Acquisition

Art, watches, jewellery, motor cars, instruments, wine. We search quietly, and where a piece is not on the market we approach the holder through a party who knows them.

Before anything is bought we establish provenance, condition and title. We instruct independent conservators, horologists and marque specialists, and we read their reports on the household's behalf.

After purchase the object stays in our file: transport, customs, insurance schedule, climate storage, valuation cycle and the conservation calendar that keeps it in the condition it was bought in.