An international art advisory company offering comprehensive services for buying & selling fine art.

We specialize in finding and acquiring art that can’t be found.

Our Services

We offer expert art advisory services tailored to your taste, experience and requirements.

We advise on works from $20,000 to $20 million

Buying Art

We work with clients in different ways according to their knowledge, taste and budget. For all clients we use our global network to source art, then we provide market reports, make recommendations based on our knowledge of the market and our client’s taste and help negotiate purchases.

Selling Art

Whether you are looking to sell a single work of art or an entire collection, Auspicious Curations provides expert guidance through all the various selling options. We advise on beneficial timing and potential proceeds and always guard our clients’ best interests.

Collection Management

We provide strategic services for planning, curating and budgeting when building and owning a collection. We also offer guidance on insurance and logistics and are pro-active in suggesting favorable times to deaccession.

How We Work

Work Process

Introduction

Contact us for a complimentary consultation. We value lasting client relationships and want to ensure that we will be a good fit.

Project Planning

We will work with you to create a personalized plan to help you achieve your curative goals.

Project execution

We will work with you to create a personalized plan leveraging our networks to find and acquire fine art or to assess avenues for selling fine art.

Insurance Services

Beyond Forgery Detection: AI and Art Authentication

We use artificial intelligence in our collection management services bringing computational power and pattern recognition capabilities to the authentication process, enhancing its accuracy and efficiency. By analysing vast amounts of data and identifying subtle patterns, AI algorithms can assist in determining an artwork’s authenticity with unprecedented precision. We often work with insurance companies in both authenticating fine art as well as creating an AI inventory for high value collections.

Our Fee Structure

We are committed to complete transparency with regards to negotiations, commissions and fees. We maintain a ‘no deal, no fee’ policy. Our fee structure charges just one price that covers all of our work; for viewing, research, negotiation, and administering collection and delivery. And we do not take a fee from the other side of the deal.

Our fee calculations are based on a sliding scale, with the lowest percentage being 2.5% and the highest 15%. For example, when buying we negotiate the best price we can and charge a percentage on that negotiated price. (Most advisors charge a percentage of the retail price).

Auction Services
We offer various advisory and practical services for buyers and sellers at auction, and our charges vary according to our involvement. Please contact us for details of our fees and commissions.

Collection Management
Much of our collection management work is not charged at all to our best clients, while for newer clients it is charged on an hourly basis.

Estates & Fiduciaries
Our art service charges are either based on an hourly rate or on performance, whichever is more appropriate to the specific work we do.

General Costs
All external costs – such as valuations, framing, conservation, transport and subcontracted installation – are agreed in advance and charged accordingly. If we have to travel to visit a client or view a work of art, our basic travel costs are charged to the client.