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ADVISE

Our art advise department has been created to help you make you art transactions easy and safe.
The art market is an extends and complex exchange network where objects and paintings come constantly in and out. Art plays also a high cultural role where the financial aspect is one of the main characters. The buyer of a fine painting is actually acquiring a cultural property that automatically generates a responsibility in terms of historical patrimony. Keeping the painting in perfect condition will maintain the value of the painting while you preserve it for the enjoyment of future generations.
Galleries, Antique dealers, auctions and other art professionals put this cultural goods at the reach of ones hand so one can acquire and enjoy them privately. But sometimes buying art can be as time consuming as a full time job and may require a professional additional research study that is not always at the reach of a web search query. Finally, the data interpretation is key and should be always made by a neutral third party ( professional )as buyers tend to be over optimistic when acquiring and too esqueptical when selling. This can lead to over payment or devaluation which is what we are eager to avoid.

BUYING

In an art transaction the financial aspect is the most delicate. Over the various steps to go before acquiring a painting, often, there are moments when you dont know if you are taking the right decision. Inspecting a painting can be complex even for the expert eye. Not only the modern techniques of painting forgery but some old ones can be almost imperceptible unless you are specifically looking for them. Attributed , unsigned or workshop paintings etc...may also be difficult to value. If the painting is important you'll also have to consider making a provenance check, condition report reliability check or even, if buying in an auction, an experience and qualification degree check of the auction experts. Of course, there are number of other different situations where you will require the services of an art consultant, these a just a few examples.

SELLING

There are a lot of elements to take care of if we want the sale to be successful. It is a financial operation where the seller wishes to maximize the return of the sale transaction. There are several reasons that bring people to sell a painting and all of them legitimate. In some cases the owner needs to sell quickly for financial reasons, in others, often, the owner just wishes to re-direct his art collection.

There is no reason to sell under the market value if the painting has a certain plastic status. We recommend that you contact the services of a professional to do so in order to optimise your revenue.

There are number of ways available to put your painting for sale but you should always consider the most discreet. If your painting has been for sale for too long or shown in an internet web-site for months, it will certainly become less attractive to future collectors.

-Make sure to sell your painting in the right market place because you want to get as much revenue as possible for your painting.

AUCTION, consigning, art brockerage

-Decide if you are going to sell through an auction house ( often expensive and far from discreet. If your painting goes unsold it will devaluate), consigning to an art dealer ( not discret and sometimes not fully transparent ) or a professional adviser ( art broker ) who discretelly will contact his clients, negociate special deals with the right auction houses, art dealers or other and will obtain the best price for you at the lowest cost. It is also the most time efficient. There are no legal means to make auction houses and art dealers pay you before their self advantageous payment schedule is dead lined. We recommend the choice of the art consultant as the transaction occurs directly between the buyer and the seller allowing you to enjoy the revenue fully and immediately.

INVESTMENT

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LEGAL

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