Artscapy — Professional Valuations
Whether you require a valuation for insurance, probate, tax, collection planning or acquisition advice, Artscapy's specialists deliver independent market-backed valuations trusted by collectors, advisors and institutions.
Valuation Services
The purpose determines the basis of value, the evidence required and the form of the report. We agree it with you before any work begins.
Protect your collection with accurate replacement values.
Independent valuations for inheritance and estate administration.
Valuations prepared for taxation purposes.
Understand the current value of your collection and identify opportunities.
Independent opinions before buying.
Long-term collection planning supported by expert valuation.
Methodology
A figure is only as good as the evidence behind it. Every valuation passes through the same seven stages, so two specialists working from the same file reach the same conclusion.
Market intelligence sharpens the evidence. The judgement remains human, and it is signed.
Medium, dimensions, condition and edition are established from documentation and, where appropriate, physical inspection.
Ownership history, invoices, certificates, exhibition records and literature references are examined and verified.
Realised results for comparable works are selected and adjusted for date, scale, medium, subject and quality.
Dealer and private sale evidence is considered alongside public results, where it is reliable and relevant.
Structured market data is tested for consistency, so anomalies and thin comparables are identified rather than followed.
A specialist weighs the evidence, resolves conflicts between sources and forms the final opinion of value.
The opinion is documented with its basis, methodology and supporting evidence, suitable for third-party reliance.
Market Intelligence
Every valuation combines specialist expertise with millions of structured market data points, auction results and proprietary pricing insights to deliver informed, independent assessments.
It is the same intelligence infrastructure that powers Artscapy ONE — placed at the disposal of the specialist preparing your report.
Results from over 1,400 salerooms worldwide.
4.1Mlots
Matched on medium, scale, period and subject.
38years
Volume, sell-through and price direction.
62,000artists
Depth of demand and time to sale.
9measures
Movement across sectors and price bands.
Weeklyrefresh
Evidence absent from public results.
Contributedin confidence
Coverage figures are indicative and expand continuously. Data supports the specialist's opinion; it does not replace it.
The Deliverable
A formal report, prepared to a standard appropriate for insurers, advisors, executors and legal professionals — and readable by the collector it belongs to.
| Untitled, 1998 | London | £412,000 |
| Composition IV, 1996 | New York | £388,500 |
| Study, 2001 | Paris | £347,200 |
Total valuation
£4,662,000
Signed
H. Marchetti
The conclusion, stated plainly on the first page.
Artist, title, date, medium, dimensions, edition and condition.
How the relevant market has behaved, and where it stands today.
The transactions relied upon, with adjustments explained.
The basis of value and how the figure was reached.
Provenance, documentation and literature references.
A single figure, or a range where the market warrants one.
Practical next steps on cover, timing or documentation.
Reports are issued as a signed PDF and retained against each artwork in your Artscapy record, so the document can be produced whenever an insurer, advisor or executor asks for it.
Clients
Our reports are relied upon by the people who advise collectors as often as by collectors themselves. Each is prepared knowing it may be read by a third party.
Single works through to collections held over generations.
Art held alongside other assets, reported consistently.
Independent figures for client statements and reviews.
Evidence suitable for probate, disputes and settlements.
Documented values for administration and distribution.
Replacement values that stand up at renewal and at claim.
Loans, acquisitions, deaccessioning and indemnity.
A second, independent opinion when it matters.
Not listed? Tell us the purpose and we will confirm the right basis of value.
Artscapy ONE
Professional valuations are designed for formal purposes. If you're looking to monitor your collection, understand market movements or track values over time, ONE Intelligence provides Continuous Intelligence across everything you own.
ONE Intelligence estimates are indicative and are not professional valuations.
Whether you're valuing a single artwork or an entire collection, our specialists are ready to help.
Valuations are prepared on an independent basis. Artscapy does not act as both valuer and counterparty in the same transaction, and no valuation is contingent on a subsequent sale.