- What is a provenance?
- What is a reserve?
- What is a condition report?
- How do we estimate the value of your work of art?
What is a provenance?
Provenance is a list of previous owners of the art work.
Provenance is used to help to determine that a piece of
art is not stolen or is not fake.
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What is a reserve?
Very simpy, a reserve is an agreement between the seller
and ELB Expertise that the work will not be sold below a
certain price. If the price is not met, the piece goes unsold
or the reserve is re-examined with your approval.
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What is a condition report?
A condition report is a certificate from a specialist, expert
or dealer that describes the physical condition of the work
of art - wether it has been retouched in certain places or
if it is in the original condition.
Every piece we sell is accompanied with a condition report.
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How do we estimate the value of your work of art?
Estimating the value of a piece of art is an art, not a
science. Generally, an estimate is made by seeing what
a comparable piece of art sold for recently. Estimates
are given in a range of prices, not one fixed figure.