Services
Peter Schweller Fine Art provides a full complement of art advisory services including appraisals and valuations, assistance in the acquisition or disposal of works of art as well as archival provenance research to help determine the authorship or support the reattribution of a painting.
Appraisals
As specialists in Old Master and British paintings and drawings, Peter Schweller Fine Art partners with appraisal firms to provide expert valuations and appraisals for damage and loss scenarios and for estate planning purposes.
Provenance Research
From the French provenir meaning ‘to come from’ provenance is the history of ownership, of a work of art.
Peter Schweller Fine Art utilises its deep understanding of archival inventories, sale catalogues and dealer stock books, available in both the US and the UK to provide a documented history of a painting, which can help prove ownership, assign the work to a known artist and establish the work of art’s authenticity.
.This expertise, coupled with research into primary genealogy records has enabled Peter Schweller Fine Art to specialise in locating portraits all over the world and following extensive research, reuniting them with their descendants.
See the New York Times ‘The Old Masters Detective Agency‘.
Buying & Selling Assistance
The global art market is dynamic, complex and hard to navigate. Peter Schweller Fine Art can advise clients on all aspects of Buying and Selling.
In addition to selling from our own inventory, our extensive market knowledge enables us to trace and source, specific works of art for a client. Alternatively we can act as an agent at auction, or negotiate a private sale. We can also recommend reliable shipping, restoration and framing providers.
We can assist with determining the appropriate avenue for selling a work of art, either at auction or privately, negotiating preferential rates and contracts for consignments.