Tuesday 27 April 2021

Lot 139

A Curta Type I mechanical Calculating Machine by Contina AG Ltd, Vaduz, Liechtenstein

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Lot 139

A Curta Type I mechanical Calculating Machine by Contina AG Ltd, Vaduz, Liechtenstein

Price Realised: £494

Estimate: £300 - £500

Price realised is hammer price plus fees (30% Buyers Premium inclusive of VAT).

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Lot 139

Description

A Curta Type I mechanical Calculating Machine by Contina AG Ltd, Vaduz, Liechtenstein

Mid 20th Century, in dust and shock proof carrying case, with instruction manual and computing examples booklet, calculator 11cm high, in case 12cm high

Note: The Curta calculating machine was developed by Curt Herzstark as a successor to the design of Gottfried Leibniz's Stepped Reckoner and Charles Thomas's Arithmomete, but innovating with an extremely compact hand-held design. The manual accompanying this model has a publishing date of 1962.

Buyer's Premium

The buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 26% up to £20,000 (31.2% inclusive of VAT), 25% from £20,001 - £500,000 (30% inclusive of VAT), 20% from £500,001 thereafter (24% inclusive of VAT). The premium price is subject to VAT at the standard rate.

VAT
VAT is not charged on the hammer price unless it is stated that there is 'VAT applicable on the hammer price at the end of the description. Buyer's premium is subject to VAT.
(ARR) - ARTIST'S RESALE RIGHT

Qualifying living artists and the descendants of artists deceased within the last 70 years are entitled to receive a re-sale royalty each time their work is bought through an auction house or art market professional.

It applies to lots with hammer value over £1,000 as follows:
0 to £50,000 - 4%
£50,000.01 to £200,000 - 3%
£200,000.01 to £350,000 - 1%
£350,000.01 to £500,000 - 0.5%
Exceeding £500,000 - 0.25%
ARR is capped at £12,500

Please note ARR is calculated in euros. Auctioneers will apply current exchange rates.

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