The Office
Combining a multidiscipline approach, Gainsboroughs offers you an end-to-end management service tailored to meet your exact requirements either as part of ongoing stewardship of your art collection or as requested on an ad-hoc basis.
Critical Thinking
Chronicling millions of live and historical sales records of artworks created by over eight hundred and fifty thousand artists from Old Masters to Contemporary sold in seven thousand plus global auction houses spanning three centuries, each work in your collection is criticaly analysed to holistically increase, enhance, preserve, and conserve, your collection's value.
The Offer
Clients are supported by a dedicated advisory account manager who maintains direct oversight of your collection.
Comprehensive review of your art's position within its historical, physical, and market context.
Alignment of advisory and secured lending with the auction process, from acquisition through to consignment, sale, and settlement.
Capital deployed to support a minimum outcome for a consigned asset.
Oversight of the consignment process from placement through to sale.
Review and agreement of commission, fees, and sale conditions.
Gainsboroughs provides collectors with access to distressed Old Master paintings selected for restoration, strategic market positioning, and potential value realisation through private sale or auction.
Stabilising your artwork to conserve and preserve intrinsic value and legacy.
Determination of value based on attribution, provenance, condition, and current market evidence.
Ongoing assessment of pricing, demand, and comparable transactions.
Provision of capital against your works of art, with security taken solely against the art.
Guidance on timing, venue, and method of sale in accordance with each artwork.
Identification of the most appropriate auction house, department, and sale, to position the art effectively within the market.
Guidance on structuring and executing discreet private transactions aligned to your art's market position and buyer demand.
Professional repair and stabilisation of damaged or aged artwork in order to return it to a state closer to its original appearance while preserving its structural integrity.
Arrangement of transport, storage through specialist providers.