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Fine
antique accoutrements have always been a part of Grasmere. These wonderful
objects of art and industrial crafts are a natural complement to Grasmere's
English style floral arrangements. A well chosen antique can, like a
well-crafted floral object, be not merely decorative but an expression of
your personal sense of style.
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We
endeavor to present you with antique objects which all bear the hallmark of
integrity and style.
 For now almost ten years Grasmere's main focus in
antiques has been our sizable presentation of European and American art
pottery ranging from the 1880's to the 1960's.
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The American Art Pottery
Association Code Of Ethics
• Contracts for pottery sales are binding,
whether written, electronic, or verbal, when a buyer and seller
agree to a transaction and a price, that agreement will be
considered binding and cannot be changed except through mutual
agreement.
• Sellers must truthfully and accurately
represent pieces for sale as to authenticity and condition, and
point out all damage, alterations, repairs and missing parts.
• Sellers must clearly price all pottery for
sale.
• Sellers must provide buyers with their name
and/or business name, address, telephone number, and email address
if appropriate. This information must be provided on a receipt,
which must be given for all sales. The receipt should accurately
describe the item(s) being sold and the condition of the item(s).
• Sellers must state their return policy clearly
before a sale is finalized. They must give any buyer who purchases
pottery in person the privilege of return of any piece if the
pottery is not as described.
• When a piece of pottery is bought, sight unseen,
the buyer must be allowed to return the piece for any reason,
provided it
is in the same
condition as it
was when sent to the
buyer, and within a period of time clearly stated by the seller at
the time of the transaction. The time period suggested by the AAPA is 60 days, and this should be
clearly stated on all receipts. If the sale is a "package" of
several pieces of pottery, the seller should specify that any return
of one or more pieces will affect a discounted price.
• Sellers and buyers must conduct their business
dealings with honesty, integrity and in accordance with the law.
• It is unethical for a third party to interfere
with an ongoing transaction without invitation from both parties
during said transaction.
• If either the buyer or seller believes that the
transaction did not adhere to this Code of Ethics, they may, within
60 days of the transaction, present their concerns in writing to the
AAPA Ethics Committee for their consideration and possible action by
the Board of Directors of the AAPA. After 60 days, a sale must be
considered binding by both parties.
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