Art Advisory

Collection Management

Appraisal

Building Collections Sustainably

W & B Studio offers collection management and art advisory services, helping private, corporate and institutional clients build and manage the value of collections.  Whether this be acting as a representative for client transactions, organising shipping, ensuring flawless documentation of an artwork or planning deaccessions: we help clients navigate the art market by reducing the complexity, cost and time invested in building and maintaining collections.

Languages spoken include English, French and German.

 
 

Our Commitment

W&B Studio’s approach is driven by tailoring each relationship and folding services seamlessly into established connections.

Transparency, due diligence and confidentiality are at the core of W&B Studio’s practice,  providing independent services and expertise to clients. With a focus on longevity, preservation and care, preventative conservation - to adequately protect art works in a variety of settings - is a central element to all services provided. 

 

What we do

Creating Bespoke Solutions

W&B Studio manages the pre- and post sales process for clients and ensure cost effective and safe collection governance through managing conservation planning, appraisal and insurance solutions, protocols in collection cataloguing, provenance research, logistics around fine art shipping, installation as well as storage and loan agreement coordination.

 

Art Advisory

W& B Studio supports each client in articulating their vision for their collection through balanced market insight and managing the pre-and post-sales process paired with curatorial guidance that makes a meaningful difference to developing any collection.

  • Acquisitions

    W&B Studio supports clients across all aspects of the acquisition process. This includes targeted sourcing of relevant artworks, due-diligence, advice on condition and also in-person viewings on behalf of clients, representation at auctions, negotiation with dealers and overseeing commissions.

  • Sales

    We work to find the best avenue for selling a work. This involves reviewing sales proposals, representing the client in all aspects of pre- and post-sale management and logistics such as the consignment process or negotiating placement and terms of sale.

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Collection Management

W&B Studio offers comprehensive administrative support as well as a suite of specialized services to help manage and maintain collections.

Whether working with a first-time buyer or an experienced collector, W&B Studio reduces the cost, complexity and time invested in caring for collections.

  • Documentation

    W&B Studio works across all levels of collection management, from setting up initial art database systems to implementing correct protocols in collection cataloguing, provenance research, and managing inventories.

  • Appraisals & Valuations

    Whether it be for one work or the entire collection, W&B Studio coordinates appraisals and valuations for a variety of purposes (charitable contribution and tax purposes, insurance, damage or loss regulation as well as resale).

  • Preservation & Care

    W&B Studio ensures that collections are kept in the best conditions by providing condition reports, conservation planning and scheduling. It also helps navigate the customs process associated with fine art shipping as well as framing, installation, storage and loan agreement coordination, to ensure safe and cost-effective collection governance.

  • Insurance

    W&B Studio advises on the most suitable insurance solutions for clients, oversees policy negotiations and claims with an adjuster, supports the implementation of recommended conservation efforts and coordinates appraisal and valuations for cases of damage or loss.

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About

Louisa is a fine art underwriter, appraiser, writer and researcher with a specialisation in Modern and Post-War art. Louisa founded W&B Studio in 2021 after working in both fine art sales as well as art insurance industry for over a decade.

 

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