A single point of contact to find the right work, sell in the right place and protect your collection over time. Confidential mandate, independent experts, from Paris to Prague.
Art advisory means supporting a collector, a family or a family office at every stage in the life of a collection: searching for and acquiring a work, selling it or disposing of a group of works, then inventorying, insuring, transporting, conserving and passing it on. AC PRIVATE - A List concierge orchestrates these missions under a confidential mandate. We coordinate galleries, auction houses, independent experts, fine art carriers and specialist brokers; authentication and valuation always rest with independent professionals.
Finding the work that fits your collection, including works that are never shown publicly.
Selling a work or a collection at the right time, through the right channel, without needless exposure.
Knowing, protecting and passing on what you own, from one residence to the next.
Your goals, your collection, your constraints. A non-disclosure agreement signed if you wish.
Scope, contacts, timeline and a bespoke quotation, approved before any step is taken.
Shortlist of works or buyers, independent expert opinions, provenance and compliance checks.
Negotiation or bidding, contracts, secure payment between the parties and transfer documents.
Transport, insurance, hanging or storage, then an update of the collection inventory.
The art market is subject to anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) obligations: identifying the parties and checking the source of funds are part of every mission. We give no investment advice, set no valuation ourselves and sell no work on our own account. Your identity is only disclosed with your consent.
Speak to a concierge
A gallery sells works by its artists or from its stock. Art advisory works for the collector: it compares several sources, galleries, auction houses and private sales, with no stock of its own to sell. AC PRIVATE - A List concierge sells no work on its own account.
Through a private treaty sale or an auction house's private sales department: the work is shown to a small circle of buyers, with no public catalogue. Valuation is entrusted to an independent expert and the seller's name stays confidential.
Provenance (ownership history), certificates of authenticity or inclusion in the catalogue raisonné where one exists, a condition report, previous invoices and, for a work coming from abroad, import or export documents. Checking stolen art registers is part of the process.
A documented inventory is used to insure works correctly, prove ownership after damage or theft, organise moves between residences and prepare succession. It should be updated after every acquisition, sale or loan.
Yes. We work alongside the family's advisers (wealth managers, notaries, lawyers) on the operational side: sourcing, sales, inventory, logistics and insurance. Wealth and tax decisions remain with those advisers.
No public rates: every mandate is bespoke and quoted confidentially, approved before any step is taken.
A first confidential conversation, with no obligation, to understand your acquisition, sale or management project.
Contact usFurther reading
Real photographs from Wikimedia Commons. The places and works shown imply no partnership.
