Auction Sale Management

Offering highly experienced guidance through the entire consignment process.

Insight and Experience

Elizabeth has worked at the director level across multiple auction departments, with direct experience in consignment assessment, intake, cataloging, logistics, transport, and sale strategy. She understands how auction houses evaluate property, the strategy behind how reserves and estimates are set, the psychology of the bidding process, how fees are structured and where they’re negotiable, and how decisions made early in the consignment process affect the bottom line.

Sale Considerations

Reserve prices, estimate ranges, catalog descriptions, photographs, marketing, client services, auction house reputation, shipping services, buyer fees, and bidding options, are all crucial components of an auction sale. These factors are all influenced by a combination of market presence, house policy, category expertise, cataloging, photography, and marketing departments, and in some cases, seller negotiation. Cataloging quality, placement within a sale, and the choice of auction house all affect outcomes. For some highly desirable work, the internet has largely leveled the playing field across reputable houses, whereas for other property, choosing the right auction house is key.

Working with an experienced advocate means you understand exactly what is happening at every stage, why decisions are being made, and what to expect, without carrying the administrative and decisions making burden alone.

What We Manage

We act as your representative throughout the entire sale process, managing communication, shopping around for terms, scheduling of pick ups and related logistics, and explain and facilitate paperwork. Full Services include:

Providing fair market value appraisals, including a breakdown of fees, and potential proceeds when advisable
Facilitating communication and identifying the most appropriate outlets
Negotiating consignment fees and reserves with auction houses when appropriate
Coordinating property pickup and transport
Monitoring sales to ensure accurate cataloging and inventory
Liaising between all parties from initial consignment through final settlement

Sale Strategy — Significant Assets

For property with meaningful market value, a strategic approach to sale channel, timing, and presentation can have a substantial impact on results.

Services include:

Market value appraisal across multiple appropriate market levels — gallery, auction, online marketplace, and private sale
Breakdown of potential proceeds and strategic recommendations based on market value, all applicable fees, and sale-related expenses
Guidance on the most advantageous sale outlets, prioritizing maximum value realization balanced with efficiency and timeline
Acting as liaison, facilitating paperwork, and negotiating fees with auction houses
Logistics management across individual and multiple sale outlets
Full itemized inventory and oversight of property throughout the entire sale process
Review of artist and market trends to support optimal timing and pricing decisions

Sale Strategy — Moderate Assets

Not every piece warrants an extensive sale strategy, but every piece warrants an informed one. Services include:

On-site inspection and photographic inventory of consigned property
Identification of any significant assets within the group
Guidance on the most appropriate sale outlets to balance value and convenience
Oversight of logistics, scheduling, and property pickup
Explanation of contracts and processes

Our Goal

Property should be distributed in a way that is financially advantageous, efficient within your timeline, and causes you the least amount of confusion or inconvenience. We bring deep familiarity with consignment contracts and fee negotiation, transportation and logistics, auction house cataloging and storage processes, reserve and estimate strategy, and the relative strengths of different houses across different categories of property. That knowledge is what we put to work on your behalf.

States We Serve

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