SELLING

Hornsby + Nugée gives impartial advice on all aspects of selling antiquities, either through private sale or at auction.  Acting as agents on behalf of our clients we:

• Negotiate discrete and confidential sales of single objects and collections between international buyers, private collectors, museums and institutions
• Negotiate the best terms for sale at auction, overseeing the entire sale process
   

BUYING

Acting as agents on behalf of our clients we:

• Source antiquities from private collections, auctions and galleries
• View objects and advise on authenticity, condition and commercial value
• Negotiate the purchase price for private sales
• Bid on behalf of clients at international auctions
• Oversee sale transactions and post-sale transportation
   

VALUATIONS, INVENTORIES and COLLECTION MANAGEMENT

On behalf of clients we:

• Provide specialist valuations for sale, insurance, taxation, family division and bequest
• Compile photographic and descriptive inventories
• Provide impartial expert advice on collection management including forming, rationalizing or selling collections, and advice on market trends
• Advise on conservation, storage and transportation
• Undertake research projects, academic reports and cataloguing