Art & Antiquities
·Oct 17, 2026
Auction Buying Costs: Set the All-In Limit Before You Bid
How collectors can set an all-in auction budget, including buyer’s premium, applicable taxes, transport and condition work, before deciding their maximum bid.
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Art & Antiquities
Art Loans and Consignments: Protect Custody, Sale Authority and the Proceeds
What collectors should establish before lending or consigning art: custody, condition, insurance, sale authority, settlement terms and a clear return route.
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Art & Antiquities
·Oct 11, 2026
Inherited Art, Private Buyers: Planning the Next Generation of a Collection
New collector research highlights family influence and privacy. APX examines the ownership, documentation and decision-making that help an inherited collection work for its next custodians.
Art & Antiquities
·Sep 28, 2026
Collectible Design at $500k+: Jean Prouvé and the Furniture-Art Market
Jean Prouvé tables can carry $500k–$1m estimates. APX examines how provenance, original surfaces and design history drive collectible furniture values.
Art & Antiquities
·Sep 28, 2026
Dinosaur Fossils: Inside the $50 Million Trophy Market
Gus the T. rex sold for $50.13 million in 2026. APX examines fossil valuation, legal provenance, completeness, scientific access and custody risk.
Art & Antiquities
·Sep 28, 2026
Rare Books and Manuscripts: Building a Museum-Grade Library
Rare books can range from scholarly collecting to eight-figure trophy assets. APX examines first editions, provenance, completeness, conservation and liquidity.
Art & Antiquities
·Sep 28, 2026
Space Memorabilia: Apollo, Flown Hardware and Legal Title
Apollo and Soviet space artefacts have reached multi-million-dollar prices. APX examines mission provenance, legal title, conservation and liquidity.
Art & Antiquities
·Sep 23, 2026
The Hidden Cost of Collecting: Insurance, Storage and Security for Eight-Figure Collections
Acquisition price is only the beginning. APX examines valuation, insurance, storage, transit, conservation and security for significant art and collectible portfolios.
Art & Antiquities
·Aug 12, 2026
Christie’s Auction House: Buying, Selling & Private Sales Guide
Inside Christie’s in 2026: how to buy and sell at auction, access Private Sales, value a collection, understand buyer’s premiums and use Christie’s Art Finance.
Art & Antiquities
·Jul 29, 2026
Masterpiece Liquidity: Valuation Drivers for Blue-Chip and Museum-Grade Fine Art
How institutional provenance, exhibition history, and condition reports underpin nine-figure valuations in the global art market.
Art & Antiquities
·Jun 26, 2026
Blue-Chip Fine Art: The Private Collection as a Capital Allocation Strategy
The global art market transacted $65 billion in 2025. The investment-grade segment — a narrow subset of blue-chip works with documented provenance and auction history — operates by entirely different rules.
Art & Antiquities
·May 17, 2026
The Freeports Factor: How Secure Storage Facilities Dictate Global Art Market Transactions
A significant portion of the world's most valuable fine art never enters a home or public museum. Instead, it resides in a tax-deferred universe governed by freeports — where title to a masterpiece can change hands without the physical piece ever moving an inch.