We offer a variety of advisory and consultation services to support individuals and heirs in managing a collection or other valuable assets, including :

 

Advisory

Assist in managing a collection by working with the collector to develop a manageable inventory process, including which information is important to document or retain, and how to best describe and image the items.  We can also advise on protection/conservation of item(s).

 

Establish an estimate of value, or Professional Opinion of Value (POV), on items, for personal information -- this is not an appraisal intended to be used for tax or financial purposes.  This opinion includes information on condition, value, and if appropriate, how to protect or conserve the item(s).

 

Collection Building

Work with the collector to "right size" a collection.  In this instance it includes helping the collector identify additional items for a collection, it may also mean assisting in dispersal of items no longer of interest.

 

Advise on potential auction purchases and bid on behalf of the client.

 

Collection Liquidation

Whether an estate or personal collection, we advise collectors, heirs, or executors of estates in options regarding liquidation or distribution of property.  This includes identifying the most appropriate venue, be it donation, auction or private sale(s), to maximize returns.

 

We manage the process of dispersing the collection or other valuable items including preparing items for auction, donation appraisals, private sales and more.

 

We review auction house proposals for collectors planning to sell individual items at auction.

 

We serve as agents/brokers to arrange private sales of estates, collections or single items.

 

We are available for cataloguing specialty items.