THE PRIVATE ART OFFICE

Collections

Collections

Strategic advice for the discreet sale, restructuring or acquisition of significant art collections.

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Estates, collectors, family offices.

A collection rarely benefits from being treated as a single lot. Works differ in market, depth of demand and the audience able to transact at the relevant level.

We advise on how a collection may be reviewed, positioned and released — whether in full, selectively, or over time — and coordinate the specialists required.

Services May Include

Collection Review

An overview of the holdings, their market context and the options available.

Market Positioning

Where each work sits in the current market, and how it may best be presented.

Sale Strategy

Sequencing, timing and channel selection across private and public routes.

Private Buyer Identification

Discreet identification of collectors and institutions who may be suitable.

Selective Private Sales

Individual works released privately rather than as a single public event.

Auction-House Coordination

Where auction is appropriate, coordination with the relevant departments.

Collection Acquisition Mandates

Representation for buyers seeking to acquire a collection or a defined body of works.

Services are scoped individually. We do not provide valuations, authentication, legal or tax advice; independent specialist advisers may be engaged where appropriate.

Discuss a collection.

Speak with us confidentially about the review, sale or acquisition of a collection.