than one half the low estimate will be accepted from any source, including but not limited to: phone bidding, absentee bidding, internet bidding or bidding in person at the auction.

ORDER OF BIDS. Unless otherwise announced by the auctioneer, all bids are per lot as numbered in the catalogue. MC reserves the right to determine any and all matters regarding the order, precedence or appropriate increment of bids or the constitution of lots.

ABSENTEE AND PHONE BIDDING. Absentee and phone bidding are permitted by prospective bidders who cannot be present at the auction. Please complete the Absentee Bid and/or Phone Reservation form. Absentee bids are executed competitively and confidentially. All reservations for phone bidding are held in the strictest confidence and must be received by 5 pm EST the day before the auction. No additional phone bids will be accepted at such time including additions when speaking with a staff person on the phone. Written absentee bids may be submitted on the Absentee Bid Form up to 30 lots before the item comes up for auction. Leaving an absentee or phone bid on a lot indicates your willingness to open the bidding at one half the printed estimate, and gives the auctioneer the authority to open the bidding at that level, or to open the bidding on a lot with a printed reserve at the reserve price. In the case of identical absentee bids, the bid received first will prevail. Bids left on liveauctioneers.com are not executed until the item is offered in the live auction and the order in which they are received is not a factor.

CUT BIDS. We do not accept cut bids, (bids less than the last interval) from the floor or from absentee bidders including phone and internet bidders. Thus, it is possible that a lot could go to another bidder for less than an absentee bid. For example, if the bids are progressing in $10 dollar increments and an absentee falls at a $5 increment we will not take the bid since it is less than the $10 increment.

Following are general guidelines for bidding increments:
$0-$100 by $10 increments
$100-$500 by $25 increments
$500-$1,000 by $50 increments
$1,000 $3,000 by $100 increments
$3,000-$5,000 by $250 increments
$5,000-$10,000 by $500 increments
$10,000-$30,000 by $1,000 increments
$30,000-$50,000 by $2,500 increments
$50,000-$100,000 by $5,000 increments
$100,000-$200,000 by $10,000 increments
Above $200,000 auctioneers discretion

HIGHEST BIDDER. The highest bidder as determined by the auctioneer shall be the Buyer. In the case of a disputed bid, the auctioneer shall have sole discretion in determining the Buyer and may also, at his or her election, withdraw the Property or reoffer the Property for sale. The auctioneer shall have sole discretion to refuse any bid, or refuse to acknowledge any bidder. At such time as the auctioneer has declared Property sold to a given Buyer, said Buyer thereupon assumes full risk and responsibility for the Property, agrees to sign any requested confirmation of purchase, and agrees to pay the full price, plus Buyers Premium, therefore or such part, upon such terms as MC may require.

PAYMENT. Payment is due within 7 business days. Payment must be made by cash, approved check, wire transfer, Mastercard or Visa credit cards. MC reserves the right to require bank checks for purchases over $5,000. Personal checks will be acceptable only if credit has been established with MC or if a bank authorization has been received guaranteeing a personal check. MC reserves the right to hold Property purchased by personal check until the check has cleared the bank. Buyer agrees to pay MC a handling charge of $25.00 for any check dishonored by the drawee. MC reserves the right to not issue a Buyers number or to withhold merchandise if appropriate credit has not been established. Credit arrangements must be made by the Friday prior to the day of auction so bank statements can be verified. Any bidder that plans on spending in excess of $100,000 should make arrangements with the MC accounting department at least five (5) days in advance of the sale, as a deposit may be required to participate. All Property purchased must be paid for no later than 5 pm EST on the seventh business day following the sale. MC may impose, and the Buyer agrees to pay, a monthly interest charge of 1.5% of the purchase price of any Property not paid by the Buyer within thirty (30) days of the date of sale. MC reserves the right to rescind any sale of Property in the event payment is not received within seven (7) business days of the sale.

BUYERS PREMIUM. A Buyers premium of 25% will be applied to the purchase price of all Property.

REMOVAL OF PROPERTY. All items must be picked up, or shipping arrangements made, within two weeks of the day of sale. Items not collected or shipped by the 15th day following the sale will incur storage fees at a rate of $5.00 per lot per day regardless of the size or value of the lot. Items not collected by the 30th day following the sale may be sold by MC or sent by MC to a public warehouse at the sole risk of, and charge to, the Buyer and MC may prohibit the Buyer from participating, directly or indirectly, as a bidder or purchaser in any future sale. No Property may be removed from MCs premises until the Buyer has paid in full the purchase price including Buyers premium. MC shall have no liability for any damage to Property left on its premises after the auction. A defaulting Buyer will be deemed to have granted and assigned to MC a continuing security interest of first priority in any Property or money of, or owing to such Buyer in MCs possession, and MC may retain and apply such Property or money as collateral security for the obligations due to MC. MC shall have all of the rights accorded a secured party under the Pennsylvania Uniform Commercial Code.

PACKING AND SHIPPING. Buyer agrees that packing and shipping are done at the Buyers risk and that Buyer will pay in advance all packing expenses, materials, carrier fees and insurance charges. Shipping is the sole responsibility of the Buyer. MC will have no liability for any loss or damage to shipped items. Upon request, MC will provide a list of shippers who deliver to destinations within the United States and overseas.

TAXES. All purchases are subject to Pennsylvania sales tax unless the Buyer possesses a Pennsylvania sales tax exemption number. Exemption numbers from other states are accepted in Pennsylvania if presented with a business card or letterhead. Dealers, museums, and other qualifying parties can apply for a Pennsylvania exemption number prior to the auction. Buyer is responsible for any and all tariffs, taxes and assessments that might be made on the Property. International Buyers are responsible for tariffs, taxes, or assessments of shipped items to the Buyers country.

IMPORT/EXPORT RESTRICTIONS. Some property that is sold at auction can be subject to laws governing export from the United States, such as items that include material from some endangered species. Import restrictions from foreign countries are subject to these same governing laws. Granting of licensing for import or export of Property from local authorities is the sole responsibility of the Buyer. Denial or delay of licensing will not constitute cancellation or delay in payment for the total purchase price of said Property.

BUYERS BREACH. If the Buyer breaches any of its obligations under this Agreement, including its obligation to pay in full the purchase price of all Property for which it is the highest successful bidder, MC may exercise all of its rights and remedies under the law including, without limitation, (a) cancelling the sale and applying any payments made by the Buyer to the damages caused by the Buyers breach, and/or (b) offering at public auction, without reserve, any lot or item for which the Buyer has failed to pay in full the purchase price, holding the Buyer liable for any deficiency plus all costs of sale.

GOVERNING LAW. These conditions of sale shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (excluding the laws applicable to conflicts or choice of law). The Buyer agrees that any suit for the enforcement of this Agreement may be brought, and any action against MC in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be brought, in the courts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or any federal court sitting therein. The Buyer consents to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of such courts and waives objections that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such suit.

AMENDMENTS TO TERMS AND CONDITIONS. No claimed modification or amendment of this Agreement on the part of any party shall be deemed extant, enforceable or provable unless it is in writing that has been signed by the parties to this Agreement. No course of dealing and no delay or omission on the part of MC in exercising any right under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of such right or any other right and waiver on any one or more occasions shall not be construed as a bar to or waiver of any right or remedy of MC on any future occasion.