While we invite inquiries regarding our services and general information as it pertains to items you may have in your possession, please note: we cannot provide a full appraisal, authentication, pricing information, condition assessment, or an evaluation on any item, unless we have been contracted for that item or service. If you haven’t already done so, please take a moment to carefully read over the information provided on our general information page. It may save us all valuable time by helping you determine if the services we offer and the standards we maintain are a fit for you or not.
PLEASE NOTE: We only represent owners of original art in the form of paintings, watercolors and pastels done by major artists from ca. 1600 to present. We do not broker any form of limited edition or mass produced print or numbered edition prints. We generally do not work with any unsigned or unauthenticated art. Any art that is presented to us that is known to be stolen or missing “Nazi” art will be reported to the authorities, as will any other discovered forgeries or fake documentation.
Providing any information below puts you under no obligation whatsoever, it’s merely the simplest way for us to assess what you have, and do our best to evaluate its potential for interest to our buyers.
PHOTOGRAPHS: Good, clear, photos are a critical part in our assessment process. Please provide high-resolution color photos of the front, reverse, and sides, including at an angle and any close-up marks, signatures or other identifying features.
Please EMAIL us the following information or provide online file sharing links (ex., Dropbox, etc.).
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CONTACT INFORMATION
- Are you the legal owner of the item or do you legally represent the owner? OWNER or LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE?
- Full Legal Name:
- Professional Affiliation/Company (if any):
- Email Address:
- Telephone Number (with country code):
- City, State, Zip:
- Country (if not US):
ARTWORK
- What Type of Artwork is It?
- Artist Name (if known):
- If you do not know with certainty the artist’s name, please put whom you believe it is “After/By,” and why:
- Title:
- Measurements (cm) – without frame:
- Year:
- Medium:
- Is it signed? Dated? What does the signature say?
- How long have you owned the piece?
- How did it come into your possession?
- If you have any other history on the item, such as purchase location, price, prior ownership, exhibitions or publications, catalogues, or any other information that will help verify its authenticity and establish its accurate history, please include and attach these documents if available.
- Has the piece ever been “authenticated” or inspected by an expert? If so, by whom and how recently?
- Has the piece ever undergone any scientific examination processes or tests? If so please elaborate.
- Has the piece ever been appraised for insurance, estimates at auction or by private sale? If so please elaborate and provide all documentation.
RECENT SALES OFFERING
- Have you or any other person offered the item for sale to others, or done so in the past 3 years, including in any online auctions, via any auction houses, gallery exhibition or display, or private agent or attempts? If so, when.
- Is there any damage to the piece? Please describe the extent of the damage.
- Do you have any asking price in mind for the work of art? If so, what is the basis and amount.
If you have substantial documentation that you prefer to provide via DropBox or Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP), please let us know and we can provide that information.
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NOTICE! * Please note that all documentation submitted is subject to verification and independent inspection and authentication. There are many “real” works of art out there that have some “real” and some “fake” documentation used for authentication. Any piece that is knowingly submitted with fake, forged, or altered documentation may be reported to the authorities. If you have received an expert appraisal or authentication report that provides any opinion that the work of art is not “by” one artist but “after” an artist, please do not withhold this information as all information must be considered and evaluated for a neutral evaluation and opinion.