We can provide complete visual and descriptive professional inventories of a collection or a portfolio of collections for private clients, corporate collections and museums for the purposes of insurance, collection management and personal reference and enjoyment.

The majority of collectors, both large and small, have incomplete documentation of the works of art they own; normally in the format of loose incomplete invoices – often without the back-up of photographs - filed away in a haphazard, disorganized manner as and when purchased are made.

• When and where did we buy the dining room chairs? Do they have a provenance?
• How much did we pay for the portrait by Lawrence?
• When was the Jackson Pollock painted?
• How many pieces of Meissen do we have in the library?
• What are the dimensions of the giltwood mirror in the entry hall?
• What is the serpentine commode in the bedroom made of? When was it made?
• What is the title of the Monet?
• Where are there comparable examples? Is there any interesting literature?

The answers to questions like these are interesting and fascinating at the best of times – in terms of insurance documentation, should the worst happen and there was a fire or a robbery – they become crucial and invaluable.

It is essential to have a complete documented record of your collection. We make this possible by offering the service of collaborating any gathered information into a single, manageable, easy-reference document, guide or manual – and will attempt to fill in and acquire information and images where missing. We can arrange for your collection to photographed and will undertake any further research as and when required. We can also arrange for independent valuers to come and assess your collection in full.

We want to take inventories to the next level, and to provide you with a superbly presented, both visual and descriptive documentary record of your collection.  Extensive portfolios have been created on behalf of clients in both the UK and the US.