ART & COLLECTION ADVISORY
private & corporate clients; building, managing, succession
Strategy & Research:
- Define and articulate the client’s taste, translating it into an actionable ‘collection charter’.
- Establish the overarching vision, focus, and long-term strategic direction of the collection.
- Deliver art historical, curatorial, and market analysis to underpin informed decision making.
- Conduct comprehensive research, including monitoring market trends, pricing dynamics, artist trajectories, and institutional developments.
- Integrate the collection strategy within the client’s broader financial, organisational, and legacy planning framework.
Acquisitions & Sales:
- Source works through a trusted global network of galleries, dealers, and auction houses.
- Provide early and discreet access to primary and secondary market opportunities.
- Carry out due diligence (attribution, provenance, condition, ownership, etc.).
- Negotiate on behalf of clients to secure optimal terms and maintain confidentiality.
- Advise on timing and strategy for reselling artworks.
- Ensure acquisitions/sales align with investment objectives, risk considerations, and long-term strategic goals.
- Manage private sales or auction consignments discreetly and effectively.
- Liaise with galleries and collectors for secondary placements.
Collection Management:
- Implement best practices for care and documentation.
- Oversee collection valuations and appraisals.
- Oversee logistics, display, insurance and secure storage through vetted providers.
- Coordinate institutional loans, exhibitions, and donations.
Legacy & Succession Planning:
- Develop strategies and governance for the long-term stewardship or transition of collections.
- Liaise with heirs, trustees, and legal advisors.
- Structure and negotiate museum donations or endowments for enduring cultural impact.
- Advise on art-backed financing solutions for additional liquidity
Industry Guidance (see Connoisseur & Co. programme)
- Guide curated educational trips and art historical learning.
- Offer exclusive access to studios, exhibitions, and international art fairs.
- Foster connections with leading artists, curators, and experts to enrich the collecting journey
CULTURAL & PHILANTHROPY STRATEGY
for organisations and individuals; transition, growth
- Curate bespoke cultural content, experiences and exhibitions that align with mission and audience.
- Advise on governance, positioning, and sustainable growth.
- Develop innovative funding models across individual philanthropy and public-private collaboration.
- Connect collectors, philanthropists, sponsors, and institutions for strategic partnerships.
- Identify cross-sector synergies for ambitious, high-impact cultural projects.
